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December 24th
178 Notable deaths
Rossano Brazzi
Italian actor (1916-1994).
Born September 18th, 1916 in Bologna.
Died December 24th, 1994 at 78 years old in Rome (disease).
Ian Hendry
English actor (1931-1984).
Born January 13th, 1931 in Ipswich.
Died December 24th, 1984 at 53 years old in London (disease).
Richard Adams
English novelist best known as the author of watership down.
Born May 9th, 1920 in Newbury. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2016 at 96 years old in Oxford (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]
François Darlan
French admiral (1881-1942).
Born August 7th, 1881 in Nérac. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1942 at 61 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Alban Berg
Austrian composer (1885–1935).
Born February 9th, 1885 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1935 at 50 years old in Vienna (sepsis). [ref]
Peyo
Belgian comics cartoonist and scriptwriter.
Born June 25th, 1928 in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek.
Died December 24th, 1992 at 64 years old in City of Brussels (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Perry Bamonte
British musician (1960–2025).
Born September 3rd, 1960 in London.
Died December 24th, 2025 at 65 years old in West of England. [ref]
Gardner Fox
American comics writer and novelist.
Born May 20th, 1911 in Brooklyn.
Died December 24th, 1986 at 75 years old in Princeton.
Norma Talmadge
American actress and film producer (1894-1957).
Born May 2nd, 1894 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1957 at 63 years old in Las Vegas (influenza). [ref]
Ai Iijima
Japanese television personality (1972–2008).
Born October 31st, 1972 in Kōtō-ku.
Died December 24th, 2008 at 36 years old in Shibuya-ku (pneumonia). [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson