December 23rd
245 Notable deaths
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
Tibetan politician (1910–2009).
Born February 1st, 1910 in Lhasa.
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 99 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Michael Kidd
American film choreographer (1915–2007).
Born August 12th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died December 23rd, 2007 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Tyrone Power Sr.
English-born american stage and screen actor (1869–1931).
Died December 23rd, 1931 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Piers Sellers
British-born american astronaut.
Born April 11th, 1955 in Crowborough War Memorial Hospital. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 61 years old in Houston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Kaaren Verne
German-born american actor.
Born April 6th, 1918 in Berlin.
Died December 23rd, 1967 at 49 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Denise Darcel
Actress (1924–2011).
Born September 8th, 1925 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2011 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (aneurysm). [ref]
G. S. Shivarudrappa
Indian writer (1926-2013).
Born February 7th, 1926 in Shikaripur.
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 87 years old in Banashankari.
R. Gordon Wasson
American ethnobiologist (1898-1986).
Born September 22nd, 1898 in Great Falls.
Died December 23rd, 1986 at 88 years old in Binghamton.
Akira Mutō
Japanese general (1892–1948).
Born December 15th, 1892 in Hakusui.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 56 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging to death).
Achille Devéria
French painter (1800–1857).
Born February 6th, 1800 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1857 at 57 years old in Paris.
Elias M. Stein
American mathematician (1931-2018).
Born January 13th, 1931 in Antwerp.
Died December 23rd, 2018 at 87 years old in Somerville (mantle cell lymphoma). [ref]
Birabongse Bhanudej
Prince of siam, racing driver, sailor and pilot.
Born July 15th, 1914 in Bangkok.
Died December 23rd, 1985 at 71 years old in London (cardioplegia).
Lona Cohen
American spy for the soviet union (1913–1992).
Born January 11th, 1913 in Adams.
Died December 23rd, 1992 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Yao Wenyuan
Chinese politician (1931–2005).
Born December 11th, 1931 in Zhuji.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 74 years old in Shanghai (diabetes). [ref]
Emilia Plater
Polish noblewoman (1806-1831).
Born November 13th, 1806 in Vilnius.
Died December 23rd, 1831 at 25 years old in Vainežeris (disease).
Joan Lindsay
Australian writer (1896-1984).
Born November 16th, 1896 in St Kilda.
Died December 23rd, 1984 at 88 years old in Melbourne (stomach cancer).
Ricky Lawson
American drummer (1954–2013).
Born November 8th, 1954 in Detroit.
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 59 years old in Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Massimo Savić
Croatian singer (1962–2022).
Died December 23rd, 2022 at 60 years old in Zagreb (lung cancer). [ref]
Pierre Janssen
French astronomer (1824-1907).
Born February 22nd, 1824 in Paris.
Died December 23rd, 1907 at 83 years old in Meudon.
James Ellison
American actor (1910-1993).
Born May 4th, 1910 in Guthrie Center.
Died December 23rd, 1993 at 83 years old in Monterey (falling from height).
Heitarō Kimura
Japanese general (1888-1948).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 60 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging to death).
Vsevolod Merkulov
Soviet politician and intelligence officer, head of nkgb (1895-1953).
Born November 6th, 1895 in Zagatala.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Infanta María Cristina of Spain
Spanish infanta, daughter of alfonso xiii of spain and victoria eugenie of battenberg (1911–1996).
Born December 12th, 1911 in Royal Palace of Madrid.
Died December 23rd, 1996 at 85 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Edward Schillebeeckx
Belgian theologian (1914-2009).
Born November 12th, 1914 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 95 years old in Nijmegen. [ref]
Alfred G. Gilman
American pharmacologist (1941-2015).
Born July 1st, 1941 in New Haven.
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 74 years old in Dallas (pancreatic cancer).
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine