32 notable people died on March 23, including Francisco Ruiz-Tagle, Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, Maximo Kalaw.
21st Century
6 deaths
Aharon Megged
journalistliterary critic
Israeli writer (1920–2016)
Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi
composersinger
Indian singer (1920-2019)
LH
Llewellya Hillis-Colinvaux
botanical collectorbotanist
Canadian-born American marine biologist (1930-2019)
Naomi Henrik
sculptor
Israeli sculptor (1920-2018)
ZM
Zororo Makamba
announcerjournalist
Zimbabwean journalist
RK
Russell Kerr
artistic directorballet dancer
New Zealand choreographer (1930-2022)
20th Century
15 deaths
Maximo Kalaw
ministernovelist
Filipino politician
James Earl Rudder
military personnelpolitician
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1910-1970)
Andrejs Auzāns
astronomermilitary officer
Latvian general and topographer (1871-1953)
Henri Berény
classical violinistcomposer
Hungarian composer (1871-1932)
Oscar Asche
actorfilm actor
Australian actor and director (1871–1936)
Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
politicianwriter
British Liberal and later Labour politician and pacifist (1871-1946)
Phan Châu Trinh
poetpolitical activist
Vietnamese nationalist in the 20th century
Walery Eljasz Radzikowski
artistgraphic artist
Polish artist (1841-1905)
Ana de Castro Osório
children's writereditor
Portuguese suffragist, editor (1872–1935)
Alfred Świerkosz
journalist
Polish journalist
TB
Tadeusz Baranowski
biochemistchemist
Polish chemist (1910-1993)
Max Edler von Poosch
painter
Austrian painter (1872-1968)
PR
Patricia Marjorie Ralph
academicbiologist
New Zealand marine biologist and university lecturer (1920 – 1995)
MN
Moses H. Nickerson
poetpolitician
Canadian politician (1844–1943)
LV
Lilla Vanston
paintersculptor
Irish sculptor and portrait painter (1870-1959)
19th Century
2 deaths
Francisco Ruiz-Tagle
military personnelminister
President of Chile (1790-1860)
EM
Ernest Moffitt
draftspersongraphic artist
Australian artist (1871–1899)
18th Century
3 deaths
Olof Rudbeck the Younger
botanistexplorer
Swedish biologist (1660-1740)
Sámuel Mikoviny
astronomercartographer
Slovak cartographer, engineer-surveyor, mathematician, astronomer and polymath
Martin van Meytens
paintervisual artist
Swedish-Austrian painter (1695–1770)
17th Century
2 deaths
Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont
astronomerengineer
Spanish inventor (1553-1613)
Luis de Góngora
playwrightpoet
Spanish Baroque lyric poet (1561-1627)
16th Century
2 deaths
Michel de l'Hôpital
juristpoet
French statesman
Hermann von Weinsberg
autobiographerdiarist
German writer (1518–1597)
13th Century
1 death
Guðmundur Arason
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic bishop
12th Century
1 death
Odo I, Duke of Burgundy
monarch
Duke of Burgundy
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