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December 23rd
192 Notable deaths
Marie Noël
French writer and poet (1883-1967).
Born February 16th, 1883 in Auxerre, Maison de Marie Noël.
Died December 23rd, 1967 at 84 years old in Auxerre. [ref]
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]
Maxime Laubeuf
French maritime engineer (1864-1939).
Born November 23rd, 1864 in Poissy.
Died December 23rd, 1939 at 75 years old in Cannes.
Alfrēds Kalniņš
Latvian musician (1879-1951).
Born August 23rd, 1879 in Cēsis. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 72 years old in Riga. [ref]
Jerzy Semkow
Polish conductor (1928–2014).
Born October 12th, 1928 in Radomsko.
Died December 23rd, 2014 at 86 years old in Lausanne.
Maria Pavlova
Russian and soviet paleontologist (1854-1938).
Born June 27th, 1854 in Kozelets.
Died December 23rd, 1938 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Lêdo Ivo
Brazilian writer and poet (1924–2012).
Born February 18th, 1924 in Maceió.
Died December 23rd, 2012 at 88 years old in Seville (myocardial infarction).
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.
Paul Margueritte
French writer (1860–1918).
Born February 20th, 1860 in Laghouat.
Died December 23rd, 1918 at 58 years old in Soorts-Hossegor.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 192
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot