December 23rd
245 Notable deaths
Milko Gaydarski
Bulgarian footballer (1946-1989).
Born March 18th, 1946 in Sofia.
Died December 23rd, 1989 at 43 years old in Sofia.
Paulus Cassel
German missionary (1821-1892).
Born February 27th, 1821 in Głogów.
Died December 23rd, 1892 at 71 years old in Friedenau.
William Clifford
Actor and screenwriter (1877-1941).
Born June 27th, 1877 in New Orleans.
Died December 23rd, 1941 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Henrik Lund
Norwegian artist (1879-1935).
Born September 8th, 1879 in Bergen. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1935 at 56 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Johann Jakob Scherer
Member of the swiss federal council (1825-1878).
Born November 10th, 1825 in Schönenberg.
Died December 23rd, 1878 at 53 years old in Winterthur (appendicitis).
Ferdinand Martini
Actor (1870–1930).
Born September 1st, 1870 in Munich.
Died December 23rd, 1930 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Celestino Rocha da Costa
São tomé and príncipe politician (1938-2010).
Born September 25th, 1938 in São Tomé and Príncipe.
Died December 23rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Lisbon.
Adrianus de Jong
Dutch fencer (1882–1966).
Born June 21st, 1882 in Plantungan.
Died December 23rd, 1966 at 84 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Ephraim Graham
Equestrian (1888–1962).
Born August 10th, 1888 in Nashville.
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 74 years old in Fort Sam Houston.
Lotten von Kræmer
Swedish writer.
Born August 6th, 1828 in Stockholm City. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1912 at 84 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Luba Skořepová
Czech actress and writer (1923–2016).
Born September 21st, 1923 in Náchod. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 93 years old in Prague. [ref]
Fabio Maria Asquini
Italian cardinal (1802–1878).
Born August 14th, 1802 in Fagagna.
Died December 23rd, 1878 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Marie Langer
Argentinian psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1910–1987).
Born August 31st, 1910 in Vienna.
Died December 23rd, 1987 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires.
Lutz Ulbricht
German rower (1942–2022).
Born November 9th, 1942 in Berlin.
Died December 23rd, 2022 at 80 years old
Frank Lukeman
Canadian athlete (1885–1946).
Born June 20th, 1885 in Montreal.
Died December 23rd, 1946 at 61 years old in Montreal.
Thorvald Erichsen
Norwegian post-impressionist painter (1868-1939).
Born July 18th, 1868 in Trondheim.
Died December 23rd, 1939 at 71 years old in Oslo (leukemia).
Yevgeni Korolkov
Olympic gymnast (1930–2014).
Born October 9th, 1930 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Sergiyev Posad. [ref]
Genaro Sermeño
Salvadoran footballer (1948–2022).
Born November 28th, 1948 in El Congo.
Died December 23rd, 2022 at 74 years old in Santa Ana. [ref]
Garrett Serviss
American high jumper.
Born December 23rd, 1878.
Died December 23rd, 1907 at 29 years old in Ithaca.
Alfredo Pacini
Catholic cardinal (1888-1967).
Born February 10th, 1888 in Capannori.
Died December 23rd, 1967 at 79 years old in Rome.
Lucas Abadamloora
Roman catholic bishop of navrongo-bolgatanga, ghana.
Born December 22nd, 1938 in Navrongo.
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 71 years old in Bolgatanga.
Misao Tamai
Japanese association football player (1903-1978).
Born December 16th, 1903 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1978 at 75 years old in Kobe.
Nils Collett Vogt
Norwegian poet (1864–1937).
Born September 24th, 1864 in Christiania.
Died December 23rd, 1937 at 73 years old in Lillehammer.
Garry Abelev
Russian tumor immunologist (1928–2013).
Born January 10th, 1928 in Moscow.
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 85 years old in Moscow.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche