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December 24th
178 Notable deaths
Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
Iraqi poet (1926-1964).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Basra.
Died December 24th, 1964 at 38 years old in Syria.
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
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]
Nasreddine Dinet
French painter (1861-1929).
Born March 28th, 1861 in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1929 at 68 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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.
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]
Ray Collins
American musician (1936–2012).
Born November 19th, 1936 in Pomona.
Died December 24th, 2012 at 76 years old in Claremont (disease). [ref]
Seabury Quinn
American lawyer, journalist, and author (1889–1969).
Born January 1st, 1889 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 24th, 1969 at 80 years old
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 178
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