People who died on December 24

2004

Johnny Oates, baseball player and manager (b: January 21, 1946 ; d: December 24, 2004)
   ► Biography of Johnny Oates

2002

Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author (b: March 19, 1920 ; d: December 24, 2002)
   ► Biography of Kjell Aukrust

1999

João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, Brazilian politician (b: January 15, 1918 ; d: December 24, 1999)
   ► Biography of João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo

1997

Toshiro Mifune, Japanese actor (b: April 1, 1920 ; d: December 24, 1997)
   ► Biography of Toshiro Mifune

1994

John Boswell (d: December 24, 1994)
   ► Biography of John Boswell

1993

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, American clergyman (b: May 31, 1898 ; d: December 24, 1993)
   ► Biography of Norman Vincent Peale

1987

Joop den Uyl, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b: August 9, 1919 ; d: December 24, 1987)
   ► Biography of Joop den Uyl

1986

Gardner Fox, American writer (b: May 20, 1911 ; d: December 24, 1986)
   ► Biography of Gardner Fox

1984

Peter Lawford, English actor (b: September 7, 1923 ; d: December 24, 1984)
   ► Biography of Peter Lawford

1982

Louis Aragon, French writer (b: October 3, 1897 ; d: December 24, 1982)
   ► Biography of Louis Aragon

1980

Karl Dönitz (d: December 24, 1980)
   ► Biography of Karl Dönitz

1975

Bernard Herrmann, American film composer (b: June 29, 1911 ; d: December 24, 1975)
   ► Biography of Bernard Herrmann

1972

Gisela Richter, English art historian (b: August 14, 1882 ; d: December 24, 1972)
   ► Biography of Gisela Richter

1957

Norma Talmadge, American actress (b: May 26, 1893 ; d: December 24, 1957)
   ► Biography of Norma Talmadge

1942

François Darlan (d: December 24, 1942)
   ► Biography of François Darlan

1938

Bruno Taut (d: December 24, 1938)
   ► Biography of Bruno Taut

1935

Alban Berg, Austrian composer (b: February 9, 1885 ; d: December 24, 1935)
   ► Biography of Alban Berg

1914

John Muir, American environmentalist (b: April 21, 1838 ; d: December 24, 1914)
   ► Biography of John Muir

1889

Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch poet and clergyman (b: December 23, 1819 ; d: December 24, 1889)
   ► Biography of Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate

1865

Charles Lock Eastlake (d: December 24, 1865)
   ► Biography of Charles Lock Eastlake

1863

William Makepeace Thackeray, English author (b: July 18, 1811 ; d: December 24, 1863)
   ► Biography of William Makepeace Thackeray

1813

Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (b: September 23, 1740 ; d: December 24, 1813)
   ► Biography of Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan

1707

Noël Coypel, French painter (b: December 25, 1628 ; d: December 24, 1707)
   ► Biography of Noël Coypel

1660

Mary of Orange, eldest daughter of Charles I of England and mother of W (b: November 4, 1631 ; d: December 24, 1660)
   ► Biography of Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange

1524

Vasco da Gama (d: December 24, 1524)
   ► Biography of Vasco da Gama

1453

John Dunstable (d: December 24, 1453)
   ► Biography of John Dunstable

1257

John I, Count of Hainaut (d: December 24, 1257)
   ► Biography of John I, Count of Hainaut

820

Leo V (d: December 24, 820)
   ► Biography of Leo V

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