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August 23 2023

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Died on This Day

Abdülmecid Efendi
deceased
last caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty (1868–1944) · 1868–1944
Days lived
27,844
Adolf Behne🇩🇪
deceased
Critic, art historian, architectural writer, and artistic activist (1885–1948) · 1885–1948
Days lived
23,051
Adolf Loos🇦🇹
deceased
YouTube personality · 1870–1933
Days lived
22,901
Alfred Eisenstaedt🇩🇪
deceased
entrepreneur · 1898–1995
Days lived
35,323
Bobby Bonds🇺🇸
deceased
film director · 1946–2003
Days lived
20,980
David Koch
deceased
businessperson · 1940–2019
Days lived
28,966
Frida Schuhmacher🇩🇪
deceased
German writer (1892–1964) · 1892–1964
Days lived
26,430
Gerhard Hanappi🇦🇹
deceased
Austrian footballer (1929-1980) · 1929–1980
Days lived
18,816
Glen Gray🇺🇸
deceased
American musician (1906–1963) · 1900–1963
Days lived
23,087
Henning Voscherau🇩🇪
deceased
German politician (1941-2016) · 1941–2016
Days lived
27,404
Hertha Ayrton🇬🇧
deceased
writer · 1854–1923
Days lived
25,318
Igor Zotikov🇷🇺
deceased
Russian glaciologist (1926–2010) · 1926–2010
Days lived
30,850
Joseph Berchtold🇩🇪
deceased
politician · 1897–1962
Days lived
23,910
Julian Robertson🇺🇸
deceased
Hedge Fund Manager & Investor · 1932–2022
Days lived
32,931
Sylvester Stadler🇦🇹
deceased
military person · 1910–1995
Days lived
30,917
Walter Anderson🇩🇪
deceased
Baltic German folklorist (1885–1962) · 1885–1962
Days lived
28,075
Yevgeny Prigozhin
deceased
Notable Trials · 1961–2023
Days lived
22,728

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