People who died on February 23 74
Al-Walid I
d. 715 (b. 668)
Al-Walid I, Umayyad caliph (b. 668)
Li Keyong
d. 908 (b. 856)
Li Keyong, Shatuo military governor during the Tang Dynasty in China (b. 856)
Herbert II, Count of Vermandois
d. 943 (b. 884)
Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, (b. 884)
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David I of Klarjeti
d. 943
David I, prince of Tao-Klarjeti (Georgia)
Willigis
d. 1011 (b. 940)
Willigis, German archbishop (b. 940)
Emperor Zhezong
d. 1100 (b. 1076)
Emperor Zhezong of Song (b. 1076)
Isabelle of France (saint)
d. 1270 (b. 1225)
Isabel of France (b. 1225)
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
d. 1447 (b. 1390)
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (d. 1447)
Pope Eugene IV
d. 1447 (b. 1383)
Pope Eugene IV (b. 1383)
Emperor Yingzong of Ming
d. 1464 (b. 1427)
Emperor Yingzong of Ming (b. 1427)
Arnold, Duke of Gelderland
d. 1473 (b. 1410)
Arnold, Duke of Gelderland (b. 1410)
Diego Colón
d. 1526
Diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies (b. c. 1479)
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk
d. 1554 (b. 1517)
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire (b. 1515)
Andrea Cesalpino
d. 1603 (b. 1519)
Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (d. 1603)
Franciscus Vieta
d. 1603 (b. 1540)
Franciscus Vieta, French mathematician (b. 1540)
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Nicholas Fuller (lawyer)
d. 1620 (b. 1543)
Nicholas Fuller, English politician (b. 1543)
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Georg Muffat
d. 1704 (b. 1653)
Georg Muffat, French organist and composer (d. 1704)
Stanisław Leszczyński
d. 1766 (b. 1677)
Stanisław Leszczyński, Polish king (b. 1677)
George Taylor (delegate)
d. 1781 (b. 1716)
George Taylor, Irish-American blacksmith and politician (b. 1716)
Joshua Reynolds
d. 1792 (b. 1723)
Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic (d. 1792)
John Keats
d. 1821 (b. 1795)
John Keats, English poet (b. 1795)
John Quincy Adams
d. 1848 (b. 1767)
John Quincy Adams, American lawyer and politician, 6th President of the United States (d. 1848)
Carl Friedrich Gauss
d. 1855 (b. 1777)
Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1855)
Zygmunt Krasiński
d. 1859 (b. 1812)
Zygmunt Krasiński, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1812)
Albrecht von Roon
d. 1879 (b. 1803)
Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (d. 1879)
Woldemar Bargiel
d. 1897 (b. 1828)
Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (d. 1897)
Ernest Dowson
d. 1900 (b. 1867)
Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1900)
Friedrich von Esmarch
d. 1908 (b. 1823)
Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (b. 1823)
Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
d. 1918 (b. 1882)
Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1918)
Horst Wessel
d. 1930 (b. 1907)
Horst Wessel, German SA officer (d. 1930)
Nellie Melba
d. 1931 (b. 1861)
Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (d. 1931)
Edward Elgar
d. 1934 (b. 1857)
Edward Elgar, English composer and educator (d. 1934)
Leo Baekeland
d. 1944 (b. 1863)
Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
Tomoyuki Yamashita
d. 1946 (b. 1885)
Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (b. 1885)
John Robert Gregg
d. 1948 (b. 1867)
John Robert Gregg, Irish-born American educator, publisher, and humanitarian (d. 1948)
Paul Claudel
d. 1955 (b. 1868)
Paul Claudel, French poet and playwright (d. 1955)
Stan Laurel
d. 1965 (b. 1890)
Stan Laurel, English actor and comedian (d. 1965)
Madhubala
d. 1969 (b. 1933)
Madhubala, Indian actress and producer (b. 1933)
Saud of Saudi Arabia
d. 1969 (b. 1902)
Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 2nd King of Saudi Arabia (b. 1902)
Dickinson W. Richards
d. 1973 (b. 1895)
Dickinson W. Richards, American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
Harry Ruby
d. 1974 (b. 1895)
Harry Ruby, American composer and screenwriter (b. 1895)
L. S. Lowry
d. 1976 (b. 1887)
L. S. Lowry, English painter (b. 1887)
W. A. C. Bennett
d. 1979 (b. 1900)
W. A. C. Bennett, Canadian businessman and politician, 25th Premier of British Columbia (d. 1979)
Herbert Howells
d. 1983 (b. 1892)
Herbert Howells, English organist and composer (b. 1892)
José Napoleón Duarte
d. 1990 (b. 1925)
José Napoleón Duarte, Salvadoran engineer and politician, President of El Salvador (b. 1925)
James Herriot
d. 1995 (b. 1916)
James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995)
Tony Williams (drummer)
d. 1997 (b. 1945)
Tony Williams, American drummer, composer, and producer (b. 1945)
Philip Abbott
d. 1998 (b. 1924)
Philip Abbott, American actor and director (b. 1924)
The Renegade (wrestler)
d. 1999 (b. 1965)
The Renegade, American wrestler (b. 1965)
Ofra Haza
d. 2000 (b. 1957)
Ofra Haza, Israeli singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1957)
Stanley Matthews
d. 2000 (b. 1915)
Stanley Matthews, English footballer and manager (b. 1915)
Howie Epstein
d. 2003 (b. 1955)
Howie Epstein, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2003)
Robert K. Merton
d. 2003 (b. 1910)
Robert K. Merton, American sociologist and scholar (d. 2003)
Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)
d. 2004 (b. 1934)
Vijay Anand, Indian director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1934)
Sikander Bakht
d. 2004 (b. 1918)
Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2004)
Telmo Zarra
d. 2006 (b. 1921)
Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer (b. 1921)
John Ritchie (footballer, born 1941)
d. 2007 (b. 1941)
John Ritchie, English footballer (b. 1941)
Janez Drnovšek
d. 2008 (b. 1950)
Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (d. 2008)
Paul Frère
d. 2008 (b. 1917)
Paul Frère, Belgian race car driver and journalist (b. 1917)
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Orlando Zapata
d. 2010 (b. 1967)
Orlando Zapata, Cuban plumber and activist (b. 1967)
Nirmala Srivastava
d. 2011 (b. 1923)
Nirmala Srivastava, Indian religious leader, founded Sahaja Yoga (b. 1923)
William Raggio
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
William Raggio, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
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David Sayre
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
David Sayre, American physicist and mathematician (b. 1924)
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Kazimierz Żygulski
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Kazimierz Żygulski, Polish sociologist and activist (b. 1919)
Eugene Bookhammer
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
Eugene Bookhammer, American soldier and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (b. 1918)
Julien Ries
d. 2013 (b. 1920)
Julien Ries, Belgian cardinal (d. 2013)
Lotika Sarkar
d. 2013 (b. 1945)
Lotika Sarkar, Indian lawyer and academic (b. 1945)
Alice Herz-Sommer
d. 2014 (b. 1903)
Alice Herz-Sommer, Czech-English Holocaust survivor, pianist and educator (b. 1903)
Roger Hilsman
d. 2014 (b. 1919)
Roger Hilsman, American soldier, academic, and politician (b. 1919)
James Aldridge
d. 2015 (b. 1918)
James Aldridge, Australian-English journalist and author (d. 2015)
Rana Bhagwandas
d. 2015 (b. 1942)
Rana Bhagwandas, Pakistani lawyer and judge, Chief Justice of Pakistan (b. 1942)
W. E. "Bill" Dykes
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
W. E. "Bill" Dykes, American soldier and politician (b. 1925)
Peter Lustig
d. 2016 (b. 1937)
Peter Lustig, German television host and author (b. 1937)
Jacqueline Mattson
d. 2016 (b. 1928)
Jacqueline Mattson, American baseball player (b. 1928)