Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
December 24th
178 Notable deaths
Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
Iraqi poet (1926-1964).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Basra.
Died December 24th, 1964 at 38 years old in Syria.
Konstantin Balmont
Russian poet.
Died December 24th, 1942 at 75 years old in Noisy-le-Grand (pneumonia). [ref]
Nalini Bala Devi
Assamese-language indian poet.
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Barpeta.
Died December 24th, 1977 at 79 years old
Grete Stern
German-argentine photographer (1904-1999).
Born May 9th, 1904 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1999 at 95 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Nasreddine Dinet
French painter (1861-1929).
Born March 28th, 1861 in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1929 at 68 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Joseph Fitzmyer
American jesuit and biblical scholar (1920-2016).
Born November 4th, 1920 in Philadelphia.
Died December 24th, 2016 at 96 years old in Merion Station.
Gaspar Cassadó
Catalan cellist and composer (1897–1966).
Born October 5th, 1897 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1966 at 69 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ray Collins
American musician (1936–2012).
Born November 19th, 1936 in Pomona.
Died December 24th, 2012 at 76 years old in Claremont (disease). [ref]
Seabury Quinn
American lawyer, journalist, and author (1889–1969).
Born January 1st, 1889 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 24th, 1969 at 80 years old
Frédéric Back
Canadian animator (1924-2013).
Born April 8th, 1924 in Saarbrücken.
Died December 24th, 2013 at 89 years old in Montreal (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 178
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull