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December 25th
181 Notable deaths
Soumaïla Cissé
Malian politician (1949-2020).
Born December 20th, 1949 in Timbuktu. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2020 at 71 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (COVID-19). [ref]
Vladimir Shainsky
Soviet and russian composer.
Born December 12th, 1925 in Kyiv.
Died December 25th, 2017 at 92 years old in San Diego (stomach cancer). [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. [ref]
Makhmut Gareyev
Soviet general and historian.
Born July 23rd, 1923 in Chelyabinsk.
Died December 25th, 2019 at 96 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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]
Aurel Stodola
Slovak scientist.
Born May 10th, 1859 in Liptovský Mikuláš.
Died December 25th, 1942 at 83 years old in Zürich.
Wilhelm Harster
German general (1904-1991).
Born July 21st, 1904 in Kelheim. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1991 at 87 years old in Munich. [ref]
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Actor (1862-1943).
Born August 4th, 1862 in Haimhausen.
Died December 25th, 1943 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Pompeu Fabra
Spanish linguist.
Born February 20th, 1868 in Gràcia. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1948 at 80 years old in Prades. [ref]
Leone Caetani
Italian politician and scholar (1869-1935).
Born September 12th, 1869 in Rome. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1935 at 66 years old in Vancouver (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 181
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)