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245 Notable deaths
Vladimir Belousov
Russian geologist (1907–1990).
Born October 30th, 1907 in Moscow.
Died December 25th, 1990 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Zoltán Blum
Hungarian association football player (1892-1959).
Born January 3rd, 1892 in Pápa.
Died December 25th, 1959 at 67 years old in Budapest (disease).
Miles Burke
Boxer (1885–1928).
Born January 15th, 1885 in St. Louis.
Died December 25th, 1928 at 43 years old in St. Louis.
Conduelo Píriz
Uruguayan footballer (1905-1976).
Born July 17th, 1905 in Montevideo.
Died December 25th, 1976 at 71 years old
Wilhelmine von Hillern
German actress and writer (1836–1916).
Born March 11th, 1836 in Munich. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1916 at 80 years old in Aschau im Chiemgau. [ref]
Therese von Wüllenweber
German nun (1833–1907).
Born February 19th, 1833 in Korschenbroich.
Died December 25th, 1907 at 74 years old in Rome.
Piers Bohl
Baltic german mathematician (1865-1921).
Born October 23rd, 1865 in Walk.
Died December 25th, 1921 at 56 years old in Riga.
Ahmet Berman
Turkish association football player (1932–1980).
Born January 1st, 1932 in Fatih.
Died December 25th, 1980 at 48 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
John Bulaitis
Nuncio.
Born June 26th, 1933 in London.
Died December 25th, 2010 at 77 years old in Rome.
Leonard Martin
Sailor.
Born November 24th, 1901 in London Borough of Wandsworth. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1967 at 66 years old in Effingham. [ref]
Harry Holm
Danish gymnast (1902–1987).
Born September 14th, 1902 in Randers.
Died December 25th, 1987 at 85 years old in Esbjerg.
Giovanni Cuniolo
Italian racing cyclist (1884–1955).
Born January 3rd, 1884 in Tortona. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1955 at 71 years old in Tortona.
John Lander
British rower (1907-1941).
Born September 7th, 1907 in Liverpool.
Died December 25th, 1941 at 34 years old in Hong Kong.
Leonid Gofshtein
Israeli chess player (1953–2015).
Born April 21st, 1953 in Kyiv.
Died December 25th, 2015 at 62 years old [ref]
Horace Brown
American long-distance runner.
Born March 3rd, 1898 in Morris County.
Died December 25th, 1983 at 85 years old in Houston.
William Bentsen
Sailor (1930–2020).
Born February 18th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 90 years old [ref]
Jean Ces
Boxer (1906–1969).
Born September 5th, 1906 in Béziers. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1969 at 63 years old in Béziers. [ref]
Harald Strøm
Norwegian footballer and speed skater (1897-1977).
Born October 14th, 1897 in Horten Municipality.
Died December 25th, 1977 at 80 years old in Horten Municipality.
Solko van den Bergh
Dutch sports shooter (1854-1916).
Born June 4th, 1854 in The Hague.
Died December 25th, 1916 at 62 years old in The Hague.
Habib Galhia
Tunisian boxer (1941-2011).
Born May 14th, 1941 in Kairouan.
Died December 25th, 2011 at 70 years old in Sousse. [ref]
Eric Hänni
Swiss judoka (1938–2024).
Born December 19th, 1938 in Delémont.
Died December 25th, 2024 at 86 years old in Delémont. [ref]
Henryk Szordykowski
Polish middle distance runner (1944–2022).
Born June 3rd, 1944 in Iłowo-Osada.
Died December 25th, 2022 at 78 years old [ref]
Laura Gundersen
Norwegian actress (1832-1898).
Born May 27th, 1832 in Bergen.
Died December 25th, 1898 at 66 years old in Christiania.
Georges Rouy
French botanist (1851-1924).
Born December 2nd, 1851 in Paris.
Died December 25th, 1924 at 73 years old in Asnières-sur-Seine.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius