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History Deaths on April 23

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History Deaths on April 23

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John Mills, English actor (b. 1908)

#John_Mills

In 2005

Adeliza of Louvain (b. 1103)

#Adeliza_of_Louvain

In 1151

William Wordsworth, English poet and author (b. 1770)

#William_Wordsworth

In 1850

William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (b. 1564)

#William_Shakespeare

In 1616

Francis Tsai, American author and illustrator (b. 1967)

#Francis_Tsai

In 2015

Earl Wilson, American baseball player, coach and educator (b. 1934)

#Earl_Wilson_(baseball)

In 2005

Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of State (b. 1924)

#Max_van_der_Stoel

In 2011

Adalbert of Prague, Czech bishop, missionary, and saint (b. 956)

#Adalbert_of_Prague

In 997

Harold Arlen, American composer (b. 1905)

#Harold_Arlen

In 1986

Minamoto no Tametomo, Japanese samurai (b. 1139)

#Minamoto_no_Tametomo

In 1170

Bak Jungyang, Korean politician

#Bak_Jungyang

In 1959

Inge King, German-born Australian sculptor (b. 1915)

#Inge_King

In 2016

Antonio Maccanico, Italian banker and politician (b. 1924)

#Antonio_Maccanico

In 2013

Domenico della Rovere, Catholic cardinal (b. 1442)

#Domenico_della_Rovere

In 1501

F. Michael Rogers, American general (b. 1921)

#F._Michael_Rogers

In 2014

Otto Preminger, Ukrainian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1906)

#Otto_Preminger

In 1986

Childebert III, Frankish king (b. 670)

#Childebert_III

In 711

Béla III of Hungary (b. c.1148)

#Béla_III_of_Hungary

In 1196

Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec (b. 1823)

#Gédéon_Ouimet

In 1905

Richard Corliss, American journalist and critic (b. 1944)

#Richard_Corliss

In 2015

Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (b. 1741)

#Karl_Friedrich_Bahrdt

In 1792

Red Garland, American pianist (b. 1923)

#Red_Garland

In 1984

LeRoy T. Walker, American football player and coach (b. 1918)

#LeRoy_T._Walker

In 2012

Æthelred the Unready, English son of Edgar the Peaceful (b. 968)

#Æthelred_the_Unready

In 1016

P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (b. 1899)

#P._L._Travers

In 1996

Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and author (b. 1897)

#Josep_Pla

In 1981

Jean Victor Allard, Canadian general (b. 1913)

#Jean_Victor_Allard

In 1996

Joan of Acre (b. 1272)

#Joan_of_Acre

In 1307

Boris Godunov, Russian ruler (b. 1551)

#Boris_Godunov

In 1605

Robert W. Edgar, American educator and politician (b. 1943)

#Robert_W._Edgar

In 2013

Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (b. 1931)

#Boris_Yeltsin

In 2007

David Halberstam, American journalist, historian and author (b. 1934)

#David_Halberstam

In 2007

Michael Glawogger, Austrian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1959)

#Michael_Glawogger

In 2014

Maurice, Prince of Orange (b. 1567)

#Maurice,_Prince_of_Orange

In 1625

Peter Porter, Australian-born British poet (b. 1929)

#Peter_Porter_(poet)

In 2010

Pierre Claude Nolin, Canadian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Canadian Senate (b. 1950)

#Pierre_Claude_Nolin

In 2015

Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author (b. 1889)

#Teresa_de_la_Parra

In 1936

Brian Boru, Irish king (b. 941)

#Brian_Boru

In 1014

Rupert Brooke, English poet (b. 1887)

#Rupert_Brooke

In 1915

Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (b. 1768)

#Jacques_Félix_Emmanuel_Hamelin

In 1839

Alexander I of Scotland (b. 1078)

#Alexander_I_of_Scotland

In 1124

James Earl Ray, American assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1928)

#James_Earl_Ray

In 1998

Bob Brozman, American guitarist (b. 1954)

#Bob_Brozman

In 2013

Ray Jackson, Australian activist (b. 1941)

#Ray_Jackson_(Aboriginal_activist)

In 2015

Johnny Thunders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952)

#Johnny_Thunders

In 1991

Solomon I of Imereti (b. 1735)

#Solomon_I_of_Imereti

In 1784

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and politician (b. 1721)

#Guillaume-Chrétien_de_Lamoignon_de_Malesherbes

In 1794

Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister from 1995-1996 (b. 1932)

#Banharn_Silpa-archa

In 2016

Saint George, Roman soldier and martyr (b. 275)

#Saint_George

In 303

Olivier de Clisson, French soldier (b. 1326)

#Olivier_de_Clisson

In 1407

Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (b. 1908)

#Buster_Crabbe

In 1983

Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (b. 1911)

#Connie_Marrero

In 2014

Jaap Havekotte, Dutch speed skater and producer of ice skates (b. 1912)

#Jaap_Havekotte

In 2014

John C. Stennis, American lawyer and politician (b. 1904)

#John_C._Stennis

In 1995

Paulette Goddard, American actress (b. 1910)

#Paulette_Goddard

In 1990

Margaret Fell, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (b. 1614)

#Margaret_Fell

In 1702

Cesar Chavez, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers (b. 1927)

#Cesar_Chavez

In 1993

Sam Ervin, American lawyer and politician (b. 1896)

#Sam_Ervin

In 1985

Denis Compton, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1918)

#Denis_Compton

In 1997

Charles G. Dawes, American banker and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1865)

#Charles_G._Dawes

In 1951

Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general (b. 1780)

#Georgios_Karaiskakis

In 1827

Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic (b. 1924)

#Frank_W._J._Olver

In 2013

Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 172nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1907)

#Konstantinos_Karamanlis

In 1998

Tanka Prasad Acharya, Nepalese politician, 27th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1912)

#Tanka_Prasad_Acharya

In 1992

James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (b. 1922)

#James_Casey_(variety_artist)

In 2011

George Ohsawa, Japanese founder of the Macrobiotic diet (b. 1893)

#George_Ohsawa

In 1966

Alferd Packer, American prospector (b. 1842)

#Alferd_Packer

In 1907

Howard Cosell, American lawyer and journalist (b. 1918)

#Howard_Cosell

In 1995

Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian politician, 31st Premier of Queensland (b. 1911)

#Joh_Bjelke-Petersen

In 2005

Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

#Satyajit_Ray

In 1992

Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist (b. 1815)

#Carl_Ludwig

In 1895

Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford, English politician and nobleman (b. c. 1338)

#Aubrey_de_Vere,_10th_Earl_of_Oxford

In 1400

Zhu Xi, Chinese philosopher (b. 1130)

#Zhu_Xi

In 1200

Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick, American soprano singer and presenter (b.1983)

In 2019

Jim Steffen, American football player (b. 1936)

In 2015

Patric Standford, English composer and educator (b. 1939)

In 2014

Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (b. 1951)

In 2014

Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, clarinet player, and conductor (b. 1946)

In 2014

Kathryn Wasserman Davis, American philanthropist and scholar (b. 1907)

In 2013

Tony Grealish, English footballer (b. 1956)

In 2013

Raymond Thorsteinsson, Canadian geologist and paleontologist (b. 1921)

In 2012

Chris Ethridge, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1947)

In 2012

Billy Bryans, Canadian drummer, songwriter and producer (b. 1947)

In 2012

Lillemor Arvidsson, Swedish trade union leader and politician, 34th Governor of Gotland (b. 1943)

In 2012

John Sullivan, English screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)

In 2011

Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, English businessman and politician (b. 1921)

In 2011

Tom King, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1943)

In 2011

Peter Randall, English sergeant (b. 1930)

In 2007

Paul Erdman, Canadian-American economist and author (b. 1932)

In 2007

Phil Walden, American record producer and manager, co-founder of Capricorn Records (b. 1940)

In 2006

Romano Scarpa, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1927)

In 2005

Al Grassby, Australian journalist and politician (b. 1928)

In 2005

Robert Farnon, Canadian-English trumpet player, composer and conductor (b. 1917)

In 2005

Herman Veenstra, Dutch water polo player (b. 1911)

In 2004

Fernand Fonssagrives, French-American photographer (b. 1910)

In 2003

Thanassis Skordalos, Greek singer-songwriter and lyra player (b. 1920)

In 1998

Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist (b. 1904)

In 1995

Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Canadian farmer and politician, 13th Premier of Manitoba (b. 1895)

In 1995

Jim Laker, English cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1922)

In 1986

Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (b. 1916)

In 1985

George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (b. 1891)

In 1965

Jules Berry, French actor and director (b. 1883)

In 1951

Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author and critic (b. 1808)

In 1889

James Abercrombie, Scottish general and politician (b. 1706)

In 1781

Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet and author (b. 1621)

In 1695

Gaspara Stampa, Italian poet (b. 1523)

In 1554

Aegidius of Assisi, companion of Saint Francis of Assisi

In 1262

Inge II of Norway (b. 1185)

In 1217

Ekkehard II, Swiss monk and abbot

In 990

Wichmann the Elder, Saxon nobleman

In 944

Yang Shihou, Chinese general

In 915

Æthelred of Wessex (b. 837)

In 871

Wihtred of Kent (b. 670)

In 725

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