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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Birthdate: 1469 AD
Birthplace: Sines, Portugal
Died: 1524
Birthdate: April 27, 1922
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2012
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Peter Lawford(Actor and a Member of the 'Rat-Pack' Group of Entertainers)
Birthdate: September 7, 1923
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1984
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: April 21, 1838
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dunbar
Died: 1914
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Karl Dönitz(German Admiral Who Briefly Succeeded Adolf Hitler as Head of State)
Birthdate: September 16, 1891
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Grünau, Berlin, Germany
Died: 1980
Birthdate: May 4, 1975
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Modesto
Died: 2002
Birthdate: February 19, 1911
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died: 1999
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Toshiro Mifune(One of Japan's Greatest Actors Known Actors Who is Known for His Collaboration With Akira Kurosawa)
Birthdate: April 1, 1920
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Qingdao, China
Died: 1997
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: February 28, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Highland Falls, New York, United States
Died: 2012
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: December 3, 1949
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Died: 2017
Birthdate: July 19, 1904
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Riverside, Illinois, United States
Died: 1985
Birthdate: October 10, 1930
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Metropolitan Borough of Hackney
Died: 2008
Birthdate: April 6, 1909
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cumberland County
Died: 1965
Birthdate: May 31, 1898
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bowersville, Ohio, United States
Died: 1993
Birthdate: May 19, 1795
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Died: 1873
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Nick Massi(Bass Singer & Bass Guitarist for 'The Four Seasons')
Birthdate: September 19, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2000
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Charles Atlas
(American Bodybuilder Best Remembered as the Developer of a Bodybuilding Method and Its Associated Exercise Program)
Birthdate: October 30, 1892
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Acri, Cosenza, Italy
Died: 1972
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Robert Leckie
(American Writer and US Marine Who Authored Sports Books, Children's Books, Autobiographies, and Fiction Books)
Birthdate: December 18, 1920
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: 2001
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Bernard Herrmann
(Composer, Conductor, Film score composer)
Birthdate: June 29, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1975
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Lee Israel
(American Author Known for Committing Literary Forgery)
Birthdate: December 3, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2014
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Rick Parfitt
(Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Musician)
Birthdate: October 12, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Woking
Died: 2016
Birthdate: September 18, 1916
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: 1994
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Samuel P. Huntington(American Political Scientist Best Known for His 1993 Theory, the 'Clash of Civilizations')
Birthdate: April 18, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 2008
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John Osborne
(Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter, Writer)
Birthdate: December 12, 1929
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London
Died: 1994
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Alban Berg(One of the Most Important Composers of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: February 9, 1885
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1935
Birthdate: July 18, 1811
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died: 1863
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Frédéric Bastiat
(Member of the National Assembly of France (1848 - 1850))
Birthdate: June 30, 1801
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bayonne, France
Died: 1850
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Peyo
(Belgian Comics Writer and Artist)
Birthdate: June 25, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Schaerbeek, Belgium
Died: 1992
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Empress Go-Sakuramachi
(Monarch)
Birthdate: September 23, 1740
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Died: 1813
Birthdate: December 19, 1814
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
Died: 1869
Birthdate: May 13, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Perry, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Adrienne de La Fayette
(Daughter of Jean de Noailles)
Birthdate: November 2, 1759
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hôtel de Noailles, Paris, Kingdom of France
Died: 1807
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Louis Aragon
(French Poet and Novelist)
Birthdate: October 3, 1897
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1982
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Johnny Oates
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: January 21, 1946
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sylva, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2004
Birthdate: March 2, 1895
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Castilleja de la Cuesta, Andalusia, Spain
Died: 1968
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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John Boswell
(Historian, Philologist)
Birthdate: March 20, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1994
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Tilly Losch
(Austrian Actress, Dancer, Choreographer, and Painter)
Birthdate: November 15, 1903
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1975
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Jean Clemens
(Welfare worker)
Birthdate: July 26, 1880
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Elmira, New York, United States
Died: 1909
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François Darlan
(Politician, Military personnel)
Birthdate: August 7, 1881
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nérac
Died: 1942
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Richard Adams
(Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Author, Science fiction writer, Children's writer)
Birthdate: May 9, 1920
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Newbury
Died: 2016
Birthdate: December 6, 1886
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Yamagata, Japan
Died: 1957
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Pushmataha
(Indian General)
Birthdate: 1764 AD
Birthplace: Noxubee, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1824
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Gardner Fox
(Famous for Creating Numerous Comic Book Characters for DC Comics)
Birthdate: May 20, 1911
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1986
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Clarence King
(US Geologist and Mountaineer Who Was the 1st Director of the US Geological Survey)
Birthdate: January 6, 1842
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Died: 1901
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Vladimir Bekhterev
(Russian Neurologist and the Father of Objective Psychology Known for Noting the Role of the 'Hippocampus' in Memory)
Birthdate: January 20, 1857
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sorali, Russia
Died: 1927
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Kathy Whitworth
(American Professional Golfer and Member of the World Golf Hall of Fame)
Birthdate: September 27, 1939
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Monahans, Texas, United States
Died: 2022
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Ernest Nathan Morial
(Politician)
Birthdate: October 9, 1929
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1989
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Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera
(Duke)
Birthdate: February 23, 1866
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: 1930
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Ferdinand I of León
(King)
Birthdate: 1015 AD
Died: 1065
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Jake Thackray
(English Singer-Songwriter, Poet & Journalist)
Birthdate: February 27, 1938
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Leeds
Died: 2002