Famous Deaths In December - 23

1985  On December - 23 death of james Vance (20) & Raymond Belknap (18), commit suicide, sparking their families to sue rock group Judas Priest for subliminal messages  

1989  Josef Alexander, composer, dies at 82 on December - 23.  

1990  On this day in history frank King, cricketer (WI fast bowler played 14 Tests 1953-56), dies  

1991  Byron Q Griffith, producer/actor, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1992  On this day in history cyril Walters, cricketer (11 Tests for England, 784 runs), dies  

1993  On this day in history death of gertrude "Trudi" Duby Blom, actress, shot to death at about 92  

1994  On this day in history charles Shirley, jazz arranger, dies at 74  

1995  On December - 23 david Land, impressario, dies at 77  

1996  Rina Ketty, singer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1997  Austin Whitaker, schoolmaster classical scholar/archivist, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

2000  Death of Billy Barty, American actor (b. 1924) on December - 23.  

2001  Death of Bola Ige, Nigerian politician (b. 1930) on December - 23.  

2004  Death of P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India (b. 1921) on December - 23.  

2005  On this day in history death of norman D. Vaughan, American polar explorer and dogsled driver (b. 1905)  

2005  On December - 23 death of death of Yao Wenyuan, Chinese politician (b. 1931)  

2006  On December - 23 death of charlie Drake, English comedian (b. 1925)  

2007  On this day in history death of william Francis Ganong, American physiologist (b. 1924)  

2009  On this day in history death of robert L. Howard, highly decorated officer of the United States Army (b. 1939)  

2010  On December - 23 death of k. Karunakaran, Indian politician (b. 1918)  

2018  Death of Elias M. Stein, American mathematician on this day in history.  

2019  On December - 23 death of mustafa Mujezinović, 7th Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina  

2021  On December - 23 death of joan Didion, American writer (b. 1934)  

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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 this day in history.  

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  Severo Bonini, composer was born on this day in history.  

1597  Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" was born on this day in history.