20 notable people died on April 23, including Charles G. Dawes, Cædwalla of Wessex, Judith of Bavaria.
21st Century
1 death
Boris Yeltsin
civil engineermaster builder
Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931–2007)
20th Century
8 deaths
Charles G. Dawes
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1925)
Henry John Cambie
civil engineerengineer
Canadian engineer (1836-1928)
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Roland Penrose
art collectorart historian
British artist and art historian (1900-1984)
Laura Kieler
authorjournalist
Norwegian writer (1849-1932)
Park Jung-yang
autobiographerphilosopher
Korean Joseon dynasty and Japanese-ruled Korean bureaucrat, politician, liberalism and social activists (1872-1959)
Teresa de la Parra
novelistshort story writer
Venezuelan novelist (1889–1936)
Hjalmar Waage
journalistwriter
Norwegian newspaper editor and writer (1892–1939)
Henryk Józewski
painterpolitician
Polish artist (1892-1981)
19th Century
5 deaths
Julius Timoleon Ducatel
chemistgeologist
Geologist 1796-1849
Alexander Contee Hanson
editorjournalist
American politician (1786-1819)
Erik Gustaf Geijer
composerdraftsperson
Swedish writer, historian, poet, philosopher, and composer (1783–1847)
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Miguel Santa María
diplomatwriter
Mexican diplomat and writer (1789-1837)
Juan Lindo y Zelaya
lawyerpolitician
President of Honduras and El Salvador (1790-1857)
18th Century
2 deaths
Solomon I of Imereti
monarchpublic figure
King of Imereti
Johan Hinric Lidén
donorhistorian
Historian of Swedish literature
17th Century
1 death
Johannes Zollikofer
theologianwriter
Swiss vicar (1633-1692)
10th Century
1 death
Japanese waka poet
9th Century
1 death
Judith of Bavaria
monarch
Carolingian empress and queen of the Franks
7th Century
1 death
Cædwalla of Wessex
monarch
King of Wessex
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