3 notable people died on February 23, including Dickinson W. Richards, Lorenzo Arrazola y García, François Viète.
20th Century
1 deathDickinson W. Richards
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1956)
19th Century
1 deathLorenzo Arrazola y García
diplomatjudge
Spanish politician (1797-1873)
17th Century
1 deathFrançois Viète
cryptographerlawyer
French mathematician (*1540 – †1603)
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