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245 Notable deaths
Vera Rubin
American astronomer and physicist (1928-2016).
Born July 23rd, 1928 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 88 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Willard Van Orman Quine
American philosopher and logician (1900–2000).
Born June 25th, 1908 in Akron.
Died December 25th, 2000 at 92 years old in Boston.
Wayne Thiebaud
American painter (1920–2021).
Born November 15th, 1920 in Mesa.
Died December 25th, 2021 at 101 years old in Sacramento. [ref]
Karel Čapek
Czech writer (1890–1938).
Born January 9th, 1890 in Malé Svatoňovice. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1938 at 48 years old in Vinohrady (pneumonia). [ref]
Emmanuel Levinas
Jewish-french-lithuanian philosopher.
Born January 12th, 1906 in Kaunas.
Died December 25th, 1995 at 89 years old in Paris, Clichy.
John Robertson
Scottish association football player (1953-2025).
Born January 20th, 1953 in Uddingston.
Died December 25th, 2025 at 72 years old [ref]
Young Tom Morris
Scottish professional golfer (1851-1875).
Born April 20th, 1851 in St Andrews.
Died December 25th, 1875 at 24 years old
Rukhmabai
One of the first practicing women doctors in colonial india..
Born November 22nd, 1864 in Mumbai.
Died December 25th, 1955 at 91 years old in Mumbai.
Vic Chesnutt
Singer-songwriter from athens, georgia (1964–2009).
Born November 12th, 1964 in Jacksonville.
Died December 25th, 2009 at 45 years old in Athens (drug overdose). [ref]
Johnny Ace
American r&b singer (1929–1954).
Born June 9th, 1929 in Memphis.
Died December 25th, 1954 at 25 years old in Houston (gunshot wound).
Tony Rice
American bluegrass musician (1951–2020).
Born June 8th, 1951 in Danville.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 69 years old in Reidsville. [ref]
Tristan Tzara
Romanian-french poet (1896–1963).
Born April 4th, 1896 in Moinești, Bacău.
Died December 25th, 1963 at 67 years old in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Carlos Andrés Pérez
President of venezuela (1922-2010).
Born October 27th, 1922 in Rubio. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2010 at 88 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction). [ref]
JonBenét Ramsey
American victim and beauty pageant contestant.
Born August 6th, 1990 in Atlanta.
Died December 25th, 1996 at 6 years old in Boulder (traumatic brain injury).
David Ryall
English actor (1935-2014).
Born January 5th, 1935 in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Died December 25th, 2014 at 79 years old in London.
Claudia Jones
Trinidad & tobago-born black communist and political activist.
Born February 15th, 1915 in Port of Spain. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1964 at 49 years old in London (tuberculosis). [ref]
Jason Wingreen
American actor (1920–2015).
Born October 9th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died December 25th, 2015 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Sigi Schmid
German football manager (1953-2018).
Born March 20th, 1953 in Tübingen.
Died December 25th, 2018 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Danny Hodge
American boxer, professional and amateur wrestler (1932–2020).
Died December 25th, 2020 at 88 years old in Perry. [ref]
Birgit Nilsson
Swedish opera singer (1918–2005).
Born May 17th, 1918 in Västra Karup. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2005 at 87 years old in Bjärlöv. [ref]
Ralph Owen Brewster
American politician (1888–1961).
Born February 22nd, 1888 in Dexter.
Died December 25th, 1961 at 73 years old in Brookline (cancer).
Leon Schlesinger
American film producer (1884–1949).
Born May 20th, 1884 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 1949 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (viral infectious disease).
K. C. Jones
American basketball player and coach (1932–2020).
Born May 25th, 1932 in Taylor. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2020 at 88 years old in Connecticut. [ref]
George Clayton Johnson
American writer (1929-2015).
Born July 10th, 1929 in Cheyenne.
Died December 25th, 2015 at 86 years old in North Hills (cancer).
Peter Jeffrey
British television and film actor (1929-1999).
Born April 18th, 1929 in Bristol.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 70 years old in Stratford-upon-Avon (prostate cancer).
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs