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December 25th
201 Notable deaths
Vladimir Korolenko
Ukrainian-born russian writer.
Born July 27th, 1853 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1921 at 68 years old in Poltava. [ref]
Adnan Şenses
Turkish musician and actor (1935-2013).
Born August 21st, 1935 in Gaziantep, Eskişehir.
Died December 25th, 2013 at 78 years old in Istanbul (stomach cancer). [ref]
Charles Socarides
American psychiatrist (1922–2005).
Born January 24th, 1922 in Brockton. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2005 at 83 years old in Metropolitan Hospital Center (heart failure). [ref]
Henri Le Fauconnier
French painter (1881-1946).
Born July 5th, 1881 in Hesdin. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1946 at 65 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ann Ronell
American composer and lyricist (1906–1993).
Born December 28th, 1906 in Omaha.
Died December 25th, 1993 at 86 years old in New York City.
Vladimir Shainsky
Soviet and russian composer (1925—2017).
Born December 12th, 1925 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2017 at 92 years old in San Diego (stomach cancer). [ref]
Chaim Drukman
Israeli rabbi and politician (1932–2022).
Born November 15th, 1932 in Kuty. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2022 at 90 years old in Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital.
Georges Rodenbach
Belgian symbolist poet and novelist (1855-1898).
Born July 16th, 1855 in Tournai. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1898 at 43 years old in Paris. [ref]
Soumaïla Cissé
Malian politician (1949-2020).
Born December 20th, 1949 in Timbuktu.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 71 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (COVID-19). [ref]
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Actor (1862-1943).
Born August 4th, 1862 in Haimhausen.
Died December 25th, 1943 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 201
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir