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December 24th
169 Notable deaths
Sadik Kaceli
Albanian artist (1914-2000).
Born March 14th, 1914 in Tirana. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2000 at 86 years old in Tirana. [ref]
Walter Gordon
German physicist (1893-1939).
Born August 13th, 1893 in Apolda.
Died December 24th, 1939 at 46 years old in Stockholm.
Biagio Marin
Italian poet.
Born June 29th, 1891 in Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1985 at 94 years old in Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. [ref]
Ghulam Rasul
Olympic field hockey player.
Born May 1st, 1931 in Amritsar.
Died December 24th, 1991 at 60 years old in Lahore. [ref]
Mirko Sandić
Serbian water polo player.
Born May 9th, 1942 in Belgrade.
Died December 24th, 2006 at 64 years old in Belgrade.
Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger
Archaeologist, geologist.
Born October 25th, 1856 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1936 at 80 years old in Zagreb.
David Libai
Israeli politician (1934–2023).
Born October 22nd, 1934 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2023 at 89 years old [ref]
Maurice Biraud
French actor (1922-1982).
Born March 3rd, 1922 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1982 at 60 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carlos Lapetra
Spanish footballer (1938-1995).
Born November 29th, 1938 in Zaragoza.
Died December 24th, 1995 at 57 years old in Zaragoza.
Eyvind Alnæs
Norwegian composer, pianist, organist, and choir director.
Born April 29th, 1872 in Fredrikstad. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1932 at 60 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 169
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