December 23rd
192 Notable deaths
Chris Dickerson
American bodybuilder.
Born August 25th, 1939 in Montgomery.
Died December 23rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Fort Lauderdale. [ref]
Kurt Meyer
German general (1910-1961).
Born December 23rd, 1910 in Jerxheim.
Died December 23rd, 1961 at 51 years old in Hagen (myocardial infarction).
Eddie Hazel
American guitarist.
Born April 10th, 1950 in Brooklyn.
Died December 23rd, 1992 at 42 years old in Plainfield (liver failure).
Iwane Matsui
Japanese general (1878-1948).
Born July 27th, 1878 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 70 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
Desi Bouterse
Leader of suriname (1980–1987, 2010–2020).
Born October 13th, 1945 in Domburg.
Died December 23rd, 2024 at 79 years old in Suriname. [ref]
George Cohen
English footballer (1939–2022).
Born October 22nd, 1939 in London.
Died December 23rd, 2022 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Yusef Lateef
American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the ahmadiyya muslim community (1920–2013).
Born October 9th, 1920 in Chattanooga. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 93 years old in Asbury, Shutesbury (prostate cancer). [ref]
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Polish-american rabbi, philosopher, and civil rights activist (1907-1972).
Born January 11th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died December 23rd, 1972 at 65 years old in New York City.
Sugathakumari
Indian poet and activist (1934-2020).
Born January 3rd, 1934 in Aranmula.
Died December 23rd, 2020 at 86 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (bronchopneumonia, COVID-19). [ref]
Richard Romanus
American actor (1943–2023).
Born February 8th, 1943 in Barre.
Died December 23rd, 2023 at 80 years old in Volos. [ref]
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut