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December 24th
178 Notable deaths
George W. P. Hunt
American politician (1859–1934).
Born November 1st, 1859 in Huntsville. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1934 at 75 years old in Phoenix (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vladimir Bekhterev
Russian neurologist.
Born February 1st, 1857 in Saralı.
Died December 24th, 1927 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Prince Aribert of Anhalt
Regent of anhalt.
Born June 18th, 1864 in Wörlitz.
Died December 24th, 1933 at 69 years old in Munich.
Syl Apps
Canadian ice hockey player and politician (1915-1998).
Born January 18th, 1915 in Paris.
Died December 24th, 1998 at 83 years old in Kingston.
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Iranian politician and cleric (1948-2018).
Born August 15th, 1948 in Najaf.
Died December 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Tehran (brain cancer). [ref]
Ferhat Abbas
Algerian politician (1899-1985), president of provisional government of algeria, president of the national constitutional assembly of algeria.
Born August 24th, 1899 in Chahna.
Died December 24th, 1985 at 86 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Edmund Goulding
British director and screenwriter (1891–1959).
Born March 20th, 1891 in Feltham. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1959 at 68 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (surgical complications). [ref]
George Gerbner
American writer, freelancer and sociologist.
Born August 8th, 1919 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2005 at 86 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera
Infante of spain, fourth duke of galliera (1866–1930).
Born February 23rd, 1866 in Seville.
Died December 24th, 1930 at 64 years old in Paris.
Franco Frattini
Italian politician (1957–2022).
Born March 14th, 1957 in Rome.
Died December 24th, 2022 at 65 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 178
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