December 24th
169 Notable deaths
Norman Vincent Peale
American writer and minister (1898-1993).
Born May 31st, 1898 in Bowersville. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1993 at 95 years old in Pawling (stroke). [ref]
Robert Leckie
United states marine / author (1920-2001).
Born December 18th, 1920 in Philadelphia.
Died December 24th, 2001 at 81 years old in Philadelphia (Alzheimer's disease).
William M. Branham
American christian minister.
Born April 6th, 1909 in Cumberland County. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1965 at 56 years old in Amarillo (traffic collision). [ref]
Samuel P. Huntington
American political scientist (1927-2008).
Born April 18th, 1927 in New York City.
Died December 24th, 2008 at 81 years old in Martha's Vineyard (diabetes). [ref]
Bernard Herrmann
American composer and conductor.
Born June 29th, 1911 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1975 at 64 years old in Arteixo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tunisha Sharma
Indian actress.
Born January 4th, 2002 in Chandigarh.
Died December 24th, 2022 at 20 years old in Mumbai (hanging). [ref]
Allee Willis
American songwriter, multi-media artist, collector, and art director (1947-2019).
Born November 10th, 1947 in Detroit.
Died December 24th, 2019 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
John Osborne
English playwright (1929-1994).
Born December 12th, 1929 in London. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1994 at 65 years old in Shropshire (diabetes). [ref]
Rossano Brazzi
Italian actor.
Born September 18th, 1916 in Bologna. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1994 at 78 years old in Rome (disease). [ref]
Richard Adams
English novelist best known as the author of watership down.
Born May 9th, 1920 in Newbury. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2016 at 96 years old in Oxford (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan