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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
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