Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Dec-23

Died on This Day (Dec-23)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
  Sophie Hediger Swiss female snowboarder Swiss snowboarder 26 1
George Cohen George Cohen English footballer English footballer 83 3
Joan Didion Joan Didion American writer American writer 87 4
  Kay Purcell English actress English actress 57 5
  Yendris Rodriguez Valdez Yendris Rodríguez Váldez was a Cuban professional middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and cruiserweight boxer, based in the Miami, Florida, area, whose career ended when he was shot to death during a dispute at work. Cuban boxer 30 6
Honey Lantree Honey Lantree British band English drummer 75 7
Anis Amri Anis Amri attack at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin on 19 December 2016 Tunisian Islamic terrorist 24 9
Don Howe Don Howe English footballer and manager English football player, coach, manager 80 10
K. Karunakaran K. Karunakaran Kannoth Karunakaran was an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress . Indian politician 92 15
Edward Schillebeeckx Edward Schillebeeckx Edward Cornelis Florentius Alfonsus Schillebeeckx OP was a Belgian Catholic theologian born in Antwerp. Belgian theologian 95 16
Billy Barty Billy Barty Billy Barty was an American actor and activist. In adult life, he stood 3 ft 9 in tall, due to cartilage–hair hypoplasia dwarfism. American actor 76 25
Helen Andersen Helen Andersen Helen Andersen was a Canadian artist. While best known for expressionist paintings about Pacific Northwest coast Indigenous peoples, she worked in varied styles. Canadian artist 76 30
  Foy D. Kohler Foy David Kohler was an American diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis. American diplomat 82 35
Ferhat Abbas Ferhat Abbas Ferhat Abbas was an Algerian politician who acted in a provisional capacity as the then yet-to-become independent country's Prime Minister from 1958 to 1961, as well as the first President of the National Assembly and the first acting Chief of State after independence. President of Algeria 86 40
Astri Taube Astri Taube Astrid "Astri" Linnéa Matilda Taube, née Bergman was a Swedish sculptor and artist known for her child portraits and sculptures in public venues. Swedish sculptor 82 45
Richard Welch Richard Welch Richard Skeffington Welch was a career Central Intelligence Agency officer. Central Intelligence Agency officer 46 50
Walton Walker Walton Walker Walton Harris Walker was a United States Army four-star general who served with distinction in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, where he commanded the Eighth United States Army before dying in a jeep accident. United States Army general 61 75
Okano Keijirō Okano Keijirō Japanese legal scholar and politician Japanese politician 60 100
Theodore L. Poole Theodore L. Poole American politician American politician 60 125
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges was a French playwright, who was born and died in Paris. French librettist 76 150