In context
- When
- Saturday, December 23 20179 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2010s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Maurice Hayes
Who they were
Maurice Hayes was an Irish public servant and, late in life, an independent member of both the 21st and 22nd Seanad. Hayes was nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, in 1997 and re-nominated in 2002. He also served, at the Taoiseach's request, as Chairman of the National Forum on Europe in the Republic of Ireland.
Why this date
Maurice Hayes appears on our December 23 calendar for 2017 as a death entry.
December 23 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
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- 2007Kingdom of Nepal
- 20082008 Guinean coup d'état
- 2008Republic of Guinea Armed Forces
- 20152015 Sabiha Gökçen Airport bombing
- 2017Maurice Hayes
- 20232023 Plateau State massacres
- 2025Harmony Jets Flight 185
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“Maurice Hayes”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/maurice-hayes-2017-december-23, accessed October 28, 2026.
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December 23 2017 — 9 years ago, on a Saturday.
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