December 23rd
245 Notable deaths
Angela Piskernik
Botanist and conservationist (1886-1967).
Born August 27th, 1886 in Lobnig.
Died December 23rd, 1967 at 81 years old in Ljubljana.
Peder Lykkeberg
Danish swimmer (1878–1944).
Born February 11th, 1878 in Skanderborg.
Died December 23rd, 1944 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.
Väinö Bremer
Biathlete and modern pentathlete (1899–1964).
Born April 24th, 1899 in Turku.
Died December 23rd, 1964 at 65 years old in Kerava.
Otakar Vindyš
Czech ice hockey player (1884-1949).
Born April 9th, 1884 in Prague.
Died December 23rd, 1949 at 65 years old in Old Town. [ref]
Jean Bourgknecht
Member of the swiss federal council (1902-1964).
Born September 16th, 1902 in Fribourg.
Died December 23rd, 1964 at 62 years old in Fribourg.
Fanny Schoonheyt
Dutch resistance fighter, photographer (1912–1961).
Born June 15th, 1912 in Rotterdam.
Died December 23rd, 1961 at 49 years old in Rotterdam.
Benito Rigoni
Italian bobsledder (1936–2021).
Born April 11th, 1936 in Asiago.
Died December 23rd, 2021 at 85 years old in Dueville.
Izabella Cywińska
Polish politician.
Born March 25th, 1935 in Lviv.
Died December 23rd, 2023 at 88 years old [ref]
Jean Le Bret
Olympic sailor (1872-1947).
Born October 26th, 1872 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 23rd, 1947 at 75 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Sergei Komarov
Soviet film actor, director and screenwriter (1891-1957).
Born March 2nd, 1891 in Vyazniki.
Died December 23rd, 1957 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Vyacheslav Kurennoy
Soviet water polo player (1932–1992).
Born December 10th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died December 23rd, 1992 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Friedrich von Thiersch
German architect (1852-1921).
Born April 18th, 1852 in Marburg.
Died December 23rd, 1921 at 69 years old in Munich.
José Antonio Momene
Spanish road bicycle racer (1940–2010).
Born August 15th, 1940 in Zierbena.
Died December 23rd, 2010 at 70 years old in Barakaldo. [ref]
Eric Green
Field hockey player (1878-1972).
Born August 8th, 1878 in Leatherhead.
Died December 23rd, 1972 at 94 years old in Stanford Dingley.
Sophus Ruge
German ethnologist (1831–1903).
Born March 26th, 1831 in Dorum.
Died December 23rd, 1903 at 72 years old in Klotzsche.
Otto Silber
Estonian association football player (1893-1940).
Born March 17th, 1893 in Kehtna Rural Municipality.
Died December 23rd, 1940 at 47 years old in Saue Rural Municipality.
Louisa Keilhau
Norwegian teacher and peace activist.
Born May 25th, 1860 in Kristiansand. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1927 at 67 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Sergey Stepnyak-Kravchinsky
Russian revolutionary (1851–1895).
Born July 13th, 1851 in Novy Starodub.
Died December 23rd, 1895 at 44 years old in London (railway accident).
Leib Naidus
Russian empire yiddish poet (1890–1918).
Born November 6th, 1890 in Hrodna.
Died December 23rd, 1918 at 28 years old in Hrodna (diphtheria).
Murad Kajlayev
Soviet and russian composer and conductor (1931–2023).
Born January 15th, 1931 in Baku.
Died December 23rd, 2023 at 92 years old in Makhachkala. [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson