December 24th
169 Notable deaths
Andrey Zaliznyak
Russian linguist.
Born April 29th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died December 24th, 2017 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Oskar Nedbal
Czech conductor, composer, and violist (1874–1940).
Born March 26th, 1874 in Tábor. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1930 at 56 years old in Zagreb (falling). [ref]
Tomás Bretón
Spanish conductor and composer (1850-1923).
Born December 29th, 1850 in Salamanca. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1923 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky
Hungarian politician (1886-1944).
Born July 6th, 1886 in Szarvas.
Died December 24th, 1944 at 58 years old in Sopronkőhida (hanging).
Arturo Barea
Spanish writer (1897-1957).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Badajoz. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1957 at 60 years old in London. [ref]
Raymond Braine
Belgian footballer.
Born April 28th, 1907 in Antwerp.
Died December 24th, 1978 at 71 years old in Antwerp.
Osvaldo Bayer
Argentine journalist, historian and writer (1927-2018).
Born February 18th, 1927 in Santa Fe. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2018 at 91 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Alfons Goppel
German politician (1905-1991).
Born October 1st, 1905 in Reinhausen.
Died December 24th, 1991 at 86 years old in Johannesberg.
Sergei Karimov
Kazakh footballer (1986-2019).
Born December 21st, 1986 in Saran.
Died December 24th, 2019 at 33 years old [ref]
José Villegas
Mexican footballer.
Born June 20th, 1934 in La Experiencia.
Died December 24th, 2021 at 87 years old [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 169
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving