21 notable people died on October 23, including Charles Glover Barkla, Herbert A. Hauptman, Edward A. Doisy.
21st Century
3 deaths
Herbert A. Hauptman
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1985)
FL
Félix Sabal Lecco
diplomatminister
Cameron politician
BM
Bill Mazer
journalistradio personality
American television and radio personality (1920-2013)
20th Century
10 deaths
Charles Glover Barkla
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1917)
Edward A. Doisy
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1943)
Sigurd Christiansen
playwrightwriter
Norwegian writer (1891-1947)
Ina Lange
pianistwriter
Finnish pianist (1846-1930)
Eugène Grasset
draftspersongraphic designer
French painter (1845-1917)
Alfred Neumann
architectpedagogue
Architect (1900-1968)
Artur Markowicz
painter
Polish artist (1872-1934)
GF
Gordon Hamilton Fairley
oncologistphysician
British scientist and cancer researcher (1930–1975)
CS
Constantin T. Stoika
diaristpoet
Romanian writer
Sri Sitthi Songkhram
military leader
Thai general (1891-1933)
19th Century
4 deaths
Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza
diplomatjournalist
19th century Mexican writer, dramatist and diplomat (1789-1851)
Jessie Catherine Couvreur
journalistnovelist
Australian writer; raised in Tasmania, resident of Belgium and England as a novelist (1848-1897)
Alexander Ross
explorer
Canadian fur trader and author
Mariquita Sánchez
chroniclercorrespondent
Argentine Salon-holder (1786-1868)
18th Century
1 death
María Andresa Casamayor
mathematicianschool teacher
Spanish mathematician and teacher
17th Century
1 death
Theodore Beza
Bible translatorhistorian
French Reformed Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar (1519-1605)
16th Century
2 deaths
Peter Flötner
architectgoldsmith
German sculptor (1485-1546)
Luisa Sigea de Velasco
humanistpoet
Spanish poet
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