History Deaths on July 23

William Ramsay, Scottish-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
#William_Ramsay

William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (b. 1926)
#William_Wakefield_Baum

Qiu Chuji, Chinese religious leader, founded the Dragon Gate Taoism (b. 1148)
#Qiu_Chuji

Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, English politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1661)
#Simon_Harcourt,_1st_Viscount_Harcourt

Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1721)
#Roger_Sherman

Kurt Furgler, Swiss lawyer and politician, 70th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1924)
#Kurt_Furgler

Vic Morrow, American actor (b. 1929)
#Vic_Morrow

Mollie Steimer, Russian activist (b. 1897)
#Mollie_Steimer

Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (b. 1526)
#Henry_Carey,_1st_Baron_Hunsdon

Van Heflin, American actor (b. 1910)
#Van_Heflin

Ariano Suassuna, Brazilian author and playwright (b. 1927)
#Ariano_Suassuna

Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
#Cordell_Hull

Amy Winehouse, English singer-songwriter (b. 1983)
#Amy_Winehouse

Carlos Paredes, Portuguese guitarist and composer (b. 1925)
#Carlos_Paredes

Emile Griffith, American boxer and trainer (b. 1938)
#Emile_Griffith

Margaret Mahy, New Zealand author (b. 1936)
#Margaret_Mahy

John Day, English printer (b. 1522)
#John_Day_(printer)

Louis de Brézé, French husband of Diane de Poitiers
#Louis_de_Brézé

Henry Hallett Dale, English pharmacologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)
#Henry_Hallett_Dale

Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (b. 1613)
#Gilles_Ménage

Herman Groman, American runner (b. 1882)
#Herman_Groman

George Edwards, English biologist and ornithologist (b. 1693)
#George_Edwards_(naturalist)

Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (b. 1822)
#Ulysses_S._Grant

Piero Piccioni, Italian pianist, conductor, and composer (b. 1921)
#Piero_Piccioni

Adam Czerniaków, Polish engineer and politician (b. 1880)
#Adam_Czerniaków

Esther Tusquets, Spanish publisher and author (b. 1936)
#Esther_Tusquets

Montgomery Clift, American actor (b. 1920)
#Montgomery_Clift

Sally Ride, American physicist and astronaut (b. 1951)
#Sally_Ride

Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer (b. 1929)
#Djalma_Santos

Frederick Holder, Australian politician, 19th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
#Frederick_Holder

Andries Pretorius, South African general (b. 1798)
#Andries_Pretorius

Jean-Paul Desbiens, Canadian journalist and academic (b. 1927)
#Jean-Paul_Desbiens

George Lyman Kittredge, American scholar and educator (b. 1860)
#George_Lyman_Kittredge

Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (b. 1916)
#Daniel_Schorr

D. W. Griffith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1875)
#D._W._Griffith

Bridget of Sweden, Swedish mystic and saint, founded the Bridgettine Order (b. 1303)
#Bridget_of_Sweden

Arthur J. Collingsworth, American diplomat (b. 1944)
#Arthur_J._Collingsworth

Robert J. Flaherty, American director and producer (b. 1884)
#Robert_J._Flaherty

Eudora Welty, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1909)
#Eudora_Welty

John Douglas, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Queensland (b. 1828)
#John_Douglas_(Queensland_politician)

Nuh II, Samanid emir (b. 963)
#Nuh_II

Hassan II of Morocco (b. 1929)
#Hassan_II_of_Morocco

Reginald Dyer, British brigadier general (b. 1864)
#Reginald_Dyer

Chaim Potok, American novelist and rabbi (b. 1929)
#Chaim_Potok

Götz von Berlichingen, German knight and poet (b. 1480)
#Götz_von_Berlichingen

Joseph Kessel, French journalist and author (b. 1898)
#Joseph_Kessel

José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (b. 1914)
#José_Quiñones_Gonzales

Spyridon Lambros, Greek historian and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
#Spyridon_Lambros

Norman Leyden, American composer and conductor (b. 1917)
#Norman_Leyden

Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (b. 1856)
#Philippe_Pétain

William Luther Pierce, American activist and author (b. 1933)
#William_Luther_Pierce

Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848)
#Viktor_Vasnetsov

Johnny Wardle, English cricketer and manager (b. 1923)
#Johnny_Wardle

Carl von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (b. 1804)
#Carl_von_Rokitansky

Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer (b. 1685)
#Domenico_Scarlatti

Jean Muir, American actress (b. 1911)
#Jean_Muir_(actress)

Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (b. 1343)
#Thomas_Percy,_1st_Earl_of_Worcester

Donald Barthelme, American short story writer and novelist (b. 1931)
#Donald_Barthelme

Eddie Rickenbacker, American pilot and race car driver, founded Rickenbacker Motors (b. 1890)
#Eddie_Rickenbacker

Shigenori T?g?, Japanese politician and diplomat, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1882)
#Shigenori_T?g?

Leo McKern, Australian-English actor (b. 1920)
#Leo_McKern

Dominguinhos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (b. 1941)
#Dominguinhos

Lakshmi Sahgal, Indian soldier and politician (b. 1914)
#Lakshmi_Sahgal

Ch?hei Nambu, Japanese jumper and journalist (b. 1904)
#Ch?hei_Nambu

Tenby Davies, Welsh runner (b. 1884)
#Tenby_Davies

Mohammed Zahir Shah, Afghan king (b. 1914)
#Mohammed_Zahir_Shah

Isaac Singer, American businessman, founded the Singer Corporation (b. 1811)
#Isaac_Singer

Anna Abrikosova, Russian linguist (b. 1882)
#Anna_Abrikosova

Georges Auric, French composer (b. 1899)
#Georges_Auric

Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (b. 1899)
#Kenjiro_Takayanagi

Conrad Kohrs, German-American rancher and politician (b. 1835)
#Conrad_Kohrs

Glenn Curtiss, American pilot and engineer (b. 1878)
#Glenn_Curtiss