December 23rd
192 Notable deaths
David Manners
Canadian-born american actor (1900-1998).
Born April 30th, 1901 in Halifax. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1998 at 97 years old in Santa Barbara (disease). [ref]
Seishirō Itagaki
Japanese general (1885-1948).
Born January 21st, 1885 in Numakunai.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 63 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging to death).
Don Howe
English footballer and manager (1935-2015).
Born October 12th, 1935 in Wolverhampton.
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 80 years old in London.
Kenji Doihara
Japanese general.
Born August 8th, 1883 in Okayama.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 65 years old in Tokyo (hanging).
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
Tibetan politician (1910–2009).
Born February 1st, 1910 in Lhasa.
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 99 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Michael Kidd
American film choreographer (1915-2007).
Born August 12th, 1915 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2007 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Tyrone Power Sr.
English-born american stage and screen actor (1869–1931).
Died December 23rd, 1931 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Piers Sellers
British astronaut.
Born April 11th, 1955 in Crowborough War Memorial Hospital. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 61 years old in Houston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Kaaren Verne
German-born american actor.
Born April 6th, 1918 in Berlin.
Died December 23rd, 1967 at 49 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Denise Darcel
Actress.
Born September 8th, 1925 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2011 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (aneurysm). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 192
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine