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December 24th
178 Notable deaths
Eduard David
German politician (1863-1930).
Born June 11th, 1863 in Ediger-Eller.
Died December 24th, 1930 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Eino Tamberg
Estonian composer.
Born May 27th, 1930 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2010 at 80 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
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]
Sergei Karimov
Kazakh footballer (1986–2019).
Born December 21st, 1986 in Saran.
Died December 24th, 2019 at 33 years old [ref]
Walter Gordon
German physicist (1893-1939).
Born August 13th, 1893 in Apolda.
Died December 24th, 1939 at 46 years old in Stockholm.
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.
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]
José Villegas
Mexican footballer.
Born June 20th, 1934 in La Experiencia.
Died December 24th, 2021 at 87 years old [ref]
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]
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