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Deaths on the 24th of December in history

Deaths
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24 Dec 0427 Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople
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24 Dec 1069 Godfried II with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies
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24 Dec 1257 John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)
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24 Dec 1380 John von Neumarkt German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies
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24 Dec 1453 John Dunstaple, English composer (b. 1390)
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24 Dec 1453 John Dunstable English composer, dies
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24 Dec 1524 Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer (b. 1469)
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24 Dec 1541 Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt radical Lutheran, dies at about 61
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24 Dec 1548 Maximilian of Egmond Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies
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24 Dec 1635 Hester Jonas, German midwife (b. 1570)
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24 Dec 1660 Mary I Henriette Stuart: Queen of England, dies at 29
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24 Dec 1660 Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (b. 1631)
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24 Dec 1707 Noël Coypel, French painter (b. 1628)
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24 Dec 1707 Noel Coypel French painter, dies at 78
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24 Dec 1813 Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1740)
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24 Dec 1823 Philipp Christoph Kayser composer, dies at 68
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24 Dec 1862 Joseph Funk composer, dies at 84
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24 Dec 1863 William Makepeace Thackeray, English author and poet (b. 1811)
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24 Dec 1863 W M Thackeray writer, dies at 52
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24 Dec 1865 Charles Lock Eastlake, English painter and historian (b. 1793)
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24 Dec 1868 Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (b. 1802)
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24 Dec 1869 Edwin M[cMasters] Stanton US Secretary of War (1861-65), dies at 55
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24 Dec 1872 William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1820)
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24 Dec 1873 Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795)
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24 Dec 1885 Louis-Prosper Gachard Belgian historian, dies at 85
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24 Dec 1889 Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch clergyman and poet (b. 1819)
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24 Dec 1898 Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese priest and saint (b. 1828)
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24 Dec 1898 Eugeniusz Pankiewicz composer, dies at 41
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24 Dec 1904 Juliaan Dillens Flemish sculptor, dies at 55
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24 Dec 1907 Isidor Feinstein "Izzy" Stone journalist (IF Stone's Weekly), dies
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24 Dec 1908 Francois-Auguste Gevaert: Belgian musicologist / composer, dies at 80
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24 Dec 1908 Fran
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24 Dec 1909 Nicolaas G Pierson director Suriname/Dutch Bank, dies at 80
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24 Dec 1914 John Muir, Scottish-American geologist, botanist, and author, founded Sierra Club (b. 1838)
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24 Dec 1920 Stephen Mosher Wood, American politician (b. 1832)
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24 Dec 1926 Wesley Coe, American shot putter, hammer thrower, and discus thrower (b. 1879)
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24 Dec 1930 Eduard David German minister (constitution of Weimar), dies at 67
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24 Dec 1930 Oskar Nedbal composer, dies at 56
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24 Dec 1932 Eyvind Alnaes composer, dies at 60
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24 Dec 1935 Alban Berg, Austrian composer (b. 1885)
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24 Dec 1935 Alban Maria Johannes Berg composer, dies at 50
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24 Dec 1938 Bruno Taut, German architect and urban planner (b. 1880)
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24 Dec 1941 Siegfried Alkan, German composer (b. 1858)
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24 Dec 1942 Jean LXF Darlan: French Admiral, murdered by gaullists
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24 Dec 1942 K Balmont: Writer, dies at 75
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24 Dec 1942 François Darlan, French admiral and politician, 122nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1881)
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24 Dec 1942 Admiral Jean Darlan French naval officer is murdered
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24 Dec 1942 Friedrich Klose composer, dies at 80
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24 Dec 1942 Jean Darlan French admiral, murdered by gaullists
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24 Dec 1942 Konstantin Dmitrieyevich Balmont Russian poet, dies at 75
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24 Dec 1944 Joseph Gustav Mraczek composer, dies at 66
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24 Dec 1945 Francisco Pujol composer, dies at 67
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24 Dec 1947 Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (b. 1875)
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24 Dec 1952 Henry A "Hans" Kramers: Dutch theoretical physicist, dies at 58
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24 Dec 1955 Nana Bryant actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67
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24 Dec 1957 Norma Talmadge, American actress and producer (b. 1893)
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24 Dec 1961 Robert Hillyer, American poet and academic (b. 1895)
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24 Dec 1961 Guy de Lioncourt composer, dies at 76
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24 Dec 1962 Eveline Adelheid von Maydell, German illustrator (b. 1890)
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24 Dec 1965 John Black, English businessman (b. 1895)
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24 Dec 1965 William M. Branham, American minister and theologian (b. 1906)
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24 Dec 1966 Gaspar Cassado Moreu composer, dies at 69
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24 Dec 1967 Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (b. 1913)
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24 Dec 1969 Alfred B. Skar, Norwegian journalist and politician (b. 1896)
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24 Dec 1969 Seabury Quinn, American author (b. 1889)
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24 Dec 1971 Dora Altmann, German-American actress (b. 1881)
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24 Dec 1971 Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist (b. 1924)
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24 Dec 1972 Daniel McVey, Australian public servant (b. 1892)
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24 Dec 1972 Gisela Richter, English-American archaeologist and historian (b. 1882)
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24 Dec 1972 Melville Ruick, American actor (b. 1898)
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24 Dec 1972 Charles Atlas [Angelo Siciliano] body builder, dies at 79
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24 Dec 1972 Ernst Kreuder writer, dies at 69
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24 Dec 1973 Fritz Gause, German historian and author (b. 1893)
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24 Dec 1974 Tilly Losch actress (Duel in the Sun, Good Earth), dies at 70
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24 Dec 1975 Bernard Herrmann, American composer and conductor (b. 1911)
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24 Dec 1975 Otto AP F
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24 Dec 1976 Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (b. 1907)
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24 Dec 1976 Victor Stanitsin actor (War & Peace, Jubilee), dies at 79
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24 Dec 1977 Samael Aun Weor, Colombian author and educator (b. 1917)
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24 Dec 1977 Harri
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24 Dec 1979 Dirk Uipko Stikker Dutch CEO (Heineken)/Secretary-General NATO, dies at 82
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24 Dec 1979 Rudi [Rudolf] Dutschke German student leader, dies at 39
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24 Dec 1980 Karl Dönitz, German admiral and politician, President of Germany (b. 1891)
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24 Dec 1980 Siggie Nordstrom, American actress and singer (Nordstrom Sisters) (b. 1893)
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24 Dec 1980 Alec Lafayette Chew Wilder composer, dies at 73
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24 Dec 1980 Karl D
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24 Dec 1982 Louis Aragon, French author and poet (b. 1897)
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24 Dec 1984 Peter Lawford, English-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1923)
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24 Dec 1984 Ian Hendry actor (Assassin, Get Carter, Repulsion), dies at 53
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24 Dec 1985 Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer (b. 1904)
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24 Dec 1985 Camille Tourville, Canadian-American wrestler and manager (b. 1927)
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24 Dec 1986 Gardner Fox, American author (b. 1911)
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24 Dec 1986 Gardner F[rancis] Fox author (Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman), dies at 75
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24 Dec 1987 Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1919)
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24 Dec 1987 Betty Noyes, American singer and actress (b. 1912)
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24 Dec 1987 M. G. Ramachandran, Sri Lankan-Indian actor, producer, and politician, 5th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (b. 1917)
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24 Dec 1988 Jainendra Kumar, Indian author (b. 1905)
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24 Dec 1990 Thorbjørn Egner, Norwegian author, playwright, and songwriter (b. 1922)
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24 Dec 1991 Virginia Sorensen, American author (b. 1912)
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24 Dec 1991 Walter Hudson 1,025 lb man, dies at 46
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24 Dec 1992 Peyo, Belgian cartoonist, created The Smurfs (b. 1928)
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24 Dec 1992 Bobby LaKind, American singer-songwriter and conga player (b. 1945)
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24 Dec 1992 Abdulkadir Widjojoatmodjo Java diplomat, dies
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24 Dec 1992 Pierre Culliford [Peyo] Belgian cartoonist (Smurfs), dies at 64
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24 Dec 1993 Yen Chia-kan: Prime Minister / President of Taiwan (1963-72, 75-78)
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24 Dec 1993 Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (b. 1898)
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24 Dec 1993 Alexander Mackendrick British/US director (Lady Killers), dies at 81
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24 Dec 1994 John Osborne: English playwright (Entertainer, Luther), dies at 65
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24 Dec 1994 Louise H "Lous" Hensen: Actress (Uncle Wanja, Charlotte), dies at 74
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24 Dec 1994 John Boswell, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1947)
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24 Dec 1994 Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1916)
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24 Dec 1994 Jimmy Buddy Lee Land Ace singer, dies at 57
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24 Dec 1994 John Eastburn Boswell medievalist, dies at 47
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24 Dec 1994 John James Osborne (Entertainer Luther), playwright, dies of cardia arrest at 65
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24 Dec 1994 John Keith Wright English Assistant Secretary of State (1971-84), dies at 66
