Died On July 23rd

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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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Amy Jade Winehouse

(Known for Her Deep, Expressive Contralto Vocals and Her Eclectic Mix of Musical Genres)

209

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: September 14, 1983

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Enfield, London, England

Died: 2011

Ulysses S. Grant

(Civil War Hero and the 18th President of the United States)

178

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: April 27, 1822

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio, United States

Died: 1885

Sally Ride

(The First American Woman and The Third Woman in Space)

188

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: May 26, 1951

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 2012

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Montgomery Clift

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: October 17, 1920

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Died: 1966

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Vic Morrow

(Actor and Director Best Known for His ABC Drama Series ‘Combat!’)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: February 14, 1929

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States

Died: 1982

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Van Heflin

(Best Known for His Role as ‘Jeff Hartnett’ in the Film ‘Johnny Eager’)

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birthdate: December 13, 1908

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Walters, Oklahoma, United States

Died: 1971

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

James R. Jordan, Sr.

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: July 31, 1936

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: 1993

Mohammed Zahir Shah

(King of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: October 15, 1914

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan

Died: 2007

D. W. Griffith

(American Director Who is One of the Most Influential Figures in the History of the Motion Picture)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: January 22, 1875

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Crestwood, Kentucky, United States

Died: 1948

Andrew Cunanan

(FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive)

Listed In: Criminals

Birthdate: August 31, 1969

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: National City, California, United States

Died: 1997

Eddie Rickenbacker

(American Fighter Pilot Who Played an Important Role in World War I)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: October 8, 1890

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States

Died: 1973

Alberto Santos Dumont

(Brazilian aviator)

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birthdate: July 20, 1873

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Santos Dumont

Died: 1932

Domenico Scarlatti

(Italian Composer Best Known for His ‘555 Keyboard Sonatas’)

Listed In: Musicians

Birthdate: October 26, 1685

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Naples, Italy

Died: 1757

Eudora Welty

(Writer)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: April 13, 1909

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Died: 2001

Hassan II of Morocco

(King)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: July 9, 1929

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Rabat, Morocco

Died: 1999

Leo McKern

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: March 16, 1920

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Sydney

Died: 2002

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Emile Griffith

(Boxer)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: February 3, 1938

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Died: 2013

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Cordell Hull

(47th United States Secretary of State)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: October 2, 1871

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Olympus, Tennessee, United States

Died: 1955

Isaac Singer

(Actor, Inventor)

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birthdate: October 27, 1811

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: New York

Died: 1875

William Ramsay

(Scottish Chemist Who Discovered the Noble Gases)

Listed In: Scientists

Birthdate: October 2, 1852

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Died: 1916

Christopher Mayer

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: February 21, 1954

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States

Died: 2011

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

William Tubman

(19th President of Liberia (1944 - 1971))

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: November 29, 1895

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Harper, Liberia

Died: 1971

Danika McGuigan

(Actress)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: January 4, 1986

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Ireland

Died: 2019

Chaim Potok

(Author)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: February 17, 1929

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States

Died: 2002

John Rutledge

(Chief Justice)

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birthdate: September 17, 1739

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Died: 1800

Steven Weinberg

(American Theoretical Physicist and Nobel Laureate in Physics)

Listed In: Scientists

Birthdate: May 3, 1933

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: New York City, USA

Died: 2021

Roger Sherman

(Politician)

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birthdate: April 19, 1721

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 1793

Aliki Vougiouklaki

(Actress)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 20, 1934

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Marousi, Athens, Greece

Died: 1996

Glenn Curtiss

(American Aviation and Motorcycling Pioneer & Founder of the U.S. Aircraft Industry)

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birthdate: May 21, 1878

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Hammondsport, New York, United States

Died: 1930

Bridget of Sweden

(Swedish Nun and the Founder of the 'Bridgettines' Monastic Religious Order)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: 1303 AD

Birthplace: Uppland, Sweden

Died: 1373

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

(Italian Writer and the Last Prince of Lampedusa)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: December 23, 1896

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Palermo, Italy

Died: 1957

Robert Flaherty

(Filmmaker)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: February 16, 1884

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Iron Mountain, Michigan

Died: 1951

Hermann Prey

(Baritone)

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: July 11, 1929

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Died: 1998

Jacqueline Scott

(Actress)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 25, 1931

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Sikeston, Missouri, United States

Died: 2020

Maxim Dadashev

(Boxer)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: September 30, 1990

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Died: 2019

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

E. Lynn Harris

(Author)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: June 20, 1955

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, United States

Died: 2009

Ahmad Shamlou

(Iranian Poet and Journalist)

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birthdate: December 12, 1925

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Tehrān, Iran

Died: 2000

Myron Floren

(Musician)

Listed In: Musicians

Birthdate: November 5, 1919

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Roslyn, South Dakota, United States

Died: 2013

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)