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December 25th
190 Notable deaths
Knut Haugland
Norwegian resistance fighter (1917-2009).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Rjukan.
Died December 25th, 2009 at 92 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Suzuki Osamu
Businessperson (1930–2024).
Born January 30th, 1930 in Gero.
Died December 25th, 2024 at 94 years old in Hamamatsu (lymphoma). [ref]
Paul Bourget
French writer.
Born September 2nd, 1852 in Amiens. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1935 at 83 years old in Paris. [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]
Liberty Hyde Bailey
U.s. botanist (1858-1954).
Born March 15th, 1858 in Ithaca. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1954 at 96 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
Anton Burger
Austrian war criminal (1911–1991).
Born November 19th, 1911 in Neunkirchen.
Died December 25th, 1991 at 80 years old in Essen.
Herman Sörgel
German architect (1885-1952).
Born April 2nd, 1885 in Regensburg.
Died December 25th, 1952 at 67 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Tito Guízar
Mexican singer and actor (1908-1999).
Born April 8th, 1908 in Guadalajara.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 91 years old in San Antonio (pneumonia).
Ian Barbour
American academic (1923–2013).
Born October 5th, 1923 in Beijing.
Died December 25th, 2013 at 90 years old in Minneapolis (stroke).
Elizaveta Glinka
Russian physician.
Born February 20th, 1962 in Moscow.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 54 years old in Black Sea. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 190
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris