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December 25th
181 Notable deaths
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]
Vera Rubin
American astronomer and physicist.
Born July 23rd, 1928 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 88 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Emmanuel Levinas
French-lithuanian philosopher.
Born January 12th, 1906 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1995 at 89 years old in Clichy. [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).
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]
Tristan Tzara
Romanian-french dadaist poet.
Born April 4th, 1896 in Moinești. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1963 at 67 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Tony Rice
American guitarist and bluegrass musician.
Born June 8th, 1951 in Danville.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 69 years old in Reidsville. [ref]
Johnny Ace
American singer.
Born June 9th, 1929 in Memphis. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1954 at 25 years old in Houston (ballistic trauma).
Sigi Schmid
Professional soccer coach (1953-2018).
Born March 20th, 1953 in Tübingen.
Died December 25th, 2018 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Jason Wingreen
American actor.
Born October 9th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died December 25th, 2015 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
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