December 24th
230 Notable deaths
Vitaly Tseshkovsky
Russian chess player (1944-2011).
Born September 25th, 1944 in Omsk.
Died December 24th, 2011 at 67 years old in Krasnodar. [ref]
Karl Oskar Medin
Swedish pediatrian (1847–1927).
Born August 14th, 1847 in Axberg parish.
Died December 24th, 1927 at 80 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Alexandra Gripenberg
Finnish social activist, author, editor, newspaper publisher, and elected politician (1857-1913).
Born August 30th, 1857 in Kurkijoki. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1913 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Walter Horak
Austrian footballer (1931-2019).
Born June 1st, 1931 in Marchegg.
Died December 24th, 2019 at 88 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Aleksandar Ivoš
Serbian footballer (1931-2020).
Born June 28th, 1931 in Valjevo.
Died December 24th, 2020 at 89 years old in Novi Sad. [ref]
Wesley Coe
American shot putter (1879–1926).
Born May 8th, 1879 in Boston. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1926 at 47 years old in Bozeman.
Ernest Chantre
French anthropologist, naturalist and archaeologist (1843-1924).
Born January 13th, 1843 in Lyon.
Died December 24th, 1924 at 81 years old in Écully.
Giulio Bosetti
Italian actor and director (1930–2009).
Born December 26th, 1930 in Bergamo.
Died December 24th, 2009 at 78 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
George Henry Hamilton Tate
American zoologist and botanist (1894-1953).
Born April 30th, 1894 in London.
Died December 24th, 1953 at 59 years old in Morristown.
Adolphe d'Archiac
Academic, member of the accademia delle scienze di torino since 1853 (1802–1868).
Born September 24th, 1802 in Reims.
Died December 24th, 1868 at 66 years old in Paris (drowning).
Julien Dillens
Belgian sculptor (1849-1904).
Born June 8th, 1849 in Antwerp.
Died December 24th, 1904 at 55 years old in Saint-Gilles.
Felipe Pardo y Aliaga
Writer, diplomat and politician (1809–1868).
Died December 24th, 1868 at 59 years old in Lima.
Friedrich Klose
Opera composer (1862-1942).
Born November 29th, 1862 in Karlsruhe.
Died December 24th, 1942 at 80 years old in Muralto.
Mariano Arrate
Spanish footballer (1892-1963).
Born August 12th, 1892 in San Sebastián.
Died December 24th, 1963 at 71 years old in San Sebastián.
Lev Skrbenský z Hříště
Czech cardinal (1863-1938).
Born June 12th, 1863 in Hukovice. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1938 at 75 years old in Dlouhá Loučka. [ref]
Max Amann
German water polo player (1905–1945).
Born January 19th, 1905 in Magdeburg.
Died December 24th, 1945 at 40 years old
Viktor Stanitsyn
Soviet actor (1897-1976).
Died December 24th, 1976 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Evelyn Pinching
British alpine skier (1915-1988).
Born March 18th, 1915 in Norwich.
Died December 24th, 1988 at 73 years old in Westminster.
Dawid Abrahamowicz
Polish politician and social activist (1839–1926).
Born June 30th, 1839 in Torhovytsia.
Died December 24th, 1926 at 87 years old in Lviv.
Torben Grut
Swedish architect (1871–1945).
Died December 24th, 1945 at 74 years old in Frederiksberg.
Miguel Busquets
Chilean footballer (1920-2002).
Born October 15th, 1920 in Santiago.
Died December 24th, 2002 at 82 years old in Santiago.
Robert Bentley
British botanist (1821-1893).
Born March 25th, 1821 in Hitchin.
Died December 24th, 1893 at 72 years old in London.
Hugo Berly
Chilean footballer (1941-2009).
Born December 31st, 1941 in Santiago.
Died December 24th, 2009 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C..
Louis Prosper Gachard
Archivist (1800–1885).
Born March 12th, 1800 in Paris.
Died December 24th, 1885 at 85 years old in Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region.
William John Macquorn Rankine
Civil engineer (1820–1872).
Born July 5th, 1820 in Edinburgh.
Died December 24th, 1872 at 52 years old in Glasgow.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde