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List of celebrities and famous people who died on March 23rd

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on March 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2022

  • Madeleyn Albright was an American professional tennis player who won multiple Grand Slam titles in the 1950s and 1960s.

  • Czechoslovakian-american diplomat, 64th united states secretary of state (b. 1937)

2021

  • George Segal

    American stage and film actor who was nominated for an oscar in 1966 for his role as "who's afraid of virginia woolf". other hits included "blume in love", "a touch of class", 1973 and, more recently, "the mirror has two faces", and "flirting with disaster", both 1996. he was also a recording artist, having released the 1967 album "the yama …

2020

  • Italian actress who starred in many acclaimed films.

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on March 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

  • Denise DuBarry

    Denise DuBarry was an American actress known for her roles in 'Being There' and 'Black Sheep Squadron.'

2018

  • Mirelle Knoll was a French Holocaust survivor who became a prominent activist for Holocaust remembrance and education.

  • Delores Taylor

    Delores Taylor was an actress known for her role in the Billy Jack film series.

2017

  • Lola Albright

    American actress. she is a tough-talking, stylish and well-known for her roles as a barbara stanwyck type. before being discovered by hollywood, she worked as a switchboard operator for a radio station and as a stenographer. her films include "champion", 1949, "a cold wind in august", 1961, and "the impossible years." 1968, and the tv series peter gunn. 1958-61.

  • Mexican investigative journalist (b. 1962)

2016

  • Ken Howard

    American actor, writer and musician. he was also a producer and star in the tv series "white shadow" from 1978. he received the theater world award for "1776" in 1969 and the tony award for his supporting role in "child's play" in 1970.

  • Sr., american baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2016)

2015

  • First Prime Minister of Singapore, served from 1959 to 1990.

  • English singer-songwriter, actor, and television personality (b. 1990)

  • Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st prime minister of singapore (b. 1923)

  • American basketball player and lieutenant (b. 1923)

  • Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

2014

  • Spanish statesman who served as the first democratically elected Prime Minister after Franco's dictatorship.

  • Czech painter and illustrator (b. 1928)

  • Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st prime minister of spain (b. 1932)

  • Canadian-american singer-songwriter/bass player (gwar x–cops death piggy, dave brockie experience). (d. 2014).

2013

  • Russian-born soviet-british mathematician and businessman (b. 1946)

  • American baseball player and coach (b. 1917)

  • Filipino economist, historian, and academic (b. 1926)

  • Canadian-american bodybuilder and publisher, co-founded the international federation of bodybuilding & fitness (b. 1919)

2012

2011

  • Elizabeth Taylor

    British-american actress, born in london to american parents who now reside in britain. after learning ballet, she performed once before the queen.

  • Known for his political thrillers.

  • Pakistani painter and Sufi poet known for his vibrant abstract art.

  • One of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer.

  • Puerto rican poet and writer (b.1930)

2010

  • Renowned medieval historian and author who specialized in the history of medicine.

  • Midge Costanza was a prominent businesswoman known for her contributions to various industries.

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on March 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

2008

2007

  • Known for his contributions to set theory and the continuum hypothesis.

  • American rodeo star and drag racer (d. 2007).

  • American mathematician, fields medal winner (born 1934).

2006

  • American combat medic who was the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor.

  • American combat medic who was the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor.

  • American sergeant, medal of honor recipient (b. 1932)

  • American singer, songwriter, and dancer (born 1918).

  • Medal of honor recipient (born 1932).

2004

  • Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 39th premier of victoria (b. 1916)

  • Australian politician (born 1916)

2003

  • Renowned French fashion designer known for her innovative designs.

  • Austrian-english flute player and journalist (b. 1926)

2002

  • Willimantic, connecticut -- opera soprano (interrupted melody)

  • British astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of galaxies and dark matter.

  • Australian-english cricketer (b. 1977)

2001

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on March 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

1998

1996

  • Aman Gandhi was a prominent social activist known for his work in promoting peace and non-violence.

  • Artist/printmaker dies at 72.

  • Record producer dies at 73

1995

1994

  • Giulietta Masina

    Italian actress, who performed with such passion and depth that she could imbue everyday life with a touch of the absurd. her films include "la strada", "juliet of the spirits," or "the madwoman of chaillot."

  • Greek painter known for his abstract and expressionist works that captured the essence of Greek landscapes.

  • Welsh-english composer and pianist (flanders & swann) (d.1994)

  • Mexican economist and politician (b. 1950)

  • Spanish opus dei bishop, dies at age 80.

1993

1992

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on March 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1988

  • Made significant contributions to the study of variable stars.

1987

  • Estonian singer, violinist, and bagpipe player (d. 1987)

1986

1985

  • First African American woman to serve in the U.S. Cabinet.

  • American educator, lawyer, and government official. harris was secretary of housing and urban development for the united states and secretary of health, education, and welfare for the united states. harris was the first african american woman to be elected to the united states cabinet. she was also the first woman to be elected to the presidency's succession line. on 23 …

  • American politician (representative-democrat) dies at age 60.

  • Greek-american scholar and educator (b. 1908)

  • Baron beeching, english physicist and engineer (b. 1913)

1984

  • Shauna Grant was an American adult film actress known for her work in the 1980s.

1983

  • First person to receive a permanent artificial heart.

  • First person to receive a permanent artificial heart implant.

  • 1st recipient of an artifical heart, dies at 62 after 112 days

1982

  • First artificial heart recipient (born 1921)

  • Italian author (casa della vita), dies at 85

1981

  • Contributed to the understanding of the evolution of galaxies.

  • Beatrice Tinsley was a renowned astronomer known for her work on the evolution of galaxies.

  • Curt Stern was a renowned geneticist known for his work on the effects of radiation on genetic material.

  • English motorcycle racer (d. 1981).

1980

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on March 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

1978

1977

1973

  • Actor (phantom rancher - $50, 000 reward), is killed at 77

1972

  • Spanish fashion designer and the most prominent spanish couturier. balenciaga was one of the first to bring a spanish style to french fashion. he brought his exquisite styles for dresses, suits, and gowns to paris, where he established a clientele that included royalty, the elite of international society, and movie stars. balenciaga was a master of illusion and his designs …

  • Spanish fashion designer (born 1895)

1971

  • English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1971)

  • A dutch writer, he was a novelist, essayist, and historian with a cynical style. he was also an aggressive opponent to middle-class mores. he studied medicine, and at one point worked as a doctor on ships.

  • Composer dies at 67

1970

  • Canadian-american actor and director (d. 70)

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on March 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

  • Myrian Wevill was a Canadian poet and the second wife of the famous poet Ted Hughes.

  • Urblik, a german philosopher/author, dies at the age of 87.

1968

  • Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist known for 'The Last Hurrah'.

  • American novelist, pulitzer prize for fiction winner (born 1918).

1967

  • Known for his work in organic chemistry and the synthesis of natural products.

1966

1965

  • American actress and screenwriter, producer of dancers (d. 1965).

1964

  • Peter Lorre

    Hungarian actor on stage, tv and film, as well screenwriter and director. lorre was a bank clerk in vienna and received stage training. his first appearance in zurich was in zurich. he was virtually unknown after seven years of stage work in germany, austria, and switzerland. then came a few supporting roles in german films.

  • Russian ballet choreographer gayaneh dies at the age of 66.

1963

  • Norwegian mathematician and logician (b. 1887)

  • This happens seconds after being koed at the feather-weight championship

1962

1961

1960

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on March 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1958

1957

1956

  • Renowned Danish novelist known for her works exploring themes of love and loss.

1955

1953

  • Raul Dufy was a French Fauvist painter known for his colorful and lively depictions of modern life.

  • French Fauvist painter known for his colorful and decorative style.

  • French painter and master draftsman. his technique was to focus everything on the drawing. dufy's method was uncorrected and direct, with an spontaneity that had been developed over years of training.

  • Estonian playwright and author (d. 1953).

1952

1951

  • Lindley Simpson was a poet known for his lyrical works and contributions to literature.

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on March 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1947

1946

1945

1944

  • British general-major (burma) dies in an air crash

1943

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on March 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1937

  • Marshall Planck was a politician known for his contributions to economic policies.

  • Danish poet / essayist dies at 66

1935

1931

1930

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on March 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1927

1926

  • Founded Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania.

1925

1923

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on March 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

1918

1914

1910

  • French photographer, journalist, and author (b. 1820)

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on March 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1907

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