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History Deaths on December 25

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History Deaths on December 25

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Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician (b. 1918)

#Halfdan_Hegtun

In 2012

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (b. 1592)

#William_Cavendish,_1st_Duke_of_Newcastle

In 1676

Jakob Mändmets, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1871)

#Jakob_Mändmets

In 1930

Charles Pathé, French record producer, founded Pathé Records (b. 1863)

#Charles_Pathé

In 1957

Mike Hegan, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1942)

#Mike_Hegan

In 2013

James Brown, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)

#James_Brown

In 2006

Emmanuel Levinas, Lithuanian-French philosopher and academic (b. 1906)

#Emmanuel_Levinas

In 1995

Yosa Buson, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1716)

#Yosa_Buson

In 1784

Agnes Ayres, American actress (b. 1898)

#Agnes_Ayres

In 1940

Karel ?apek, Czech author and playwright (b. 1890)

#Karel_?apek

In 1938

Gaspar G. Bacon, American lawyer and politician, 51st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1886)

#Gaspar_G._Bacon

In 1947

Vladimir Korolenko, Russian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1853)

#Vladimir_Korolenko

In 1921

Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1877)

#Karl_Abraham

In 1925

W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian, juggler, and screenwriter (b. 1880)

#W._C._Fields

In 1946

Elena Ceau?escu, Romanian politician, First Lady of Romania (b. 1916)

#Elena_Ceau?escu

In 1989

Lettice Knollys, English noblewoman (b. 1540)

#Lettice_Knollys

In 1634

Jordi Bonet, Canadian painter and sculptor (b. 1932)

#Jordi_Bonet

In 1979

Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (b. 1916)

#Zail_Singh

In 1994

Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, Scottish peer and general (b. 1676)

#Henry_Scott,_1st_Earl_of_Deloraine

In 1730

Henry III of Castile (b. 1379)

#Henry_III_of_Castile

In 1406

William Lawless, Irish revolutionary, later French Army general (b. 1772)

#William_Lawless

In 1824

Samuel de Champlain, French soldier, geographer, and explorer (b. 1567)

#Samuel_de_Champlain

In 1635

George Steer, South African-English journalist and author (b. 1909)

#George_Steer

In 1944

Ricardo Porro, Cuban-French architect (b. 1925)

#Ricardo_Porro

In 2014

Velu Nachiyar, Queen of Sivagangai (b. 1730)

#Velu_Nachiyar

In 1796

Paul Bourget, French author and critic (b. 1852)

#Paul_Bourget

In 1935

Derek Bailey, English guitarist (b. 1930)

#Derek_Bailey_(guitarist)

In 2005

?smet ?nönü, Turkish general and politician, 2nd President of Turkey (b. 1884)

#?smet_?nönü

In 1973

Emperor Taish? of Japan (b. 1879)

#Emperor_Taish?

In 1926

Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1940)

#Erico_Aumentado

In 2012

Dean Martin, American singer and actor (b. 1917)

#Dean_Martin

In 1995

Sh?hei ?oka, Japanese author and critic (b. 1909)

#Sh?hei_?oka

In 1988

Denver Pyle, American actor (b. 1920)

#Denver_Pyle

In 1997

Owen Brewster, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 54th Governor of Maine (b. 1888)

#Owen_Brewster

In 1961

Leon Schlesinger, American animator and producer, founded Warner Bros. Cartoons (b. 1884)

#Leon_Schlesinger

In 1949

Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1964)

#Vic_Chesnutt

In 2009

Eartha Kitt, American singer and actress (b. 1927)

#Eartha_Kitt

In 2008

Sverker the Elder, king of Sweden

#Sverker_I_of_Sweden

In 1156

Gunnar Kangro, Estonian mathematician and author (b. 1913)

#Gunnar_Kangro

In 1975

George Clayton Johnson, American author and screenwriter (b. 1929)

#George_Clayton_Johnson

In 2015

Vera Rubin, American astronomer (b. 1928)

#Vera_Rubin

In 2016

Jim Beauchamp, American baseball player and coach (b. 1939)

#Jim_Beauchamp

In 2007

Tristan Tzara, Romanian-French poet, playwright, painter, and critic (b. 1896)

#Tristan_Tzara

In 1963

Gennadi Strekalov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1940)

#Gennadi_Strekalov

In 2004

Kara Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 111th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1634)

#Kara_Mustafa_Pasha

In 1683

Peter the Venerable, French abbot and saint (b. 1092)

#Peter_the_Venerable

In 1156

James Hervey, English priest and author (b. 1714)

#James_Hervey

In 1758

William Haselden, British cartoonist (b. 1872)

#William_Haselden

In 1953

Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball player and manager (b. 1865)

#Patsy_Donovan

In 1953

George Michael, British singer and songwriter (b. 1963)

#George_Michael

In 2016

Willard Van Orman Quine, American philosopher and academic (b. 1908)

#Willard_Van_Orman_Quine

In 2000

Carlos Andrés Pérez, Venezuelan politician, 66th President of Venezuela (b. 1922)

#Carlos_Andrés_Pérez

In 2010

Nicolae Ceau?escu, Romanian general and politician, 1st President of Romania (b. 1918)

#Nicolae_Ceau?escu

In 1989

Pope Adrian I (b. 700)

#Pope_Adrian_I

In 795

Sulagitti Narasamma, Indian midwife (b. 1920)

#Sulagitti_Narasamma

In 2018

Charlie Chaplin, English actor and director (b. 1889)

#Charlie_Chaplin

In 1977

Gabriel Voisin, French pilot and engineer (b. 1880)

#Gabriel_Voisin

In 1973

Otto Loewi, German-American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1873)

#Otto_Loewi

In 1961

Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1851)

#Young_Tom_Morris

In 1875

Nicholas Mavroules, American politician (b. 1929)

#Nicholas_Mavroules

In 2003

Francesc Macià, Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (b. 1859)

#Francesc_Macià

In 1933

Robert Walser, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1878)

#Robert_Walser_(writer)

In 1956

Valery Khalilov, Russian military musician and composer (b. 1952)

#Valery_Khalilov

In 2016

Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (b. 1918)

#Birgit_Nilsson

In 2005

Joan Miró, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1893)

#Joan_Miró

In 1983

Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (b. 1828)

#Fridolin_Anderwert

In 1880

Margrethe Mather, American photographer (b. 1886)

#Margrethe_Mather

In 1952

Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish explorer and politician, 1st Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1500)

#Pedro_de_Valdivia

In 1553

Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (b. 1845)

#Albert_Chmielowski

In 1916

Barbara von Krüdener, German mystic and author (b. 1764)

#Barbara_von_Krüdener

In 1824

Benny Binion, American poker player and businessman (b. 1904)

#Benny_Binion

In 1989

Richard S. Aldrich, American lawyer and politician (b. 1884)

#Richard_S._Aldrich

In 1941

Joan Blondell, American actress and singer (b. 1906)

#Joan_Blondell

In 1979

Billy Martin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1928)

#Billy_Martin

In 1989

Anatoli Boukreev, Kazakh mountaineer and explorer (b. 1958)

#Anatoli_Boukreev

In 1997

Saint Anastasia

#Anastasia_of_Sirmium

In 304

Matthew Hale, English lawyer and jurist, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1609)

#Matthew_Hale_(jurist)

In 1676

D. Herbert Lipson, American magazine publisher (Philadelphia, Boston)

In 2017

Dorothy M. Murdock, American author and historian (b. 1961)

In 2015

David Ryall, English actor (b. 1935)

In 2014

Geoff Pullar, English cricketer (b. 1935)

In 2014

Mel Mathay, Filipino politician, 8th Mayor of Quezon City (b. 1932)

In 2013

Lola Lange, Canadian rural feminist and appointee to the Royal Commission on the Status of Women (b. 1922)

In 2013

Wayne Harrison, English footballer (b. 1967)

In 2013

David R. Harris, English geographer, anthropologist, archaeologist and academic (b. 1930)

In 2013

Anthony J. Bryant, American historian and author (b. 1961)

In 2013

?erafettin Elçi, Turkish lawyer, politician, government minister (b. 1938)

In 2012

Turki bin Sultan, Saudi Arabian politician (b. 1959)

In 2012

Joe Krivak, American football player and coach (b. 1935)

In 2012

Simms Taback, American author and illustrator (b. 1932)

In 2011

Jim Sherwood, American saxophonist (b. 1942)

In 2011

Giorgio Bocca, Italian journalist (b. 1920)

In 2011

Des Barrick, English cricketer (b. 1927)

In 2007

Joseph Pararajasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, businessman, and politician (b. 1934)

In 2005

Robert Barbers, Filipino police officer, lawyer, and politician, 15th Filipino Secretary of the Interior (b. 1944)

In 2005

Alfred A. Tomatis, French otolaryngologist and academic (b. 1920)

In 2001

Neil Hawke, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1939)

In 2000

Bill Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1928)

In 1996

Chang Kee-ryo, Korean surgeon (b. 1914)

In 1995

Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist and academic (b. 1899)

In 1993

Monica Dickens, British-American nurse and author (b. 1915)

In 1992

Wilbur Snyder, American football player and wrestler (b. 1929)

In 1991

Robert Pirosh, American director and screenwriter (b. 1910)

In 1989

Frederick F. Houser, American judge and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of California (b. 1905)

In 1989

Betty Garde, American actress (b. 1905)

In 1989

Edward Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle, English entomologist and lepidopterist (b. 1920)

In 1988

Fred Emney, English actor and comedian (b. 1900)

In 1980

Gaston Gallimard, French publisher, founded Éditions Gallimard (b. 1881)

In 1975

Michael Peto, Hungarian-English photographer and journalist (b. 1908)

In 1970

Neil Francis Hawkins, English politician (b. 1903)

In 1950

Miles Burke, American boxer (b. 1885)

In 1928

Linus Yale, Jr., American engineer and businessman (b. 1821)

In 1868

George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1454)

In 1505

Elisabeth, Countess of Neuchâtel, Swiss ruler

In 1395

Mestwin II, Duke of Pomerania

In 1294

Guy II, Count of Ponthieu (b. c. 1120)

In 1147

Makan ibn Kaki, Iranian general

In 940

Zhang Jingda, general of Later Tang

In 936

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