Discover the most famous people who died on June 23. The list includes people like Vespasian, Jonas Salk, Aaron Spelling, Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Wilhelm Weber. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, physicists and philosophers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, India, Germany & France and many more countries.
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John McAfee(Computer Programmer and Businessman Who Wrote the First Commercial Anti-Virus Software)
Birthdate: September 18, 1945
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
Died: 2021
John McAfee is an English-American businessman and computer programmer. He is credited with founding one of the most popular software companies of all time, McAfee Associates, which specializes in producing enterprise security software. After leaving the company, which is now owned by TPG Capital and Intel, John McAfee went on to found other companies like Tribal Voice and Future Tense Central.
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Peter Falk(Best Known for His Role as ‘Lieutenant Columbo’ in the TV Series ‘Columbo’)
Birthdate: September 16, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2011
Best known for his Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning performance in Columbo, Peter Falk was one of TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. He also held art exhibitions and loved chess. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease before death. His plight inspired the passage of the Peter Falk's Law.
Birthdate: October 28, 1914
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1995
If the world is successful in its fight against polio, the credit goes to American virologist Jonas Salk who developed a vaccine for the disease. Described as a “miracle worker”, his concerns for humanity were reflected in the fact that he did not claim a patent for the vaccine. He founded the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, based in California.
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Vespasian(Roman Emperor Who Reigned from AD 69 to 79)
Birthdate: November 18, 0009
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Falacrine
Died: 0079
Vespasian, the Roman emperor from 69 to 79 AD, established the Flavian dynasty. He was the first emperor from an equestrian family and a great military leader who was the legate of Legio II Augusta. Nero committed suicide when Vespasian besieged Jerusalem, leading to the Year of the Four Emperors.
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Ed McMahon(actor, officer, radio personality)
Birthdate: March 6, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Detroit
Died: 2009
Birthdate: December 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kew Gardens, New York, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Maureen O'Sullivan(Actress)
Birthdate: May 17, 1911
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Died: 1998
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Betty Shabazz(Educator and Activist Best Known as the Wife of African-American Activist Malcolm X)
Birthdate: May 28, 1934
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pinehurst, Georgia, United States
Died: 1997
Civil rights activist and educator Betty Shabazz, or Betty X, was the wife of Black nationalist leader Malcolm X. Raised by her adoptive parents in Detroit, she met Malcolm X at a Nation of Islam event in Harlem. She died when her apartment was set on fire set by her grandson.
Birthdate: April 22, 1923
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
Died: 2006
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Chuck Taylor(Basketball player)
Birthdate: June 24, 1901
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Died: 1969
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Ralph Stanley(American Bluegrass Artist)
Birthdate: February 25, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: McClure, Virginia, United States
Died: 2016
Birthdate: May 13, 1893
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 1988
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John Laurie(Actor)
Birthdate: March 25, 1897
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK
Died: 1980
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Richard Matheson(American Author and Screenwriter)
Birthdate: February 20, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Allendale, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2013
Birthdate: November 27, 1920
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Battersea, London, England
Died: 1999
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Dave Bartholomew(Composer, Record Producer)
Birthdate: December 24, 1918
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Edgard, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2019
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William S. Hart(Actor)
Birthdate: December 6, 1864
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Newburgh, New York, United States
Died: 1946
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Maynard Jackson(Mayor of Atlanta)
Birthdate: March 23, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
Died: 2003
Birthdate: December 8, 1720
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Died: 1761
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Koxinga(Ming Loyalist General and Former Ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning (1661 - 1662))
Birthdate: August 27, 1624
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hirado, Hizen Province, Japan
Died: 1662
Koxinga was a Ming loyalist who opposed and resisted the Manchu invasion of China. In 1661, he established the House of Koxinga after defeating the Dutch military camp in Taiwan. He then ruled the Kingdom of Tungning from 1661 to 1662. Today, Koxinga is considered a deity in coastal China and is worshiped in places like Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
Birthdate: July 6, 1901
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Calcutta, India
Died: 1953
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Zarah Leander(Singer)
Birthdate: March 15, 1907
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Karlstad, Sweden
Died: 1981
Birthdate: October 24, 1804
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wittenberg, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died: 1891
German physicist Wilhelm Weber is remembered for inventing the first electromagnetic telegraph, along with Carl Friedrich Gauss. The Copley Medal-winning scientist had also taught at the universities of Göttingen and Leipzig. The SI unit of magnetic flux, formerly known as the coulomb, was later named the weber in his honor.
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Matthias Jakob Schleiden(German Botanist & Co-founder of 'Cell Theory')
Birthdate: April 5, 1804
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hamburg
Died: 1881
Matthias Jakob Schleiden was a German botanist who is credited with co-founding cell theory along with Rudolf Virchow and Theodor Schwann. He is also remembered for his service as a professor at the University of Dorpat from the mid 1860s.
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Doppo Kunikida(Japanese Author of Novels and Romantic Poetry During the Meiji Period)
Birthdate: August 30, 1871
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chōshi, Chiba, Japan
Died: 1908
A Japanese author who wrote novels and romantic poetry, Kunikida Doppo belongs to the Meiji period. Noted as one of the inventors of Japanese naturalism, Doppo served in the Sino-Japanese War as a reporter. After war, he published a compilation of poems titled Doppo's Poems. Later, he published a romantic short story titled Musashino followed by Doppo shu and Unmei.
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Pete Quaife(Musician)
Birthdate: December 31, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tavistock, England
Died: 2010
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Clyfford Still(American Painter)
Birthdate: November 30, 1904
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Grandin, North Dakota, United States
Died: 1980
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Heinrich Hofmann(Painter)
Birthdate: March 19, 1824
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: 1911
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Leandro(Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: August 15, 1961
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Goianápolis, State of Goiás, Brazil
Died: 1998
Leandro was a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Along with his younger brother, Leonardo, he formed the country duo, Leandro & Leonardo. Born into a large family, he began working odd jobs as a young boy. He eventually began a musical career with his brother and found considerable success. Sadly, he died of cancer at the young age of 36.
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Reinhold Glière(Composer)
Birthdate: January 11, 1875
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Died: 1956
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Malgorzata Braunek(Actress)
Birthdate: January 30, 1947
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Szamotuly, Poland
Died: 2014
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Shana Alexander(Journalist)
Birthdate: October 6, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2005
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Cecil Sharp(Musician)
Birthdate: November 22, 1859
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1924
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Imogen Cunningham(Photographer)
Birthdate: April 12, 1883
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States
Died: 1976
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Ray Lindwall(Australian Cricketer and One of the Greatest Fast Bowlers of All Time)
Birthdate: October 3, 1921
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mascot, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 1996
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Yvonne Dionne(Actress)
Birthdate: May 28, 1934
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Callander, Ontario, Canada
Died: 2001
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Donald Hall(Poet)
Birthdate: September 20, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hamden, Connecticut, United States
Died: 2018
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James Stagg(Meteorologist)
Birthdate: June 30, 1900
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
Died: 1975
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Pedro de Mendoza(Spanish Soldier and Explorer)
Birthdate: 1499 AD
Birthplace: Guadix, Granada, Spain
Died: 1537
Pedro de Mendoza was a Spanish conquistador, explorer, and soldier who served as the first adelantado of New Andalusia. He is best remembered for exploring South America at his own expense and founding the city of Buenos Aires in 1536. Pedro de Mendoza suffered from syphilis throughout his life which made him ineffective as a leader.
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Michael Arlen(British Writer Most Famous for His Satirical Romances Set in English Smart Society)
Birthdate: November 16, 1895
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ruse, Bulgaria
Died: 1956
Michael Arlen was born in Bulgaria, into an Armenian merchant family that had escaped to avoid persecution in the Ottoman Empire. The family then moved to England, where he later penned his iconic novel The Green Hat. Apart from romances, he also wrote thrillers, one of which was adapted by Hitchcock.
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Odile Versois(Actress)
Birthdate: June 15, 1930
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1980
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Lea Padovani(Actress)
Birthdate: July 28, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montalto di Castro, Italy
Died: 1991
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Magali Noël(Actress)
Birthdate: June 27, 1931
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: İzmir, Turkey
Died: 2015
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Frank Giering(Actor)
Birthdate: November 23, 1971
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Magdeburg, Germany
Died: 2010
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Mathurin Jacques Brisson(Philosopher)
Birthdate: April 30, 1723
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fontenay-le-Comte, France
Died: 1806
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Markos Eugenikos(Theologian)
Birthdate: 1392 AD
Birthplace: Constantinople, Turkey
Died: 1444
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Sir George Back(Artist)
Birthdate: November 6, 1796
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, England
Died: 1878
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Bobby Bland(Singer)
Birthdate: January 27, 1930
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Millington, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2013
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Boris Vian(Writer)
Birthdate: March 10, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ville-d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Died: 1959
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Simon Lake(American Mechanical Engineer and Naval Architect Known for Building the First Submarines for the 'United States Navy')
Birthdate: September 4, 1866
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pleasantville, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1945
Simon Lake was an American inventor who is credited with building the first submarines to operate extensively in the open sea. His first two submarines, Argonaut and Protector, were sold to Russia as US Congress refused to buy them. Later, he built many more submarines and obtainined over two hundred patents for advances in naval design.
