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December 23rd
173 Notable deaths
Filipp Malyavin
Russian painter (1869-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1869 in Buzuluk Uyezd. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1940 at 71 years old in Nice. [ref]
Bülend Ulusu
Turkish admiral, prime minister of turkey.
Born May 7th, 1923 in Üsküdar.
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 92 years old in Istanbul.
Harmodio Arias Madrid
President of panama (1886-1962).
Born July 3rd, 1886 in Penonomé, Coclé.
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 76 years old in Miami. [ref]
Emmett Leith
American academic.
Born March 12th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 78 years old in Ann Arbor.
Gunnar Berg
Norwegian painter (1863-1893).
Born May 21st, 1863 in Svolvær. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1893 at 30 years old in Berlin (pneumonia). [ref]
Arkady Andreasyan
Soviet footballer (1947-2020).
Born August 11th, 1947 in Baku.
Died December 23rd, 2020 at 73 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Kay Stammers
English tennis player.
Born April 3rd, 1914 in St Albans.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 91 years old in Oxmoor Farm.
John Merle Coulter
U.s. botanist (1851-1928).
Born November 20th, 1851 in Ningbo.
Died December 23rd, 1928 at 77 years old in Yonkers.
Pierre Chenal
Director.
Born December 5th, 1904 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1990 at 86 years old in La Garenne-Colombes.
Benito Lynch
Argentine writer.
Born July 25th, 1885 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 66 years old in La Plata.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 173
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore