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December 23rd
192 Notable deaths
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]
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).
Pierre Dupong
Prime minister of luxembourg (1885-1953).
Born January 11th, 1885 in Heisdorf.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 68 years old in Luxembourg.
Gino Corrado
Italian actor (1893–1982).
Born February 9th, 1893 in Florence.
Died December 23rd, 1982 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills.
Blanche Friderici
American actress (1878-1933).
Born January 21st, 1878 in Brooklyn.
Died December 23rd, 1933 at 55 years old in Visalia (myocardial infarction).
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]
Rina Ketty
French singer (1911–1996).
Born March 1st, 1911 in Sarzana.
Died December 23rd, 1996 at 85 years old in Cannes.
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]
James Gunn
American science fiction author.
Born July 12th, 1923 in Kansas City.
Died December 23rd, 2020 at 97 years old in Lawrence. [ref]
Vladimir Kondrashin
Russian basketball coach (1929–1999).
Born January 14th, 1929 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 23rd, 1999 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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