December 24th
178 Notable deaths
David Libai
Israeli politician (1934–2023).
Born October 22nd, 1934 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2023 at 89 years old [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]
Guy Le Strange
English scholar.
Born July 24th, 1854 in England. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1933 at 79 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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]
Raymond Braine
Belgian footballer.
Born April 28th, 1907 in Antwerp.
Died December 24th, 1978 at 71 years old in Antwerp.
Alfons Goppel
German politician (1905-1991).
Born October 1st, 1905 in Reinhausen.
Died December 24th, 1991 at 86 years old in Johannesberg.
Arturo Barea
Spanish writer (1897-1957).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Badajoz.
Died December 24th, 1957 at 60 years old in London.
Karl Kilbom
Swedish politician (1885-1961).
Died December 24th, 1961 at 76 years old in Bromma parish. [ref]
Sadik Kaceli
Albanian artist (1914-2000).
Born March 14th, 1914 in Tirana. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2000 at 86 years old in Tirana. [ref]
Seo Jeong-ju
Korean poet.
Born May 18th, 1915 in North Jeolla.
Died December 24th, 2000 at 85 years old in Seoul.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 178
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner