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December 23rd
173 Notable deaths
Nils Collett Vogt
Norwegian poet.
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.
Peder Lykkeberg
Swimmer.
Born February 11th, 1878 in Skanderborg.
Died December 23rd, 1944 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.
Vyacheslav Kurennoy
Soviet water polo player.
Born December 10th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died December 23rd, 1992 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Jean Le Bret
Olympic sailor (1872-1947).
Born October 26th, 1872 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 23rd, 1947 at 75 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Eric Green
Field hockey player (1878-1972).
Born August 8th, 1878 in Leatherhead.
Died December 23rd, 1972 at 94 years old in Stanford Dingley.
Otto Silber
Estonian association football player (1893-1940).
Born March 17th, 1893 in Tallinn.
Died December 23rd, 1940 at 47 years old in Saue.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 173
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson