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245 Notable deaths
Victor Schoelcher
French politician and writer (1804-1893).
Born July 22nd, 1804 in Paris.
Died December 25th, 1893 at 89 years old in Houilles.
Anton Burger
Austrian war criminal (1911–1991).
Born November 19th, 1911 in Neunkirchen.
Died December 25th, 1991 at 80 years old in Essen.
Eddie Taylor
American electric blues guitarist and singer.
Born January 29th, 1923 in Benoit.
Died December 25th, 1985 at 62 years old in Chicago.
Ian Barbour
American academic (1923–2013).
Born October 5th, 1923 in Beijing.
Died December 25th, 2013 at 90 years old in Minneapolis (stroke).
Gabriel Voisin
French aviation pioneer (1880–1973).
Born February 5th, 1880 in Belleville. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1973 at 93 years old in Ozenay. [ref]
Fred Thomson
American actor (1890-1928).
Born February 26th, 1890 in Pasadena.
Died December 25th, 1928 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (tetanus).
Princess Elisabeth of Savoy
Italian princess (1800–1856).
Born April 13th, 1800 in Paris.
Died December 25th, 1856 at 56 years old in Bolzano (tuberculosis).
Giorgio Strehler
Italian opera and theatre director (1921–1997).
Born August 14th, 1921 in Barcola.
Died December 25th, 1997 at 76 years old in Lugano (myocardial infarction).
Percy Alexander MacMahon
British mathematician (1854-1929).
Born September 26th, 1854 in Sliema.
Died December 25th, 1929 at 75 years old in Bognor Regis.
Albert Chmielowski
Polish saint (1846-1916).
Born August 20th, 1846 in Igołomia.
Died December 25th, 1916 at 70 years old in Kraków (stomach cancer).
Robert Walser
Swiss writer (1878–1956).
Born April 15th, 1878 in Biel/Bienne.
Died December 25th, 1956 at 78 years old in Herisau (myocardial infarction).
Linus Yale
American mechanical engineer (1821–1868).
Born April 4th, 1821 in New York.
Died December 25th, 1868 at 47 years old in New York City.
Mary F. Lyon
English geneticist (1925–2014).
Born May 15th, 1925 in Norwich.
Died December 25th, 2014 at 89 years old in Oxfordshire. [ref]
Vladimir Korolenko
Ukrainian-born russian writer.
Born July 27th, 1853 in Zhytomyr.
Died December 25th, 1921 at 68 years old in Poltava.
Adnan Şenses
Turkish actor and singer (1935–2013).
Born August 21st, 1935 in Gaziantep, Eskişehir.
Died December 25th, 2013 at 78 years old in Istanbul (stomach cancer). [ref]
Charles Socarides
American psychiatrist (1922–2005).
Born January 24th, 1922 in Brockton. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2005 at 83 years old in Metropolitan Hospital Center (heart failure). [ref]
Richard Bowdler Sharpe
English ornithologist (1847–1909).
Born November 22nd, 1847 in Snow Hill.
Died December 25th, 1909 at 62 years old in Chiswick (pneumonia).
Henri Le Fauconnier
French painter (1881-1946).
Born July 5th, 1881 in Hesdin. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1946 at 65 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ann Ronell
American composer and lyricist (1906–1993).
Born December 28th, 1906 in Omaha.
Died December 25th, 1993 at 86 years old in New York City.
Vladimir Shainsky
Soviet and russian composer (1925—2017).
Born December 12th, 1925 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2017 at 92 years old in San Diego (stomach cancer). [ref]
Chaim Drukman
Israeli rabbi and politician (1932–2022).
Born November 15th, 1932 in Kuty. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2022 at 90 years old in Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital.
Georges Rodenbach
Belgian symbolist poet and novelist (1855-1898).
Born July 16th, 1855 in Tournai.
Died December 25th, 1898 at 43 years old in Paris.
Soumaïla Cissé
Malian politician (1949-2020).
Born December 20th, 1949 in Timbuktu.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 71 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (COVID-19). [ref]
Gustav von Seyffertitz
German actor (1862-1943).
Born August 4th, 1862 in Haimhausen.
Died December 25th, 1943 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Makhmut Gareyev
Soviet general and historian (1923–2019).
Born July 23rd, 1923 in Chelyabinsk.
Died December 25th, 2019 at 96 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan