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December 25th
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245 Notable deaths
Elliott Coues
American ornithologist (1842–1899).
Born September 9th, 1842 in Portsmouth.
Died December 25th, 1899 at 57 years old in Baltimore.
Bud Greenspan
American film director, writer, and producer (1926–2010).
Born September 18th, 1926 in New York City.
Died December 25th, 2010 at 84 years old in New York City (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Pompeu Fabra
Catalan linguist (1868–1948).
Born February 20th, 1868 in La Salut. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1948 at 80 years old in Prades.
Martin Wilhelm Kutta
German mathematician (1867–1944).
Born November 3rd, 1867 in Byczyna.
Died December 25th, 1944 at 77 years old in Fürstenfeldbruck.
Adolf Mayer
German agronomist (1843–1942).
Born August 9th, 1843 in Oldenburg. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1942 at 99 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Leone Caetani
Italian politician and scholar (1869-1935).
Born September 12th, 1869 in Rome.
Died December 25th, 1935 at 66 years old in Vancouver (laryngeal cancer).
Aurel Stodola
Slovak scientist (1859–1942).
Born May 10th, 1859 in Liptovský Mikuláš.
Died December 25th, 1942 at 83 years old in Zurich.
Kiriko Nananan
Japanese manga artist.
Born December 14th, 1972 in Tsubame.
Died December 25th, 2024 at 52 years old [ref]
Peter Sattmann
German actor.
Born December 26th, 1947 in Zwickau.
Died December 25th, 2025 at 77 years old in Stahnsdorf. [ref]
James W. Nye
American judge (1815-1876).
Born June 10th, 1815 in DeRuyter.
Died December 25th, 1876 at 61 years old in White Plains.
Gleb Yakunin
Soviet dissident (1934-2014).
Born March 4th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died December 25th, 2014 at 80 years old in Moscow (disease).
Hardin Richard Runnels
American politician (1820-1873).
Born August 30th, 1820 in Mississippi.
Died December 25th, 1873 at 53 years old in Bowie County.
Rudolf Buchheim
German pharmacologist (1820-1879).
Born March 1st, 1820 in Bautzen.
Died December 25th, 1879 at 59 years old in Giessen.
Milovan Jakšić
Serbian footballer (1909-1953).
Born September 21st, 1909 in Kolašin.
Died December 25th, 1953 at 44 years old in Alexandria (myocardial infarction).
Louis Neefs
Belgian singer and presenter (1937–1980).
Born August 8th, 1937 in Gierle.
Died December 25th, 1980 at 43 years old in Lier (traffic collision).
Gaston Gallimard
French publisher (1881–1975).
Born January 18th, 1881 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1975 at 94 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Helen Foster
American actress (1906–1982).
Born May 23rd, 1906 in Independence.
Died December 25th, 1982 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Jonathan Spence
British-born historian.
Born August 11th, 1936 in Surrey.
Died December 25th, 2021 at 85 years old in West Haven (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Shōhei Ōoka
Japanese writer (1909–1988).
Born March 6th, 1909 in Ushigome-ku, Tokyo. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1988 at 79 years old in Tokyo (stroke).
Blair Lee I
American politician (1857-1944).
Born August 9th, 1857 in Silver Spring.
Died December 25th, 1944 at 87 years old in Norwood.
Zully Moreno
Argentine actress (1920–1999).
Born October 17th, 1920 in Villa Ballester.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires (Alzheimer's disease).
Blandine Ebinger
German cabaret singer and actress (1899–1993).
Born November 4th, 1899 in Berlin.
Died December 25th, 1993 at 94 years old in Berlin.
Domingos Oliveira
Portuguese politician (1873-1957).
Born July 31st, 1873 in Lisbon.
Died December 25th, 1957 at 84 years old in Lisbon.
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