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December 25th
190 Notable deaths
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]
Vladimir Korolenko
Ukrainian-born russian writer.
Born July 27th, 1853 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1921 at 68 years old in Poltava. [ref]
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 (1925—2017).
Born December 12th, 1925 in Kyiv. [ref]
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]
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]
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]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 190
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer