People who died on September 23 87
Ælfwald I of Northumbria
d. 788
Ælfwald I, king of Northumbria
Al-Mutanabbi
d. 965 (b. 915)
Al-Mutanabbi, Arab poet (b. 915)
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Robert de Sablé
d. 1193
Robert de Sablé, French knight
Snorri Sturluson
d. 1241 (b. 1178)
Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178)
Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
d. 1253
Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
Beatrice of Provence
d. 1267 (b. 1234)
Beatrice of Provence, countess regnant of Provence (b. 1234)
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Dan I of Wallachia
d. 1386
Dan I of Wallachia
John I, Duke of Lorraine
d. 1390 (b. 1346)
John I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346)
Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
d. 1448 (b. 1373)
Adolph I, Duke of Cleves (b. 1373)
Charles, Prince of Viana
d. 1461 (b. 1421)
Charles, Prince of Viana, King of Navarre (b. 1421)
Beatrice of Naples
d. 1508 (b. 1457)
Beatrice of Naples, queen consort of Hungary (b. 1457)
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
d. 1535 (b. 1513)
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1513)
John Jewel
d. 1571 (b. 1522)
John Jewel, English bishop (b. 1522)
Azai Hisamasa
d. 1573 (b. 1524)
Azai Hisamasa, Japanese warlord (b. 1524)
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Pontus de Tyard
d. 1605 (b. 1521)
Pontus de Tyard, French priest and poet (b. 1521)
Valentin Conrart
d. 1675 (b. 1603)
Valentin Conrart, French author, founded the Académie française (b. 1603)
Christian Thomasius
d. 1728 (b. 1655)
Christian Thomasius, German jurist and philosopher (b. 1655)
Herman Boerhaave
d. 1738 (b. 1668)
Herman Boerhaave, Dutch botanist and physician (b. 1668)
Robert Dodsley
d. 1764 (b. 1703)
Robert Dodsley, English poet and playwright (b. 1703)
Johan Ernst Gunnerus
d. 1773 (b. 1718)
Johan Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop and botanist (b. 1718)
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John Rogers (Continental Congress)
d. 1789 (b. 1723)
John Rogers, American lawyer and politician (b. 1723)
Vincenzo Bellini
d. 1835 (b. 1801)
Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (b. 1801)
John Ainsworth Horrocks
d. 1846 (b. 1818)
John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-Australian explorer (b. 1818)
José Gervasio Artigas
d. 1850 (b. 1764)
José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan general and politician (b. 1764)
Émilie Gamelin
d. 1851 (b. 1800)
Émilie Gamelin, Canadian nun, founded the Sisters of Providence (b. 1800)
Prosper Mérimée
d. 1870 (b. 1803)
Prosper Mérimée, French archaeologist, historian, and author (d. 1870)
Louis-Joseph Papineau
d. 1871 (b. 1786)
Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1871)
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Jean Chacornac
d. 1873 (b. 1823)
Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (b. 1823)
Urbain Le Verrier
d. 1877 (b. 1811)
Urbain Le Verrier, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1811)
Wilkie Collins
d. 1889 (b. 1824)
Wilkie Collins, English novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1824)
William Marsh Rice
d. 1900 (b. 1816)
William Marsh Rice, American businessman, founded Rice University (b. 1816)
Donato Álvarez
d. 1913 (b. 1825)
Donato Álvarez, Argentinian general (b. 1825)
Werner Voss
d. 1917 (b. 1897)
Werner Voss, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1897)
Richard Adolf Zsigmondy
d. 1929 (b. 1865)
Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Austrian-German chemist, physicist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
Sigmund Freud
d. 1939 (b. 1856)
Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1856)
Hale Holden
d. 1940 (b. 1869)
Hale Holden, American businessman (b. 1869)
Elinor Glyn
d. 1943 (b. 1864)
Elinor Glyn, English author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1864)
Jakob Schaffner
d. 1944 (b. 1875)
Jakob Schaffner, Swiss author and critic (b. 1875)
Sam Barry
d. 1950 (b. 1892)
Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (b. 1892)
Jacob Nicol
d. 1958 (b. 1876)
Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher, lawyer, and politician (b. 1876)
Stanislaus Zbyszko
d. 1967 (b. 1879)
Stanislaus Zbyszko, Polish wrestler and strongman (b. 1879)
Pio of Pietrelcina
d. 1968 (b. 1887)
Pio of Pietrelcina, Italian priest and saint (b. 1887)
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James Waddell Alexander II
d. 1971 (b. 1888)
James Waddell Alexander II, American mathematician and topologist (b. 1888)
Pablo Neruda
d. 1973 (b. 1904)
Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
Cliff Arquette
d. 1974 (b. 1905)
Cliff Arquette, American actor and comedian (b. 1905)
