Friedrich Wolf

German writer (1888-1953).

Born December 23rd, 1888 in Neuwied.

Died December 5th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lehnitz (myocardial infarction).

Yuliy Kim

Russian poet, bard and composer (born 1936).

Born December 23rd, 1936 (age 89 years) in Moscow.

Braian Samudio

Association football player.

Born December 23rd, 1995 (age 30 years) in Ciudad del Este.

Christa Lang

German actress.

Born December 23rd, 1943 in Winterberg.

Died January 30th, 2026 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Eri Kamei

Japanese singer, actress and model (former morning musume member).

Born December 23rd, 1988 (age 37 years) in Arakawa.

Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana

Prime minister of nepal (1885–1967).

Born December 23rd, 1885.

Died January 6th, 1967 at 81 years old in Bengaluru.

Niclas Ekberg

Swedish handball player.

Born December 23rd, 1988 (age 37 years) in Ystad.

Miklós Gimes

Hungarian politician (1917–1958).

Born December 23rd, 1917 in Budapest.

Died June 16th, 1958 at 40 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).

Bob Kahn

American internet pioneer, computer scientist (born 1938).

Born December 23rd, 1938 (age 87 years) in New York City. ^[ref]

Delano Williams

Sprint athlete from the turks and caicos islands.

Born December 23rd, 1993 (age 32 years) in Grand Turk.

Georges Aperghis

Greek composer of contemporary music living in france.

Born December 23rd, 1945 (age 80 years) in Athens.

Adil Zulfikarpašić

Vice president of bosnia (1921-2008).

Born December 23rd, 1921 in Foča.

Died July 21st, 2008 at 86 years old in Sarajevo. ^[ref]

Rick Wohlhuter

Athletics competitor.

Born December 23rd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Geneva.

Hans Freiherr von Funck

German general (1891-1979).

Born December 23rd, 1891 in Aachen.

Died February 14th, 1979 at 87 years old in Viersen.

Dmitrii Kozlovskii

Russian pair skater.

Born December 23rd, 1999 (age 26 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Maria Tipo

Italian pianist (1931–2025).

Born December 23rd, 1931 in Naples. ^[ref]

Died February 10th, 2025 at 93 years old in Florence. ^[ref]

Kurt von der Chevallerie

German general and knight's cross recipients (1891-1945).

Born December 23rd, 1891 in Berlin.

Died April 18th, 1945 at 53 years old in Kołobrzeg.

Christa Winsloe

German-hungarian novelist, playwright and sculptor (1888-1944).

Born December 23rd, 1888 in Darmstadt.

Died June 10th, 1944 at 55 years old in Cluny.

Natalia Fateeva

Soviet and russian actress.

Born December 23rd, 1934 (age 91 years) in Kharkiv.

Lev Durov

Soviet/russian theatre and film actor, theatrical director, drama teacher (1931—2015).

Born December 23rd, 1931 in Moscow.

Died August 20th, 2015 at 83 years old in Moscow (disease).

Ignacio Agramonte

Cuban revolutionary (1841-1873).

Born December 23rd, 1841 in Camagüey.

Died May 11th, 1873 at 31 years old in Jimaguayú.

Michele Novaro

Italian composer; composer of the italian anthem (1818/1822–1885).

Born December 23rd, 1822 in Genoa. ^[ref]

Died October 21st, 1885 at 62 years old in Genoa.

Zbyněk Michálek

Czech ice hockey player.

Born December 23rd, 1982 (age 43 years) in Jindřichův Hradec.

Micheline Ostermeyer

French athlete and piano concertist (1922–2001).

Born December 23rd, 1922 in Rang-du-Fliers.

Died October 17th, 2001 at 78 years old in Bois-Guillaume.

Jorge Medina Estévez

Catholic cardinal (1926–2021).

Born December 23rd, 1926 in Santiago.

Died October 3rd, 2021 at 94 years old in Santiago. ^[ref]