December 23rd
192 Notable deaths
Jean-Marie Pelt
French biologist, botanist, and pharmacist (1933-2015).
Born October 24th, 1933 in Thionville. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 82 years old in Vantoux (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Valentin Gavrilov
Soviet high jumper.
Born July 26th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died December 23rd, 2003 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Grigory Baklanov
Russian novelist and short story writer (1923–2009).
Born September 18th, 1923 in Voronezh.
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Michel d'Herbigny
Catholic bishop.
Born May 8th, 1880 in Lille. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1957 at 77 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Gertrude Blom
Swiss mesoamericanists.
Born July 7th, 1901 in Wimmis. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1993 at 92 years old in San Cristóbal de las Casas. [ref]
Juan Botasso
Argentine association football player (1908-1950).
Born October 23rd, 1908 in Quilmes.
Died December 23rd, 1950 at 42 years old in Quilmes.
José Francisco Rojo
Spanish football player/manager (1947–2022).
Born January 28th, 1947 in Bilbao.
Died December 23rd, 2022 at 75 years old in Leioa. [ref]
Aleksander Warma
Estonian politician (1890-1970).
Born June 22nd, 1890 in Viinistu.
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Aram Andonian
Armenian journalist/historian/writer.
Born September 1st, 1879 in Beyoğlu. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 72 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Felix Kaufmann
Austrian philosopher of law.
Born July 4th, 1895 in Vienna.
Died December 23rd, 1949 at 54 years old in New York City.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 192
The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé