December 23rd
173 Notable deaths
Don Howe
English footballer and manager (1935-2015).
Born October 12th, 1935 in Wolverhampton.
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 80 years old
Walton H. Walker
United states army general (1889-1950).
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Belton.
Died December 23rd, 1950 at 61 years old in Seoul (traffic collision).
David Manners
Canadian-born american actor (1900-1998).
Born April 30th, 1901 in Halifax. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1998 at 97 years old in Santa Barbara (disease). [ref]
Kōki Hirota
Japanese politician executed (1878-1948).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Fukuoka.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 70 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
Kenji Doihara
Japanese general.
Born August 8th, 1883 in Okayama.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 65 years old in Tokyo (hanging).
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
Tibetan politician (1910–2009).
Born February 1st, 1910 in Lhasa.
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 99 years old in Beijing. [ref]
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]
Kaaren Verne
German-born american actor.
Born April 6th, 1918 in Berlin.
Died December 23rd, 1967 at 49 years old in Hollywood (disease).
R. Gordon Wasson
American ethnobiologist (1898-1986).
Born September 22nd, 1898 in Great Falls. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1986 at 88 years old in Binghamton. [ref]
Denise Darcel
Actress.
Born September 8th, 1925 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2011 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (aneurysm). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 173
The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé