People who died on April 23 110
Saint George
d. 303 (b. 275)
Saint George, Roman soldier and martyr (b. 275)
Childebert III
d. 711 (b. 670)
Childebert III, Frankish king (b. 670)
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Wihtred of Kent
d. 725 (b. 670)
Wihtred of Kent (b. 670)
Æthelred of Wessex
d. 871 (b. 837)
Æthelred of Wessex (b. 837)
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Yang Shihou
d. 915
Yang Shihou, Chinese general
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Wichmann the Elder
d. 944
Wichmann the Elder, Saxon nobleman
Adalbert of Prague
d. 997 (b. 956)
Adalbert of Prague, Czech bishop, missionary, and saint (b. 956)
Brian Boru
d. 1014 (b. 941)
Brian Boru, Irish king (b. 941)
Æthelred the Unready
d. 1016 (b. 968)
Æthelred the Unready, English son of Edgar the Peaceful (b. 968)
Alexander I of Scotland
d. 1124 (b. 1078)
Alexander I of Scotland (b. 1078)
Adeliza of Louvain
d. 1151 (b. 1103)
Adeliza of Louvain (b. 1103)
Minamoto no Tametomo
d. 1170 (b. 1139)
Minamoto no Tametomo, Japanese samurai (b. 1139)
Béla III of Hungary
d. 1196
Béla III of Hungary (b. c.1148)
Zhu Xi
d. 1200 (b. 1130)
Zhu Xi, Chinese philosopher (b. 1130)
Inge II of Norway
d. 1217 (b. 1185)
Inge II of Norway (b. 1185)
Aegidius of Assisi
d. 1262
Aegidius of Assisi, companion of Saint Francis of Assisi
Joan of Acre
d. 1307 (b. 1272)
Joan of Acre (b. 1272)
Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford
d. 1400
Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford, English politician and nobleman (b. c. 1338)
Olivier de Clisson
d. 1407 (b. 1326)
Olivier de Clisson, French soldier (b. 1326)
Domenico della Rovere
d. 1501 (b. 1442)
Domenico della Rovere, Catholic cardinal (b. 1442)
Gaspara Stampa
d. 1554 (b. 1523)
Gaspara Stampa, Italian poet (b. 1523)
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
d. 1616 (b. 1539)
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Peruvian historian and author (b. 1539)
William Shakespeare
d. 1616 (b. 1564)
William Shakespeare, English actor, playwright, and poet (b. 1564)
Maurice, Prince of Orange
d. 1625 (b. 1567)
Maurice, Prince of Orange (b. 1567)
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Henry Vaughan
d. 1695 (b. 1622)
Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet and author (b. 1621)
Margaret Fell
d. 1702 (b. 1614)
Margaret Fell, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (b. 1614)
James Abercrombie (British Army officer, born 1706)
d. 1781 (b. 1706)
James Abercrombie, Scottish general and politician (b. 1706)
Solomon I of Imereti
d. 1784 (b. 1735)
Solomon I of Imereti (b. 1735)
Karl Friedrich Bahrdt
d. 1792 (b. 1741)
Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (d. 1792)
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
d. 1794 (b. 1721)
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and politician (b. 1721)
Georgios Karaiskakis
d. 1827 (b. 1780)
Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general (b. 1780)
Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin
d. 1839 (b. 1768)
Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (b. 1768)
William Wordsworth
d. 1850 (b. 1770)
William Wordsworth, English poet and author (b. 1770)
Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly
d. 1889 (b. 1808)
Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author and critic (b. 1808)
Carl Ludwig
d. 1895 (b. 1815)
Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist (b. 1815)
Gédéon Ouimet
d. 1905 (b. 1823)
Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec (d. 1905)
Alferd Packer
d. 1907 (b. 1842)
Alferd Packer, American prospector (b. 1842)
Rupert Brooke
d. 1915 (b. 1887)
Rupert Brooke, English poet (d. 1915)
Teresa de la Parra
d. 1936 (b. 1889)
Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author and educator (d. 1936)
Jules Berry
d. 1951 (b. 1883)
Jules Berry, French actor and director (b. 1883)
Charles G. Dawes
d. 1951 (b. 1865)
Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
Bak Jungyang
d. 1959
Bak Jungyang, Korean politician
George Adamski
d. 1965 (b. 1891)
George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (b. 1891)
George Ohsawa
d. 1966 (b. 1893)
George Ohsawa, Japanese founder of the Macrobiotic diet (b. 1893)
Josep Pla
d. 1981 (b. 1897)
Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and author (b. 1897)
Buster Crabbe
d. 1983 (b. 1908)
Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (b. 1908)
Red Garland
d. 1984 (b. 1923)
Red Garland, American pianist (b. 1923)
Sam Ervin
d. 1985 (b. 1896)
Sam Ervin, American soldier and politician (d. 1985)
Harold Arlen
d. 1986 (b. 1905)
Harold Arlen, American composer (b. 1905)
Jim Laker
d. 1986 (b. 1922)
Jim Laker, English cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1922)
Otto Preminger
d. 1986 (b. 1906)
Otto Preminger, Ukrainian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1906)
Paulette Goddard
d. 1990 (b. 1910)
Paulette Goddard, American actress and model (d. 1990)
Johnny Thunders
d. 1991 (b. 1952)
Johnny Thunders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1991)
Satyajit Ray
d. 1992 (b. 1921)
Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
Tanka Prasad Acharya
d. 1992 (b. 1912)
Tanka Prasad Acharya, Nepalese politician, 27th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1912)
Cesar Chavez
d. 1993 (b. 1927)
Cesar Chavez, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers (b. 1927)
Douglas Lloyd Campbell
d. 1995 (b. 1895)
Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Canadian educator and politician, 13th Premier of Manitoba (d. 1995)
Howard Cosell
d. 1995 (b. 1918)
Howard Cosell, American lawyer and journalist (b. 1918)
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Riho Lahi
d. 1995 (b. 1904)
Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist (b. 1904)
John C. Stennis
d. 1995 (b. 1901)
John C. Stennis, American lawyer and politician (d. 1995)
Jean Victor Allard
d. 1996 (b. 1913)
Jean Victor Allard, Canadian general (d. 1996)
P. L. Travers
d. 1996 (b. 1899)
P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (d. 1996)
Denis Compton
d. 1997 (b. 1918)
Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1997)
Konstantinos Karamanlis
d. 1998 (b. 1907)
Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 172nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1907)
James Earl Ray
d. 1998 (b. 1928)
James Earl Ray, American assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1928)
Thanassis Skordalos
d. 1998 (b. 1920)
Thanassis Skordalos, Greek singer-songwriter and lyra player (b. 1920)
Fernand Fonssagrives
d. 2003 (b. 1910)
Fernand Fonssagrives, French-American photographer, sculptor, and painter (d. 2003)
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Herman Veenstra
d. 2004 (b. 1911)
Herman Veenstra, Dutch water polo player (b. 1911)
Joh Bjelke-Petersen
d. 2005 (b. 1911)
Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian politician, 31st Premier of Queensland (b. 1911)
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Robert Farnon
d. 2005 (b. 1917)
Robert Farnon, Canadian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (d. 2005)
Al Grassby
d. 2005 (b. 1928)
Al Grassby, Australian journalist and politician (b. 1928)
John Mills
d. 2005 (b. 1908)
John Mills, English actor (b. 1908)
Romano Scarpa
d. 2005 (b. 1927)
Romano Scarpa, Italian author and illustrator (d. 2005)
Earl Wilson (baseball)
d. 2005 (b. 1934)
Earl Wilson, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
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Phil Walden
d. 2006 (b. 1940)
Phil Walden, American record producer and manager, co-founder of Capricorn Records (b. 1940)
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Paul Erdman
d. 2007 (b. 1932)
Paul Erdman, American economist and author (d. 2007)
David Halberstam
d. 2007 (b. 1934)
David Halberstam, American journalist, historian and author (b. 1934)
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Peter Randall (GM)
d. 2007 (b. 1930)
Peter Randall, English sergeant (d. 2007)
Boris Yeltsin
d. 2007 (b. 1931)
Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (b. 1931)
Peter Porter (poet)
d. 2010 (b. 1929)
Peter Porter, Australian-born British poet (b. 1929)
James Casey (variety artist)
d. 2011 (b. 1922)
James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (d. 2011)
Tom King (musician)
d. 2011 (b. 1943)
Tom King, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1943)
Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill
d. 2011 (b. 1921)
Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, English businessman and politician (b. 1921)
Max van der Stoel
d. 2011 (b. 1924)
Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of State (b. 1924)
John Sullivan (writer)
d. 2011 (b. 1946)
John Sullivan, English screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)
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Lillemor Arvidsson
d. 2012 (b. 1943)
Lillemor Arvidsson, Swedish trade union leader and politician, 34th Governor of Gotland (b. 1943)
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Billy Bryans
d. 2012 (b. 1947)
Billy Bryans, Canadian drummer, songwriter and producer (b. 1947)
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Chris Ethridge
d. 2012 (b. 1947)
Chris Ethridge, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1947)
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Raymond Thorsteinsson
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Raymond Thorsteinsson, Canadian geologist and paleontologist (b. 1921)
LeRoy T. Walker
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
LeRoy T. Walker, American football player and coach (b. 1918)
Bob Brozman
d. 2013 (b. 1954)
Bob Brozman, American guitarist (b. 1954)
Robert W. Edgar
d. 2013 (b. 1943)
Robert W. Edgar, American educator and politician (d. 2013)
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Tony Grealish
d. 2013 (b. 1956)
Tony Grealish, English footballer (b. 1956)
Antonio Maccanico
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Antonio Maccanico, Italian banker and politician (b. 1924)
Frank W. J. Olver
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic (b. 1924)
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Kathryn Wasserman Davis
d. 2013 (b. 1907)
Kathryn Wasserman Davis, American philanthropist and scholar (b. 1907)
Benjamín Brea
d. 2014 (b. 1946)
Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, clarinet player, and conductor (d. 2014)
Michael Glawogger
d. 2014 (b. 1959)
Michael Glawogger, Austrian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1959)
Jaap Havekotte
d. 2014 (b. 1912)
Jaap Havekotte, Dutch speed skater and producer of ice skates (b. 1912)
Connie Marrero
d. 2014 (b. 1911)
Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (d. 2014)
F. Michael Rogers
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
F. Michael Rogers, American general (b. 1921)
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Mark Shand
d. 2014 (b. 1951)
Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (d. 2014)
Patric Standford
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Patric Standford, English composer and educator (b. 1939)
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Richard Corliss
d. 2015 (b. 1944)
Richard Corliss, American journalist and critic (b. 1944)
Ray Jackson (Aboriginal activist)
d. 2015 (b. 1941)
Ray Jackson, Australian activist (b. 1941)
Pierre Claude Nolin
d. 2015 (b. 1950)
Pierre Claude Nolin, Canadian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Canadian Senate (b. 1950)
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Jim Steffen
d. 2015 (b. 1936)
Jim Steffen, American football player (b. 1936)
Francis Tsai
d. 2015 (b. 1967)
Francis Tsai, American author and illustrator (b. 1967)
Inge King
d. 2016 (b. 1915)
Inge King, German-born Australian sculptor (b. 1915)
Banharn Silpa-archa
d. 2016 (b. 1932)
Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister (1995-1996) (d. 2016)