December 23rd
173 Notable deaths
Ahmed Gaid Salah
Algerian military officer, senior leader in the algerian people's national army.
Born January 13th, 1940 in Aïn Yagout.
Died December 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Aïn Naadja Military Hospital (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Vsevolod Merkulov
Soviet politician and intelligence officer, head of nkgb (1895-1953).
Born November 6th, 1895 in Zagatala.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Heitarō Kimura
Japanese general (1888-1948).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Saitama Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 60 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
Miruts Yifter
Ethiopian long distance runner.
Born May 15th, 1944 in Adigrat.
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 72 years old in Toronto (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Robert Stafford
American politician.
Born August 8th, 1913 in Rutland.
Died December 23rd, 2006 at 93 years old in Rutland. [ref]
Massimo Savić
Croatian singer (1962–2022).
Died December 23rd, 2022 at 60 years old in Zagreb (lung cancer). [ref]
Josep Puig i Cadafalch
Catalan architect (1867-1957).
Born October 17th, 1867 in Mataró. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1956 at 89 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Dame Gruev
Bulgarian revolutionary.
Born January 19th, 1871 in Smilevo.
Died December 23rd, 1906 at 35 years old in Maleshevo (murder).
Ernest B. Schoedsack
American film director (1893-1979).
Born June 8th, 1893 in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1979 at 86 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Lawrence Sperry
American aviation pioneer.
Born December 22nd, 1892 in Chicago.
Died December 23rd, 1923 at 31 years old in English Channel.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 173
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson