December 24th
230 Notable deaths
Gaspar Cassadó
Catalan cellist and composer (1897–1966).
Born October 5th, 1897 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1966 at 69 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Johann Benedict Listing
German mathematician (1808-1882).
Born July 25th, 1808 in Frankfurt.
Died December 24th, 1882 at 74 years old in Göttingen.
Ray Collins
American musician (1936–2012).
Born November 19th, 1937 in Pomona.
Died December 24th, 2012 at 75 years old in Claremont (disease). [ref]
Seabury Quinn
American lawyer, journalist, and author (1889–1969).
Born January 1st, 1889 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 24th, 1969 at 80 years old
Mikhail Loris-Melikov
Russian statesman and military commander (1824-1888).
Born January 1st, 1826 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1888 at 62 years old in Nice.
Julie Haydon
American actress (1910-1994).
Born June 10th, 1910 in Oak Park.
Died December 24th, 1994 at 84 years old in La Crosse (cancer). [ref]
Francis G. Newlands
American politician (1846-1917).
Born August 28th, 1846 in Natchez.
Died December 24th, 1917 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C..
Frédéric Back
Canadian animator (1924–2013).
Born April 8th, 1924 in Saarbrücken.
Died December 24th, 2013 at 89 years old in Montreal (cancer).
Clement Calhoun Young
Governor of california (1869-1947).
Born April 28th, 1869 in Lisbon.
Died December 24th, 1947 at 78 years old in Berkeley.
Eugen Kogon
German journalist, sociologist, professor and holocaust survivor (1903-1987).
Born February 2nd, 1903 in Munich.
Died December 24th, 1987 at 84 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Sergey Petrovich Botkin
Russian clinician, therapist, and activist (1832-1889).
Born September 17th, 1832 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1889 at 57 years old in Menton.
Thorbjørn Egner
Norwegian artist and writer (1912–1990).
Born December 12th, 1912 in Oslo, Christiania.
Died December 24th, 1990 at 78 years old in Oslo (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Auger
French physicist.
Died December 24th, 1993 at 94 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Mitsumasa Anno
Japanese painter and picture book writer (1926–2020).
Born March 20th, 1926 in Tsuwano.
Died December 24th, 2020 at 94 years old (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Kim Sowol
Korean poet (1902–1934).
Born August 6th, 1902 in Kusong.
Died December 24th, 1934 at 32 years old in Kwaksan County (intoxication).
Philip Khuri Hitti
Lebanese-american academic and authority on the middle east (1886-1978).
Born June 22nd, 1886 in Shemlan.
Died December 24th, 1978 at 92 years old in Princeton.
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.
Andrey Zaliznyak
Russian linguist (1935-2017).
Born April 29th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died December 24th, 2017 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Daniel Manning
American businessman (1831-1887).
Born August 16th, 1831 in Albany.
Died December 24th, 1887 at 56 years old in Albany (kidney disease).
Lev Berg
Russian and soviet geographer, biologist and ichthyologist (1876–1950).
Born March 14th, 1876 in Bender.
Died December 24th, 1950 at 74 years old in Komarovo.
Michael J. Flynn
American computer scientist (1934–2025).
Born May 20th, 1934 in Jamaica.
Died December 24th, 2025 at 91 years old [ref]
Stanko Poklepović
Croatian football coach (1938–2018).
Born April 18th, 1938 in Split.
Died December 24th, 2018 at 80 years old in Split (kidney failure). [ref]
Teresa Wilms Montt
Chilean writer (1893-1921).
Born September 8th, 1893 in Viña del Mar.
Died December 24th, 1921 at 28 years old in Paris.
Emil Frey
Member of the swiss federal council, director of the international telegraph union, union army officer (1838-1922).
Born October 24th, 1838 in Arlesheim.
Died December 24th, 1922 at 84 years old in Arlesheim.
Jozef Adamec
Slovak footballer (1942-2018).
Born February 26th, 1942.
Died December 24th, 2018 at 76 years old in Trnava. [ref]
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving