25 notable people died on February 23, including Dickinson W. Richards, Lorenzo Arrazola y García, François Viète.
21st Century
2 deaths
Mauri Favén
painter
Finnish painter (1920-2006)
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Julien Ries
Catholic priesthistorian
Belgian cardinal and historian (1920–2013)
20th Century
14 deaths
Dickinson 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)
Gustav Storm
historianphilologist
Norwegian historian (1845–1903)
Clarence M. Leumane
librettistsongwriter
English singer, actor, lyricist (1845-1928)
Antal Günther
journalistlawyer
Hungarian politician
István Mihály
journalistlyricist
Hungarian writer (1892-1945)
José María Moncada
journalistpolitician
President of Nicaragua (1870-1945)
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)
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Sergey Snegov
science fiction writerwriter
Soviet writer
19th Century
4 deaths
Lorenzo 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)
Vicente Ramón Roca
merchantpolitician
President of Ecuador (1845 - 1849)
18th Century
2 deaths
Carlos 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 death
François Viète
cryptographerlawyer
French mathematician (*1540 – †1603)
16th Century
2 deaths
Andreas Dudith
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and diplomat (1533-1589)
Benvenuto Cellini
architectural draftspersonart historian
Florentine sculptor and goldsmith (1500–1571)
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