December 24th
178 Notable deaths
Eugen Kogon
German journalist, sociologist, professor and holocaust survivor (1903-1987).
Born February 2nd, 1903 in Munich.
Died December 24th, 1987 at 84 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Thorbjørn Egner
Norwegian artist and writer (1912–1990).
Born December 12th, 1912 in Christiania, Oslo.
Died December 24th, 1990 at 78 years old in Oslo (myocardial infarction).
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]
Mitsumasa Anno
Japanese painter and picture book writer.
Born March 20th, 1926 in Tsuwano. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2020 at 94 years old (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Kim Sowol
Korean poet.
Born August 6th, 1902 in Kusong.
Died December 24th, 1934 at 32 years old in Kwaksan County (intoxication).
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.
Nikolai Shvernik
Soviet politician, chairman of the presidium of the supreme soviet (1888–1970).
Born May 19th, 1888 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 24th, 1970 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Andrey Zaliznyak
Russian linguist.
Born April 29th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died December 24th, 2017 at 82 years old in Moscow. [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 Komarovo.
Stanko Poklepović
Croatian football coach.
Born April 18th, 1938 in Split.
Died December 24th, 2018 at 80 years old in Split (kidney failure). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 178
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson