Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 23
Monday, 15 September 2025
1927 Saad Zaghlul, Egyptian parliament chairman, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1930 On July - 23 glenn Hammond Curtiss, aviation pioneer/airplane builder, dies at 52
1932 On this day in history death of tenby Davies, Welsh half-mile world champion runner (b. 1884)
1933 On this day in history max Schillings, German composer/conductor (Mona Lisa), dies at 65
1942 Andrew Ducat, cricketer (England 1921), dies whilst batting at 56 on this day in history.
1943 Emanuel Querido, publisher (Sobibor), dies on this day in history.
1944 Death of Bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp on this day in history.
1946 James Maxton, politician, dies on this day in history.
1948 On this day in history d[avid] W[ark] Griffith, US director/producer, dies
1951 Henri Philippe Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime), dies on July - 23.
1955 On this day in history betsy van Es, Flemish actress (Un soir de joie), dies at 55
1957 G Tomasi di Lampedusa, writer, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1961 Esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75 on this day in history.
1964 On July - 23 jan PML de Vries, Dutch germanist/folklorist, dies at 74
1966 Donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60 on July - 23.
1968 Death of Don Lillis, NFL president (NY Jets) on July - 23.
1969 On this day in history deli Floyd, writer, dies
1971 Van Heflin, actor (Great Adventure), dies at 60 on this day in history.
1973 On this day in history eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82
1974 Mary Forbes, actress (Nun-Les Miserables, Ivy), dies at 90 on this day in history.
1976 On this day in history wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter (Oly-gold-32), dies at 64
1977 On July - 23 rené de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79
1979 On July - 23 keith Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead), dies in a car accident at 31
1980 Death of Sarto Fournier, Mayor of Montreal (b. 1908) on this day in history.
1982 Death of Vic Morrow, actor (Cimmaron), killed during "Twilight Zone" at 53 on July - 23.
1983 Georges Auric, French composer (It Always Rains on Sunday), dies at 84 on this day in history.
1984 On July - 23 lloyd Gough, actor (Black Bart, Tolsa), dies of aortic aneurism at 77
1985 On this day in history kay Kyser, bandleader (Kay Kyser's Kollege), dies at 79
1986 Jouko Paavo Kalervo Tolonen, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1988 On July - 23 jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), dies
1989 Death of Donald Barthelme, American author (b. 1931) on this day in history.
1990 On July - 23 georges Flamant, actor (La Chienne), dies in Paris at 86
1992 Arletty, French actress (Hotel, Longest Day), dies at 94 on this day in history.
1993 On July - 23 death of james Jordan, father of NBA star Michael Jordan, found dead near McColl SC
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