December 24th
169 Notable deaths
Pierre Victor Auger
French physicist.
Born May 14th, 1899 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1993 at 94 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Stanko Poklepović
Croatian football coach.
Born April 18th, 1938 in Split.
Died December 24th, 2018 at 80 years old in Split (kidney failure). [ref]
Lev Berg
Russian and soviet geographer, biologist and ichthyologist (1876–1950).
Born March 14th, 1876 in Bender.
Died December 24th, 1950 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg, Komarovo, Saint Petersburg.
Jozef Adamec
Slovak footballer (1942-2018).
Born February 26th, 1942 in Vrbové.
Died December 24th, 2018 at 76 years old in Trnava. [ref]
Vittorio Adorni
Italian racing cyclist (1937–2022).
Born November 14th, 1937 in Parma.
Died December 24th, 2022 at 85 years old in Parma. [ref]
Teresa Wilms Montt
Chilean writer (1893-1921).
Born September 8th, 1893 in Viña del Mar. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1921 at 28 years old in Paris (intoxication).
Eille Norwood
British actor (1861-1948).
Born October 11th, 1861 in York.
Died December 24th, 1948 at 87 years old in London (disease).
Julius Sergius von Klever
Russian painter (1850-1924).
Born January 31st, 1850 in Tartu. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1924 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Philip Khuri Hitti
Lebanese-american academic and authority on the middle east (1886-1978).
Born June 22nd, 1886 in Shemlan.
Died December 24th, 1978 at 92 years old in Princeton.
Erich Schaedler
Scottish footballer (1949-1985).
Born August 6th, 1949 in Scottish Borders.
Died December 24th, 1985 at 36 years old in Cardrona Forest.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 169
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black