Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1923

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1923. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Dec. 1 Virginie Loveling

  Belgian poet and writer (born 1836).

• Dec. 2 Tomas Breton y Hernandez

  Composer dies at 72

• Dec. 8 Dom Joseph Pothier

  French benedictine/musicologist, dies at age 88.

• Dec. 12 Raymond Radiguet

  Raymond Radiguet was a prodigious French writer who gained significant literary recognition at a very young age, notably through his relationship with Jean Cocteau and his novels exploring complex emotional landscapes.

• Dec. 14 Giuseppi Gallignani

  Composer dies at 72

• Dec. 16 Pongrac Kacsoh

  Composer dies at 50

• Dec. 22 Arthur H Bird

  Composer dies at 67

• Dec. 24 Joe Lacey

  Irish hunger striker died during the 1923 irish hunger strikes (b. 1895)

• Dec. 26 Dietrich Eckart

  German journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1868)

• Dec. 27 Gustave Eiffel

  French engineer and designer. he is best known for his magnificent creations, including the bridge at bordeaux (1858), the viaducts at sioule neuvial (1868), the viaduct garabit (1882) and, at the end, the eiffel tower (1887-89). he built the first aerodynamic laboratory in auteuil in 1912.

• Dec. 28 Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel

  Engineer (eiffel tower), dies at age 91.