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Robbie McIntosh (drummer)
d. 1974 (b. 1950)
Robbie McIntosh, Scottish drummer (b. 1950)
Lyman Bostock
d. 1978 (b. 1950)
Lyman Bostock, American baseball player (b. 1950)
Catherine Lacey
d. 1979 (b. 1904)
Catherine Lacey, English actress (b. 1904)
Chief Dan George
d. 1981 (b. 1899)
Chief Dan George, Canadian actor, author, and poet (b. 1899)
Bob Fosse
d. 1987 (b. 1927)
Bob Fosse, American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director (b. 1927)
Tibor Sekelj
d. 1988 (b. 1912)
Tibor Sekelj, Hungarian-Serbian explorer and author (b. 1912)
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Ivar Ivask
d. 1992 (b. 1927)
Ivar Ivask, Estonian poet and scholar (b. 1927)
Glendon Swarthout
d. 1992 (b. 1918)
Glendon Swarthout, American author and academic (b. 1918)
James Van Fleet
d. 1992 (b. 1892)
James Van Fleet, American general (b. 1892)
Jerry Barber
d. 1994 (b. 1916)
Jerry Barber, American golfer (b. 1916)
Robert Bloch
d. 1994 (b. 1917)
Robert Bloch, American author and screenwriter (b. 1917)
Madeleine Renaud
d. 1994 (b. 1900)
Madeleine Renaud, French actress (b. 1900)
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Natalie Savage Carlson
d. 1997 (b. 1906)
Natalie Savage Carlson, American author (d. 1997)
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Ray Bowden
d. 1998 (b. 1909)
Ray Bowden, English footballer (b. 1909)
Mary Frann
d. 1998 (b. 1943)
Mary Frann, American actress (b. 1943)
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Ivan Goff
d. 1999 (b. 1910)
Ivan Goff, Australian-American screenwriter and producer (b. 1910)
Aurelio Rodríguez
d. 2000 (b. 1947)
Aurelio Rodríguez, Mexican baseball player and manager (b. 1947)
Carl Rowan
d. 2000 (b. 1925)
Carl Rowan, American journalist and author (b. 1925)
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Raoul Berger
d. 2000 (b. 1901)
Raoul Berger, American attorney and law professor (b. 1901)
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Ron Hewitt (footballer, born 1928)
d. 2001 (b. 1928)
Ron Hewitt, Welsh footballer (b. 1928)
Yuri Senkevich
d. 2003 (b. 1937)
Yuri Senkevich, Russian physician and journalist (b. 1937)
Billy Reay
d. 2004 (b. 1918)
Billy Reay, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1918)
Filiberto Ojeda Ríos
d. 2005 (b. 1933)
Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Puerto Rican activist (b. 1933)
Malcolm Arnold
d. 2006 (b. 1921)
Malcolm Arnold, English trumpet player and composer (b. 1921)
Etta Baker
d. 2006 (b. 1913)
Etta Baker, American singer and guitarist (b. 1913)
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Peter Leonard
d. 2008 (b. 1942)
Peter Leonard, Australian journalist (b. 1942)
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Loren Pope
d. 2008 (b. 1910)
Loren Pope, American journalist and author (b. 1910)
Paul B. Fay
d. 2009 (b. 1918)
Paul B. Fay, American sailor and politician, United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1918)
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Malcolm Douglas (documentary maker)
d. 2010 (b. 1941)
Malcolm Douglas, Australian hunter and television host (b. 1941)
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Henry Champ
d. 2012 (b. 1937)
Henry Champ, Canadian journalist and academic (b. 1937)
Pavel Grachev
d. 2012 (b. 1948)
Pavel Grachev, Russian general and politician, 1st Minister of Defence for Russia (b. 1948)
Roberto Rodríguez (baseball)
d. 2012 (b. 1941)
Roberto Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player and coach (b. 1941)
Corrie Sanders
d. 2012 (b. 1966)
Corrie Sanders, South African boxer (b. 1966)
Sam Sniderman
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Sam Sniderman, Canadian businessman, founded Sam the Record Man (b. 1920)
Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj, Syrian colonel and politician (b. 1925)
Gil Dozier
d. 2013 (b. 1934)
Gil Dozier, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1934)
Ruth Patrick
d. 2013 (b. 1907)
Ruth Patrick, American botanist and immunologist (b. 1907)
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A. W. Davis
d. 2014 (b. 1943)
A. W. Davis, American basketball player and coach (b. 1943)
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Irven DeVore
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Irven DeVore, American anthropologist and biologist (b. 1934)
Don Manoukian
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Don Manoukian, American football player and wrestler (b. 1934)
Al Suomi
d. 2014 (b. 1913)
Al Suomi, American ice hockey player and referee (b. 1913)
Dayananda Saraswati (Arsha Vidya)
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Dayananda Saraswati, Indian monk and philosopher (b. 1930)