Died On December 25th
Discover the most famous people who died on December 25. The list includes people like Charlie Chaplin, James Brown, Nicolae Ceau?escu, Anatoli Boukreev, Samuel de Champlain. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, composers, political leaders and explorers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, India & United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Charlie Chaplin(The Greatest Comic Artist Ever & One of the Most Important Figures in Motion-Picture History)
Birthdate: April 16, 1889
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Walworth, London, England
Died: 1977
2
George Michael(English Singer Who is Considered One of the Most Significant Cultural Icons of the MTV Generation)
Birthdate: June 25, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: East Finchley, London, England
Died: 2016
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
3
James Brown(Central Progenitor of Funk Music and Referred to as 'Godfather of Soul')
Birthdate: May 3, 1933
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Died: 2006
4
Dean Martin(One of the Most Popular and Enduring American Entertainers of the Mid-20th Century)
Birthdate: June 7, 1917
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Steubenville, Ohio, United States
Died: 1995
5
Eartha Kitt(Singer with a Distinctive Voice Known for her Hits "Let's Do It", and "C'est si bon")
Birthdate: January 17, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: North, South Carolina, United States
Died: 2008
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Birthdate: August 13, 1574
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hiers-Brouage, Marennes-Hiers-Brouage, France
Died: 1635
7
Joan Miró(Spanish Painter, Sculptor and Ceramicist Known for His work in ‘Surrealism’, ‘Fauvism’ and ‘Expressionism’)
Birthdate: April 20, 1893
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain
Died: 1983
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Joan Blondell
(American Actress Best Known for Her Film 'The Blue Veil')
Birthdate: August 30, 1906
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: 1979
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
9
Denver Pyle(Actor and Director Known for His TV Series ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ and ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’)
Birthdate: May 11, 1920
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bethune, Colorado, United States
Died: 1997
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: January 29, 1880
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1946
Birthdate: August 31, 1879
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japann
Died: 1926
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Billy Martin
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: May 16, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berkeley, California, United States
Died: 1989
Birthdate: August 6, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia
Died: 1996
Birthdate: December 9, 1878
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Thorapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: 1972
15
Vera Rubin
(American Astronomer Known for Her Pioneering Work on Galaxy Rotation Rates)
Birthdate: July 23, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2016
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K. C. Jones
(Basketball player, Basketball coach)
Birthdate: May 25, 1932
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Taylor, Texas, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: September 30, 1972
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Aarhus, Denmark
Died: 2019
18
Richard Marcinko
(Navy officer)
Birthdate: November 21, 1940
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lansford, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2021
19
Young Tom Morris
(Scottish Professional Golfer)
Birthdate: April 20, 1851
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: St. Andrews, Scotland
Died: 1875
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Willard Van Orman Quine
(Mathematician, Analytic philosopher, Philosopher of language, Epistemologist, Philosopher of science, University teacher, Professor, Philosopher)
Birthdate: June 25, 1908
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Akron
Died: 2000
21
Tristan Tzara
(French Writer Known for Being One of the Founders and Central Figures of the Anti-Establishment 'Dada Movement')
Birthdate: April 28, 1896
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Moinești, Romania
Died: 1963
Birthdate: May 5, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Faridkot, Punjab, India
Died: 1994
23
Eugen Goldstein
(Physicist)
Birthdate: September 5, 1850
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gliwice, Poland
Died: 1930
24
Birgit Nilsson(Swedish Singer Best Known for Her Performances in the Operas of ‘Richard Wagner’ and ‘Richard Strauss’)
Birthdate: May 17, 1918
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Västra Karup, Sweden
Died: 2005
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İsmet İnönü
(Turkey's 2nd President and 1st Prime Minister)
Birthdate: September 24, 1884
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: İzmir
Died: 1973
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Joe Gilliam
(American football player)
Birthdate: December 29, 1950
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Charleston, West Virginia, United States
Died: 2000
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Karel Čapek
(Czech Writer and Playwright Who is Best Known for His Science Fiction)
Birthdate: January 9, 1890
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Malé Svatoňovice, Czechia
Died: 1938
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Emmanuel Levinas
(Philosopher most remembered for his work on subjects like Jewish philosophy and existentialism.)
Birthdate: January 12, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kaunas, Lithuania
Died: 1995
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Henry III of Castile
(Monarch)
Birthdate: October 4, 1379
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Burgos
Died: 1406
30
Carlos Andrés Pérez
(Former President of Venezuela (1989 - 1993))
Birthdate: October 27, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rubio, Venezuela
Died: 2010
Birthdate: January 29, 1930
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
Died: 2005
32
Oliver P. Smith
(U.S. Marine Four Star General and Decorated Combat Veteran of World War II)
Birthdate: October 26, 1893
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Menard, Texas, United States
Died: 1977
Birthdate: May 30, 1972
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Died: 2020
Birthdate: April 15, 1878
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Died: 1956
Birthdate: January 26, 1918
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Scornicești
Died: 1989
36
Pedro de Valdivia
(Spanish Conquistador Who Became the 1st Royal Governor of Chile)
Birthdate: April 17, 1497
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Castuera
Died: 1553
37
Leo V the Armenian
(Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 813 to 820)
Birthdate: 0775 AD
Birthplace: Armenia
Died: 0820
Birthdate: February 24, 1921
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England
Died: 2007
39
Otto Loewi
(Former pharmacologist and psychobiologist who discovered the role of acetylcholine as an endogenous neurotransmitter)
Birthdate: June 3, 1873
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: 1961
Birthdate: January 16, 1958
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Korkino, Chelyabinsk Oblast
Died: 1997
41
Rui de Noronha
(Poet and Journalist)
Birthdate: October 28, 1909
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Maputo, Mozambique
Died: 1943
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Charles Pathé
(French Film Producer and Businessman Who Pioneered the Development of the Motion Picture)
Birthdate: December 26, 1863
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chevry-Cossigny, France
Died: 1957
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Gabriel Almond
(Political Scientist)
Birthdate: January 12, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Died: 2002
Birthdate: 0768 AD
Birthplace: Nanyang, China
Died: 0824
45
Peter Schreier
(Tenor in opera)
Birthdate: July 29, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Meissen, Germany
Died: 2019
46
Knut Magne Haugland
(Explorer)
Birthdate: September 23, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Norway
Died: 2009
47
Gabriel Voisin
(French Aviation Pioneer and the Creator of Europe’s First Manned, Engine-Powered, Heavier-Than-Air Aircraft)
Birthdate: February 5, 1880
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Belleville-sur-Saone, France
Died: 1973
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: 1017
Birthdate: April 4, 1821
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Salisbury, New York, United States
Died: 1868
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Valery Khalilov
(Conductor)
Birthdate: January 30, 1952
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Termez, Uzbekistan
Died: 2016
