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December 24th
168 Notable deaths
Karl Dönitz
German admiral, supreme commander of the navy, head of state and convicted war criminal (1891-1980).
Born September 16th, 1891 in Grünau. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1980 at 89 years old in Aumühle (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peter Lawford
British-american actor (1923-1984).
Born September 7th, 1923 in London. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1984 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Jack Klugman
American actor (1922-2012).
Born April 27th, 1922 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2012 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
Heather Menzies
Canadian actress (1949-2017).
Born December 3rd, 1949 in Toronto.
Died December 24th, 2017 at 68 years old in Quinte West (brain cancer). [ref]
Toshirō Mifune
Japanese actor (1920-1997).
Born April 1st, 1920 in Qingdao. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1997 at 77 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Charles Durning
American actor (1923-2012).
Born February 28th, 1923 in Highland Falls.
Died December 24th, 2012 at 89 years old in New York City.
Harold Pinter
English playwright (1930-2008).
Born October 10th, 1930 in London. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2008 at 78 years old in London (liver cancer). [ref]
Liz Smith
British actress (1921-2016).
Born December 11th, 1921 in Scunthorpe.
Died December 24th, 2016 at 95 years old in Worthing. [ref]
Rick Parfitt
English musician, singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist.
Born October 12th, 1948 in Woking.
Died December 24th, 2016 at 68 years old in Marbella (sepsis).
Norman Vincent Peale
American writer and minister (1898-1993).
Born May 31st, 1898 in Bowersville. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1993 at 95 years old in Pawling (stroke). [ref]
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau