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December 24th
173 Notable deaths
Archduke Karl Pius of Austria
Austrian-tuscan imperial and royal (1909-1953).
Born December 4th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died December 24th, 1953 at 44 years old in Barcelona.
Joseph Fitzmyer
American jesuit and biblical scholar (1920-2016).
Born November 4th, 1920 in Philadelphia.
Died December 24th, 2016 at 96 years old in Merion Station.
Grete Stern
German-argentine photographer (1904-1999).
Born May 9th, 1904 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1999 at 95 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Seabury Quinn
American lawyer, journalist, and author.
Born January 1st, 1889 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1969 at 80 years old [ref]
Thorbjørn Egner
Norwegian artist and writer (1912–1990).
Born December 12th, 1912 in Christiania, Oslo.
Died December 24th, 1990 at 78 years old in Oslo (myocardial infarction).
Kim Sowol
Korean poet.
Born August 6th, 1902 in Kusong.
Died December 24th, 1934 at 32 years old in Kwaksan County (intoxication).
Ray Collins
American musician (1936–2012).
Born November 19th, 1936 in Pomona.
Died December 24th, 2012 at 76 years old in Claremont (disease). [ref]
Eugen Kogon
German journalist, sociologist, professor and holocaust survivor (1903-1987).
Born February 2nd, 1903 in Munich.
Died December 24th, 1987 at 84 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Mitsumasa Anno
Japanese painter and picture book writer.
Born March 20th, 1926 in Tsuwano. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2020 at 94 years old (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Frédéric Back
Canadian animator (1924-2013).
Born April 8th, 1924 in Saarbrücken.
Died December 24th, 2013 at 89 years old in Montreal (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 173
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