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History Deaths on December 24

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History Deaths on December 24

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Johannes Heesters, Dutch-German entertainer (b. 1903)

#Johannes_Heesters

In 2011

Letty Jimenez Magsanoc, Filipino journalist (b. 1941)

#Letty_Jimenez_Magsanoc

In 2015

Stanis?aw B?eszy?ski, Polish-German entomologist and lepidopterist (b. 1927)

#Stanis?aw_B?eszy?ski

In 1969

Rick Parfitt, British musician (b. 1948)

#Rick_Parfitt

In 2016

Wesley Coe, American shot putter, hammer thrower, and discus thrower (b. 1879)

#Wesley_Coe

In 1926

Noël Coypel, French painter and educator (b. 1628)

#Noël_Coypel

In 1707

Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, 45th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1919)

#Joop_den_Uyl

In 1987

Martha Érika Alonso, first female Governor of Puebla, Mexico, and her husband Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, former governor; helicopter crash (Alonso b. 1973, Valle b. 1968)

#Martha_Érika_Alonso

In 2018

Josephine Sabel, American singer and comedian (b. 1866)

#Josephine_Sabel

In 1945

Frank Stanton, American businessman (b. 1908)

#Frank_Stanton_(executive)

In 2006

Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (b. 1898)

#Norman_Vincent_Peale

In 1993

Wilhelm Ackermann, German mathematician (b. 1896)

#Wilhelm_Ackermann

In 1962

H?j? Tokiyori, regent of Japan (b. 1227)

#H?j?_Tokiyori

In 1263

Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795)

#Johns_Hopkins

In 1873

Thorbjørn Egner, Norwegian playwright and songwriter (b. 1922)

#Thorbjørn_Egner

In 1990

Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (b. 1802)

#Adolphe_d'Archiac

In 1868

William M. Branham, American minister and theologian (b. 1906)

#William_M._Branham

In 1965

Peyo, Belgian cartoonist, created The Smurfs (b. 1928)

#Peyo

In 1992

Anna Bochkoltz, German operatic soprano, voice teacher and composer (b. 1815)

#Anna_Bochkoltz

In 1879

Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (b. 1916)

#Rafael_Caldera

In 2009

Claudia Jones, Trinidad-British journalist and activist (b. 1915)

#Claudia_Jones

In 1964

Frédéric Back, German-Canadian director, animator, and screenwriter (b. 1924)

#Frédéric_Back

In 2013

Eveline Adelheid von Maydell, German illustrator (b. 1890)

#Eveline_Adelheid_von_Maydell

In 1962

John Cantius, Polish scholar and theologian (b. 1390)

#John_Cantius

In 1473

Syl Apps, Canadian ice hockey player and pole vaulter (b. 1915)

#Syl_Apps

In 1998

Heather Menzies, Canadian-American model and actress (b. 1949)

#Heather_Menzies

In 2017

Jack Klugman, American actor (b. 1922)

#Jack_Klugman

In 2012

Stephen Mosher Wood, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1832)

#Stephen_Mosher_Wood

In 1920

Herbert Harris, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)

#Herbert_Harris

In 2014

João Figueiredo, Brazilian general and politician, 30th President of Brazil (b. 1918)

#João_Figueiredo

In 1999

Frans de Munck, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1922)

#Frans_de_Munck

In 2010

John Dunstaple, English composer (b. 1390)

#John_Dunstaple

In 1453

Marcus Bakker, Dutch journalist and politician (b. 1923)

#Marcus_Bakker

In 2009

Pierre Péladeau, Canadian businessman, founded Quebecor (b. 1925)

#Pierre_Péladeau

In 1997

George Michael, American sportscaster (b. 1939)

#George_Michael_(sportscaster)

In 2009

Siegfried Alkan, German composer (b. 1858)

#Siegfried_Alkan

In 1941

Harold Pinter, English playwright, screenwriter, director, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1930)

#Harold_Pinter

In 2008

Flying Hawk, American warrior, educator and historian (b. 1854)

#Flying_Hawk

In 1931

Richard Adams, English author (b. 1920)

#Richard_Adams

In 2016

Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1740)

#Empress_Go-Sakuramachi

In 1813

Louis Aragon, French author and poet (b. 1897)

#Louis_Aragon

In 1982

Toshiro Mifune, Chinese-Japanese actor and producer (b. 1920)

#Toshiro_Mifune

In 1997

Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (b. 1875)

#Charles_Gondouin

In 1947

Bernard Herrmann, American composer and conductor (b. 1911)

#Bernard_Herrmann

In 1975

Bruno Taut, German architect and urban planner (b. 1880)

#Bruno_Taut

In 1938

Norma Talmadge, American actress and producer (b. 1894)

#Norma_Talmadge

In 1957

Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (b. 1916)

#Rossano_Brazzi

In 1994

?ura? Brankovi?, Despot of Serbia (b. 1377)

#?ura?_Brankovi?

In 1456

Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (b. 1631)

#Mary,_Princess_Royal_and_Princess_of_Orange

In 1660

Maurice Couve de Murville, French soldier and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1907)

#Maurice_Couve_de_Murville

In 1999

Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch pastor and poet (b. 1819)

#Jan_Jakob_Lodewijk_ten_Kate

In 1889

Johnny Oates, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1946)

#Johnny_Oates

In 2004

William Makepeace Thackeray, English author and poet (b. 1811)

#William_Makepeace_Thackeray

In 1863

M. G. Ramachandran, Sri Lankan-Indian actor, producer, and politician, 5th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (b. 1917)

#M._G._Ramachandran

In 1987

Roger III of Sicily (b. 1175)

#Roger_III_of_Sicily

In 1193

Jerry Kindall, American baseball player and coach (b. 1935)

#Jerry_Kindall

In 2017

Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author and poet (b. 1920)

#Kjell_Aukrust

In 2002

William C. Schneider, American aerospace engineer (d. 1999)

#William_C._Schneider

In 1999

Allan McKeown, English-American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)

#Allan_McKeown

In 2013

Alban Berg, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1885)

#Alban_Berg

In 1935

Adriana Olguín, Chilean lawyer and politician, Chilean Minister of Justice (b. 1911)

#Adriana_Olguín

In 2015

Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer and politician, Governor of Portuguese India (b. 1469)

#Vasco_da_Gama

In 1524

Peter Lawford, English-American actor (b. 1923)

#Peter_Lawford

In 1984

Gardner Fox, American author (b. 1911)

#Gardner_Fox

In 1986

Karl Dönitz, German admiral and politician, President of Germany (b. 1891)

#Karl_Dönitz

In 1980

Andreas Karlstadt, Christian theologian and reformer (born 1486)

#Andreas_Karlstadt

In 1541

Walter Bower, Scottish chronicler (b. 1385)

#Walter_Bower

In 1449

Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (b. 1944)

#Edward_Greenspan

In 2014

John Muir, Scottish-American geologist, botanist, and author, founded Sierra Club (b. 1838)

#John_Muir

In 1914

Krzysztof Krauze, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1953)

#Krzysztof_Krauze

In 2014

Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player (b. 1923)

#Buddy_DeFranco

In 2014

Charles Durning, American soldier and actor (b. 1923)

#Charles_Durning

In 2012

Alfred B. Skar, Norwegian journalist and politician (b. 1896)

#Alfred_B._Skar

In 1969

B. T. Finniss, Australian politician, 1st Premier of South Australia (b. 1807)

#B._T._Finniss

In 1893

Leo V the Armenian, Byzantine emperor (b. 775)

#Leo_V_the_Armenian

In 820

Orestes Quércia, Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of São Paulo State (b. 1938)

#Orestes_Quércia

In 2010

François Darlan, French admiral and politician, 122nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1881)

#François_Darlan

In 1942

Jainendra Kumar, Indian author (b. 1905)

#Jainendra_Kumar

In 1988

Charles Lock Eastlake, English painter and historian (b. 1793)

#Charles_Lock_Eastlake

In 1865

Carlo Fornasini, micropalaeontologist (b. 1854)

#Carlo_Fornasini

In 1931

José Mariano Salas, Mexican general and politician. President of Mexico (1846, 1859) and regent of the Second Mexican Empire(b. 1797)

#José_Mariano_Salas

In 1867

Turid Birkeland, Norwegian businesswoman and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture (b. 1962)

#Turid_Birkeland

In 2015

Ben Xi, Chinese singer (b.1994)

In 2016

Liz Smith, English actress (b. 1921)

In 2016

John M. Goldman, English haematologist and oncologist (b. 1938)

In 2013

Ian Barbour, Chinese-American author and scholar (b. 1923)

In 2013

Dennis O'Driscoll, Irish poet and critic (b. 1954)

In 2012

Richard Rodney Bennett, English-American composer and academic (b. 1936)

In 2012

Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer and educator (b. 1930)

In 2010

Elisabeth Beresford, French-English journalist and author (b. 1926)

In 2010

Gero von Wilpert, German author and academic (b. 1933)

In 2009

Ralph Harris, British journalist (b. 1921)

In 2008

George Warrington, American businessman (b. 1952)

In 2007

Nicholas Pumfrey, English lawyer and judge (b. 1951)

In 2007

Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer (b. 1961)

In 2006

Braguinha, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1907)

In 2006

Jake Thackray, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)

In 2002

John Cooper, English businessman, co-founded the Cooper Car Company (b. 1923)

In 2000

Bill Bowerman, American runner, coach, and businessman, co-founded Nike, Inc. (b. 1911)

In 1999

James Komack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

In 1997

John Boswell, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1947)

In 1994

James Mathews, Australian rugby league player (b. 1968)

In 1992

Bobby LaKind, American singer-songwriter and conga player (b. 1945)

In 1992

Virginia Sorensen, American author (b. 1912)

In 1991

Camille Tourville, Canadian-American wrestler and manager (b. 1927)

In 1985

Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer (b. 1904)

In 1985

Samael Aun Weor, Colombian author and educator (b. 1917)

In 1977

Fritz Gause, German historian and author (b. 1893)

In 1973

Gisela Richter, English-American archaeologist and historian (b. 1882)

In 1972

Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (b. 1924)

In 1971

Olivia FitzRoy, English soldier and author (b. 1921)

In 1969

Cortelia Clark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1907)

In 1969

Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (b. 1913)

In 1967

John Black, English businessman (b. 1895)

In 1965

Robert Hillyer, American poet and academic (b. 1895)

In 1961

Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese priest and saint (b. 1828)

In 1898

William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1820)

In 1872

Friedrich Bernhard Westphal, Danish-German painter (b. 1803)

In 1844

Hester Jonas, German nurse (b. 1570)

In 1635

Henry V of Luxembourg (b. 1216)

In 1281

John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)

In 1257

Yang Bin, Chinese chancellor

In 950

Wang Zhang, Chinese official

In 950

Shi Hongzhao, Chinese general

In 950

Hedwiga, duchess of Saxony

In 903

Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople

In 427

Gongsun Shu, emperor of Chengjia

In 36

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