Did you know
P. V. Narasimha Rao was the first person from South India and the second person from a non-Hindi speaking background to be prime minister.
Notable Deaths on December 23
2004 — P. V. Narasimha Rao
Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (born 1921)
December 23 has 108 recorded notable deaths across history, from 423 to 2024. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
108 source records
423 – 2024
Today in history
Major events on December 23
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 2007 An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state. Source
- 2015 A bomb explodes at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport, killing one airport cleaner. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks claim responsibility for the attack four days later. Source
- 1815 The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published. Source
- 2008 A coup d'état occurs in Guinea hours after the death of President Lansana Conté. Source
Did you know
During the 1950s, he became a television actor, appearing regularly in the Spike Jones ensemble.
Did you know
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a modern art museum on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, and is one of the most visited attractions in the city.
Did you know
Oscar Peterson played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years.
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In 2005, he was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema.
More major people who died on December 23
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2000
Billy Barty
American actor (born 1924)
Billy Barty was an American actor and activist. In adult life, he stood 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m) tall because of cartilage–hair hypoplasia dwarfism and so was often cast in films opposite taller performers for comic effect.
1979
Peggy Guggenheim
American-Italian art collector (born 1898)
Marguerite "Peggy" Guggenheim was an American art collector, bohemian, and socialite.
2007
Oscar Peterson
Canadian pianist and composer (born 1925)
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
2024
Shyam Benegal
Indian director and screenwriter (born 1934)
Shyam Benegal was an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as a pioneer of parallel cinema, he is considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s.
1795
Henry Clinton
English general and politician (born 1730)
General Sir Henry Clinton, KB was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain between 1772 and 1795.
2010
K. Karunakaran
Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (born 1918)
Kannoth Karunakaran was an Indian politician, political strategist, decision maker and statesman who served as the chief minister of Kerala in 1977, from 1981 to March 1982, from May 1982 to 1987 and from 1991 to 1995.
1884
John Chisum
American businessman and poker player (born 1824)
John Simpson Chisum was a wealthy cattle baron on the frontier in the American West in the mid-to-late 19th century.
2013
Ricky Lawson
American drummer and composer (born 1954)
William Riser III, better known as Ricky Lawson or Ricky Remo, was an American drummer and composer.
910
Naum of Preslav
Bulgarian missionary and scholar
Naum, also known as Naum of Ohrid or Naum of Preslav, was a medieval Bulgarian writer and missionary among the Slavs, considered one of the Seven Apostles of the First Bulgarian Empire.
1973
Irna Phillips
American screenwriter, created Guiding Light and As the World Turns (born 1901)
Irna Phillips was an American scriptwriter, screenwriter, casting agent, and actress who pioneered a style of daytime soap opera in the United States geared specifically toward women.
423
Ming Yuan Di
ruler of Northern Wei (born 392)
Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei ( 魏明元帝), Chinese name Tuoba Si (拓跋嗣), Xianbei name Mumo (木末), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Northern Wei dynasty of China.
1779
Augustus Hervey
3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (born 1724)
Vice-Admiral Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, PC was a Royal Navy officer and politician.
918
Conrad I
king of East Francia (born 890)
Conrad I, called the Younger, was the king of East Francia from 911 to 918. He was the first king not of the Carolingian dynasty, the first to be elected by the nobility and the first to be anointed.
1889
Constance Naden
English poet and philosopher (born 1858)
Constance Caroline Woodhill Naden was an English writer, poet and philosopher. She studied, wrote and lectured on philosophy and science, alongside publishing two volumes of poetry.
2015
Don Howe
English footballer and manager (born 1935)
Donald Howe was an English football player, coach, manager and pundit. As a right back Howe featured for clubs West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal together with the England national football team in his playing career.
484
Huneric
Vandal king
Huneric, Hunneric or Honeric was king of the Vandals and Alans and the second king of the North African Vandal Kingdom, ruling from 477–484 AD, and the oldest son of his predecessor Gaiseric.
1383
Beatrice of Bourbon
Queen of Bohemia (born 1320)
Beatrice of Bourbon was by marriage Queen of Bohemia and Countess of Luxembourg. Initially betrothed to Philip, Despot of Romania, she later married King John of Bohemia.
1984
Joan Lindsay
Australian author and playwright (born 1896)
Joan à Beckett Weigall, Lady Lindsay was an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and visual artist.
1652
John Cotton
English minister and theologian (born 1585)
John Cotton was a clergyman in England and the American colonies, and was considered the preeminent minister and theologian of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.