December 24th
230 Notable deaths
Eino Tamberg
Estonian composer (1930–2010).
Born May 27th, 1930 in Tallinn.
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 (1906–1986).
Born April 24th, 1906 in Weymouth.
Died December 24th, 1986 at 80 years old in Somerset West.
Krzysztof Krauze
Polish film director (1953–2014).
Born April 2nd, 1953 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2014 at 61 years old in Warsaw (prostate cancer). [ref]
Nicolaas Pierson
Dutch politician (1839-1909).
Born February 7th, 1839 in Amsterdam.
Died December 24th, 1909 at 70 years old in Heemstede.
Biagio Marin
Italian poet (1891–1985).
Born June 29th, 1891 in Grado.
Died December 24th, 1985 at 94 years old in Grado.
Ida Kar
British photographer (1908-1974).
Born April 8th, 1908 in Tambov. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1974 at 66 years old in London. [ref]
François-Auguste Gevaert
Belgian composer (1828–1908).
Born July 31st, 1828 in Huysse-Lozère.
Died December 24th, 1908 at 80 years old in Brussels.
Ghulam Rasul
Olympic field hockey player (1931–1991).
Born May 1st, 1931 in Amritsar.
Died December 24th, 1991 at 60 years old in Lahore. [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]
Carlos Lapetra
Spanish footballer (1938-1995).
Born November 29th, 1938 in Zaragoza.
Died December 24th, 1995 at 57 years old in Zaragoza.
Maurice Biraud
French actor (1922-1982).
Born March 3rd, 1922 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 24th, 1982 at 60 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (myocardial infarction).
Richie Regan
American basketball player-coach.
Born November 23rd, 1930 in Newark. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2002 at 72 years old in Neptune Township (heart failure).
Mirko Sandić
Serbian water polo player (1942–2006).
Born May 9th, 1942 in Belgrade.
Died December 24th, 2006 at 64 years old in Belgrade.
Paola Elisabetta Cerioli
Italian nun (1816–1865).
Born January 28th, 1816 in Soncino.
Died December 24th, 1865 at 49 years old in Seriate.
Turid Birkeland
Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015).
Born November 5th, 1962 in Haugesund Municipality.
Died December 24th, 2015 at 53 years old in Oslo (myelofibrosis). [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]
Roger Pigaut
French actor (1919–1989).
Born April 8th, 1919 in Vincennes.
Died December 24th, 1989 at 70 years old in Paris (cardiovascular disease).
Johannes Rietstap
1828-1891 dutch heraldist and genealogist (1828–1891).
Born May 12th, 1828 in Rotterdam.
Died December 24th, 1891 at 63 years old in The Hague.
Alexandre Promio
French film director and cinematographer (1868–1926).
Born July 9th, 1868 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1926 at 58 years old in Asnières-sur-Seine. [ref]
Eyvind Alnæs
Norwegian composer, pianist, organist, and choir director (1872–1932).
Born April 29th, 1872 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died December 24th, 1932 at 60 years old in Oslo.
Rodolfo Orlandini
Argentine footballer (1905-1990).
Born January 1st, 1905 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 24th, 1990 at 85 years old in Buenos Aires.
Helga M. Novak
German-icelandic writer (1935-2013).
Born September 8th, 1935 in Köpenick.
Died December 24th, 2013 at 78 years old in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz