Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 25

1938  Death of Karel ÄŒapek, Czech author (b. 1890) on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history agnes Ayres, actress (Johnny Belinda, Sheik), dies at 42   

1942  On this day in history vojislav Vuckovic, composer, dies at 32   

1943  On December - 25 ilona Durigo, Hungarian singer, dies at 62   

1946  On December - 25 w C Fields, writer/comedian (Bank Dick, It's A Gift), dies at 67   

1947  On December - 25 death of gaspar G. Bacon, was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1886)   

1950  On December - 25 xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet (Nostalgia de la muerte), dies at 47   

1951  On December - 25 death of harry T Moore, Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb   

1953  Death of Patsy Donovan, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1954  On December - 25 death of johnny Ace, Memphis rocker, accidently shot self in head at 25   

1956  Robert Walser, writer, dies at 78 on December - 25.   

1957  Frederick Law Olmsted, US architect (Central Park), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1961  On December - 25 rheinhold Rudenberg, inventor of electron microscope, dies   

1963  On this day in history tristan Tzara, writer, dies at 67   

1964  On December - 25 cheerio Meredith, actress (One Happy Family), dies at 74   

1971  Byron Arnold, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1973  Death of Ä°smet Ä°nönü, Turkish statesman (b. 1884) on December - 25.   

1975  On December - 25 gaston Gallimard, French publisher (Library Gallimard), dies at 94   

1976  Arthur Mitchell, cricketer (batted in 6 Tests for Eng 1933-36), dies on this day in history.   

1977  Charlie Chaplin, actor (Modern Times), dies in Switzerland at 88 on this day in history.   

1979  Joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1980  Fred Emney, actor (Adventures of a Private Eye), dies at 80 on December - 25.   

1983  Joan Miro, Spanish surrealist, dies at his home in Majorca at 90 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history george Rhodes, orch leader (Sammy Davis Jr Show), dies at 66   

1988  On December - 25 death of ooka Shohei, Japanese novelist (b. 1909)   

1989  Barrel Regtien, student leader, dies on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history marguerite N Wittenberg, entertainer, dies of cancer at 77   

1991  Curt Bois, actor (Great Waltz, Boat is Full), dies at 90 on December - 25.   

1992  Richard H Ichord, US leader of House Un-American Activities Committee, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1993  Death of Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist (b. 1899) on December - 25.   

1994  On December - 25 pierre Dreyfus, French director of Renault (1955-75), dies at 87   

1995  On December - 25 dean Martin, singer/actor (Return to Me), dies at 78   

1996  On December - 25 derek Prouse, writer actor/director (Le Scandale), dies at 74   

1997  Anatoli Boukreev, mountaineer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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1250  John IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305) was born on this day in history.   

1461  Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1583  Orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized was born on this day in history.   

1587  Margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611) was born on December - 25.   

1601  On this day in history birth of jose Ximenez, composer   

1624  On this day in history birth of angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust)   

1628  Noel Coypel, French painter was born on December - 25.   

1646  On December - 25 birth of harald Vallerius, composer