23 notable people died on February 23, including Dickinson W. Richards, Lorenzo Arrazola y García, François Viète.
21st Century
2 deathsMauri Favén
painter
Finnish painter (1920-2006)
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Julien Ries
Catholic priesthistorian
Belgian cardinal and historian (1920–2013)
20th Century
14 deathsDickinson W. Richards
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1956)
Albert Victor Bäcklund
mathematicianphysicist
Swedish mathematician and physicist (1845-1922)
Ashot Petrosian
computer scientistmathematician
Armenian mathematician (1930-1998)
Antal Günther
journalistlawyer
Hungarian politician
Clarence M. Leumane
librettistsongwriter
English singer, actor, lyricist (1845-1928)
José María Moncada
journalistpolitician
President of Nicaragua (1870-1945)
István Mihály
journalistlyricist
Hungarian writer (1892-1945)
Gustav Storm
historianphilologist
Norwegian historian (1845–1903)
Risieri Frondizi
anthropologistphilosopher
Argentine philosopher and anthropologist (1910–1983)
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson
composerpianist
Icelandic composer (1847–1927)
Dénes Andrássy
graphic artistpainter
Hungarian nobleman (1835–1913)
Elizabeth Stephansen
mathematician
Norwegian mathematician
Leonard Juda Frank
photographer
Canadian photographer (1870-1944)
SS
Sergey Snegov
science fiction writerwriter
Soviet writer
19th Century
3 deathsLorenzo Arrazola y García
diplomatjudge
Spanish politician (1797-1873)
Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson
poetwriter
American poet and writer (1737-1801)
Jan Stefani
chapelmastercomposer
Czech conductor, violinist and composer (1746–1829)
18th Century
2 deathsCarlos José Gutiérrez de los Ríos y Rohan Chabot Fernán-Núñez
diplomatmilitary personnel
Spanish diplomat and soldier (1742–1795)
Magnus Stenbock
military personnelpainter
Swedish noble (1664-1717)
17th Century
1 deathFrançois Viète
cryptographerlawyer
French mathematician (*1540 – †1603)
16th Century
1 deathAndreas Dudith
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and diplomat (1533-1589)
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