December 23rd
179 Notable deaths
Garrett Serviss
American high jumper.
Born December 23rd, 1878.
Died December 23rd, 1907 at 29 years old in Ithaca.
Misao Tamai
Japanese association football player (1903-1978).
Born December 16th, 1903 in Hyogo Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1978 at 75 years old in Kōbe.
Alfredo Pacini
Catholic cardinal (1888-1967).
Born February 10th, 1888 in Capannori.
Died December 23rd, 1967 at 79 years old in Rome.
Marie Langer
Argentinian psychiatrist & psychoanalyst.
Born August 31st, 1910 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1987 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Angela Piskernik
Botanist and conservationist (1886-1967).
Born August 27th, 1886 in Lobnig.
Died December 23rd, 1967 at 81 years old in Ljubljana.
Nils Collett Vogt
Norwegian poet (1864–1937).
Born September 24th, 1864 in Christiania.
Died December 23rd, 1937 at 73 years old in Christiania.
Otakar Vindyš
Czech ice hockey player (1884-1949).
Born April 9th, 1884 in Prague.
Died December 23rd, 1949 at 65 years old in Prague.
Benito Rigoni
Bobsledder.
Born April 11th, 1936 in Asiago.
Died December 23rd, 2021 at 85 years old in Dueville.
Genaro Sermeño
Salvadoran footballer.
Born November 28th, 1948 in El Salvador.
Died December 23rd, 2022 at 74 years old in Santa Ana. [ref]
Väinö Bremer
Biathlete and modern pentathlete.
Born April 24th, 1899 in Turku.
Died December 23rd, 1964 at 65 years old in Kerava.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 179
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi