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December 23rd
173 Notable deaths
Memmo Carotenuto
Italian actor (1908-1980).
Born August 23rd, 1908 in Rome.
Died December 23rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Rome.
Shaken Ajmanov
Film director.
Born February 15th, 1914 in Bayanaul, Pavlodar Province.
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 56 years old in Moscow (struck by vehicle).
Philipp Etter
Member of the swiss federal council (1891-1977).
Born December 21st, 1891 in Menzingen.
Died December 23rd, 1977 at 86 years old in Bern. [ref]
Vasili Eroshenko
Anarchist writer, esperantist, linguist and teacher.
Born January 12th, 1890 in Obukhovka, Belgorod Oblast.
Died December 23rd, 1952 at 62 years old in Obukhovka, Belgorod Oblast.
Marcel Landowski
French composer.
Born February 18th, 1915 in Pont-l'Abbé. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1999 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jean-Marie Pelt
French biologist, botanist, and pharmacist (1933-2015).
Born October 24th, 1933 in Thionville. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 82 years old in Vantoux (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Masson
French racing cyclist.
Born October 11th, 1876 in Mostaganem. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1944 at 68 years old in Cannes. [ref]
Gertrude Blom
Swiss mesoamericanists.
Born July 7th, 1901 in Wimmis. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1993 at 92 years old in San Cristóbal de las Casas. [ref]
Aloísio Lorscheider
Catholic cardinal.
Born October 8th, 1924 in Estrela.
Died December 23rd, 2007 at 83 years old in Porto Alegre.
Grigory Baklanov
Russian novelist and short story writer.
Born September 11th, 1923 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 173
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