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December 23rd
187 Notable deaths
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]
Lucas Abadamloora
Roman catholic bishop of navrongo-bolgatanga, ghana.
Born December 22nd, 1938 in Navrongo.
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 71 years old in Bolgatanga.
Milko Gaydarski
Bulgarian footballer (1946-1989).
Born March 18th, 1946 in Sofia.
Died December 23rd, 1989 at 43 years old in Sofia.
James Gunn
American science fiction author.
Born July 12th, 1923 in Kansas City.
Died December 23rd, 2020 at 97 years old in Lawrence. [ref]
Paul Margueritte
French writer.
Born February 20th, 1860 in Laghouat.
Died December 23rd, 1918 at 58 years old in Soorts-Hossegor.
Wilhelm Spiegelberg
German egyptologist (1870–1930).
Born June 25th, 1870 in Hanover. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1930 at 60 years old in Munich. [ref]
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