December 24th
169 Notable deaths
Edwin Fischer
Swiss musician (1886-1960).
Born October 6th, 1886 in Basel. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1960 at 74 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Wilhelm Ackermann
German mathematician best known for the ackermann function.
Born March 29th, 1896 in Herscheid. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1962 at 66 years old in Lüdenscheid. [ref]
Edmund Veesenmayer
German general (1904-1977).
Born November 12th, 1904 in Bad Kissingen, Berlin. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1977 at 73 years old in Darmstadt. [ref]
Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
Iraqi poet (1926-1964).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Basra. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1964 at 38 years old in Syria. [ref]
Abdul Rahman Munif
Saudi writer (1933-2004).
Died December 24th, 2004 at 71 years old in Damascus. [ref]
Maurice Couve de Murville
81st prime minister of france (1907-1999).
Born January 24th, 1907 in Reims. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1999 at 92 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Konstantin Balmont
Russian poet.
Died December 24th, 1942 at 75 years old in Noisy-le-Grand (pneumonia). [ref]
Nalini Bala Devi
Assamese-language indian poet.
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Barpeta.
Died December 24th, 1977 at 79 years old
Leopold Okulicki
Polish general (1898-1946).
Born November 12th, 1898 in Bratucice. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1946 at 48 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Gaspar Cassadó
Spanish cellist and composer.
Born October 5th, 1897 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1966 at 69 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 169
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer