People who died on December 25 112
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Anastasia of Sirmium
d. 304
Saint Anastasia
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Pope Adrian I
d. 795 (b. 700)
Pope Adrian I (b. 700)
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Leo V the Armenian
d. 820 (b. 775)
Leo V the Armenian, Byzantine emperor (b. 775)
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Zhang Jingda
d. 936
Zhang Jingda, general of Later Tang
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Makan ibn Kaki
d. 940
Makan ibn Kaki, Iranian general
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Guy II of Ponthieu
d. 1147
Guy II, Count of Ponthieu (b. c. 1120)
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Peter the Venerable
d. 1156 (b. 1092)
Peter the Venerable, French abbot and saint (b. 1092)
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Sverker I of Sweden
d. 1156
Sverker the Elder, king of Sweden
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Mestwin II, Duke of Pomerania
d. 1294
Mestwin II, Duke of Pomerania
Henry III of Castile
d. 1406 (b. 1379)
King Henry III of Castile (b. 1379)
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George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent
d. 1505 (b. 1454)
George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1454)
Pedro de Valdivia
d. 1553 (b. 1497)
Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish explorer and politician, 1st Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1500)
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Lettice Knollys
d. 1634 (b. 1543)
Lettice Knollys, English noblewoman (b. 1540)
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Samuel de Champlain
d. 1635 (b. 1567)
Samuel de Champlain, French soldier, geographer, and explorer (b. 1567)
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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle
d. 1676 (b. 1592)
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (b. 1592)
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Matthew Hale (jurist)
d. 1676 (b. 1609)
Matthew Hale, English lawyer and jurist, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1609)
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Kara Mustafa Pasha
d. 1683 (b. 1634)
Kara Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 111th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1634)
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Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine
d. 1730 (b. 1676)
Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, Scottish peer and general (b. 1676)
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James Hervey
d. 1758 (b. 1714)
James Hervey, English priest and author (b. 1714)
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Yosa Buson
d. 1784 (b. 1716)
Yosa Buson, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1716)
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Barbara von Krüdener
d. 1824 (b. 1764)
Barbara von Krüdener, German mystic and author (b. 1764)
William Lawless
d. 1824 (b. 1772)
William Lawless, Irish revolutionary, later French Army general (b. 1772)
Linus Yale, Jr.
d. 1868 (b. 1821)
Linus Yale, Jr., American engineer and businessman (b. 1821)
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Young Tom Morris
d. 1875 (b. 1851)
Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1851)
Fridolin Anderwert
d. 1880 (b. 1828)
Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (b. 1828)
Albert Chmielowski
d. 1916 (b. 1845)
Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (b. 1845)
Vladimir Korolenko
d. 1921 (b. 1853)
Vladimir Korolenko, Russian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1853)
Karl Abraham
d. 1925 (b. 1877)
Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1877)
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Emperor Taishō
d. 1926 (b. 1879)
Emperor Taishō of Japan (b. 1879)
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Miles Burke
d. 1928 (b. 1885)
Miles Burke, American boxer (b. 1885)
Jakob Mändmets
d. 1930 (b. 1871)
Jakob Mändmets, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1871)
Francesc Macià
d. 1933 (b. 1859)
Francesc Macià, Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (b. 1859)
Paul Bourget
d. 1935 (b. 1852)
Paul Bourget, French author and critic (b. 1852)
Karel Čapek
d. 1938 (b. 1890)
Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (b. 1890)
Agnes Ayres
d. 1940 (b. 1898)
Agnes Ayres, American actress (b. 1898)
Richard S. Aldrich
d. 1941 (b. 1884)
Richard S. Aldrich, American lawyer and politician (b. 1884)
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George Steer
d. 1944 (b. 1909)
George Steer, South African-English journalist and author (b. 1909)
W. C. Fields
d. 1946 (b. 1880)
W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian, juggler, and screenwriter (b. 1880)
