People who died on August 23 98
Radagaisus
d. 406
Radagaisus, Gothic king
Abu Bakr
d. 634 (b. 573)
Abu Bakr, Arabian caliph (b. 573)
Magnus, Duke of Saxony
d. 1106 (b. 1045)
Magnus, Duke of Saxony (b. 1045)
Emperor Rokujō
d. 1176 (b. 1164)
Emperor Rokujō of Japan (b. 1164)
William Wallace
d. 1305 (b. 1272)
William Wallace, Scottish rebel commander (b. 1272)
Nicolaas Zannekin
d. 1328
Nicolaas Zannekin, Flemish peasant leader (in the battle of Cassel)
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Heilwige Bloemardinne
d. 1335
Heilwige Bloemardinne, Christian mystic (b. c. 1265)
John de Stratford
d. 1348
John de Stratford, Archbishop of Canterbury
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Chen Youliang
d. 1363 (b. 1320)
Chen Youliang, founder of the Dahan regime (b. 1320)
Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz
d. 1367 (b. 1310)
Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz, Spanish cardinal (b. 1310)
Olaf II of Denmark
d. 1387 (b. 1370)
Olaf II of Denmark (b. 1370)
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Johannes Pullois
d. 1478
Johannes Pullois, Franco-Flemish composer (b. c. 1420?)
Thomas de Littleton
d. 1481
Thomas de Littleton, English judge and legal author (b. c. 1407)
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
d. 1498 (b. 1470)
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon (d. 1498)
Jean Molinet
d. 1507 (b. 1435)
Jean Molinet, French poet and composer (b. 1435)
Philibert Berthelier (Geneva patriot)
d. 1519 (b. 1465)
Philibert Berthelier, Swiss soldier (b. 1465)
Guillaume Budé
d. 1540 (b. 1467)
Guillaume Budé, French philosopher and scholar (b. 1467)
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Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton
d. 1568 (b. 1495)
Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (b. 1495)
Ebussuud Efendi
d. 1574 (b. 1490)
Ebussuud Efendi, Turkish lawyer and jurist (b. 1490)
Luis de León
d. 1591 (b. 1527)
Luis de León, Spanish poet and academic (b. 1527)
Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero
d. 1618 (b. 1585)
Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1585)
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
d. 1628 (b. 1592)
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English courtier and politician (d. 1628)
John Byron, 1st Baron Byron
d. 1652 (b. 1600)
John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English soldier and politician (b. 1600)
Edward Nott
d. 1706 (b. 1654)
Edward Nott, English politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1654)
Increase Mather
d. 1723 (b. 1639)
Increase Mather, American minister and author (b. 1639)
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
d. 1806 (b. 1736)
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (b. 1736)
Alexander Wilson (ornithologist)
d. 1813 (b. 1766)
Alexander Wilson (ornithologist), Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (b. 1766)
Oliver Hazard Perry
d. 1819 (b. 1785)
Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (b. 1785)
Ferenc Kazinczy
d. 1831 (b. 1759)
Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1759)
August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
d. 1831 (b. 1760)
August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (b. 1760)
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Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas)
d. 1853 (b. 1806)
Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806)
Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy
d. 1867 (b. 1796)
Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)
Deodoro da Fonseca
d. 1892 (b. 1827)
Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)
Kuroda Kiyotaka
d. 1900 (b. 1840)
Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
Heinrich Berté
d. 1924 (b. 1858)
Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (b. 1856)
Rudolph Valentino
d. 1926 (b. 1895)
Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (b. 1895)
Nicola Sacco
d. 1927 (b. 1891)
Nicola Sacco, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1891)
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
d. 1927 (b. 1888)
Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1888)
Adolf Loos
d. 1933 (b. 1870)
Adolf Loos, Austrian architect and theoretician, designed Villa Müller (b. 1870)
Albert Roussel
d. 1937 (b. 1869)
Albert Roussel, French composer and educator (b. 1869)
Abdülmecid II
d. 1944 (b. 1868)
Abdülmecid II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1868)
Stefan Filipkiewicz
d. 1944 (b. 1879)
Stefan Filipkiewicz, Polish painter and illustrator (b. 1879)
Helen Churchill Candee
d. 1949 (b. 1858)
Helen Churchill Candee, American journalist and author (d. 1949)
Jaan Sarv
d. 1954 (b. 1877)
Jaan Sarv, Estonian mathematician and scholar (b. 1877)
Oscar Hammerstein II
d. 1960 (b. 1895)
Oscar Hammerstein II, American director, producer, and composer (b. 1895)
Walter Anderson (folklorist)
d. 1962 (b. 1885)
Walter Anderson, Belarusian-German ethnologist and academic (d. 1962)
Hoot Gibson
d. 1962 (b. 1892)
Hoot Gibson, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1892)
Edmond Hogan
d. 1964 (b. 1883)
Edmond Hogan, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Victoria (b. 1883)
Francis X. Bushman
d. 1966 (b. 1883)
Francis X. Bushman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
Georges Berger
d. 1967 (b. 1918)
Georges Berger, Belgian race car driver (d. 1967)
Nathaniel Cartmell
d. 1967 (b. 1883)