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24 Dec 1994 Julie Haydon [Donella Donaldson] US actress (Scoundrel), dies at 84
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24 Dec 1994 Nathan I. Daniel inventor (Guitars), dies at 82
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24 Dec 1995 Geoffrey Pinnington journalist, dies at 76
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24 Dec 1995 Harry McLevy trade unionist, dies at 59
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24 Dec 1996 Edward Leadbitter politician, dies at 77
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24 Dec 1996 Nguyen Huu Tho President of Vietnam (1980-81), dies
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24 Dec 1996 Peter Dormer arts writer, dies at 47
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24 Dec 1997 James Komack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
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24 Dec 1997 Toshiro Mifune, Chinese-Japanese actor and producer (b. 1920)
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24 Dec 1997 Pierre Péladeau, Canadian businessman, founded Quebecor (b. 1925)
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24 Dec 1997 Alan Fluck musical educationalist, dies at 69
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24 Dec 1997 Anthea Joseph music producer, dies at 57
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24 Dec 1998 Syl Apps, Canadian ice hockey player and pole vaulter (b. 1915)
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24 Dec 1999 Bill Bowerman, American businessman, co-founded Nike, Inc. (b. 1911)
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24 Dec 1999 Maurice Couve de Murville, French soldier and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1907)
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24 Dec 1999 João Figueiredo, Brazilian general and politician, 30th President of Brazil (b. 1918)
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24 Dec 2000 John Cooper, English businessman, co-founded the Cooper Car Company (b. 1923)
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24 Dec 2000 Nick Massi, American singer and bass player (The Four Seasons) (b. 1935)
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24 Dec 2002 Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author and poet (b. 1920)
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24 Dec 2002 Jake Thackray, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
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24 Dec 2004 Johnny Oates, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1946)
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24 Dec 2005 Michael Vale, American actor (b. 1922)
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24 Dec 2006 Braguinha, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1907)
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24 Dec 2006 Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1961)
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24 Dec 2006 Frank Stanton, American businessman (b. 1908)
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24 Dec 2007 Nicholas Pumfrey, English lawyer and judge (b. 1951)
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24 Dec 2007 George Warrington, American businessman (d. 1952)
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24 Dec 2008 Harold Pinter, English actor, director, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1930)
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24 Dec 2009 Marcus Bakker, Dutch journalist and politician (b. 1923)
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24 Dec 2009 Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (b. 1916)
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24 Dec 2009 George Michael, American sportscaster (b. 1939)
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24 Dec 2009 Gero von Wilpert, German author and academic (b. 1933)
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24 Dec 2010 Elisabeth Beresford, French-English journalist and author (b. 1926)
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24 Dec 2010 Frans de Munck, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1922)
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24 Dec 2010 Orestes Quércia, Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of São Paulo State (b. 1938)
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24 Dec 2010 Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer (b. 1930)
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24 Dec 2011 Ben Breedlove, American blogger (b. 1993)
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24 Dec 2011 Johannes Heesters, Dutch-German actor and singer (b. 1903)
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24 Dec 2012 Richard Rodney Bennett, English-American composer and academic (b. 1936)
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24 Dec 2012 Ray Collins, American singer (The Mothers of Invention) (b. 1936)
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24 Dec 2012 Charles Durning, American actor and singer (b. 1923)
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24 Dec 2012 Jack Klugman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
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24 Dec 2012 Dennis O'Driscoll, Irish poet and critic (b. 1954)
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24 Dec 2012 Capital Steez, American rapper (Pro Era) (b. 1993)
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24 Dec 2013 Rex Armistead, American police officer (b. 1930)
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24 Dec 2013 Frédéric Back, German-Canadian director, animator, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
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24 Dec 2013 Ian Barbour, Chinese-American author and scholar (b. 1923)
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24 Dec 2013 John M. Goldman, English haematologist and oncologist (b. 1938)
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24 Dec 2013 Allan McKeown, English-American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)
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24 Dec 2014 Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player (b. 1923)
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24 Dec 2014 Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (b. 1944)
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24 Dec 2014 Herbert Harris, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
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24 Dec 2014 Krzysztof Krauze, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1953)
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24 Dec 2014 Barry Williams, English spree killer (b. 1944)
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