December 23rd
245 Notable deaths
José Francisco Rojo
Spanish football player/manager (1947–2022).
Born January 28th, 1947 in Bilbao.
Died December 23rd, 2022 at 75 years old in Leioa. [ref]
Aleksander Warma
Estonian politician (1890-1970).
Born June 22nd, 1890 in Viinistu.
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Aram Andonian
Armenian journalist, historian and writer.
Born September 1st, 1879 in Beyoğlu. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 72 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Nicholas Benois
Russian architect (1813–1898).
Born July 13th, 1813 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 23rd, 1898 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Arsène Arnaud Claretie
French writer, theatre administrator (1840-1913).
Born December 3rd, 1840 in Limoges.
Died December 23rd, 1913 at 73 years old in Paris.
Felix Kaufmann
Austrian philosopher of law (1895–1949).
Born July 4th, 1895 in Vienna.
Died December 23rd, 1949 at 54 years old in New York City.
Marie Noël
French writer and poet (1883-1967).
Born February 16th, 1883 in Auxerre, Maison de Marie Noël.
Died December 23rd, 1967 at 84 years old in Auxerre. [ref]
Henry Frederick Conrad Sander
German-born horticulturist and botanist (1847-1920).
Born March 4th, 1847 in Bremen.
Died December 23rd, 1920 at 73 years old in Bruges.
Hans Mild
Swedish association football and hockey player (1934-2007).
Born July 31st, 1934 in S:t Görans church parish.
Died December 23rd, 2007 at 73 years old in Sofia church parish. [ref]
Maxime Laubeuf
French maritime engineer (1864-1939).
Born November 23rd, 1864 in Poissy.
Died December 23rd, 1939 at 75 years old in Cannes.
Alfrēds Kalniņš
Latvian musician (1879-1951).
Born August 23rd, 1879 in Cēsis.
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 72 years old in Riga.
Alessandro Cagno
Italian racing driver (1883–1971).
Died December 23rd, 1971 at 88 years old in Turin.
Jerzy Semkow
Polish conductor (1928–2014).
Born October 12th, 1928 in Radomsko.
Died December 23rd, 2014 at 86 years old in Lausanne.
Maria Pavlova
Russian and soviet paleontologist (1854-1938).
Born June 27th, 1854 in Kozelets.
Died December 23rd, 1938 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Lêdo Ivo
Brazilian writer and poet (1924–2012).
Born February 18th, 1924 in Maceió.
Died December 23rd, 2012 at 88 years old in Seville (myocardial infarction).
Trevor Fancutt
South african tennis player (1934–2022).
Born July 14th, 1934 in Kokstad.
Died December 23rd, 2022 at 88 years old in Australia. [ref]
Louis Leprince-Ringuet
French physicist, telecommunications engineer, essayist and historian of science (1901–2000).
Born March 27th, 1901 in Alès.
Died December 23rd, 2000 at 99 years old in Paris.
Zaur Kaloyev
Soviet footballer (1931-1997).
Born March 24th, 1931 in Tbilisi.
Died December 23rd, 1997 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Lennart Strandberg
Swedish sprinter (1915-1989).
Born March 26th, 1915 in Malmö.
Died December 23rd, 1989 at 74 years old in Ystad.
Paul Margueritte
French writer (1860–1918).
Born February 20th, 1860 in Laghouat.
Died December 23rd, 1918 at 58 years old in Soorts-Hossegor.
Evgeny Abramyan
Physicist (1930–2014).
Born August 3rd, 1930 in Tbilisi.
Died December 23rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Lázaro Rivas
Olympic wrestler (1975–2013).
Born April 4th, 1975 in Havana.
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 38 years old in San José de las Lajas. [ref]
Wallace Diestelmeyer
Figure skater (1926-1999).
Born July 14th, 1926 in Kitchener.
Died December 23rd, 1999 at 73 years old in Oakville.
Eduard Dallmann
German explorer (1830–1896).
Born March 11th, 1830 in Flethe.
Died December 23rd, 1896 at 66 years old in Blumenthal.
Wilhelm Spiegelberg
German egyptologist (1870–1930).
Born June 25th, 1870 in Hanover.
Died December 23rd, 1930 at 60 years old in Munich.
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi