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December 24th
173 Notable deaths
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]
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.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 173
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