October 23rd famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on October 23rd
2029 - 2020
Famous deaths on October 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
2023
Finnish entrepreneur and dance teacher (b. 1927)
Indian cricketer and coach
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on October 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2019
Paullette Bourgeois was a Canadian children's author best known for her 'Franklin the Turtle' book series.
2018
Kinneth Anger was an American experimental filmmaker known for his avant-garde and occult-themed films.
Former Mayor of Coral Springs and member of the Florida Senate.
Australian tennis player (b. 1984)
2017
Noted folklorist and author who specialized in children's folklore.
German cinematographer (b. 1926)
2016
Rocker (dead or alive) - "spin me round".
American cartoonist and publisher (b. 1924)
Dutch speed skater (b. 1923)
2015
American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the museum of contemporary art (b. 1938)
Belgian businessman (b. 1924)
Canadian-american ice hockey coach and player (d. 2015).
American-canadian singer (b. 1922)
2014
Italian author and physicist. he discovered new symmetries for racan and clebsch gordan coefficients.
Renowned astronomer who discovered numerous comets.
Italian physicist known for his work in quantum field theory.
American astrologer, whose fascination with astrology started at age 15. as nancy reagan's private astrologer, she became the most prominent american astrologer. this became public in 1988 with the publication of donald regan's book. for the record revealed that reagan had an astrological adviser for the first time. time magazine published the story on 5/16/1988. she was described as "conservative …
Bangladeshi politician (b. 1922)
English singer and actor (d. 2014)
English-american academic and journalist (d. 2014).
American football player (b. 1941)
2013
English illustrator and sculptor (d. 2013).
American basketball player (b. 1945)
Ukrainian-american journalist and sportscaster (b. 1920)
English guitarist and songwriter (dr. feelgood and the yardbirds) (b. 1951)
Irish hurler (b. 1990)
2012
French soldier and pilot (b. 1920)
Indian poet and author (d. 2012).
Polish photographer (b. 1917)
Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)
2011
Nusrat Bhutto was a Pakistani politician and businesswoman who served as the First Lady of Pakistan.
American mathematician and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2011)
Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1987)
Nobel laureate known for his contributions to the development of direct methods for the determination of crystal structures.
2010
American open water swimmer who tragically died during a race.
American businessman and philanthropist, tanger factory outlet centers was founded (d. 2010).
American long-distance swimmer (born in 1984).
American soldier pilot and cartoonist (d.2010)
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on October 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009
Pakistani playback singer known for her melodious voice.
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Toronto, ontario -- comedian (dean martin show, melba)
2008
Respected journalist and editor-in-chief assassinated in 2008.
British boxer (born 1948)
2007
Founder of Genting Group, one of Malaysia's largest conglomerates.
Turkish-australian businessman, founded crazy john's (b. 1965)
Born 1918, malaysian-born chinese businessman
2006
South african singer (boom shaka) (b. 1977)
2005
American economist and academic (b. 1930)
Nigerian wife of olusegun obasanjo, 10th first lady of nigeria (b. 1945)
American actor (born 1948).
2004
English footballer and tottenham hotspur manager. (d. 2004)
American actor and baritone operatic, who also worked in the musical theatre scene. in 1993, he was awarded the national medal of arts.
2003
Chinese political figure and First Lady of the Republic of China.
Pioneering ambient musician and composer in Japan.
English actor and singer (b. 1944)
Chinese wife of chiang kai-shek, 2nd first lady of the republic of china (b. 1898)
2002
American playwright and songwriter (b. 1915)
American playwright and lyricist (born 1915).
2001
French art tycoon and third in a family of art dealers. he was known as the undisputed authority on impressionist painters such as fragonard, manet, or monet. many catalogues raisonna(c), mainly those relating to the works of modgliani and gauguin, gauguin, van dongen. vlaminck, pissarro, utrillo were published by him.
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British actress known for her roles in classic films.
English illustrator and painter (d. 2001).
British artist (born 1928).
2000
American wrestler (d. 2000)
Samoan-american professional wrestling champion (born 1966).
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on October 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999
Australian politician, 32nd premier of tasmania (d. 1999)
1998
American physician (born 1946)
1997
Inventor of the first ATM machine and a pioneer in the field of self-service banking.
Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
1996
American baseball player (born 1930).
Sailor dies at 68
Writer dies at 91
Pianist/teacher, dies at 67
Artist dies at 47
1994
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Actor (blade runner and equalizer) dies from cancer at 66
Head (cbs news), suffers a stroke at 78
1992
Dutch painter/graphic artist
1991
Dies at 31
1990
French-algerian philosopher, teacher at the ens and marxist, he was also an author. he spent five years in concentration camps during ww ii.
United states -- ice hockey (1960 olympics - gold medalist).
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on October 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989
Mexican-american actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)
Mexican-american stage, vaudeville and film star (d. 1989)
1988
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 46th yokozuna (b. 1929)
The 46th yokozuna, a japanese sumo wrestler (born 1929).
1986
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Actor (french detective slap, jigsaw), dies at 67
American biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1893)
At 92, the vitamin k discoverer (nobel 1943) dies
1984
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A renowned Austrian actor known for his roles in films like 'Jules and Jim'.
American politician and lawyer who served as the 29th Governor of Florida.
Leader of the u.s. musicians' union (born in 1892)
1983
Jessica Savitch was an American television news reporter and anchor who worked for NBC News.
Of margate, new jersey, newscaster (nbc weekend), dies in car accident drowning at age 36 (born 1947).
Of margate, new jersey, newscaster (nbc weekend), dies in car accident drowning at age 36 (born 1947).
Jolson story, actress, dies at 80 from a heart attack
1982
Brazilian pianist dies at 52
1980
Hungarian-born swiss rabbi and businessman (b. 1923)
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on October 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1978
American autoharpist (carter family and the carter sisters). (d. 1978).
1975
Actor (wasp women, machine-gun kelly), is killed at 43
Actor (outer gate. i cover the war), died at 77
1972
Famous English ceramic artist known for her unique designs.
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on October 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1969
American journalist and author known for his work on civil liberties.
American r&b singer-songwriter (d. 1969)
1966
Actress, big parade, dies at 88 after a long battle with cancer
1964
American historian and journalist (b. 1886)
1962
Maisie Hurley was a prominent Māori activist in New Zealand.
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on October 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959
Swedish actress (born in 1871)
Greek painter (born 1885).
1957
Renowned fashion designer known for founding the fashion house of Dior.
French fashion designer (born 1905)
Renowned French fashion designer known for founding the fashion house Christian Dior.
Actor (one-way passage), dies in 86
1954
Composer dies at 76
1953
French son of jules charles victurnien de noailles (d. 1953).
8th duc de noailles (born 1869)
Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83
1952
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Spokane, washington -- actress. (random harvest. young ideas).
1950
Russian actor and singer. he is most well-known for his role in "the jazz singer", the first talk-picture. he moved to america as a child and sang in a synagogue in which his father was a singer. he started his interest in showbusiness with a circus. then he became a vaudeville and black-faced café entertainer. he became america's most famous …
Singer / actor (jazz singer), dies at 64
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on October 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1948
Composer dies at 71
1946
Canadian author and wildlife artist known for his works on nature and animals.
1944
Emmalise Cézanne was a French Post-Impressionist painter and the daughter of the famous artist Paul Cézanne.
English-scottish physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1877)
Jewish-czech holocaust victim (d. 1944)
English physicist and nobel prize laureate (born in 1877).
1943
The 21st yokozuna, a japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1943).
The 21st yokozuna, a japanese sumo wrestler (born 1876).
1942
Ralph rainger was an american composer known for his work in composing music for films, including the song 'thanks for the memory' from the film 'the big broadcast of 1938'.
German general/commandant of african corps
American composer (born 1901).
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on October 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1939
Us writer spirit of the border, a westernist from the united states, dies at 67
1936
Flemish actress, bitter pill, dies at age 80
1935
Pioneer in the field of engineering in the Middle East.
American painter and educator (b. 1883)
Abe landau and otto berman are killed in a shooting at a newark saloon. this will be known as the chophouse massacre.
Us gangster, murdered
Us gangster, murdered
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on October 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1929
Historian (manch school for historiography), died at 74
1928
French historian
1927
Jennie Darwin was a botanist known for her work on plant physiology and genetics.
1926
Olympia Brown was a prominent American suffragist and women's rights activist.
1925
Composer dies at 50
1921
Scottish businessman, founded dunlop rubber (b. 1840)
Scottish inventor (born 1840)
Dunlop rubber, a scottish inventor of air tires, dies at 81
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on October 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1917
Swiss illustrator (b. 1845)
1916
Scottish footballer and soldier (b. 1889)
1915
English cricketer and physician (b. 1848)
English cricketer (born 1848)
1912
Known for his work in astronomy and geology.
1910
Thai king (b. 1853)
King of thailand (born 1853)
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on October 23rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1903
At the age of 66, he dies.
1901
German-swiss businessman (d. 1919).