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January 23rd
181 Notable deaths
Salvador Dalí
Spanish artist (1904-1989).
Born May 11th, 1904 in Figueres. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1989 at 84 years old in Figueres (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Larry King
American television and radio host (1933-2021).
Born November 19th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died January 23rd, 2021 at 87 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (sepsis). [ref]
Johnny Carson
American talk show host and comedian (1925–2005).
Born October 23rd, 1925 in Corning.
Died January 23rd, 2005 at 79 years old in West Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).
Hal Holbrook
American actor, television director, and writer (1925-2021).
Born February 17th, 1925 in Cleveland.
Died January 23rd, 2021 at 95 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Former king of saudi arabia (1924-2015).
Born August 1st, 1924 in Riyadh.
Died January 23rd, 2015 at 90 years old in Riyadh (pneumonia). [ref]
Edvard Munch
Norwegian painter (1863–1944).
Born December 12th, 1863 in Ådalsbruk. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1944 at 80 years old in Ekely. [ref]
Paul Robeson
American singer, actor, and political activist (1898-1976).
Born April 9th, 1898 in Princeton. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1976 at 77 years old in Philadelphia (stroke). [ref]
Terry Kath
American musician, former member of the rock band chicago (1946-1978).
Born January 31st, 1946 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1978 at 31 years old in Woodland Hills (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Jack LaLanne
American exercise instructor.
Born September 26th, 1914 in San Francisco.
Died January 23rd, 2011 at 96 years old in Morro Bay (pneumonia).
Pierre Bourdieu
French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher.
Born August 1st, 1930 in Denguin. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2002 at 71 years old in Paris (small cell carcinoma). [ref]
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