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December 25th
201 Notable deaths
Warren Austin
American politician (1877-1962).
Born November 12th, 1877 in Highgate.
Died December 25th, 1962 at 85 years old in Burlington.
Herman Sörgel
German architect (1885-1952).
Born April 2nd, 1885 in Regensburg.
Died December 25th, 1952 at 67 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Ahmad Ismail Ali
Egyptian military officer (1917–1974).
Born October 14th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died December 25th, 1974 at 57 years old in London.
Anton Burger
Austrian war criminal (1911–1991).
Born November 19th, 1911 in Neunkirchen.
Died December 25th, 1991 at 80 years old in Essen.
Ian Barbour
American academic (1923–2013).
Born October 5th, 1923 in Beijing.
Died December 25th, 2013 at 90 years old in Minneapolis (stroke).
Gabriel Voisin
French aviation pioneer (1880–1973).
Born February 5th, 1880 in Belleville. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1973 at 93 years old in Ozenay. [ref]
Fred Thomson
American actor (1890-1928).
Born February 26th, 1890 in Pasadena.
Died December 25th, 1928 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (tetanus).
Giorgio Strehler
Italian opera and theatre director (1921-1997).
Born August 14th, 1921 in Barcola. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1997 at 76 years old in Lugano (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Percy Alexander MacMahon
British mathematician (1854-1929).
Born September 26th, 1854 in Sliema.
Died December 25th, 1929 at 75 years old in Bognor Regis.
Mary F. Lyon
English geneticist.
Born May 15th, 1925 in Norwich.
Died December 25th, 2014 at 89 years old in Oxfordshire. [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)