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December 23rd
192 Notable deaths
Hocine Aït Ahmed
Algerian political (1926-2015).
Born August 20th, 1926 in Aït Yahia.
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Heimito von Doderer
Austrian writer.
Born September 5th, 1896 in Weidlingau. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1966 at 70 years old in Vienna (stomach cancer). [ref]
Kriangsak Chamanan
Thai politician (1917-2003).
Born December 17th, 1917 in Samut Sakhon.
Died December 23rd, 2003 at 86 years old in Bangkok.
Rika Zaraï
Israeli singer (1938–2020).
Born February 19th, 1938 in Jerusalem.
Died December 23rd, 2020 at 82 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Marjorie Bowen
British writer (1885–1952).
Born November 1st, 1885 in Hampshire.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 68 years old in St Charles Hospital.
Sophie Hediger
Swiss female snowboarder (1998–2024).
Born December 14th, 1998 in Horgen.
Died December 23rd, 2024 at 26 years old in Arosa Lenzerheide (avalanche). [ref]
Eli Heckscher
Swedish historian and economist (1879–1952).
Born November 24th, 1879 in Stockholm.
Died December 23rd, 1952 at 73 years old in Stockholm.
Anatoly Rybakov
Soviet and russian writer (1911–1998).
Born January 14th, 1911 in Derzhanivka.
Died December 23rd, 1998 at 87 years old in New York City.
Arthur Eichengrün
German chemist.
Born August 13th, 1867 in Aachen.
Died December 23rd, 1949 at 82 years old in Bad Wiessee.
Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson
Icelandic neopaganist leader (1924-1993).
Born July 4th, 1924 in Borgarfjarðarhreppur.
Died December 23rd, 1993 at 69 years old in Borgarfjarðarhreppur (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 192
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