Died On July 23rd

Discover the most famous people who died on July 23. The list includes people like Ulysses S. Grant, Montgomery Clift, Philippe Pétain, Sally Ride, D. W. Griffith. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, political leaders, military leaders and aviators and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Brazil & Italy and many more countries.
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 1 
Amy Jade Winehouse
(Known for Her Deep, Expressive Contralto Vocals and Her Eclectic Mix of Musical Genres)
Amy Jade Winehouse
108
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Enfield, London, England
Died: 2011
 2 
Ulysses S. Grant
(Civil War Hero and the 18th President of the United States)
Ulysses S. Grant
47
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 27, 1822
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio, United States
Died: 1885
 3 
Sally Ride
(The First American Woman and The Third Woman in Space)
Sally Ride
23
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 26, 1951
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2012
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 4 
Montgomery Clift
11
Birthdate: October 17, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died: 1966
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 5 
Vic Morrow
(Actor and Director Best Known for His ABC Drama Series ‘Combat!’)
Vic Morrow
11
Birthdate: February 14, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 1982
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 6 
Van Heflin
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Jeff Hartnett’ in the Film ‘Johnny Eager’)
Van Heflin
6
Birthdate: December 13, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Walters, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 1971
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 7 
Mohammed Zahir Shah
(King of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973)
Mohammed Zahir Shah
18
Birthdate: October 15, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: 2007
 8 
D. W. Griffith
(American Director Who is One of the Most Influential Figures in the History of the Motion Picture)
D. W. Griffith
4
Birthdate: January 22, 1875
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Crestwood, Kentucky, United States
Died: 1948
 9 
Eddie Rickenbacker
(American Fighter Pilot Who Played an Important Role in World War I)
Eddie Rickenbacker
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 8, 1890
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Died: 1973
 10 
Hassan II of Morocco
(King)
Hassan II of Morocco
5
Birthdate: July 9, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rabat, Morocco
Died: 1999
 11 
James R. Jordan, Sr.
James R. Jordan, Sr.
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 31, 1936
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: 1993
 12 
Domenico Scarlatti
(Italian Composer Best Known for His ‘555 Keyboard Sonatas’)
Domenico Scarlatti
6
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 26, 1685
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: 1757
 13 
Alberto Santos Dumont
(Brazilian aviator)
Alberto Santos Dumont
7
Birthdate: July 20, 1873
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Santos Dumont
Died: 1932
 14 
Eudora Welty
(Writer)
Eudora Welty
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 13, 1909
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Died: 2001
 15 
Leo McKern
(Actor)
Leo McKern
1
Birthdate: March 16, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sydney
Died: 2002
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 16 
Emile Griffith
(Boxer Who Won World Titles in Three Weight Divisions)
Emile Griffith
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 3, 1938
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Died: 2013
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 17 
Cordell Hull
(47th United States Secretary of State)
Cordell Hull
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 2, 1871
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Olympus, Tennessee, United States
Died: 1955
 18 
Christopher Mayer
(Actor)
Christopher Mayer
0
Birthdate: February 21, 1954
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: 2011
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 19 
William Ramsay
(Scottish Chemist Who Discovered the Noble Gases)
William Ramsay
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 2, 1852
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 1916
 20 
Isaac Singer
(Actor, Inventor)
Isaac Singer
0
Birthdate: October 27, 1811
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York
Died: 1875
 21 
John Rutledge
(Chief Justice)
John Rutledge
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 17, 1739
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: 1800
 22 
William Tubman
(19th President of Liberia (1944 - 1971))
William Tubman
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 29, 1895
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Harper, Liberia
Died: 1971
 23 
Chaim Potok
(Author)
Chaim Potok
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 17, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2002
 24 
Glenn Curtiss
(American Aviation and Motorcycling Pioneer & Founder of the U.S. Aircraft Industry)
Glenn Curtiss
0
Birthdate: May 21, 1878
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hammondsport, New York, United States
Died: 1930
 25 
Bridget of Sweden
(Swedish Nun and the Founder of the 'Bridgettines' Monastic Religious Order)
Bridget of Sweden
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1303 AD
Birthplace: Uppland, Sweden
Died: 1373
 26 
Steven Weinberg
(American Theoretical Physicist and Nobel Laureate in Physics)
Steven Weinberg
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 3, 1933
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, USA
Died: 2021
 27 
Roger Sherman
(Politician)
Roger Sherman
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 19, 1721
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1793
 28 
Aliki Vougiouklaki
(Actress)
Aliki Vougiouklaki
0
Birthdate: July 20, 1934
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Marousi, Athens, Greece
Died: 1996
 29 
Danika McGuigan
(Actress)
Danika McGuigan
7
Birthdate: January 4, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ireland
Died: 2019
 30 
Myron Floren
(Musician)
Myron Floren
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 5, 1919
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Roslyn, South Dakota, United States
Died: 2013
 31 
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
(Italian Writer and the Last Prince of Lampedusa)
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 23, 1896
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Palermo, Italy
Died: 1957
 32 
Mickey Shaughnessy
(Actor)
Mickey Shaughnessy
0
Birthdate: August 5, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1985
 33 
E. Lynn Harris
(Author)
E. Lynn Harris
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 20, 1955
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, United States
Died: 2009
 34 
Hermann Prey
(Baritone)
Hermann Prey
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 11, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1998
 35 
Arletty
(Actress)
Arletty
0
Birthdate: May 15, 1898
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Courbevoie, France
Died: 1992
 36 
Robert Flaherty
(Filmmaker)
Robert Flaherty
0
Birthdate: February 16, 1884
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Iron Mountain, Michigan
Died: 1951
 37 
Ahmad Shamlou
(Iranian Poet and Journalist)
Ahmad Shamlou
4
Birthdate: December 12, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tehrān, Iran
Died: 2000
 38 
John Kundla
(Basketball player, Basketball coach)
John Kundla
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 3, 1916
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Star Junction, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2017
 39 
Henry Hallett Dale
(English Physiologist, Pharmacologist and 1936 Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine)
Henry Hallett Dale
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 9, 1875
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1968
 40 
John Blake
(American Football coach)
John Blake
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 6, 1961
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rockford, Illinois, United States
Died: 2020
 41 
Ahmad Qavam
(Former 19th Prime Minister of Iran (July 1952 – July 1952, 1946 - 1947, 1942 - 1943 ))
Ahmad Qavam
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 2, 1873
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Died: 1955
 42 
Suleiman Frangieh
(5th President of Lebanon (1970 - 1976))
Suleiman Frangieh
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 15, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Zgharta, Lebanon
Died: 1992
 43 
Viktor Hartmann
(Architect)
Viktor Hartmann
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: April 23, 1834
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1873
 44 
Margaret Mahy
(New Zealand Author of Children’s and Young Adult Books)
Margaret Mahy
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 21, 1936
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Whakatane, New Zealand
Died: 2012
 45 
Andries Pretorius
(Explorer)
Andries Pretorius
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 27, 1798
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Graaff-Reinet
Died: 1853
 46 
Piero Piccioni
(Film score composer)
Piero Piccioni
0
Birthdate: December 6, 1921
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: 2004
 47 
Charlotte Forten Grimké
(Poet)
Charlotte Forten Grimké
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 17, 1837
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: 1914
 48 
Scipione Rebiba
(Bishop)
Scipione Rebiba
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 3, 1504
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San Marco d'Alunzio, Italy
Died: 1577
 49 
Donald Barthelme
(Writer)
Donald Barthelme
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 7, 1931
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1989
 50 
Emlen Tunnell
(Former American football player who was the first African American to play for the New York Giants and also the first to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame)
Emlen Tunnell
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 29, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1975
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)