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Gaspar G. Bacon
d. 1947 (b. 1886)
Gaspar G. Bacon, American lawyer and politician, 51st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1886)
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Leon Schlesinger
d. 1949 (b. 1884)
Leon Schlesinger, American animator and producer, founded Warner Bros. Cartoons (b. 1884)
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Neil Francis Hawkins
d. 1950 (b. 1903)
Neil Francis Hawkins, English politician (b. 1903)
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Margrethe Mather
d. 1952 (b. 1886)
Margrethe Mather, American photographer (b. 1886)
Patsy Donovan
d. 1953 (b. 1865)
Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball player and manager (b. 1865)
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William Haselden
d. 1953 (b. 1872)
William Haselden, British cartoonist (b. 1872)
Robert Walser (writer)
d. 1956 (b. 1878)
Robert Walser, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1878)
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Charles Pathé
d. 1957 (b. 1863)
Charles Pathé, French record producer, co-founded Pathé Records (d. 1957)
Owen Brewster
d. 1961 (b. 1888)
Owen Brewster, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 54th Governor of Maine (b. 1888)
Otto Loewi
d. 1961 (b. 1873)
Otto Loewi, German-American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1873)
Tristan Tzara
d. 1963 (b. 1896)
Tristan Tzara, Romanian-French poet, playwright, painter, and critic (b. 1896)
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Michael Peto
d. 1970 (b. 1908)
Michael Peto, Hungarian-English photographer and journalist (b. 1908)
İsmet İnönü
d. 1973 (b. 1884)
İsmet İnönü, Turkish general and politician, 2nd President of Turkey (b. 1884)
Gabriel Voisin
d. 1973 (b. 1880)
Gabriel Voisin, French pilot and engineer (b. 1880)
Gaston Gallimard
d. 1975 (b. 1881)
Gaston Gallimard, French publisher, founded Éditions Gallimard (b. 1881)
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Gunnar Kangro
d. 1975 (b. 1913)
Gunnar Kangro, Estonian mathematician and author (b. 1913)
Charlie Chaplin
d. 1977 (b. 1889)
Charlie Chaplin, English actor and director (b. 1889)
Joan Blondell
d. 1979 (b. 1906)
Joan Blondell, American actress and singer (b. 1906)
Jordi Bonet
d. 1979 (b. 1932)
Jordi Bonet, Canadian painter and sculptor (b. 1932)
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Fred Emney
d. 1980 (b. 1900)
Fred Emney, English actor and comedian (b. 1900)
Joan Miró
d. 1983 (b. 1893)
Joan Miró, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1893)
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Shōhei Ōoka
d. 1988 (b. 1909)
Shōhei Ōoka, Japanese author and critic (b. 1909)
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Edward Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle
d. 1988 (b. 1920)
Edward Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle, English entomologist and lepidopterist (b. 1920)
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Benny Binion
d. 1989 (b. 1904)
Benny Binion, American poker player and businessman (b. 1904)
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Elena Ceaușescu
d. 1989 (b. 1916)
Elena Ceaușescu, Romanian politician, First Lady of Romania (b. 1916)
Nicolae Ceaușescu
d. 1989 (b. 1918)
Nicolae Ceaușescu, Romanian general and politician, 1st President of Romania (b. 1918)
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Betty Garde
d. 1989 (b. 1905)
Betty Garde, American actress (b. 1905)
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Frederick F. Houser
d. 1989 (b. 1905)
Frederick F. Houser, American judge and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of California (b. 1905)
Billy Martin
d. 1989 (b. 1928)
Billy Martin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1928)
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Robert Pirosh
d. 1989 (b. 1910)
Robert Pirosh, American director and screenwriter (b. 1910)
Wilbur Snyder
d. 1991 (b. 1929)
Wilbur Snyder, American football player and wrestler (b. 1929)
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Monica Dickens
d. 1992 (b. 1915)
Monica Dickens, British-American nurse and author (b. 1915)
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Pierre Victor Auger
d. 1993 (b. 1899)
Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist and academic (b. 1899)
Zail Singh
d. 1994 (b. 1916)
Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (b. 1916)
Emmanuel Levinas
d. 1995 (b. 1906)
Emmanuel Levinas, Lithuanian-French philosopher and academic (b. 1906)
Dean Martin
d. 1995 (b. 1917)
Dean Martin, American singer and actor (b. 1917)
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Bill Hewitt (sportscaster)
d. 1996 (b. 1928)
Bill Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1928)
Anatoli Boukreev
d. 1997 (b. 1958)
Anatoli Boukreev, Kazakh mountaineer and explorer (b. 1958)
Denver Pyle
d. 1997 (b. 1920)
Denver Pyle, American actor (b. 1920)
Neil Hawke
d. 2000 (b. 1939)
Neil Hawke, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1939)
Willard Van Orman Quine
d. 2000 (b. 1908)
Willard Van Orman Quine, American philosopher and academic (b. 1908)
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Alfred A. Tomatis
d. 2001 (b. 1920)
Alfred A. Tomatis, French otolaryngologist and academic (b. 1920)
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Nicholas Mavroules
d. 2003 (b. 1929)
Nicholas Mavroules, American politician (b. 1929)
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Gennadi Strekalov
d. 2004 (b. 1940)
Gennadi Strekalov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1940)
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Derek Bailey (guitarist)
d. 2005 (b. 1930)
Derek Bailey, English guitarist (b. 1930)
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Robert Barbers
d. 2005 (b. 1944)
Robert Barbers, Filipino police officer, lawyer, and politician, 15th Filipino Secretary of the Interior (b. 1944)
Birgit Nilsson
d. 2005 (b. 1918)
Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (b. 1918)
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Joseph Pararajasingham
d. 2005 (b. 1934)
Joseph Pararajasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, businessman, and politician (b. 1934)
James Brown
d. 2006 (b. 1933)
James Brown, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
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Des Barrick
d. 2007 (b. 1927)
Des Barrick, English cricketer (b. 1927)
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Jim Beauchamp
d. 2007 (b. 1939)
Jim Beauchamp, American baseball player and coach (b. 1939)
Eartha Kitt
d. 2008 (b. 1927)
Eartha Kitt, American singer and actress (b. 1927)
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Vic Chesnutt
d. 2009 (b. 1964)
Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1964)
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Carlos Andrés Pérez
d. 2010 (b. 1922)
Carlos Andrés Pérez, Venezuelan politician, 66th President of Venezuela (b. 1922)
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Giorgio Bocca
d. 2011 (b. 1920)
Giorgio Bocca, Italian journalist (b. 1920)
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Jim Sherwood
d. 2011 (b. 1942)
Jim Sherwood, American saxophonist (b. 1942)
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Simms Taback
d. 2011 (b. 1932)
Simms Taback, American author and illustrator (b. 1932)
Erico Aumentado
d. 2012 (b. 1940)
Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1940)
Halfdan Hegtun
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician (b. 1918)
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Joe Krivak
d. 2012 (b. 1935)
Joe Krivak, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
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Turki bin Sultan
d. 2012 (b. 1959)
Turki bin Sultan, Saudi Arabian politician (b. 1959)
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Şerafettin Elçi
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Şerafettin Elçi, Turkish lawyer, politician, government minister (b. 1938)
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Anthony J. Bryant
d. 2013 (b. 1961)
Anthony J. Bryant, American historian and author (b. 1961)
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David R. Harris
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
David R. Harris, English geographer, anthropologist, archaeologist and academic (b. 1930)
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Wayne Harrison (footballer, born 1967)
d. 2013 (b. 1967)
Wayne Harrison, English footballer (b. 1967)
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Mike Hegan
d. 2013 (b. 1942)
Mike Hegan, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1942)
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Mel Mathay
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Mel Mathay, Filipino politician, 8th Mayor of Quezon City (b. 1932)
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Ricardo Porro
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Ricardo Porro, Cuban-French architect (b. 1925)
Geoff Pullar
d. 2014 (b. 1935)
Geoff Pullar, English cricketer (b. 1935)
George Clayton Johnson
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
George Clayton Johnson, American author and screenwriter (b. 1929)
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Acharya S
d. 2015 (b. 1961)
Dorothy M. Murdock, American author and historian (b. 1961)
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Valery Khalilov
d. 2016 (b. 1952)
Valery Khalilov, Russian military musician and composer (b. 1952)
George Michael
d. 2016 (b. 1963)
George Michael, British singer and songwriter (b. 1963)
Vera Rubin
d. 2016 (b. 1928)
Vera Rubin, American astronomer (b. 1928)