8 notable people died on December 24, including Toshirō Mifune, Gregory VIII, Jean-André Peyssonnel.
21st Century
1 death
Harold Pinter
actordirector
British playwright (1930–2008)
20th Century
2 deaths
Toshirō Mifune
actorfilm actor
Japanese actor (1920–1997)
Nguyen Huu Tho
lawyerpolitician
Vietnamese politician (1910-1996)
19th Century
3 deaths
Martin Vahl
botanical collectorbotanist
Danish-Norwegian botanist (1749-1804)
Finnur Magnússon
anthropologistarchaeologist
Icelandic writer, archaeologist, and translator of ancient texts
Stanisław Jachowicz
children's writerpedagogue
Polish poet (1796-1857)
18th Century
1 death
Jean-André Peyssonnel
naturalistphysician
French physician
12th Century
1 death
Gregory VIII
Catholic priestphilosopher
Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1187
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