Died On December 24th

Discover the most famous people who died on December 24. The list includes people like Vasco da Gama, John Muir, M. G. Ramachandran, Harold Pinter, Samuel P. Huntington. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, composers, novelists and political leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & France and many more countries.
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 1 
Vasco da Gama
(Explorer)
Vasco da Gama
26
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1469 AD
Birthplace: Sines, Portugal
Died: 1524
 2 
Jack Klugman
(Stage, Film and Television Actor)
Jack Klugman
9
Birthdate: April 27, 1922
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2012
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 3 
Peter Lawford
(Actor and a Member of the 'Rat-Pack' Group of Entertainers)
Peter Lawford
14
Birthdate: September 7, 1923
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1984
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 4 
John Muir
(Naturalist)
John Muir
17
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 21, 1838
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dunbar
Died: 1914
 5 
Karl Dönitz
(German Admiral Who Briefly Succeeded Adolf Hitler as Head of State)
Karl Dönitz
15
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 16, 1891
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Grünau, Berlin, Germany
Died: 1980
 6 
Laci Peterson
Laci Peterson
12
Birthdate: May 4, 1975
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Modesto
Died: 2002
 7 
Bill Bowerman
(Co-founder of Nike, Inc.)
Bill Bowerman
12
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 19, 1911
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died: 1999
 8 
Toshiro Mifune
(One of Japan's Greatest Actors Known Actors Who is Known for His Collaboration With Akira Kurosawa)
Toshiro Mifune
7
Birthdate: April 1, 1920
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Qingdao, China
Died: 1997
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 9 
Charles Durning
(Actor)
Charles Durning
3
Birthdate: February 28, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Highland Falls, New York, United States
Died: 2012
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 10 
Heather Menzies
(Actress)
Heather Menzies
2
Birthdate: December 3, 1949
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Died: 2017
 11 
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith
(Last Descendant of Abraham Lincoln)
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 19, 1904
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Riverside, Illinois, United States
Died: 1985
 12 
Harold Pinter
(Playwright, Screenwriter)
Harold Pinter
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 10, 1930
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Metropolitan Borough of Hackney
Died: 2008
 13 
William M. Branham
(American Christian minister)
William M. Branham
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 6, 1909
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cumberland County
Died: 1965
 14 
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
(Author and Clergyman Known for His Best-Selling Book ‘The Power of Positive Thinking’)
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 31, 1898
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bowersville, Ohio, United States
Died: 1993
 15 
Johns Hopkins
(Entrepreneur & Philanthropist)
Johns Hopkins
7
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 19, 1795
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Died: 1873
 16 
Nick Massi
(Bass Singer & Bass Guitarist for 'The Four Seasons')
Nick Massi
4
Birthdate: September 19, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2000
 17 
Charles Atlas
(American Bodybuilder Best Remembered as the Developer of a Bodybuilding Method and Its Associated Exercise Program)
Charles Atlas
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 30, 1892
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Acri, Cosenza, Italy
Died: 1972
 18 
Robert Leckie
(American Writer and US Marine Who Authored Sports Books, Children's Books, Autobiographies, and Fiction Books)
Robert Leckie
2
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: December 18, 1920
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: 2001
 19 
Bernard Herrmann
(Composer, Conductor, Film score composer)
Bernard Herrmann
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 29, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1975
 20 
Lee Israel
(American Author Known for Committing Literary Forgery)
Lee Israel
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 3, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2014
 21 
Rick Parfitt
(Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Musician)
Rick Parfitt
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 12, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Woking
Died: 2016
 22 
Rossano Brazzi
(Actor)
Rossano Brazzi
2
Birthdate: September 18, 1916
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: 1994
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 23 
Samuel P. Huntington
(American Political Scientist Best Known for His 1993 Theory, the 'Clash of Civilizations')
Samuel P. Huntington
3
Birthdate: April 18, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 2008
 24 
John Osborne
(Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter, Writer)
John Osborne
5
Birthdate: December 12, 1929
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London
Died: 1994
 25 
Alban Berg
(One of the Most Important Composers of the 20th Century)
Alban Berg
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 9, 1885
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1935
 26 
William Makepeace Thackeray
(Author & Novelist)
William Makepeace Thackeray
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 18, 1811
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died: 1863
 27 
Frédéric Bastiat
(Member of the National Assembly of France (1848 - 1850))
Frédéric Bastiat
2
Birthdate: June 30, 1801
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bayonne, France
Died: 1850
 28 
Peyo
(Belgian Comics Writer and Artist)
Peyo
2
Birthdate: June 25, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Schaerbeek, Belgium
Died: 1992
 29 
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
(Monarch)
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
0
Birthdate: September 23, 1740
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Died: 1813
 30 
Edwin M. Stanton
(Lawyer)
Edwin M. Stanton
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: December 19, 1814
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
Died: 1869
 31 
Danny Hodge
(Wrestler)
Danny Hodge
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 13, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Perry, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 32 
Adrienne de La Fayette
(Daughter of Jean de Noailles)
Adrienne de La Fayette
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 2, 1759
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hôtel de Noailles, Paris, Kingdom of France
Died: 1807
 33 
Louis Aragon
(French Poet and Novelist)
Louis Aragon
1
Birthdate: October 3, 1897
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1982
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 34 
Johnny Oates
(Baseball player)
Johnny Oates
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 21, 1946
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sylva, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2004
 35 
Eduardo Cansino
(Dancer)
Eduardo Cansino
1
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: March 2, 1895
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Castilleja de la Cuesta, Andalusia, Spain
Died: 1968
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 36 
John Boswell
(Historian, Philologist)
John Boswell
2
Birthdate: March 20, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1994
 37 
Tilly Losch
(Austrian Actress, Dancer, Choreographer, and Painter)
Tilly Losch
1
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: November 15, 1903
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1975
 38 
Jean Clemens
(Welfare worker)
Jean Clemens
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: July 26, 1880
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Elmira, New York, United States
Died: 1909
 39 
François Darlan
(Politician, Military personnel)
François Darlan
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 7, 1881
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nérac
Died: 1942
 40 
Richard Adams
(Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Author, Science fiction writer, Children's writer)
Richard Adams
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 9, 1920
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Newbury
Died: 2016
 41 
Ōkawa Shūmei
(Writer)
Ōkawa Shūmei
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 6, 1886
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Yamagata, Japan
Died: 1957
 42 
Pushmataha
(Indian General)
Pushmataha
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1764 AD
Birthplace: Noxubee, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1824
 43 
Gardner Fox
(Famous for Creating Numerous Comic Book Characters for DC Comics)
Gardner Fox
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 20, 1911
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1986
 44 
Clarence King
(US Geologist and Mountaineer Who Was the 1st Director of the US Geological Survey)
Clarence King
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 6, 1842
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Died: 1901
 45 
Vladimir Bekhterev
(Russian Neurologist and the Father of Objective Psychology Known for Noting the Role of the 'Hippocampus' in Memory)
Vladimir Bekhterev
2
Birthdate: January 20, 1857
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sorali, Russia
Died: 1927
 46 
Kathy Whitworth
(American Professional Golfer and Member of the World Golf Hall of Fame)
Kathy Whitworth
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 27, 1939
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Monahans, Texas, United States
Died: 2022
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 47 
Ernest Nathan Morial
(Politician)
Ernest Nathan Morial
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 9, 1929
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1989
 48 
Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera
(Duke)
Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 23, 1866
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: 1930
 49 
Ferdinand I of León
(King)
Ferdinand I of León
0
Birthdate: 1015 AD
Died: 1065
 50 
Jake Thackray
(English Singer-Songwriter, Poet & Journalist)
Jake Thackray
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 27, 1938
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Leeds
Died: 2002