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December 24th
169 Notable deaths
Archduke Karl Pius of Austria, Prince of Tuscany
Archduke of austria (1909-1953).
Born December 4th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died December 24th, 1953 at 44 years old in Barcelona.
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 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.
Born November 19th, 1937 in Pomona.
Died December 24th, 2012 at 75 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]
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]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 169
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu