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245 Notable deaths
Víctor Peralta
Boxer (1908–1995).
Born March 6th, 1908 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 25th, 1995 at 87 years old
Makhmud Umarov
Olympic sport shooter.
Born September 10th, 1924 in Almaty.
Died December 25th, 1961 at 37 years old
Albertina Carlsson
Swedish zoologist (1848-1930).
Born June 12th, 1848 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen.
Died December 25th, 1930 at 82 years old in Sankt Matteus.
Rabod von Kröcher
German equestrian (1880–1945).
Born June 30th, 1880 in Breddin.
Died December 25th, 1945 at 65 years old in Groß Brunsrode.
Arne Ileby
Norwegian footballer (1913-1999).
Born December 2nd, 1913 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 86 years old in Norway.
Richard Cummings
American actor (1858–1938).
Born August 20th, 1858 in New Haven. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1938 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ivan Bohdan
Ukrainan soviet wrestler & ukrainian coach (1928-2020).
Born February 29th, 1928 in Dmytro-Bilivka.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 92 years old [ref]
Count Nikolay Adlerberg
Governor of taganrog (1819-1892).
Born May 31st, 1819 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1892 at 73 years old in Munich.
Axel Thufason
Danish footballer (1889-1962).
Born November 10th, 1889 in Copenhagen.
Died December 25th, 1962 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Giacomo Bazzan
Italian sport cyclist (1950-2019).
Born January 13th, 1950 in Vescovana.
Died December 25th, 2019 at 69 years old in Loreo (disease). [ref]
George Ratsey
British sailor (1875-1942).
Born July 25th, 1875 in London.
Died December 25th, 1942 at 67 years old in New Rochelle.
Filip Ericsson
Sailor (1882–1951).
Born May 25th, 1882 in Gothenburg.
Died December 25th, 1951 at 69 years old
Marian Suski
Polish fencer (1905–1993).
Born November 2nd, 1905 in Kielce.
Died December 25th, 1993 at 88 years old in Wrocław.
Nicolaas Tates
Canoe racer (1915-1990).
Born May 5th, 1915 in Zaandam.
Died December 25th, 1990 at 75 years old in Zaandam.
Mart Niklus
Estonian politician and freedom fighter (born 1934).
Born September 22nd, 1934 in Tartu. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2025 at 91 years old in Tartu. [ref]
Ole Østervold
Sailor.
Born October 14th, 1872 in Austevoll Municipality.
Died December 25th, 1936 at 64 years old in Austevoll Municipality.
Emilie Haspels
Dutch archaeologist (1894–1980).
Born September 15th, 1894 in Colmschate.
Died December 25th, 1980 at 86 years old in Capelle aan den IJssel.
Alfred A. Tomatis
Otolaryngologist and inventor (1920–2001).
Born January 1st, 1920 in Nice.
Died December 25th, 2001 at 81 years old in Carcassonne.
Knarik Vardanyan
Armenian soviet painter (1914–1996).
Born December 7th, 1914 in Panik.
Died December 25th, 1996 at 82 years old in Yerevan.
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel