Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 25
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
1938 Death of Karel ÄŒapek, Czech author (b. 1890) on December - 25. 

1940 Agnes Ayres, actress (Johnny Belinda, Sheik), dies at 42 on this day in history. 

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

1943 On this day in history ilona Durigo, Hungarian singer, dies at 62 

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

1947 Death of Gaspar G. Bacon, was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1886) on this day in history. 

1950 Xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet (Nostalgia de la muerte), dies at 47 on this day in history. 

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 On this day in history 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 December - 25. 

1961 Rheinhold Rudenberg, inventor of electron microscope, dies on December - 25. 

1963 Tristan Tzara, writer, dies at 67 on December - 25. 

1964 On this day in history 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 İsmet İnönü, Turkish statesman (b. 1884) 

1975 Gaston Gallimard, French publisher (Library Gallimard), dies at 94 on this day in history. 

1976 On December - 25 arthur Mitchell, cricketer (batted in 6 Tests for Eng 1933-36), dies 

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

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

1980 On December - 25 fred Emney, actor (Adventures of a Private Eye), dies at 80 

1983 Joan Miro, Spanish surrealist, dies at his home in Majorca at 90 on December - 25. 

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

1988 Death of Ooka Shohei, Japanese novelist (b. 1909) on December - 25. 

1989 On this day in history barrel Regtien, student leader, dies 

1990 On December - 25 marguerite N Wittenberg, entertainer, dies of cancer at 77 

1991 On this day in history curt Bois, actor (Great Waltz, Boat is Full), dies at 90 

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

1993 On December - 25 death of pierre Victor Auger, French physicist (b. 1899) 

1994 On this day in history pierre Dreyfus, French director of Renault (1955-75), dies at 87 

1995 Dean Martin, singer/actor (Return to Me), dies at 78 on December - 25. 

1996 Derek Prouse, writer actor/director (Le Scandale), dies at 74 on December - 25. 

1997 On this day in history anatoli Boukreev, mountaineer, dies at 39 

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