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History Deaths on August 23

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History Deaths on August 23

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Albert Roussel, French composer and educator (b. 1869)

#Albert_Roussel

In 1937

Alexander Wilson (ornithologist), Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (b. 1766)

#Alexander_Wilson_(ornithologist)

In 1813

Walter Anderson, Russian-German ethnologist and academic (b. 1885)

#Walter_Anderson_(folklorist)

In 1962

Brock Peters, American actor (b. 1927)

#Brock_Peters

In 2005

Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player and coach (b. 1922)

#Hoyt_Wilhelm

In 2002

Marcus Antonius Antyllus, Roman soldier (b. 47 BC)

#Marcus_Antonius_Antyllus

In 30 BC

David Rose, American pianist and composer (b. 1910)

#David_Rose_(songwriter)

In 1990

Edmond Hogan, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Victoria (b. 1883)

#Edmond_Hogan

In 1964

Luis de León, Spanish poet and academic (b. 1527)

#Luis_de_León

In 1591

Vesna Roži?, Slovenian chess player (b. 1987)

#Vesna_Roži?

In 2013

Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)

#Frederick_IV,_Duke_of_Lorraine

In 1329

Ebussuud Efendi, Turkish lawyer and jurist (b. 1490)

#Ebussuud_Efendi

In 1574

Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator (b. 1917)

#Jan_Sedivka

In 2003

Jack Dyer, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1913)

#Jack_Dyer

In 2003

Heilwige Bloemardinne, Christian mystic (b. c. 1265)

#Heilwige_Bloemardinne

In 1335

Radagaisus, Gothic king

#Radagaisus

In 406

Didier Pironi, French race car and boat driver (b. 1952)

#Didier_Pironi

In 1987

Hoot Gibson, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1892)

#Hoot_Gibson

In 1962

Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz, Spanish cardinal (b. 1310)

#Gil_Álvarez_Carrillo_de_Albornoz

In 1367

John Kendrew, English biochemist and crystallographer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)

#John_Kendrew

In 1997

Abu Bakr, Arabian caliph (b. 573)

#Abu_Bakr

In 634

William Wallace, Scottish rebel commander (b. 1272)

#William_Wallace

In 1305

Augusta Chiwy, Congolese-Belgian nurse (b. 1921)

#Augusta_Chiwy

In 2015

Francis X. Bushman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)

#Francis_X._Bushman

In 1966

Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (b. 1785)

#Oliver_Hazard_Perry

In 1819

John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English soldier and politician (b. 1600)

#John_Byron,_1st_Baron_Byron

In 1652

Caesarion, Egyptian king (b. 47 BC)

#Caesarion

In 30 BC

Birgitta Stenberg, Swedish author and illustrator (b. 1932)

#Birgitta_Stenberg

In 2014

Adolf Loos, Austrian architect and theoretician, designed Villa Müller (b. 1870)

#Adolf_Loos

In 1933

William Glasser, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1925)

#William_Glasser

In 2013

Michael Kijana Wamalwa, Kenyan lawyer and politician, 8th Vice President of Kenya (b. 1944)

#Michael_Kijana_Wamalwa

In 2003

Jaume Vallcorba Plana, Spanish philologist and publisher (b. 1949)

#Jaume_Vallcorba_Plana

In 2014

Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1989)

#Albert_Ebossé_Bodjongo

In 2014

Richard J. Corman, American businessman, founded the R.J. Corman Railroad Group (b. 1955)

#Richard_J._Corman

In 2013

Thomas de Littleton, English judge and legal author (b. c. 1407)

#Thomas_de_Littleton

In 1481

Magnus, Duke of Saxony (b. 1045)

#Magnus,_Duke_of_Saxony

In 1106

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (b. 1592)

#George_Villiers,_1st_Duke_of_Buckingham

In 1628

Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, eldest daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon (b. 1470)

#Isabella_of_Aragon,_Queen_of_Portugal

In 1498

Philibert Berthelier, Swiss soldier (b. 1465)

#Philibert_Berthelier_(Geneva_patriot)

In 1519

Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)

#Deodoro_da_Fonseca

In 1892

August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (b. 1760)

#August_Neidhardt_von_Gneisenau

In 1831

Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (b. 1856)

#Heinrich_Berté

In 1924

Jaan Sarv, Estonian mathematician and scholar (b. 1877)

#Jaan_Sarv

In 1954

Steven Hill, American actor (b. 1922)

#Steven_Hill

In 2016

Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and manager (b. 1946)

#Bobby_Bonds

In 2003

Olaf II of Denmark (b. 1370)

#Olaf_II_of_Denmark

In 1387

Ali al-Ridha, Iranian 8th of the Twelve Imams (b. 765)

#Ali_al-Ridha

In 818

Guillaume Budé, French philosopher and scholar (b. 1467)

#Guillaume_Budé

In 1540

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (b. 1736)

#Charles-Augustin_de_Coulomb

In 1806

Konstanty Miodowicz, Polish ethnographer and politician (b. 1951)

#Konstanty_Miodowicz

In 2013

Stefan Filipkiewicz, Polish painter and illustrator (b. 1879)

#Stefan_Filipkiewicz

In 1944

Nathaniel Cartmell, American runner and coach (b. 1883)

#Nathaniel_Cartmell

In 1967

Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (b. 1895)

#Rudolph_Valentino

In 1926

Helen Churchill Candee, American geographer, journalist, and author (b. 1858)

#Helen_Churchill_Candee

In 1949

Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)

#Auguste-Marseille_Barthélemy

In 1867

Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1759)

#Ferenc_Kazinczy

In 1831

Zoltán Fábri, Hungarian director and screenwriter (b. 1917)

#Zoltán_Fábri

In 1994

R. D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist and author (b. 1927)

#R._D._Laing

In 1989

Oscar Hammerstein II, American director, producer, and composer (b. 1895)

#Oscar_Hammerstein_II

In 1960

David Koch, American engineer, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1940)

#David_Koch

In 2019

Increase Mather, American minister and author (b. 1639)

#Increase_Mather

In 1723

Tatyana Zaslavskaya, Russian sociologist and economist (b. 1927)

#Tatyana_Zaslavskaya

In 2013

Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)

#Kuroda_Kiyotaka

In 1900

Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1928)

#Maynard_Ferguson

In 2006

Jean Molinet, French poet and composer (b. 1435)

#Jean_Molinet

In 1507

Naum Gabo, Russian sculptor and academic (b. 1890)

#Naum_Gabo

In 1977

Paul Royle, Australian lieutenant and pilot (b. 1914)

In 2015

Enrique Reneau, Honduran footballer (b. 1971)

In 2015

Guy Ligier, French rugby player and race car driver (b. 1930)

In 2015

Dan Magill, American swimmer, tennis player, and coach (b. 1921)

In 2014

Annefleur Kalvenhaar, Dutch cyclist (b. 1994)

In 2014

Charles Lisanby, American production designer and set director (b. 1924)

In 2013

Josepha Sherman, American anthologist and author (b. 1946)

In 2012

Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer and voice actor (b. 1934)

In 2012

Merv Neagle, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1958)

In 2012

John Russell, English-American author and critic (b. 1919)

In 2008

Peter Maas, American journalist and author (b. 1929)

In 2001

Kathleen Freeman, American actress (b. 1919)

In 2001

John Anthony Kaiser, American priest and missionary (b. 1932)

In 2000

Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (b. 1926)

In 1999

Eric Gairy, Grenadian educator and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada (b. 1922)

In 1997

Margaret Tucker, Australian author and activist (b. 1904)

In 1996

Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-American photographer and journalist (b. 1898)

In 1995

Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese poet and academic (b. 1944)

In 1989

Stanford Moore, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)

In 1982

Faruk Gürler, Turkish general (b. 1913)

In 1975

Roberto Assagioli, Italian psychiatrist and author (b. 1888)

In 1974

Georges Berger, Belgian race car driver (b. 1918)

In 1967

Abdülmecid II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1868)

In 1944

Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1888)

In 1927

Nicola Sacco, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1891)

In 1927

Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806)

In 1853

Edward Nott, English politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1654)

In 1706

Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1585)

In 1618

Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (b. 1495)

In 1568

Johannes Pullois, Franco-Flemish composer (b. c. 1420?)

In 1478

Chen Youliang, founder of the Dahan regime (b. 1320)

In 1363

John de Stratford, Archbishop of Canterbury

In 1348

Nicolaas Zannekin, Flemish peasant leader (in the battle of Cassel)

In 1328

Emperor Rokuj? of Japan (b. 1164)

In 1176

Volkold, bishop of Meissen

In 992

Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman general and politician (b. AD 40)

In 93

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