December 23rd
170 Notable deaths
Maxi Jazz
British rapper (1957–2022).
Born June 14th, 1957 in Brixton. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2022 at 65 years old in London, West Norwood. [ref]
Sugathakumari
Indian poet and activist (1934-2020).
Born January 3rd, 1934 in Aranmula.
Died December 23rd, 2020 at 86 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (bronchopneumonia, COVID-19). [ref]
Chris Dickerson
American bodybuilder.
Born August 25th, 1939 in Montgomery.
Died December 23rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Fort Lauderdale. [ref]
Yusef Lateef
American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the ahmadiyya muslim community (1920-2013).
Born October 9th, 1920 in Chattanooga. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 93 years old in Shutesbury (prostate cancer). [ref]
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Polish-american rabbi, philosopher, and civil rights activist (1907-1972).
Born January 11th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died December 23rd, 1972 at 65 years old in New York City.
George Cohen
English footballer (1939–2022).
Born October 22nd, 1939 in London.
Died December 23rd, 2022 at 83 years old [ref]
Iwane Matsui
Japanese general (1878-1948).
Born July 27th, 1878 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 70 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
Ronnie Scott
British musician (1927-1996).
Born January 28th, 1927 in London. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1996 at 69 years old in London (drug overdose). [ref]
Anthony Fokker
Dutch aviation pioneer and an aircraft manufacturer (1890-1939).
Born April 6th, 1890 in Java. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1939 at 49 years old in New York City (meningitis). [ref]
Charles Ruggles
American actor (1886-1970).
Born February 8th, 1889 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 170
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner