Famous people died in 23 December

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Noor Jehan was a famous Pakistani singer and actress who was given the honorific title of Malika-e-Tarannum

Anthony Fokker was a Dutch innovator and industrialist who contributed greatly to the world of aviation

Michael Kidd was an American choreographer famous for his “integrated musical” technique

Thomas Robert Malthus was an English economist best known for his hugely influential theories on population growth

Abraham Joshua Heschel was a distinguished rabbi and fore bearer of Jewish theology, who also worked as a teacher

John Cotton was a 17th century preacher and an eminent theologian of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Oscar Peterson was a famous jazz pianist who won eight Grammy Awards throughout his long and illustrious career

Hideki Tojo was the 27th Prime Minister of Japan