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245 Notable deaths
Francesc Macià i Llussà
President of generalitat de catalunya (1931-33).
Born September 21st, 1859 in Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Died December 25th, 1933 at 74 years old in Barcelona (appendicitis). [ref]
Vera Alentova
Soviet and russian actress (1942–2025).
Born February 21st, 1942 in Kotlas.
Died December 25th, 2025 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Friedrich von Ledebur
Austro-hungarian actor.
Died December 25th, 1986 at 86 years old in Schwertberg.
Mary Ajami
Syrian writer.
Born May 14th, 1888 in Damascus. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1965 at 77 years old in Damascus. [ref]
Agnes Ayres
American actress (1892–1940).
Born April 4th, 1898 in Carbondale.
Died December 25th, 1940 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).
Charles Pathé
French businessman (1863–1957).
Born December 26th, 1863 in Chevry-Cossigny.
Died December 25th, 1957 at 93 years old in Monte Carlo.
Theodor Nöldeke
German orientalist and scholar (1836–1930).
Born March 2nd, 1836 in Harburg.
Died December 25th, 1930 at 94 years old in Karlsruhe.
Valery Khalilov
Soviet conductor and composer (1952–2016).
Born January 30th, 1952 in Termez.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 64 years old in Black Sea (2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash). [ref]
Bhupendranath Dutta
Indian revolutionary and noted sociologist (1880–1961).
Born September 4th, 1880 in Kolkata.
Died December 25th, 1961 at 81 years old
Peter Schreier
German tenor and conductor (1935-2019).
Born July 29th, 1935 in Meissen.
Died December 25th, 2019 at 84 years old in Dresden (disease). [ref]
Knut Haugland
Norwegian resistance fighter (1917-2009).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Rjukan.
Died December 25th, 2009 at 92 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Richard Paul
American actor (1940-1998).
Born June 6th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died December 25th, 1998 at 58 years old in Studio City (cancer).
Reginald Foster
American priest and latinist (1939-2020).
Born November 14th, 1939 in Milwaukee.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 81 years old in Milwaukee (COVID-19). [ref]
Carl Stumpf
German philosopher (1848–1936).
Born April 21st, 1848 in Wiesentheid.
Died December 25th, 1936 at 88 years old in Berlin.
Paul Bourget
French writer, playwright and critic (1852–1935).
Born September 2nd, 1852 in Amiens.
Died December 25th, 1935 at 83 years old in Paris.
Tito Guízar
Mexican singer and actor (1908-1999).
Born April 8th, 1908 in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 91 years old in San Antonio (pneumonia).
Liberty Hyde Bailey
U.s. botanist (1858-1954).
Born March 15th, 1858 in South Haven.
Died December 25th, 1954 at 96 years old in Ithaca.
Barbara Rose
American art historian (1936–2020).
Born June 11th, 1936 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2020 at 84 years old in Concord (breast cancer). [ref]
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
Indian urdu language poet, author, critic and theorist..
Born September 30th, 1935 in Azamgarh.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 85 years old in Prayagraj (COVID-19). [ref]
Thomas E. Lovejoy
American ecologist (1941–2021).
Born August 22nd, 1941 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2021 at 80 years old in McLean. [ref]
Elizaveta Glinka
Russian physician (1962–2016).
Born February 20th, 1962 in Moscow.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 54 years old in Black Sea. [ref]
Warren Austin
American politician (1877-1962).
Born November 12th, 1877 in Highgate.
Died December 25th, 1962 at 85 years old in Burlington.
Herman Sörgel
German architect (1885-1952).
Born April 2nd, 1885 in Regensburg.
Died December 25th, 1952 at 67 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Ahmad Ismail Ali
Egyptian military officer (1917–1974).
Born October 14th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died December 25th, 1974 at 57 years old in London.
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