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December 23rd
173 Notable deaths
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.
Born October 27th, 1914 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2001 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dirk Stikker
Politician and badminton player (1897-1979).
Born February 5th, 1897 in Winschoten. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1979 at 82 years old in Wassenaar. [ref]
Gino Corrado
Actor (1893-1982).
Born February 9th, 1893 in Florence.
Died December 23rd, 1982 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills.
Pierre Dupong
Prime minister of luxembourg (1885-1953).
Born January 11th, 1885 in Heisdorf.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 68 years old in Luxembourg.
Sergey Stepnyak-Kravchinsky
Russian revolutionary.
Born July 13th, 1851 in Novy Starodub. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1895 at 44 years old in London (railway accident).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 173
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