Famous people died in 23 February

Nellie Melba

Nellie Melba

Dame Nellie Melba was a world-famous Australian opera soprano, best remembered for her beautiful singing and powerful stage presence

AustralianMay 19, 1861152 views

Leo Baekeland

Leo Henricus Arthur Baekeland was a Belgian-American chemist well-known for his discovery of photographic paper Velox and polymeric plastic Bakelite.

BelgianNovember 14, 1863236 views

José Napoleón Duarte

Jose Napoleon Duarte was the President of El Salvador from 1984 to 1989

Edward Elgar

Edward Elgar was a great English music composer who composed several brilliant works

BritishJune 2, 1857114 views

Carl F. Gauss

Carl F

GermanApril 30, 1777292 views

Melvin Franklin

Melvin Franklin was a founding member of the American vocal group ‘The Temptations’

AmericanOctober 12, 1942331 views

John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States

AmericanJuly 11, 1767104 views

John Keats

John Keats was one of the most loved romantic poets of English literature

BritishOctober 31, 1795188 views

Carlos Hathcock

Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock was a famous ‘US Marine’ sniper, who claimed to have killed over 300 enemy personnel during the Vietnam War

AmericanMay 20, 1942348 views