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December 23rd
187 Notable deaths
Vyacheslav Kurennoy
Soviet water polo player (1932–1992).
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.
Sergei Komarov
Soviet film actor, director and screenwriter.
Born March 2nd, 1891 in Vyazniki.
Died December 23rd, 1957 at 66 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Friedrich von Thiersch
German architect (1852-1921).
Born April 18th, 1852 in Marburg. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1921 at 69 years old in Munich. [ref]
Izabella Cywińska
Polish politician.
Born March 25th, 1935 in Lviv.
Died December 23rd, 2023 at 88 years old [ref]
Deaths 181 to 187 of 187
A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson