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December 24th
169 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]
Richard Perry
American record producer (1942–2024).
Born June 18th, 1942 in Brooklyn.
Died December 24th, 2024 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [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).
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