Famous Deaths on February 23, Who Died on February 23
Here is a list who died on February 23. Famous deaths for the 23rd of February. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on February 23. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
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| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 00 | 1900 |
| 1011 | Willigis, German archbishop (b. 940) |
| 1100 | Emperor Zhezong of Song (b. 1076) |
| 1270 | Isabel of France (b. 1225) |
| 1447 | Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1390) |
| 1464 | Emperor Yingzong of Ming (b. 1427) |
| 1473 | Arnold, Duke of Gelderland (b. 1410) |
| 1526 | Diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies (b. c. 1479) |
| 1554 | Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire (b. 1515) |
| 1603 | Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519) |
| 1620 | Nicholas Fuller, English politician (b. 1543) |
| 1704 | Georg Muffat, French organist and composer (b. 1653) |
| 1766 | Stanisław Leszczyński, Polish king (b. 1677) |
| 1781 | George Taylor, Founding Father of the United States (b. 1716) |
| 1792 | Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic (b. 1723) |
| 1821 | John Keats, English poet (b. 1795) |
| 1848 | John Quincy Adams, American politician, 6th President of the United States (b. 1767) |
| 1855 | Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. 1777) |
| 1859 | Zygmunt Krasiński, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1812) |
| 1871 | Amanda Cajander, Finnish medical reformer (b. 1827) |
| 1879 | Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (b. 1803) |
| 1897 | Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (b. 1828) |
| 1900 | Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1867) |
| 1908 | Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (b. 1823) |
| 1918 | Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1882) |
| 1930 | Horst Wessel, German SA officer (b. 1907) |
| 1931 | Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (b. 1861) |
| 1934 | Edward Elgar, English composer and academic (b. 1857) |
| 1944 | Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist and engineer (b. 1863) |
| 1946 | Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (b. 1885) |
| 1948 | John Robert Gregg, Irish-American publisher and educator (b. 1866) |
| 1955 | Paul Claudel, French poet and playwright (b. 1868) |
| 1965 | Stan Laurel, English actor and comedian (b. 1890) |
| 1969 | Madhubala, Indian actress and producer (b. 1933) |
| 1973 | Dickinson W. Richards, American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895) |
| 1974 | Harry Ruby, American composer and screenwriter (b. 1895) |
| 1976 | L. S. Lowry, English painter (b. 1887) |
| 1979 | W. A. C. Bennett, Canadian businessman and politician, 25th Premier of British Columbia (b. 1900) |
| 1983 | Herbert Howells, English organist and composer (b. 1892) |
| 1990 | José Napoleón Duarte, Salvadoran engineer and politician, President of El Salvador (b. 1925) |
| 1995 | James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (b. 1916) |
| 1997 | Tony Williams, American drummer, composer, and producer (b. 1945) |
| 1998 | Philip Abbott, American actor and director (b. 1924) |
| 1999 | The Renegade, American wrestler (b. 1965) |
| 2003 | Howie Epstein, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (b. 1955) |
| 2004 | Vijay Anand, Indian director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1934) |
| 2006 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1912) |
| 2007 | John Ritchie, English footballer (b. 1941) |
| 2008 | Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (b. 1950) |
| 2010 | Orlando Zapata, Cuban plumber and activist (b. 1967) |
| 2011 | Nirmala Srivastava, Indian religious leader, founded Sahaja Yoga (b. 1923) |
| 2012 | William Raggio, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926) |
| 2013 | Eugene Bookhammer, American soldier and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (b. 1918) |
| 2014 | Alice Herz-Sommer, Czech-English Holocaust survivor, pianist and educator (b. 1903) |
| 2015 | James Aldridge, Australian-English journalist and author (b. 1918) |
| 2016 | Peter Lustig, German television host and author (b. 1937) |
| 2019 | Katherine Helmond, American actress (b. 1929) |
| 2021 | Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabian politician (b. 1930) |
| 715 | Al-Walid I, Umayyad caliph (b. 668) |
| 908 | Li Keyong, Shatuo military governor during the Tang Dynasty in China (b. 856) |
| 943 | Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, (b. 884) |
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