Died On February 23rd

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Discover the most famous people who died on February 23. The list includes people like John Quincy Adams, John Keats, Edward Elgar, Nellie Melba, Leo Baekeland. Famous personalities featured on this list, include soldiers, historians, political leaders and composers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United Kingdom, United States, Germany & Italy and many more countries.
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 1 
Stan Laurel
(Comic Actor Who was Part of The Comedy Duo 'Laurel and Hardy'. and Appeared with His Comedy Partner Oliver Hardy in 107 Short Films)
Stan Laurel
12
Birthdate: June 16, 1890
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1965
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 2 
Carl F. Gauss
(One of the Greatest Mathematicians of All Tim)
Carl F. Gauss
17
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 30, 1777
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brunswick, Germany
Died: 1855
 3 
John Keats
(English Romantic Lyric Poet)
John Keats
19
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 31, 1795
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moorgate, London, England
Died: 1821
 4 
Carlos Hathcock
(Military Personnel)
Carlos Hathcock
23
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 20, 1942
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas
Died: 1999
 5 
James Herriot
31
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 3, 1916
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sunderland, County Durham, England
Died: 1995
 6 
Katherine Helmond
12
Birthdate: July 5, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Galveston, Texas, United States
Died: 2019
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 7 
Melvin Franklin
(R&B Singer)
Melvin Franklin
10
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 12, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama
Died: 1995
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 8 
Edward Elgar
(Composer)
Edward Elgar
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 2, 1857
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Broadheath, England
Died: 1934
 9 
L. S. Lowry
(Artist)
L. S. Lowry
9
Birthdate: November 1, 1887
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stretford, Lancashire, England
Died: 1976
 10 
Ofra Haza
(Singer, Voice actor, Actor, Composer, Journalist, Pianist, Songwriter)
Ofra Haza
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 19, 1957
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tel Aviv
Died: 2000
 11 
Madhubala
(Actress)
Madhubala
35
Birthdate: February 14, 1933
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New Delhi
Died: 1969
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 12 
Nellie Melba
(Opera Singer)
Nellie Melba
59
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 19, 1861
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Richmond
Died: 1931
 13 
Robert K. Merton
(Sociologist)
Robert K. Merton
1
Birthdate: July 4, 1910
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: 2003
 14 
Tony Williams
(Drummer)
Tony Williams
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 12, 1945
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: 1997
 15 
Leo Baekeland
(Chemist & Inventor)
Leo Baekeland
3
Birthdate: November 14, 1863
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium
Died: 1944
 16 
Mabel Normand
(Actress)
Mabel Normand
3
Birthdate: November 9, 1892
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New Brighton, Staten Island,
Died: 1930
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 17 
Stanisław I Leszczyński
(King)
Stanisław I Leszczyński
3
Birthdate: October 20, 1677
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lviv, Ukraine
Died: 1766
 18 
Diego Columbus
(Spanish Explorer, 2nd Viceroy of the Indies (1511 – 1526) and 4th Governor of the Indies (1509 – 1518))
Diego Columbus
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 1, 1479
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Porto Santo Island, Portugal
Died: 1526
 19 
José Napoleón Duarte
(Salvadoran Political figure)
José Napoleón Duarte
12
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: November 23, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Santa Ana
Died: 1990
 20 
Paul Claudel
(Playwright, Poet, Diplomat, Writer, Diarist, Poet lawyer, Translator)
Paul Claudel
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 6, 1868
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Villeneuve-sur-Fère
Died: 1955
 21 
Mosi Tatupu
(Former American football player - Running back)
Mosi Tatupu
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 26, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pago Pago, American Samoa
Died: 2010
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 22 
Janez Drnovšek
(Prime Minister)
Janez Drnovšek
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 17, 1950
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Celje
Died: 2008
 23 
Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
(9th Ruler of Kuwait)
Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
0
Birthdate: 1864 AD
Birthplace: Kuwait
Died: 1921
 24 
Florence Rice
(Actress)
Florence Rice
1
Birthdate: February 14, 1907
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: 1974
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 25 
Lewis Gilbert
(Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer)
Lewis Gilbert
0
Birthdate: March 6, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2018
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 26 
Don Heck
(Comic artist)
Don Heck
0
Birthdate: January 2, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Queens, New York City, United States
Died: 1995
 27 
Isabelle of France
(Saint)
Isabelle of France
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1224
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1270
 28 
Robert Smalls
(Politician)
Robert Smalls
8
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 5, 1839
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Died: 1915
 29 
Dorothy Masuka
(Singer)
Dorothy Masuka
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 3, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Died: 2019
 30 
Jacques Mieses
(British Chess Player and Writer)
Jacques Mieses
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 27, 1865
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: 1954
 31 
Hans Hellmut Kirst
(German Novelist)
Hans Hellmut Kirst
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 5, 1914
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ostroda, Poland
Died: 1989
 32 
Luis Palés Matos
(Poet)
Luis Palés Matos
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 20, 1898
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Guayama, Puerto Rico
Died: 1959
 33 
Georg Muffat
(Composer)
Georg Muffat
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 1, 1653
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Megève, France
Died: 1704
 34 
Emperor Yingzong of Ming
(Emperor)
Emperor Yingzong of Ming
0
Birthdate: November 29, 1427
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Beijing, China
Died: 1464
 35 
Horst Wessel
(Nazi Party Stormtrooper Who Was Hailed Asa Nazi Hero & Martyr)
Horst Wessel
7
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 9, 1907
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bielefeld
Died: 1930
 36 
James Maurice Gavin
(Military Officer)
James Maurice Gavin
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 22, 1907
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1990
 37 
Titos Vandis
(Actor)
Titos Vandis
0
Birthdate: November 7, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Salonika, Greece
Died: 2003
 38 
Joseph Warton
(Literary Critic)
Joseph Warton
0
Birthdate: 1722
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dunsfold, England
Died: 1800
 39 
Alan Colmes
(Radio personality, Journalist)
Alan Colmes
5
Birthdate: September 24, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 2017
 40 
John Quincy Adams
(6th President of United States (1825 - 1829))
John Quincy Adams
71
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 11, 1767
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1848
 41 
Dickinson W. Richards
(American Physiologist and Physician Who Invented Cardiac Catheterization)
Dickinson W. Richards
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 30, 1895
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: City of Orange, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1973
 42 
Robert Triffin
(Economist)
Robert Triffin
0
Birthdate: October 5, 1911
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Flobecq, Belgium
Died: 1993
 43 
Friedrich von Esmarch
(German Surgeon Who Developed the Esmarch Bandage)
Friedrich von Esmarch
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: January 9, 1823
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tonning, Germany
Died: 1908
 44 
Marella Agnelli
(Noblewoman)
Marella Agnelli
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 4, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 2019
 45 
Joshua Reynolds
(Painter)
Joshua Reynolds
1
Birthdate: July 16, 1723
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Plympton, England
Died: 1792
 46 
Saud of Saudi Arabia
(King of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1964)
Saud of Saudi Arabia
8
Birthdate: January 15, 1902
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Died: 1969
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 47 
Julien Ries
(University teacher, Historian of religion, Historian, Catholic priest)
Julien Ries
1
Birthdate: April 19, 1920
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Fouches
Died: 2013
 48 
Gordon Matthews
(Inventor)
Gordon Matthews
1
Birthdate: July 26, 1936
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2002
 49 
William Bonin
(Criminal)
William Bonin
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 8, 1947
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Willimantic
Died: 1996
 50 
Stanley Matthews
(Footballer)
Stanley Matthews
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 1, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hanley, England
Died: 2000