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Famous Deaths on October 23

18 notable people died on October 23, including Charles Glover Barkla, Herbert A. Hauptman, Edward A. Doisy.

Total Deaths
18
Avg Age at Death
65
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

3 deaths
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

9 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1917)
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1943)
Sigurd Christiansen
Sigurd Christiansen
playwrightwriter
Norwegian writer (1891-1947)
Ina Lange
Ina Lange
pianistwriter
Finnish pianist (1846-1930)
Alfred Neumann
Alfred Neumann
architectpedagogue
Architect (1900-1968)
Polish artist (1872-1934)
GF
Gordon Hamilton Fairley
oncologistphysician
British scientist and cancer researcher (1930–1975)
Romanian writer
Sri Sitthi Songkhram
Sri Sitthi Songkhram
military leader
Thai general (1891-1933)

19th Century

2 deaths
Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza
Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza
diplomatjournalist
19th century Mexican writer, dramatist and diplomat (1789-1851)
Jessie Catherine Couvreur
Jessie Catherine Couvreur
journalistnovelist
Australian writer; raised in Tasmania, resident of Belgium and England as a novelist (1848-1897)

18th Century

1 death
María Andresa Casamayor
María Andresa Casamayor
mathematicianschool teacher
Spanish mathematician and teacher

17th Century

1 death
Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza
Bible translatorhistorian
French Reformed Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar (1519-1605)

16th Century

2 deaths
Peter Flötner
Peter Flötner
architectgoldsmith
German sculptor (1485-1546)
Spanish poet

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