Nathaniel Cartmell, American runner and coach (b. 1883)
Roberto Assagioli
d. 1974 (b. 1888)
Roberto Assagioli, Italian psychiatrist and author (b. 1888)
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Faruk Gürler
d. 1975 (b. 1913)
Faruk Gürler, Turkish general (b. 1913)
Naum Gabo
d. 1977 (b. 1890)
Naum Gabo, Russian sculptor and academic (b. 1890)
Stanford Moore
d. 1982 (b. 1913)
Stanford Moore, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1982)
Didier Pironi
d. 1987 (b. 1952)
Didier Pironi, French race car driver (b. 1952)
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Mohammed Abed Elhai
d. 1989 (b. 1944)
Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese poet and academic (b. 1944)
R. D. Laing
d. 1989 (b. 1927)
R. D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist and author (d. 1989)
David Rose (songwriter)
d. 1990 (b. 1910)
David Rose, American pianist and composer (b. 1910)
Zoltán Fábri
d. 1994 (b. 1917)
Zoltán Fábri, Hungarian director and screenwriter (b. 1917)
Alfred Eisenstaedt
d. 1995 (b. 1898)
Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-American photographer and journalist (b. 1898)
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Margaret Tucker
d. 1996 (b. 1904)
Margaret Tucker, Australian author and activist (b. 1904)
Eric Gairy
d. 1997 (b. 1922)
Eric Gairy, Grenadian educator and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada (b. 1922)
John Kendrew
d. 1997 (b. 1917)
John Kendrew, English biochemist and crystallographer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
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Norman Wexler
d. 1999 (b. 1926)
Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (b. 1926)
John Anthony Kaiser
d. 2000 (b. 1932)
John Anthony Kaiser, American priest and missionary (b. 1932)
Kathleen Freeman
d. 2001 (b. 1919)
Kathleen Freeman, American actress (b. 1919)
Peter Maas
d. 2001 (b. 1929)
Peter Maas, American journalist and author (b. 1929)
Hoyt Wilhelm
d. 2002 (b. 1923)
Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player and coach (b. 1922)
Bobby Bonds
d. 2003 (b. 1946)
Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and manager (b. 1946)
Jack Dyer
d. 2003 (b. 1913)
Jack Dyer, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1913)
Jan Sedivka
d. 2003 (b. 1917)
Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator (d. 2009)
Michael Kijana Wamalwa
d. 2003 (b. 1944)
Michael Kijana Wamalwa, Kenyan lawyer and politician, 8th Vice President of Kenya (b. 1944)
Brock Peters
d. 2005 (b. 1927)
Brock Peters, American actor (b. 1927)
Maynard Ferguson
d. 2006 (b. 1928)
Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1928)
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John Russell (art critic)
d. 2008 (b. 1919)
John Russell, English-American author and critic (b. 1919)
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Merv Neagle
d. 2012 (b. 1958)
Merv Neagle, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1958)
Jerry Nelson
d. 2012 (b. 1934)
Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer and voice actor (b. 1934)
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Josepha Sherman
d. 2012 (b. 1946)
Josepha Sherman, American anthologist and author (b. 1946)
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Richard J. Corman
d. 2013 (b. 1955)
Richard J. Corman, American businessman, founded the R.J. Corman Railroad Group (b. 1955)
William Glasser
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
William Glasser, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1925)
Charles Lisanby
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Charles Lisanby, American production designer and set director (b. 1924)
Konstanty Miodowicz
d. 2013 (b. 1951)
Konstanty Miodowicz, Polish ethnographer and politician (b. 1951)
Vesna Rožič
d. 2013 (b. 1987)
Vesna Rožič, Slovenian chess player (b. 1987)
Tatyana Zaslavskaya
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Tatyana Zaslavskaya, Russian sociologist and economist (d. 2013)
Albert Ebossé Bodjongo
d. 2014 (b. 1989)
Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian footballer (d. 2014)
Annefleur Kalvenhaar
d. 2014 (b. 1994)
Annefleur Kalvenhaar, Dutch cyclist (b. 1994)
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Dan Magill
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Dan Magill, American swimmer, tennis player, and coach (b. 1921)
Birgitta Stenberg
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Birgitta Stenberg, Swedish author and illustrator (b. 1932)
Jaume Vallcorba Plana
d. 2014 (b. 1949)
Jaume Vallcorba Plana, Spanish philologist and publisher (b. 1949)
Augusta Chiwy
d. 2015 (b. 1921)
Augusta Chiwy, Congolese-Belgian nurse (b. 1921)
Guy Ligier
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Guy Ligier, French rugby player and race car driver (b. 1930)
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Enrique Reneau
d. 2015 (b. 1971)
Enrique Reneau, Honduran footballer (b. 1971)
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Paul Royle
d. 2015 (b. 1914)
Paul Royle, Australian lieutenant and pilot (b. 1914)
Steven Hill
d. 2016 (b. 1922)
Steven Hill, American actor (b. 1922)
Caesarion
d. ?
Caesarion, Egyptian king (b. 47 BC)
Marcus Antonius Antyllus
d. ?
Marcus Antonius Antyllus, Roman soldier (b. 47 BC)
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
d. ?
Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman general and politician (b. AD 40)