Disyembre 24

Ang Disyembre 24 ay ang ika-358 na araw sa kalendaryong Gregoryano (ika-359 kung bisyestong taon) na may natitira pang 7 na araw.

 Pangyayari 
 1851 - Nasunog ang Silid-aklatan ng Kongreso.
 1924 - Naging republika ang Albanya.

 Kapanganakan 
 1991 - Louis Tomlinson, Ingles na mang-aawit, futbolista, at kasapi ng bandang Britaniko na One Direction

 Kamatayan 
 427 – Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople
1257 – John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)
1281 – Henry V of Luxembourg, lord of Ligny, count of Arlon, Namur, Luxembourg and Laroche (b. 1216)
1453 – John Dunstaple, English composer (b. 1390)
1524 – Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer (b. 1469)
1635 – Hester Jonas, German midwife (b. 1570)
1660 – Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (b. 1631)
1707 – Noël Coypel, French painter (b. 1628)
1813 – Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1740)
1863 – William Makepeace Thackeray, English author and poet (b. 1811)
1865 – Charles Lock Eastlake, English painter and historian (b. 1793)
1868 – Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (b. 1802)
1872 – William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1820)
1873 – Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795)
1889 – Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch clergyman and poet (b. 1819)
1898 – Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese priest and saint (b. 1828)
1914 – John Muir, Scottish-American geologist, botanist, and author, founded Sierra Club (b. 1838)
1920 – Stephen Mosher Wood, American politician (b. 1832)
1926 – Wesley Coe, American shot putter, hammer thrower, and discus thrower (b. 1879)
1935 – Alban Berg, Austrian composer (b. 1885)
1938 – Bruno Taut, German architect and urban planner (b. 1880)
1941 – Siegfried Alkan, German composer (b. 1858)
1942 – François Darlan, French admiral and politician, 122nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1881)
1947 – Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (b. 1875)
1957 – Norma Talmadge, American actress and producer (b. 1894)
1961 – Robert Hillyer, American poet and academic (b. 1895)
1962 – Eveline Adelheid von Maydell, German illustrator (b. 1890)
1965 – John Black, English businessman (b. 1895)
  1965   – William M. Branham, American minister and theologian (b. 1906)
1967 – Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (b. 1913)
1969 – Stanisław Błeszyński, Polish entomologist (b. 1927)
  1969   – Cortelia Clark, African American blues singer and guitarist (b. 1907)
  1969   – Olivia FitzRoy, British author of children's books (b. 1921)
  1969   – Alfred B. Skar, Norwegian journalist and politician (b. 1896)
  1969   – Seabury Quinn, American author (b. 1889)
1971 – Dora Altmann, German-American actress (b. 1881)
  1971   – Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist (b. 1924)
1972 – Daniel McVey, Australian public servant (b. 1892)
  1972   – Gisela Richter, English-American archaeologist and historian (b. 1882)
  1972   – Melville Ruick, American actor (b. 1898)
1973 – Fritz Gause, German historian and author (b. 1893)
1975 – Bernard Herrmann, American composer and conductor (b. 1911)
1976 – Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (b. 1907)
1977 – Samael Aun Weor, Colombian author and educator (b. 1917)
1980 – Karl Dönitz, German admiral and politician, President of Germany (b. 1891)
  1980   – Siggie Nordstrom, American actress and singer (Nordstrom Sisters) (b. 1893)
1982 – Louis Aragon, French author and poet (b. 1897)
1984 – Peter Lawford, English-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1923)
1985 – Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer (b. 1904)
  1985   – Camille Tourville, Canadian-American wrestler and manager (b. 1927)
1986 – Gardner Fox, American author (b. 1911)
1987 – Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1919)
  1987   – Betty Noyes, American singer and actress (b. 1912)
  1987   – M. G. Ramachandran, Sri Lankan-Indian actor, producer, and politician, 5th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (b. 1917)
1988 – Jainendra Kumar, Indian author (b. 1905)
1990 – Thorbjørn Egner, Norwegian author, playwright, and songwriter (b. 1922)
1991 – Virginia Sorensen, American author (b. 1912)
1992 – Peyo, Belgian cartoonist, created The Smurfs (b. 1928)
  1992   – Bobby LaKind, American singer-songwriter and conga player (b. 1945)
1993 – Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (b. 1898)
1994 – John Boswell, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1947)
  1994   – Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1916)
1997 – James Komack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
  1997   – Toshiro Mifune, Chinese-Japanese actor and producer (b. 1920)
  1997   – Pierre Péladeau, Canadian businessman, founded Quebecor (b. 1925)
1998 – Syl Apps, Canadian ice hockey player and pole vaulter (b. 1915)
1999 – Bill Bowerman, American businessman, co-founded Nike, Inc. (b. 1911)
  1999   – Maurice Couve de Murville, French soldier and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1907)
  1999   – João Figueiredo, Brazilian general and politician, 30th President of Brazil (b. 1918)
2000 – John Cooper, English businessman, co-founded the Cooper Car Company (b. 1923)
  2000   – Nick Massi, American singer and bass player (The Four Seasons) (b. 1935)
2002 – Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author and poet (b. 1920)
  2002   – Jake Thackray, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
2004 – Johnny Oates, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1946)
2005 – Michael Vale, American actor (b. 1922)
2006 – Braguinha, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1907)
  2006   – Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer (b. 1961)
  2006   – Frank Stanton, American businessman (b. 1908)
2007 – Nicholas Pumfrey, English lawyer and judge (b. 1951)
  2007   – George Warrington, American businessman (d. 1952)
2008 – Harold Pinter, English actor, director, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1930)
2009 – Marcus Bakker, Dutch journalist and politician (b. 1923)
  2009   – Rafael Caldera,  Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (b. 1916)
  2009   – George Michael, American sportscaster (b. 1939)
  2009   – Gero von Wilpert, German author and academic (b. 1933)
2010 – Elisabeth Beresford, French-English journalist and author (b. 1926)
  2010   – Frans de Munck, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1922)
  2010   – Orestes Quércia, Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of São Paulo State (b. 1938)
  2010   – Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer (b. 1930)
2011 – Ben Breedlove, American blogger (b. 1993)
  2011   – Johannes Heesters, Dutch-German actor and singer (b. 1903)
2012 – Richard Rodney Bennett, English-American composer and academic (b. 1936)
  2012   – Ray Collins, American singer (The Mothers of Invention) (b. 1936)
  2012   – Charles Durning, American actor and singer (b. 1923)
  2012   – Jack Klugman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
  2012   – Dennis O'Driscoll, Irish poet and critic (b. 1954)
  2012   – Capital Steez, American rapper (Pro Era) (b. 1993)
2013 – Rex Armistead, American police officer (b. 1930)
  2013   – Frédéric Back, German-Canadian director, animator, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
  2013   – Ian Barbour, Chinese-American author and scholar (b. 1923)
  2013   – John M. Goldman, English haematologist and oncologist (b. 1938)
  2013   – Allan McKeown, English-American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)
2014 – Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player (b. 1923)
  2014   – Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (b. 1944)
  2014   – Herbert Harris, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
  2014   – Krzysztof Krauze, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1953)
  2014   – Barry Williams, English spree killer (b. 1944)

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