Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 23

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

1912  Death of Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (b. 1850) on December - 23.   

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  A S C Wallis, [Adele von Antal-Opzoomer], writer (Vorstengunst), dies on December - 23.   

1930  Johannes H Been, Brielle archivist, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1938  Robert Herrick, US writer (Chimes), dies at 70 on December - 23.   

1939  On this day in history anthony H G Fokker, Dutch airplane builder (Spider), dies at 49   

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

1945  Mogens Klitgaard, Danish author (Brunkul), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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

1948  Death of Hideki Tojo, Japan PM (1941-44) & 6 Japs, hanged for war crimes at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1951  On this day in history alfreds Kalnins, composer, dies at 72   

1953  Death of Lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed on December - 23.   

1954  Death of René Iché, French sculptor (b. 1897) on December - 23.   

1959  On December - 23 edward FLW Halifax, English viscount/viceroy of India, dies at 78   

1961  Death of Kurt Meyer, German SS officer (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

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

1964  Arrigo Pedrollo, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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  Donald Foster, actor (Scaramouche), dies after long illness at 80 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history charlie Ruggles, actor (Ruggles, Aesop-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 84   

1971  Carlo Jachino, composer, dies at 84 on December - 23.   

1972  Andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1973  Arthur Richardson, cricketer (9 Tests 1924-26), dies on this day in history.   

1975  On December - 23 death of richard S Welch, CIA station chief in Athens, shot dead   

1976  Frank Forest, actor (Big Broadcast of 1937, Champagne Waltz), dies on this day in history.   

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

1982  On December - 23 jack Webb, actor (Joe Friday-Dragnet), dies of a heart attack at 62   

1983  On this day in history death of colin Middleton, Northern Irish artist (b. 1910)   

1984  Death of Joan Lindsay, Australian author (b. 1896) on December - 23.   

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

1174  Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach was born on December - 23.   

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

1537  On December - 23 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1544  On this day in history birth of anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)   

1548  On December - 23 birth of pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae)   

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

1597  On December - 23 birth of martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"