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December 23rd
173 Notable deaths
Lêdo Ivo
Brazilian writer and poet.
Born February 18th, 1924 in Maceió.
Died December 23rd, 2012 at 88 years old in Seville (myocardial infarction).
Evgeny Abramyan
Physicist.
Born August 3rd, 1930 in Tbilisi.
Died December 23rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Maria Pavlova
Russian and soviet paleontologist (1854-1938).
Born June 27th, 1854 in Kozelets.
Died December 23rd, 1938 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Hans Mild
Swedish association football and hockey player (1934-2007).
Born July 31st, 1934 in Stockholm.
Died December 23rd, 2007 at 73 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Murad Kajlayev
Russian composer and conductor.
Born January 15th, 1931 in Baku.
Died December 23rd, 2023 at 92 years old in Makhachkala. [ref]
Wallace Diestelmeyer
Figure skater (1926-1999).
Born July 14th, 1926 in Kitchener.
Died December 23rd, 1999 at 73 years old in Oakville.
Zaur Kaloyev
Soviet footballer (1931-1997).
Born March 24th, 1931 in Tbilisi.
Died December 23rd, 1997 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Lennart Strandberg
Swedish sprinter (1915-1989).
Born March 26th, 1915 in Malmö.
Died December 23rd, 1989 at 74 years old in Ystad.
Lázaro Rivas
Olympic wrestler.
Born April 4th, 1975 in Havana.
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 38 years old in San José de las Lajas. [ref]
Milko Gaydarski
Bulgarian footballer (1946-1989).
Born March 18th, 1946 in Sofia.
Died December 23rd, 1989 at 43 years old in Sofia.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 173
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