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December 24th
169 Notable deaths
Seo Jeong-ju
Korean poet.
Born May 18th, 1915 in North Jeolla.
Died December 24th, 2000 at 85 years old in Seoul.
Guy Le Strange
English scholar.
Born July 24th, 1854 in England. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1933 at 79 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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.
Martha Érika Alonso Hidalgo
Mexican politician.
Born December 17th, 1973 in Tecamachalco. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2018 at 45 years old in Santa María Coronango (2018 Puebla helicopter crash). [ref]
Karl Kilbom
Swedish politician (1885-1961).
Died December 24th, 1961 at 76 years old in Bromma parish. [ref]
Eino Tamberg
Estonian composer.
Born May 27th, 1930 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2010 at 80 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Eduard David
German politician (1863-1930).
Born June 11th, 1863 in Ediger-Eller.
Died December 24th, 1930 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Ryokichi Minobe
Japanese politician (1904-1984).
Born February 5th, 1904 in Tokyo.
Died December 24th, 1984 at 80 years old in Shibuya-ku.
Krzysztof Krauze
Polish film director.
Born April 2nd, 1953 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2014 at 61 years old in Warsaw (prostate cancer). [ref]
Richard van der Riet Woolley
British astronomer royal.
Born April 24th, 1906 in Weymouth.
Died December 24th, 1986 at 80 years old in Somerset West.
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