People who died on March 23 94
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Zhou Chi
d. 851 (b. 793)
Zhou Chi, Chinese historian and politician (b. 793)
Emperor Zhenzong
d. 1022 (b. 968)
Emperor Zhenzong of China (b. 968)
Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy
d. 1103 (b. 1058)
Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)
Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster
d. 1361 (b. 1310)
Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, English politician, Lord High Steward of England (b. 1310)
Peter of Castile
d. 1369 (b. 1334)
Peter of Castile (d. 1369)
Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine
d. 1483 (b. 1428)
Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1428)
Itagaki Nobukata
d. 1548 (b. 1489)
Itagaki Nobukata, Japanese samurai (b. 1489)
Pope Julius III
d. 1555 (b. 1487)
Pope Julius III (d. 1555)
Gelawdewos
d. 1559 (b. 1521)
Gelawdewos, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1521)
Henry Barrowe
d. 1593 (b. 1550)
Henry Barrowe, English Puritan and separatist (b. 1550)
Henry Unton
d. 1596 (b. 1557)
Henry Unton, English diplomat (b. 1557)
Justus Lipsius
d. 1606 (b. 1547)
Justus Lipsius, Flemish philologist and scholar (b. 1547)
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James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn
d. 1618 (b. 1575)
James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish police officer and politician (b. 1575)
Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland
d. 1629
Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland (b. c. 1580)
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Anthoni van Noordt
d. 1675 (b. 1619)
Anthoni van Noordt, Dutch organist and composer (b. 1619)
Nicolas Fouquet
d. 1680 (b. 1615)
Nicolas Fouquet, French politician (b. 1615)
Jean-Baptiste Dubos
d. 1742 (b. 1670)
Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French historian and author (b. 1670)
Claude Alexandre de Bonneval
d. 1747 (b. 1675)
Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French general (d. 1747)
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Johann Gottfried Walther
d. 1748 (b. 1684)
Johann Gottfried Walther, German organist and composer (d. 1748)
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Johann Jakob Wettstein
d. 1754 (b. 1693)
Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian and critic (b. 1693)
Charles Carroll (barrister)
d. 1783 (b. 1723)
Charles Carroll, English barrister and politician (b. 1723)
Paul I of Russia
d. 1801 (b. 1754)
Paul I of Russia (b. 1754)
Stendhal
d. 1842 (b. 1783)
Stendhal, French novelist (d. 1842)
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Henry C. Lord
d. 1884 (b. 1824)
Henry C. Lord, American businessman (d. 1884)
Nadar (photographer)
d. 1910 (b. 1820)
Nadar, French photographer, journalist, and author (d. 1910)
Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès
d. 1914 (b. 1832)
Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, Lebanese saint (b. 1832)
Hovhannes Tumanyan
d. 1923 (b. 1869)
Hovhannes Tumanyan, Armenian-Russian poet and author (d. 1923)
Paul César Helleu
d. 1927 (b. 1859)
Paul César Helleu, French painter and etcher (b. 1859)
Shivaram Rajguru
d. 1931 (b. 1908)
Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (d. 1931)
Bhagat Singh
d. 1931 (b. 1907)
Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (d. 1931)
Sukhdev Thapar
d. 1931 (b. 1907)
Sukhdev Thapar, Indian activist (d. 1931)
Raoul Dufy
d. 1953 (b. 1877)
Raoul Dufy, French painter and illustrator (d. 1953)
Oskar Luts
d. 1953 (b. 1887)
Oskar Luts, Estonian author and playwright (d. 1953)
Arthur Bernardes
d. 1955 (b. 1875)
Arthur Bernardes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 12th President of Brazil (d. 1955)
Franklin Pierce Adams
d. 1960 (b. 1881)
Franklin Pierce Adams, American journalist and author (b. 1881)
Said Nursî
d. 1960 (b. 1878)
Said Nursî, Kurdish theologian and scholar (b. 1878)
Albert Bloch
d. 1961 (b. 1882)
Albert Bloch, American painter and academic (d. 1961)
Jack Russell (cricketer, born 1887)
d. 1961 (b. 1887)
Jack Russell, English cricketer and coach (d. 1961)
Thoralf Skolem
d. 1963 (b. 1887)
Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (d. 1963)
Peter Lorre
d. 1964 (b. 1904)
Peter Lorre, Slovak-American actor and singer (d. 1964)
Mae Murray
d. 1965 (b. 1889)
Mae Murray, American actress (d. 1965)
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Edwin O'Connor
d. 1968 (b. 1918)
Edwin O'Connor, American journalist and author (d. 1968)
Cristóbal Balenciaga
d. 1972 (b. 1895)
Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spanish fashion designer, founded Balenciaga (d. 1972)
Haim Ernst Wertheimer
d. 1978 (b. 1893)
Haim Ernst Wertheimer, German-Israeli biochemist and academic (d. 1978)
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Ted Anderson
d. 1979 (b. 1911)
Ted Anderson, English footballer (b. 1911)
Arthur Melvin Okun
d. 1980 (b. 1928)
Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist and academic (b. 1928)
Beatrice Tinsley
d. 1981 (b. 1941)
Beatrice Tinsley, New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist (d. 1981)
Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching
d. 1985 (b. 1913)
Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching, English physicist and engineer (b. 1913)
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Peter Charanis
d. 1985 (b. 1908)
Peter Charanis, Greek-American scholar and educator (b. 1908)
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Olev Roomet
d. 1987 (b. 1901)
Olev Roomet, Estonian singer and violinist (b. 1901)
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John Dexter
d. 1990 (b. 1925)
John Dexter, English director and producer (d. 1990)
Parkash Singh
d. 1991 (b. 1913)
Parkash Singh, Indian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1913)
Friedrich Hayek
d. 1992 (b. 1899)
Friedrich Hayek, Austrian economist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)
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Ron Lapointe
d. 1992 (b. 1949)
Ron Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1949)
Luis Donaldo Colosio
d. 1994 (b. 1948)
Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexican economist and politician (d. 1994)
Giulietta Masina
d. 1994 (b. 1921)
Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (d. 1994)
Davie Cooper
d. 1995 (b. 1956)
Davie Cooper, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1956)
Luis María Argaña
d. 1999 (b. 1932)
Luis María Argaña, Paraguayan judge and politician, Vice President of Paraguay (b. 1932)
Osmond Borradaile
d. 1999 (b. 1898)
Osmond Borradaile, Canadian soldier and cinematographer (d. 1999)
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Rowland Evans
d. 2001 (b. 1921)
Rowland Evans, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2001)
Margaret Ursula Jones
d. 2001 (b. 1916)
Margaret Jones, British archaeologist (b. 1916)
Robert Laxalt
d. 2001 (b. 1923)
Robert Laxalt, American author and academic (d. 2001)
David McTaggart
d. 2001 (b. 1932)
David McTaggart, Canadian badminton player and environmentalist (b. 1932)
Eileen Farrell
d. 2002 (b. 1920)
Eileen Farrell, American soprano and educator (d. 2002)
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Ben Hollioake
d. 2002 (b. 1977)
Ben Hollioake, Australian-English cricketer (b. 1977)
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Fritz Spiegl
d. 2003 (b. 1926)
Fritz Spiegl, Austrian flute player and journalist (d. 2003)
Rupert Hamer
d. 2004 (b. 1916)
Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (d. 2004)
David B. Bleak
d. 2006 (b. 1932)
David B. Bleak, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)
Desmond Doss
d. 2006 (b. 1919)
Desmond Doss, American army corporal and combat medic, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2006)
Cindy Walker
d. 2006 (b. 1918)
Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 2006)
Paul Cohen (mathematician)
d. 2007 (b. 1934)
Paul Cohen, American mathematician and theorist (b. 1934)
Eric Medlen
d. 2007 (b. 1973)
Eric Medlen, American race car driver (d. 2007)
Vaino Vahing
d. 2008 (b. 1940)
Vaino Vahing, Estonian psychiatrist, author, and playwright (d. 2008)
Ghukas Chubaryan
d. 2009 (b. 1923)
Ghukas Chubaryan, Armenian sculptor (b. 1923)
Raúl Macías
d. 2009 (b. 1934)
Raúl Macías, Mexican boxer and trainer (b. 1934)
Jean Bartik
d. 2011 (b. 1924)
Jean Bartik, American computer scientist and engineer (b. 1924)
Elizabeth Taylor
d. 2011 (b. 1932)
Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress and humanitarian (d. 2011)
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
d. 2012 (b. 1934)
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Somalian politician, President of Somalia (b. 1934)
Jim Duffy (animator)
d. 2012 (b. 1937)
Jim Duffy, American animator, director, and producer (b. 1937)
Naji Talib
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
Naji Talib, Iraqi politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Iraq (b. 1917)
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Lonnie Wright
d. 2012 (b. 1945)
Lonnie Wright, American basketball and football player (b. 1945)
Boris Berezovsky (businessman)
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Boris Berezovsky, Russian-English businessman and mathematician (d. 2013)
Onofre Corpuz
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Onofre Corpuz, Filipino economist, historian, and academic (b. 1926)
Virgil Trucks
d. 2013 (b. 1917)
Virgil Trucks, American baseball player and coach (d. 2013)
Joe Weider
d. 2013 (b. 1919)
Joe Weider, Canadian-American bodybuilder and publisher, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (b. 1919)
Dave Brockie
d. 2014 (b. 1963)
Dave Brockie, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)
Jaroslav Šerých
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Jaroslav Šerých, Czech painter and illustrator (b. 1928)
Adolfo Suárez
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Adolfo Suárez, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Spain (d. 2014)
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Gian Vittorio Baldi
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Gian Vittorio Baldi, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
Lee Kuan Yew
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2015)
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Bobby Lowther
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Bobby Lowther, American basketball player and lieutenant (b. 1923)
Lil' Chris
d. 2015 (b. 1990)
Lil' Chris, English singer-songwriter, actor, and television personality (b. 1990)
Joe Garagiola, Sr.
d. 2016 (b. 1926)
Joe Garagiola, Sr., American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2016)
Ken Howard
d. 2016 (b. 1944)
Ken Howard, American actor (d. 2016)