December 23rd
179 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Celestino Rocha da Costa
São tomé and príncipe politician (1938-2010).
Born September 25th, 1938 in São Tomé and Príncipe.
Died December 23rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Lisbon.
Luba Skořepová
Czech actress and writer (1923–2016).
Born September 21st, 1923 in Náchod. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 93 years old in Prague. [ref]
Adrianus de Jong
Dutch fencer.
Born June 21st, 1882 in Plantungan.
Died December 23rd, 1966 at 84 years old in The Hague. [ref]
José Francisco Rojo
Spanish football player/manager.
Born January 28th, 1947 in Bilbao.
Died December 23rd, 2022 at 75 years old in Leioa. [ref]
Yevgeni Korolkov
Olympic gymnast (1930–2014).
Born October 9th, 1930 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Sergiyev Posad. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 179
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid