September 23rd, 1923

Born on September 23rd, 1923

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on September 23rd?

September 23rd, 2019

The British travel company Thomas Cook Group ceased operations with immediate effect, leaving around 600,000 tourists stranded around the world.

September 23rd, 2016

Following a number of high-profile sexual assaults, major reforms were enacted to strengthen laws related to rape in Germany.

September 23rd, 2010

Teresa Lewis became the first woman to be executed by the U.S. state of Virginia since 1912, and the first woman in the state to be executed by lethal injection.

September 23rd, 2008

A gunman shot and killed ten students at the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences in Kauhajoki, Finland, before committing suicide.

September 23rd, 1952

U.S. vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon delivered the Checkers speech (pictured), one of the first political uses of television to appeal directly to the populace.

September 23rd, 1920

The Louisiana hurricane dissipated over Kansas after forcing around 4,500 people to evacuate and causing $1.45 million in damages.

September 23rd, 1913

The United Mine Workers of America begin a strike against the Rockefeller-owned Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, sparking the Colorado Coalfield War.

September 23rd, 1884

The French steamship Arctique ran aground on the northern coast of Cape Virgenes in Argentina; gold was discovered during the rescue effort, triggering the Tierra del Fuego gold rush.

September 23rd, 1803

Maratha troops were defeated by forces of the British East India Company at the Battle of Assaye, one of the decisive battles of the Second Anglo-Maratha War.

September 23rd, 1780

American Revolutionary War: British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, thereby revealing a plot by Continental Army general Benedict Arnold to hand over West Point, New York.

September 23rd, 1642

First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ended in a Royalist victory.

September 23rd, 1122

Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman emperor Henry V agreed to the Concordat of Worms (pictured), ending the Investiture Controversy.

September 23rd, 2008

Matti Saari kills ten people at a school in Finland before committing suicide.

September 23rd, 2004

Over 3,000 people die in Haiti after Hurricane Jeanne produces massive flooding and mudslides.

September 23rd, 1983

Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 23rd

Born on September 23rd, 1923

91

JoAnn Dean Killingsworth

American actress (1923-2015)

*September 23rd, 1923, Minneapolis †June 20th, 2015, Brea

89

Margaret Pellegrini

American actress (1923-2013)

*September 23rd, 1923, Tuscumbia †August 7th, 2013, Glendale

86

José Ricardo De León

Uruguayan association football player (1923-2010)

*September 23rd, 1923, Trinidad †February 14th, 2010, Montevideo

90

Vello Helk

Danish-Estonian historian (1923-2014)

*September 23rd, 1923, Varstu Rural Municipality †March 14th, 2014, Birkerød

92

Mohamed Hassanein Heikal

Egyptian journalist (1923-2016)

*September 23rd, 1923, Cairo †February 17th, 2016, Cairo

99

Jimmy Weldon

American voice actor

*September 23rd, 1923, Dale †July 6th, 2023, Paso Robles

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44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

37

Kaylee DeFer

American actress

*September 23rd, 1986, Tucson

93

Mickey Rooney

American actor (1920–2014)

*September 23rd, 1920, Brooklyn †April 6th, 2014, Studio City

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

91

Georg Keßler

German association football player, manager and university teacher

*September 23rd, 1932, Sankt Ingbert

40

John Coltrane

American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967)

*September 23rd, 1926, Hamlet †July 17th, 1967, Huntington

64

Jason Alexander

American actor, comedian, director and television host

*September 23rd, 1959, Newark

92

Carl August Bünte

German musician and conductor (1925–2018)

*September 23rd, 1925, Berlin †June 6th, 2018

53

Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal

Nicaraguan journalist (1924-1978)

*September 23rd, 1924, Granada †January 10th, 1978, Managua

61

Indra Gunawan

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1947, Surakarta City †June 7th, 2009

84

Jaroslav Seifert

Czechoslovak poet, Nobel prize laureate

*September 23rd, 1901, Žižkov †January 10th, 1986, Prague

61

Aldo Moro

Italian politician (1916-1978)

*September 23rd, 1916, Maglie †May 9th, 1978, Rome

82

Eleonora Rossi Drago

Italian actress (1925-2007)

*September 23rd, 1925, Quinto al Mare †December 2nd, 2007, Palermo

45

Anthony Mackie

American actor

*September 23rd, 1978, New Orleans

90

John Boyd Orr

Scottish nutritionist, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (1880-1971)

*September 23rd, 1880, Kilmaurs †June 25th, 1971, Brechin

69

George C. Wolfe

American playwright

*September 23rd, 1954, Frankfort

73

Ray Charles

American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004)

*September 23rd, 1930, Albany †June 10th, 2004, Beverly Hills

90

Bogdan Paprocki

Polish singer

*September 23rd, 1919, Toruń †September 3rd, 2010, Warsaw

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90

Hans Riegel

German businessman, badminton player

*March 10th, 1923, Bonn †October 15th, 2013, Bonn

93

Dina Merrill

American actress (1923–2017)

*December 29th, 1923, New York City †May 22nd, 2017, East Hampton

93

Robert H. Michel

American politician (1923–2017)

*March 2nd, 1923, Peoria †February 17th, 2017, Arlington County

89

Bert suharga

German association football player and coach (1923-2013)

*October 22nd, 1923, Bremen †July 19th, 2013, La Llosa

84

Karl Christ

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 6th, 1923, Ulm †March 28th, 2008, Marburg

96

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

*August 11th, 1923, Berlin †June 26th, 2020, Berlin

89

Conrad Bain

Canadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist (1923–2013)

*February 4th, 1923, Lethbridge †January 14th, 2013, Livermore

29

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

*September 17th, 1923, Mount Olive †January 1st, 1953, Oak Hill

100

Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

*May 27th, 1923, Fürth †November 29th, 2023, Kent

62

Anne Baxter

American actress (1923–1985)

*May 7th, 1923, Michigan City †December 12th, 1985, New York City

93

Paul Müller

Swiss actor (1923-2016)

*March 11th, 1923, Neuchâtel †September 2nd, 2016, Tivoli

88

Cliff Robertson

American actor (1923–2011)

*September 9th, 1923, La Jolla †September 10th, 2011, Stony Brook

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

*October 4th, 1923, Evanston †April 5th, 2008, Beverly Hills

93

Stanisław Skrowaczewski

Polish composer and conductor (1923-2017)

*October 3rd, 1923, Lviv †February 21st, 2017, St. Louis Park

89

Charles Durning

American actor (1923-2012)

*February 28th, 1923, Highland Falls †December 24th, 2012, New York City

91

Lee Kuan Yew

1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1923–2015)

*September 16th, 1923, Singapore †March 23rd, 2015, Singapore General Hospital

88

Wisława Szymborska

Polish poet, Nobel Prize winner

*July 2nd, 1923, Kórnik †February 1st, 2012, Kraków

90

Nadine Gordimer

South African writer

*November 20th, 1923, Springs †July 13th, 2014, Johannesburg

100

Glynis Johns

British actress (1923–2024)

*October 5th, 1923, Pretoria †January 4th, 2024, Los Angeles

92

Harold B. Mattingly

British historian of graeco-roman history, numismatist and university teacher (1923-2015)

*August 13th, 1923, Finchley †August 23rd, 2015, Truro

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1923 is a normal year and no leap year.

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