Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 25

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

1940  On December - 25 agnes Ayres, actress (Johnny Belinda, Sheik), dies at 42   

1942  Vojislav Vuckovic, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

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

1946  On this day in history w C Fields, writer/comedian (Bank Dick, It's A Gift), dies at 67   

1947  Death of Gaspar G. Bacon, was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1886) on December - 25.   

1950  Xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet (Nostalgia de la muerte), dies at 47 on December - 25.   

1951  Death of Harry T Moore, Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb on this day in history.   

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

1954  Death of Johnny Ace, Memphis rocker, accidently shot self in head at 25 on this day in history.   

1956  Robert Walser, writer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history frederick Law Olmsted, US architect (Central Park), dies at 87   

1961  Rheinhold Rudenberg, inventor of electron microscope, dies on this day in history.   

1963  Tristan Tzara, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of Ä°smet Ä°nönü, Turkish statesman (b. 1884)   

1975  Gaston Gallimard, French publisher (Library Gallimard), dies at 94 on December - 25.   

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

1977  On this day in history charlie Chaplin, actor (Modern Times), dies in Switzerland at 88   

1979  On December - 25 joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70   

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

1983  On December - 25 joan Miro, Spanish surrealist, dies at his home in Majorca at 90   

1985  George Rhodes, orch leader (Sammy Davis Jr Show), dies at 66 on December - 25.   

1988  On this day in history death of ooka Shohei, Japanese novelist (b. 1909)   

1989  On December - 25 barrel Regtien, student leader, dies   

1990  Marguerite N Wittenberg, entertainer, dies of cancer at 77 on December - 25.   

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 December - 25.   

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 this day in history dean Martin, singer/actor (Return to Me), dies at 78   

1996  Derek Prouse, writer actor/director (Le Scandale), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1997  On December - 25 anatoli Boukreev, mountaineer, dies at 39   

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1250  On December - 25 birth of john IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305)   

1461  Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521) was born on December - 25.   

1583  Orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized was born on December - 25.   

1587  On this day in history birth of margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611)   

1601  On December - 25 birth of jose Ximenez, composer   

1624  Angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust) was born on this day in history.   

1628  Noel Coypel, French painter was born on this day in history.   

1646  Harald Vallerius, composer was born on December - 25.