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December 23rd
245 Notable deaths
Vasili Eroshenko
Anarchist writer, esperantist, linguist and teacher (1890–1952).
Born January 12th, 1890 in Obukhovka.
Died December 23rd, 1952 at 62 years old in Obukhovka.
Pierre Gripari
French writer (1925–1990).
Born January 7th, 1925 in Paris.
Died December 23rd, 1990 at 65 years old in Paris.
Gunnar Berg
Norwegian painter (1863-1893).
Born May 21st, 1863 in Svolvær.
Died December 23rd, 1893 at 30 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Kay Stammers
English tennis player (1914–2005).
Born April 3rd, 1914 in St Albans.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 91 years old in Oxmoor Farm.
Karl Heinrich Barth
German musician (1847–1922).
Born July 12th, 1847 in Baltiysk.
Died December 23rd, 1922 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Philipp Etter
Member of the swiss federal council (1891-1977).
Born December 21st, 1891 in Menzingen.
Died December 23rd, 1977 at 86 years old in Bern.
Memmo Carotenuto
Italian actor (1908-1980).
Born August 23rd, 1908 in Rome.
Died December 23rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Rome.
Walter Runeberg
Finnish sculptor (1838-1920).
Born December 29th, 1838 in Porvoo.
Died December 23rd, 1920 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
Arkady Andreasyan
Soviet footballer (1947-2020).
Born August 11th, 1947 in Baku.
Died December 23rd, 2020 at 73 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Benito Lynch
Argentine writer (1885–1951).
Born July 25th, 1885 in La Plata.
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 66 years old in La Plata.
Shaken Ajmanov
Film director (1914–1970).
Born February 15th, 1914 in Bayanaul, Pavlodar Province.
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 56 years old in Moscow (struck by vehicle).
Gina Kaus
Screenwriter, novelist (1893–1985).
Born November 21st, 1894 in Vienna.
Died December 23rd, 1985 at 91 years old in Los Angeles.
Joseph Henry Gilbert
British chemist (1817–1901).
Born August 1st, 1817 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died December 23rd, 1901 at 84 years old in Hertfordshire.
Marcel Landowski
French composer (1915–1999).
Born February 18th, 1915 in Pont-l'Abbé.
Died December 23rd, 1999 at 84 years old in Paris.
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
British botanist (1843-1928).
Born July 28th, 1843 in Westminster.
Died December 23rd, 1928 at 85 years old in Gloucestershire.
Colin Davis
British racecar driver.
Born July 29th, 1933 in Marylebone. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2012 at 79 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Jean-Marie Pelt
French biologist, botanist, and pharmacist (1933-2015).
Born October 24th, 1933 in Thionville. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 82 years old in Vantoux (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Svatopluk Čech
Czech poet, publicist and bookwriter (1846–1908).
Born February 21st, 1846 in Ostředek. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1908 at 62 years old in Holešovice (arterial embolism, intestinal perforation). [ref]
Valentin Gavrilov
Soviet high jumper (1946–2003).
Born July 26th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died December 23rd, 2003 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Grigory Baklanov
Soviet russian novelist and short story writer (1923–2009).
Born September 11th, 1923 in Voronezh.
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Otto Schoetensack
German paleoanthropologist (1850–1912).
Born July 12th, 1850 in Stendal.
Died December 23rd, 1912 at 62 years old in Ospedaletti.
Michel d'Herbigny
Catholic bishop (1880–1957).
Died December 23rd, 1957 at 77 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Gertrude Blom
Swiss mesoamericanists (1901–1993).
Born July 7th, 1901 in Wimmis.
Died December 23rd, 1993 at 92 years old in San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
Robert Herrick
Novelist (1868-1938).
Born April 21st, 1868 in Cambridge.
Died December 23rd, 1938 at 70 years old in Charlotte Amalie.
Juan Botasso
Argentine association football player (1908-1950).
Born October 23rd, 1908 in Quilmes.
Died December 23rd, 1950 at 42 years old in Quilmes.
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling