December 23rd
245 Notable deaths
Aloísio Lorscheider
Catholic cardinal (1924–2007).
Born October 8th, 1924 in Estrela.
Died December 23rd, 2007 at 83 years old in Porto Alegre.
Paula Stone
American actress (1912-1997).
Born January 20th, 1912 in New York City.
Died December 23rd, 1997 at 85 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Viktor Sarianidi
Russian archaologist (1929-2013).
Born September 23rd, 1929 in Tashkent.
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Julian Fontana
Polish musician (1810-1869).
Born July 31st, 1810 in Warsaw.
Died December 23rd, 1869 at 59 years old in Paris, 17th arrondissement of Paris (asphyxia).
Thérèse Schwartze
Dutch painter (1851-1918).
Born December 20th, 1851 in Amsterdam.
Died December 23rd, 1918 at 67 years old in Amsterdam.
Anatolii Bondarchuk
Ukrainian hammer thrower (1940-2025).
Born May 31st, 1940 in Starokostiantyniv.
Died December 23rd, 2025 at 85 years old in Kamloops. [ref]
Adnan Kapau Gani
Indonesian politician (1905–1968).
Born September 16th, 1905 in Palembayan.
Died December 23rd, 1968 at 63 years old in Palembang.
Bülent Ulusu
Prime minister of turkey (1923–2015).
Born May 7th, 1923 in Üsküdar.
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 92 years old in Istanbul.
John Russell Hind
English astronomer.
Born May 12th, 1823 in Nottingham.
Died December 23rd, 1895 at 72 years old in Twickenham.
Thomas Wright
English antiquarian and writer (1810-1877).
Born April 23rd, 1810.
Died December 23rd, 1877 at 67 years old in London.
Georg Elias Müller
German experimental psychologist (1850–1934).
Born July 20th, 1850 in Grimma.
Died December 23rd, 1934 at 84 years old in Göttingen.
Lajos Baróti
Hungarian footballer (1914-2005).
Born August 19th, 1914 in Szeged, Baraolt.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 91 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Jean Alfred Fournier
French dermatologist (1832-1914).
Born March 12th, 1832 in Paris.
Died December 23rd, 1914 at 82 years old in Paris.
Richard Rado
Mathematician (1906–1989).
Born April 28th, 1906 in Berlin.
Died December 23rd, 1989 at 83 years old in Henley-on-Thames.
René Iché
French artist (1897-1954).
Born January 21st, 1897 in Sallèles-d'Aude.
Died December 23rd, 1954 at 57 years old in Paris.
Poul Pedersen
Danish association football player (1932-2016).
Born October 31st, 1932 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Aarhus. [ref]
Luther H. Evans
American political scientist (1902-1981).
Born October 13th, 1902 in Bastrop County.
Died December 23rd, 1981 at 79 years old in San Antonio.
Stephen Mallory II
American politician (1848-1907).
Born November 2nd, 1848 in Columbia.
Died December 23rd, 1907 at 59 years old in Pensacola.
Filipp Malyavin
Russian painter (1869-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1869 in Kazanka.
Died December 23rd, 1940 at 71 years old in Nice.
Harmodio Arias Madrid
President of panama (1886-1962).
Born July 3rd, 1886 in Penonomé.
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 76 years old in Miami. [ref]
John Merle Coulter
U.s. botanist (1851-1928).
Born November 20th, 1851 in Ningbo.
Died December 23rd, 1928 at 77 years old in Yonkers.
Constance Naden
English writer, poet and philosopher (1858-1889).
Born January 24th, 1858 in Edgbaston.
Died December 23rd, 1889 at 31 years old in Mayfair.
Emmett Leith
American physicist and engineer (1927–2005).
Born March 12th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 78 years old in Ann Arbor.
Pierre Chenal
Director (1904–1990).
Born December 5th, 1904 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died December 23rd, 1990 at 86 years old in La Garenne-Colombes.
Aram Karamanoukian
French politician (1910-1996).
Born May 1st, 1910 in Gaziantep.
Died December 23rd, 1996 at 86 years old in Fort Lee.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht