December 25th
201 Notable deaths
Makhmut Gareyev
Soviet general and historian.
Born July 23rd, 1923 in Chelyabinsk.
Died December 25th, 2019 at 96 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Wilhelm Harster
German general (1904-1991).
Born July 21st, 1904 in Kelheim. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1991 at 87 years old in Munich. [ref]
Bud Greenspan
American film director, writer, and producer (1926–2010).
Born September 18th, 1926 in New York City.
Died December 25th, 2010 at 84 years old in New York City (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Pompeu Fabra
Catalan linguist (1868–1948).
Born February 20th, 1868 in La Salut. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1948 at 80 years old in Prades.
Martin Wilhelm Kutta
German mathematician (1867–1944).
Born November 3rd, 1867 in Byczyna.
Died December 25th, 1944 at 77 years old in Fürstenfeldbruck.
Leone Caetani
Italian politician and scholar (1869-1935).
Born September 12th, 1869 in Rome.
Died December 25th, 1935 at 66 years old in Vancouver (laryngeal cancer).
Aurel Stodola
Slovak scientist.
Born May 10th, 1859 in Liptovský Mikuláš.
Died December 25th, 1942 at 83 years old in Zürich.
Kiriko Nananan
Japanese manga artist.
Born December 14th, 1972 in Tsubame.
Died December 25th, 2024 at 52 years old [ref]
Peter Sattmann
German actor.
Born December 26th, 1947 in Zwickau.
Died December 25th, 2025 at 77 years old in Stahnsdorf. [ref]
Gleb Yakunin
Soviet dissident (1934-2014).
Born March 4th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died December 25th, 2014 at 80 years old in Moscow (disease).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 201
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner