15 notable people died on February 23, including Dickinson W. Richards, Lorenzo Arrazola y García, François Viète.
20th Century
9 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)
Antal Günther
journalistlawyer
Hungarian politician
José María Moncada
journalistpolitician
President of Nicaragua (1870-1945)
István Mihály
journalistlyricist
Hungarian writer (1892-1945)
Risieri Frondizi
anthropologistphilosopher
Argentine philosopher and anthropologist (1910–1983)
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson
composerpianist
Icelandic composer (1847–1927)
19th Century
3 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)
18th Century
1 death
Magnus Stenbock
military personnelpainter
Swedish noble (1664-1717)
17th Century
1 death
François Viète
cryptographerlawyer
French mathematician (*1540 – †1603)
16th Century
1 death
Andreas Dudith
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and diplomat (1533-1589)
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