🕯️ Christmas Eve

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Evening or entire day before Christmas Day, celebrated with church services, family gatherings, and gift exchanges.

religious Observed December 24 each year.

Notable deaths on December 24th

Karl Dönitz

German admiral and former president of nazi germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980).

Born September 16th, 1891 in GrĂĽnau.

Died December 24th, 1980 at 89 years old in AumĂĽhle (myocardial infarction).

Peter Lawford

British actor (1923–1984).

Born September 7th, 1923 in London.

Died December 24th, 1984 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).

Jack Klugman

American actor (1922–2012).

Born April 27th, 1922 in Philadelphia.

Died December 24th, 2012 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).

John Muir

Scottish-american naturalist (1838–1914).

Born April 21st, 1838 in Dunbar.

Died December 24th, 1914 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).

Tunisha Sharma

Indian actress.

Born January 4th, 2002 in Chandigarh.

Died December 24th, 2022 at 20 years old in Mumbai (hanging to death). [ref]

Heather Menzies

Canadian actress (1949-2017).

Born December 3rd, 1949 in Toronto.

Died December 24th, 2017 at 68 years old in Frankford (brain cancer). [ref]

ToshirĹŤ Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997).

Born April 1st, 1920 in Qingdao.

Died December 24th, 1997 at 77 years old in Mitaka (pancreatic cancer, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).

Charles Durning

American actor (1923-2012).

Born February 28th, 1923 in Highland Falls.

Died December 24th, 2012 at 89 years old in New York City.

Richard Perry

American record producer (1942–2024).

Born June 18th, 1942 in Brooklyn.

Died December 24th, 2024 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Harold Pinter

British playwright (1930–2008).

Born October 10th, 1930 in London. [ref]

Died December 24th, 2008 at 78 years old in London (liver cancer). [ref]

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