History Deaths on March 23

Jaroslav Šerých, Czech painter and illustrator (b. 1928)

#Jaroslav_Šerých

Manuel Robles Pezuela, Unconstitutional Mexican interim president, 1858-1859 (b. 1817)

#Manuel_Robles_Pezuela

Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (b. 1908)

#Shivaram_Rajguru

Paul I, Russian emperor (b. 1754)

#Paul_I_of_Russia

Nicolas Fouquet, French politician (b. 1615)

#Nicolas_Fouquet

Zhen Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 968)

#Emperor_Zhenzong

Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, Lebanese saint (b. 1832)

#Rafqa_Pietra_Choboq_Ar-Rayès

Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (b. 1907)

#Bhagat_Singh

David B. Bleak, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)

#David_B._Bleak

Elizabeth Taylor, American-British actress, socialite and humanitarian (b. 1932)

#Elizabeth_Taylor

Oskar Luts, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1887)

#Oskar_Luts

Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland, English landowner and politician (b. 1580)

#Francis_Fane,_1st_Earl_of_Westmorland

Dave Brockie, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1963)

#Dave_Brockie

Jim Duffy, American animator, director, and producer (b. 1937)

#Jim_Duffy_(animator)

Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (b. 1923)

#Lee_Kuan_Yew

Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexican economist and politician (b. 1950)

#Luis_Donaldo_Colosio

David McTaggart, Canadian badminton player and environmentalist (b. 1932)

#David_McTaggart

Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French general (b. 1675)

#Claude_Alexandre_de_Bonneval

Rupert Hamer, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (b. 1916)

#Rupert_Hamer

Ken Howard, American actor (b. 1944)

#Ken_Howard

Stendhal, French novelist (b. 1783)

#Stendhal

Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French historian and author (b. 1670)

#Jean-Baptiste_Dubos

Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, English politician, Lord High Steward of England (b. 1310)

#Henry_of_Grosmont,_1st_Duke_of_Lancaster

Davie Cooper, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1956)

#Davie_Cooper

Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician and logician (b. 1887)

#Thoralf_Skolem

Adolfo Suárez, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1932)

#Adolfo_Suárez

Johann Gottfried Walther, German organist and composer (b. 1684)

#Johann_Gottfried_Walther

Henry Unton, English diplomat (b. 1557)

#Henry_Unton

Julius III, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1487)

#Pope_Julius_III

Bertram Stevens, Australian accountant and politician, 25th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1889)

#Bertram_Stevens_(politician)

Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Somalian politician, President of Somalia (b. 1934)

#Abdullahi_Yusuf_Ahmed

Mae Murray, American actress, dancer, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1885)

#Mae_Murray

Peter Lorre, American actor (b. 1904)

#Peter_Lorre

Arthur Macalister, Scottish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Queensland (b. 1818)

#Arthur_Macalister

Hovhannes Tumanyan, Armenian poet and author (b. 1869)

#Hovhannes_Tumanyan

Raoul Dufy, French painter and illustrator (b. 1877)

#Raoul_Dufy

Vaino Vahing, Estonian psychiatrist, author, and playwright (b. 1940)

#Vaino_Vahing

Yolande, duchess of Lorraine (b. 1428)

#Yolande,_Duchess_of_Lorraine

Arthur Bernardes, Brazilian politician, 12th President of Brazil (b. 1875)

#Arthur_Bernardes

Naji Talib, Iraqi politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Iraq (b. 1917)

#Naji_Talib

Mike Hailwood, English motorcyclist (b. 1940)

#Mike_Hailwood

Charles Carroll, English barrister and politician (b. 1723)

#Charles_Carroll_(barrister)

Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (b. 1921)

#Giulietta_Masina

Itagaki Nobukata, Japanese samurai (b. 1489)

#Itagaki_Nobukata

Jack Russell, English cricketer (b. 1887)

#Jack_Russell_(cricketer,_born_1887)

Peter, king of Castile and León (b. 1334)

#Peter_of_Castile

Justus Lipsius, Flemish philologist and scholar (b. 1547)

#Justus_Lipsius

Friedrich Hayek, Austrian-German economist, philosopher, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

#Friedrich_Hayek

Paul César Helleu, French painter and etcher (b. 1859)

#Paul_César_Helleu

Virgil Trucks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1917)

#Virgil_Trucks

Desmond Doss, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)

#Desmond_Doss

Osmond Borradaile, Canadian director and cinematographer (b. 1898)

#Osmond_Borradaile

Parkash Singh, Indian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1913)

#Parkash_Singh

Joe Garagiola, Sr., American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1926)

Lil' Chris, English singer-songwriter, actor, and television personality (b. 1990)

Bobby Lowther, American basketball player and lieutenant (b. 1923)

Gian Vittorio Baldi, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

Joe Weider, Canadian-American bodybuilder and publisher, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (b. 1919)

Onofre Corpuz, Filipino economist, historian, and academic (b. 1926)

Boris Berezovsky, Russian-born Soviet-British mathematician and businessman (b. 1946)

Lonnie Wright, American basketball and football player (b. 1945)

Jean Bartik, American computer scientist and engineer (b. 1924)

Raúl Macías, Mexican boxer and trainer (b. 1934)

Ghukas Chubaryan, Armenian sculptor (b. 1923)

Eric Medlen, American race car driver (b. 1973)

Paul Cohen, American mathematician and theorist (b. 1934)

Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1918)

Fritz Spiegl, Austrian-English flute player and journalist (b. 1926)

Ben Hollioake, Australian-English cricketer (b. 1977)

Eileen Farrell, American soprano (b. 1920)

Robert Laxalt, American author (b. 1923)

Margaret Jones, British archaeologist (b. 1916)

Rowland Evans, American journalist (b. 1921)

Luis María Argaña, Paraguayan judge and politician, Vice President of Paraguay (b. 1932)

Ron Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1949)

John Dexter, English director and producer (b. 1925)

Olev Roomet, Estonian singer and violinist (b. 1901)

Peter Charanis, Greek-American scholar and educator (b. 1908)

Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching, English physicist and engineer (b. 1913)

Beatrice Tinsley, English-New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist (b. 1941)

Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist and academic (b. 1928)

Ted Anderson, English footballer (b. 1911)

Haim Ernst Wertheimer, Israeli biochemist and academic (b. 1893)

Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spanish fashion designer, founded Balenciaga (b. 1895)

Edwin O'Connor, American journalist and author (b. 1918)

Albert Bloch, American painter and educator (b. 1882)

Said Nursî, Turkish theologian and scholar (b. 1878)

Franklin Pierce Adams, American journalist and author (b. 1881)

Sukhdev Thapar, Indian activist (b. 1907)

Nadar, French photographer, journalist, and author (b. 1820)

Henry C. Lord, American businessman (b. 1824)

Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian and critic (b. 1693)

Anthoni van Noordt, Dutch organist and composer (b. 1619)

James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish police officer and politician (b. 1575)

Gelawdewos, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1521)

Eudes I, duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)

Zhou Chi, Chinese historian and politician (b. 793)