December 23rd
173 Notable deaths
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]
Lois Hamilton
Model, actress, artist, author, aviatrix.
Born October 14th, 1952 in Philadelphia.
Died December 23rd, 1999 at 47 years old in Rio de Janeiro (drug overdose).
Patric Knowles
Actor, novelist.
Born November 11th, 1911 in Yorkshire. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1995 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (cerebral hemorrhage).
Wilson Bentley
American photographer (1867-1931).
Born February 9th, 1867 in Jericho. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1931 at 64 years old in Jericho (pneumonia). [ref]
Charles Dana Gibson
American artist and illustrator (1867-1944).
Born September 14th, 1867 in Roxbury. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1944 at 77 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Piers Sellers
British astronaut.
Born April 11th, 1955 in Crowborough War Memorial Hospital. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 61 years old in Houston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Andrei Tupolev
Russian and soviet aerospace engineer (1888-1972).
Born November 10th, 1888 in Pustomazovo. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1972 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Seishirō Itagaki
Japanese general (1885-1948).
Born January 21st, 1885 in Morioka.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 63 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
Michael Kidd
American film choreographer (1915-2007).
Born August 12th, 1915 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2007 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 173
You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King