December 24th
168 Notable deaths
Nana Bryant
Actress (1888-1955).
Born November 23rd, 1888 in Cincinnati.
Died December 24th, 1955 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
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
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]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 168
That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson