Famous Deaths on October 23, Who Died on October 23
Here is a list who died on October 23. Famous deaths for the 23rd of October. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on October 23. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
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| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1134 | Abu al-Salt, Andalusian polymath |
| 1157 | Sweyn III, Danish king (b. c. 1125) |
| 1456 | John of Capistrano, Italian priest and saint (b. 1386) |
| 1550 | Tiedemann Giese, Polish bishop (b. 1480) |
| 1581 | Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529) |
| 1590 | Bernardino de Sahagún, Spanish-born Franciscan, compiler of the Florentine Codex of Aztecs history in Mexico (b. 1499) |
| 1616 | Leonhard Hutter, German theologian and academic (b. 1563) |
| 1688 | Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist and historian (b. 1610) |
| 1730 | Anne Oldfield, English actress (b. 1683) |
| 1764 | Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte, French admiral (b. 1683) |
| 1774 | Michel Benoist, French missionary and astronomer (b. 1715) |
| 1867 | Franz Bopp, German linguist and academic (b. 1791) |
| 1869 | Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1799) |
| 1872 | Théophile Gautier, French journalist, author, and poet (b. 1811) |
| 1885 | Charles S. West, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (b. 1829) |
| 1893 | Alexander of Battenberg (b. 1857) |
| 1910 | Chulalongkorn, Thai king (b. 1853) |
| 1915 | W. G. Grace, English cricketer and physician (b. 1848) |
| 1916 | Richard McFadden, Scottish footballer and soldier (b. 1889) |
| 1917 | Eugène Grasset, Swiss illustrator (b. 1845) |
| 1921 | John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish businessman, founded Dunlop Rubber (b. 1840) |
| 1935 | Charles Demuth, American painter and educator (b. 1883) |
| 1939 | Zane Grey, American dentist and author (b. 1872) |
| 1942 | Ralph Rainger, American pianist and composer (b. 1901) |
| 1943 | Wakashima Gonshirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 21st Yokozuna (b. 1876) |
| 1944 | Charles Glover Barkla, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877) |
| 1944 | Hana Brady, Czech holocaust victim (b. 1931) |
| 1950 | Al Jolson, Lithuanian-American actor and singer (b. 1886) |
| 1953 | Adrien de Noailles, French son of Jules Charles Victurnien de Noailles (b. 1869) |
| 1957 | Christian Dior, French fashion designer, founded Christian Dior S.A. (b. 1905) |
| 1959 | George Bouzianis, Greek painter (b. 1885) |
| 1959 | Gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (b. 1871) |
| 1964 | Frank Luther Mott, American historian and journalist (b. 1886) |
| 1978 | Maybelle Carter, American singer and autoharp player (Carter Family) (b. 1909) |
| 1983 | Jessica Savitch, American journalist (b. 1947) |
| 1984 | Oskar Werner, Austrian-German actor (b. 1922) |
| 1986 | Edward Adelbert Doisy, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1893) |
| 1988 | Asashio Tarō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 46th Yokozuna (b. 1929) |
| 1989 | Armida, Mexican-American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1911) |
| 1990 | Thomas Williams, American author and academic (b. 1926) |
| 1994 | Robert Lansing, American actor (b. 1928) |
| 1996 | Bob Grim, American baseball player (b. 1930) |
| 1997 | Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1916) |
| 1998 | Barnett Slepian, American physician (b. 1946) |
| 1999 | Eric Reece, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1909) |
| 2000 | Yokozuna, American wrestler (b. 1966) |
| 2001 | Josh Kirby, English illustrator (b. 1928) |
| 2001 | Daniel Wildenstein, French art dealer and historian (b. 1917) |
| 2002 | Adolph Green, American playwright and songwriter (b. 1915) |
| 2003 | Tony Capstick, English actor and singer (b. 1944) |
| 2003 | Soong Mei-ling, Chinese wife of Chiang Kai-shek, 2nd First Lady of the Republic of China (b. 1898) |
| 2004 | Robert Merrill, American actor and singer (b. 1919) |
| 2004 | Bill Nicholson, English footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1919) |
| 2005 | William Hootkins, American actor (b. 1948) |
| 2005 | John Muth, American economist and academic (b. 1930) |
| 2005 | Stella Obasanjo, Nigerian wife of Olusegun Obasanjo, 10th First Lady of Nigeria (b. 1945) |
| 2006 | Lebo Mathosa, South African singer (Boom Shaka) (b. 1977) |
| 2007 | John Ilhan, Turkish-Australian businessman, founded Crazy John's (b. 1965) |
| 2007 | Lim Goh Tong, Malaysian-Chinese businessman (b. 1918) |
| 2008 | Kevin Finnegan, English boxer (b. 1948) |
| 2009 | Lou Jacobi, Canadian-American actor (b. 1913) |
| 2010 | Fran Crippen, American swimmer (b. 1984) |
| 2010 | Stanley Tanger, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (b. 1923) |
| 2011 | Herbert A. Hauptman, American chemist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917) |
| 2011 | Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1987) |
| 2012 | William Joel Blass, American lawyer and politician (b. 1917) |
| 2012 | Wilhelm Brasse, Polish photographer (b. 1917) |
| 2012 | Roland de la Poype, French soldier and pilot (b. 1920) |
| 2012 | Sunil Gangopadhyay, Indian author and poet (b. 1934) |
| 2012 | Michael Marra, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1952) |
| 2013 | Wes Bialosuknia, American basketball player (b. 1945) |
| 2013 | Anthony Caro, English sculptor and academic (b. 1924) |
| 2013 | Niall Donohue, Irish hurler (b. 1990) |
| 2013 | Gypie Mayo, English guitarist and songwriter (Dr. Feelgood and The Yardbirds) (b. 1951) |
| 2013 | Bill Mazer, Ukrainian-American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1920) |
| 2014 | Ghulam Azam, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1922) |
| 2014 | John Bramlett, American football player (b. 1941) |
| 2014 | Bernard Mayes, English-American journalist and academic (b. 1929) |
| 2014 | Joan Quigley, American astrologer and author (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | Tullio Regge, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1931) |
| 2014 | Alvin Stardust, English singer and actor (b. 1942) |
| 2015 | Leon Bibb, American-Canadian singer (b. 1922) |
| 2015 | Roger De Clerck, Belgian businessman (b. 1924) |
| 2015 | Jim Roberts, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1940) |
| 2015 | Fred Sands, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Museum of Contemporary Art (b. 1938) |
| 2016 | Jack Chick, American cartoonist and publisher (b. 1924) |
| 2016 | Wim van der Voort, Dutch speed skater (b. 1923) |
| 2016 | Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (b. 1959) |
| 2017 | Walter Lassally, German cinematographer (b. 1926) |
| 2018 | Todd Reid, Australian tennis player (b. 1984) |
| 42 BC | Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger, Roman general and politician (b. 85 BC) |
| 877 | Ignatios of Constantinople, Byzantine patriarch (b. 797) |
| 891 | Yazaman al-Khadim, Abbasid general and politician |
| 902 | Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid emir (b. 850) |
| 930 | Daigo, Japanese emperor (b. 885) |
| 945 | Hyejong of Goryeo, Korean king (b. 912) |
| 949 | Yōzei, Japanese emperor (b. 869) |
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