Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 23

1911  On December - 23 karl L Hoschna, composer, dies at 34   

1912  On December - 23 death of otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (b. 1850)   

1913  On December - 23 james Middleton, cricketer (24 wkt of lefty pace S Af 1895-1903), dies   

1915  Roland Leighton, dies at 20 on December - 23.   

1925  On this day in history a S C Wallis, [Adele von Antal-Opzoomer], writer (Vorstengunst), dies   

1930  On December - 23 johannes H Been, Brielle archivist, dies at 71   

1931  On December - 23 death of wilson Bentley, American scientist (b. 1865)   

1938  On December - 23 robert Herrick, US writer (Chimes), dies at 70   

1939  Anthony H G Fokker, Dutch airplane builder (Spider), dies at 49 on December - 23.   

1943  Theo[dorus J] Thijssen, Dutch writer (Kees de Jongen), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1945  On December - 23 mogens Klitgaard, Danish author (Brunkul), dies at 39   

1946  Death of John A. Sampson, American gynecologist (b. 1873) on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history death of hideki Tojo, Japan PM (1941-44) & 6 Japs, hanged for war crimes at 64   

1950  On December - 23 vincenzo Tommasini, composer, dies at 72   

1951  Alfreds Kalnins, composer, dies at 72 on December - 23.   

1953  On December - 23 death of lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed   

1954  On this day in history death of rené Iché, French sculptor (b. 1897)   

1959  On this day in history edward FLW Halifax, English viscount/viceroy of India, dies at 78   

1961  On December - 23 death of kurt Meyer, German SS officer (b. 1910)   

1962  George Saiko, writer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1964  Arrigo Pedrollo, composer, dies at 86 on December - 23.   

1966  Hv Doderer, writer, dies at 70 on December - 23.   

1967  Karen Verne, actress (Ships of Fools, Underground), dies at 49 on December - 23.   

1969  On this day in history donald Foster, actor (Scaramouche), dies after long illness at 80   

1970  On December - 23 charlie Ruggles, actor (Ruggles, Aesop-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 84   

1971  On December - 23 carlo Jachino, composer, dies at 84   

1972  Andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, dies at 84 on December - 23.   

1973  On this day in history arthur Richardson, cricketer (9 Tests 1924-26), dies   

1975  On this day in history death of richard S Welch, CIA station chief in Athens, shot dead   

1976  On December - 23 frank Forest, actor (Big Broadcast of 1937, Champagne Waltz), dies   

1979  Death of Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (b. 1898) on December - 23.   

1982  Jack Webb, actor (Joe Friday-Dragnet), dies of a heart attack at 62 on December - 23.   

1983  Death of Colin Middleton, Northern Irish artist (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

1984  Death of Joan Lindsay, Australian author (b. 1896) on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1173  Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.   

1174  On December - 23 birth of louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach   

1513  Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577) was born on December - 23.   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 23.   

1544  On December - 23 birth of anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)   

1548  Pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of severo Bonini, composer   

1597  Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" was born on December - 23.