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December 25th
190 Notable deaths
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.
Eric Hänni
Swiss judoka (1938–2024).
Born December 19th, 1938 in Delémont.
Died December 25th, 2024 at 86 years old in Delémont. [ref]
Alessandro D'Ottavio
Boxer.
Born August 27th, 1927 in Rome.
Died December 25th, 1988 at 61 years old in Rome.
Víctor Peralta
Boxer.
Born March 6th, 1908 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 25th, 1995 at 87 years old
Deaths 171 to 180 of 190
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