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

John Kundla, American basketball coach (b. 1916)

Don Oberdorfer, American journalist, author, and academic (b. 1931)

Shigeko Kubota, Japanese-American sculptor and director (b. 1937)

Jordan Tabor, English footballer (b. 1990)

Dora Bryan, English actress and restaurateur (b. 1923)

Kim Jong-hak, South Korean director and producer (b. 1951)

Pauline Clarke, English author (b. 1921)

José Luis Uribarri, Spanish television host and director (b. 1936)

E. Lynn Harris, American author and screenwriter (b. 1955)

Ron Miller, American songwriter and producer (b. 1933)

Ted Greene, American guitarist and journalist (b. 1946)

Mehmood Ali, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1932)

James E. Davis, American police officer and politician (b. 1962)

Clark Gesner, American author and composer (b. 1938)

Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1948)

Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1908)

Esther Applin, American geologist and paleontologist (b. 1895)

Bob Shiring, American football player and coach (b. 1870)

Andy Ducat, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886)

Frank Frost Abbott, American author and scholar (b. 1850)

Anselmo de la Cruz, Chilean politician, Chilean Minister of Finance (b. 1777)

John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor and politician (b. 1724)

Michael I, Russian tsar (b. 1596)

Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1519)

Thoros III, Armenian king (b. c. 1271)

Warner of Grez, French nobleman, relative of Godfrey of Bouillon

He Ning, Chinese chancellor (b. 898)