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December 24th
169 Notable deaths
Turid Birkeland
Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962-2015).
Born November 5th, 1962 in Haugesund.
Died December 24th, 2015 at 53 years old in Oslo (myelofibrosis). [ref]
Alexandre Promio
French cinematographer.
Born July 10th, 1868 in Lyon. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1926 at 58 years old in Asnières-sur-Seine. [ref]
Roger Pigaut
French actor.
Born April 8th, 1919 in Vincennes. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1989 at 70 years old in Paris (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Frans de Munck
Dutch footballer and football manager (1922-2010).
Born August 20th, 1922 in Goes.
Died December 24th, 2010 at 88 years old in Arnhem (disease). [ref]
Pascal Hervé
French racing cyclist (1964–2024).
Born July 13th, 1964 in Tours.
Died December 24th, 2024 at 60 years old in Quebec. [ref]
Helga M. Novak
German-icelandic writer (1935-2013).
Born September 8th, 1935 in Köpenick. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2013 at 78 years old in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin. [ref]
Rodolfo Orlandini
Argentine footballer (1905-1990).
Born January 1st, 1905 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 24th, 1990 at 85 years old in Buenos Aires.
Aleksandar Ivoš
Serbian footballer (1931-2020).
Born June 28th, 1931 in Valjevo.
Died December 24th, 2020 at 89 years old in Novi Sad. [ref]
Walter Horak
Austrian footballer (1931-2019).
Born June 1st, 1931 in Marchegg.
Died December 24th, 2019 at 88 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Vitaly Tseshkovsky
Russian chess player (1944-2011).
Born September 25th, 1944 in Omsk.
Died December 24th, 2011 at 67 years old in Krasnodar. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 169
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