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December 23rd
187 Notable deaths
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Argentine composer, playwright (1901-1951).
Born March 27th, 1901. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 50 years old in Buenos Aires (stroke). [ref]
Luis Alberni
Actor (1886-1962).
Born October 4th, 1886 in Barcelona.
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 76 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Chryssa
American artist (1933-2013).
Born December 31st, 1933 in Athens.
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 79 years old in Athens. [ref]
Robert Marshak
American physicist.
Born October 11th, 1916 in The Bronx.
Died December 23rd, 1992 at 76 years old in Cancun (drowning).
James P. McGranery
American politician and united states army officer (1895-1962).
Born July 8th, 1895 in Philadelphia.
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 67 years old in Palm Beach.
José Giral
Spanish politician (1879-1962).
Born October 22nd, 1879 in Santiago de Cuba. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Vladimir Kondrashin
Russian basketball coach.
Born January 14th, 1929 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 23rd, 1999 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Blanche Friderici
American actress (1878-1933).
Born January 21st, 1878 in Brooklyn.
Died December 23rd, 1933 at 55 years old in Visalia (myocardial infarction).
Jan Kott
Polish writer (1914–2001).
Born October 27th, 1914 in Warsaw.
Died December 23rd, 2001 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anatolii Bondarchuk
Ukrainian hammer thrower (1940-2025).
Born May 31st, 1940 in Starokostiantyniv.
Died December 23rd, 2025 at 85 years old in Kamloops. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 187
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