Famous people and celebrities who died in 1923

A dedicated page for remembering the famous people and celebrities who passed away in 1923. This year saw the loss of many influential and beloved figures who left a lasting impact on the world. From entertainment icons and sports legends to renowned scholars and public figures, our comprehensive list pays tribute to their lives and legacies. Join us in honoring their contributions and celebrating their achievements as we reflect on their remarkable stories.

• Jan. 2 Sam Carter

  Rosewood florida, black resident, lynched and executed by the kkk

• Jan. 9 Katherine Mansfield

  New zealand writer who published her novel "in a german pension" in 1911. although she didn't get much attention, she became an important contributor to european magazines over the next five years. she was the daughter of a successful businessman and went to school in new zealand before being sent to london in 1903. there she attended queen's college. she …

• Jan. 18 Wallace Reid

  American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1891)

• Jan. 23 Max Nordau

  Austrian physician and author (b. 1849)

• Jan. 29 Elihu Vedder

  Elihu Vedder was an American symbolist painter known for his mystical and dreamlike works.

• Feb. 10 Wilhelm Röntgen

  PHY - German physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1845)

• Feb. 22 Theophile Delcasse

  Theophile Delcasse was a French diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1898 to 1905.

• March 8 Johannes Diderik van der Waals

  Nobel Prize laureate for his work on the equation of state for gases and liquids

• March 23 Hovhannes Tumanyan

  Author and poet from armenian-russian (d. 1923)

• March 26 Sarah Bernhardt

  French stage actress, "the divine sarah", was a legend and world-famous. she was the unborn child of a prostitute and the mistress of a prince. her father was unknown and her mama sent her to convent school to help her acquire the skills that would allow her to attract a wealthy lover. she was not interested in academics and entered …

• March 27 James Dewar

  Invented the Dewar flask and studied cryogenics.

• June 10 Pierre Loti

  He was a french novelist, writer, and officer in the french navy. his romantic adventures in exotic lands such as "into morocco", 1889, "aziyada(c),", 1879, which was set in constantinople, "mariage de loti," (1880) set in tahiti, or "madam chrysanthemum," (1888), set in japan, made him a popular writer. the two most beloved novels he wrote are "an iceland fisherman", …

• June 14 Isabelle Bogelot

  French philanthropist (b. 1838)

• Aug. 2 Warren Harding

  American politician, a u.s. senator from 1915-1921, and u.s. president (1921-1923). he established the naval academy as well as smithsonian institute during this term.

• Aug. 19 Vilfredo Pareto

  Italian engineer, philosopher, economist, socioologist, political scientist and economist. his contributions to economics were significant, especially in the areas of income distribution analysis and the analysis of individual choices. he is also responsible for the popularization of the term "elite", in social analysis.

• Aug. 24 Kate Douglas Wiggin

  American author and educator (b. 1856)

• Sept. 10 Sukumar Ray

  Indian-bangladeshi playwright and poet (d. 1923)

• Sept. 12 Jules Violle

  French inventor and physicist (born 1841)

• Oct. 10 Andrés Avelino Cáceres

  Peruvian general, president of peru (b. 1836)

• Oct. 14 Marcellus Emants

  Dutch-swiss author, poet, and playwright (b. 1848)

• Nov. 5 Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen

  French poet and author (d. 1923)

• Nov. 17 Eduard Bornhöhe

  Estonian author (d. 1923)

• Nov. 23 Andy O'Sullivan

  Irish republican hunger striker

• Nov. 30 John Maclean

  Scottish revolutionary socialist, educator, and prominent political activist who fought for workers' rights in the early 20th century.

• Dec. 12 Raymond Radiguet

  Raymond Radiguet was a prodigious French writer who gained significant literary recognition at a very young age, notably through his relationship with Jean Cocteau and his novels exploring complex emotional landscapes.

• Dec. 27 Gustave Eiffel

  French engineer and designer. he is best known for his magnificent creations, including the bridge at bordeaux (1858), the viaducts at sioule neuvial (1868), the viaduct garabit (1882) and, at the end, the eiffel tower (1887-89). he built the first aerodynamic laboratory in auteuil in 1912.

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