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December 25th
181 Notable deaths
Harry Holm
Gymnast.
Born September 14th, 1902 in Randers.
Died December 25th, 1987 at 85 years old in Esbjerg.
Jean Ces
Boxer.
Born September 5th, 1906 in Béziers. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1969 at 63 years old in Béziers. [ref]
Harald Strøm
Norwegian footballer and speed skater (1897-1977).
Born October 14th, 1897 in Horten.
Died December 25th, 1977 at 80 years old in Horten.
Solko van den Bergh
Dutch sports shooter (1854-1916).
Born June 4th, 1854 in The Hague.
Died December 25th, 1916 at 62 years old in The Hague.
Horace Brown
American long-distance runner.
Born March 30th, 1898 in Morris County.
Died December 25th, 1983 at 85 years old in Houston.
John Lander
British rower (1907-1941).
Born September 7th, 1907 in Liverpool.
Died December 25th, 1941 at 34 years old in Hong Kong.
Makhmud Umarov
Olympic sport shooter.
Born September 10th, 1924 in Almaty.
Died December 25th, 1961 at 37 years old
Habib Galhia
Tunisian boxer (1941-2011).
Born May 14th, 1941 in Kairouan.
Died December 25th, 2011 at 70 years old in Sousse. [ref]
Georges Rouy
French botanist (1851-1924).
Born December 2nd, 1851 in Paris.
Died December 25th, 1924 at 73 years old in Asnières-sur-Seine. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 181
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