Richard Teichmann

German chess player (1868–1925).

Born December 24th, 1868 in Lehnitzsch.

Died June 12th, 1925 at 56 years old in Berlin.

Fary Faye

Senegalese footballer.

Born December 24th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Dakar.

Jason Read

American rower.

Born December 24th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Flemington.

Zouheir Bahloul

Arab-israeli sports journalist and politician of palestinian descent.

Born December 24th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Acre. ^[ref]

Thomas Van der Plaetsen

Belgian decathlete.

Born December 24th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Ghent.

Willi Reimann

German association football player and manager.

Born December 24th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Fürstenau.

Glen Salmon

Association footballer.

Born December 24th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Harare.

Stefan Jaracz

Polish actor (1883-1945).

Born December 24th, 1883 in Tarnów, Stare Żukowice.

Died August 11th, 1945 at 61 years old in Otwock (tuberculosis).

Miguel Ángel González Suárez

Spanish footballer (1947-2024).

Born December 24th, 1947 in Ourense.

Died February 6th, 2024 at 76 years old in Madrid (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). ^[ref]

Pernille Fischer Christensen

Danish film director.

Born December 24th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Denmark.

Cao Lei

Weightlifter.

Born December 24th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Qinhuangdao.

Matías Cahais

Argentine footballer.

Born December 24th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Morón.

Bogoljub Jevtić

Prime minister of yugoslavia (1886–1960).

Born December 24th, 1886 in Kragujevac.

Died June 7th, 1960 at 73 years old in Kragujevac.

Thomas Madsen-Mygdal

Danish politician (1876-1943).

Born December 24th, 1876 in Mygdal.

Died February 23rd, 1943 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.

Einar Lönnberg

Swedish scientist (1865-1942).

Born December 24th, 1865 in Norrköping's Östra Eneby parish. ^[ref]

Died November 21st, 1942 at 76 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. ^[ref]

Joseph Höffner

German roman catholic archbishop and cardinal (1906-1987).

Born December 24th, 1906 in Horhausen.

Died October 16th, 1987 at 80 years old in Cologne.

Adam Rapacki

Polish politician (1909-1970).

Born December 24th, 1909 in Lviv. ^[ref]

Died October 10th, 1970 at 60 years old in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Jiang Shenglong

Chinese association football player.

Born December 24th, 2000 (age 25 years) in Nanjing.

Bernt Rosengren

Swedish jazz saxophonist and composer (1937–2023).

Born December 24th, 1937 in Stockholm.

Died May 15th, 2023 at 85 years old in Stockholm. ^[ref]

Luis Musrri

Chilean footballer (born 1969).

Born December 24th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Robert Kurz

Marxist philosopher, social critic and journalist (1943–2012).

Born December 24th, 1943 in Nuremberg.

Died July 18th, 2012 at 68 years old in Nuremberg. ^[ref]

Mario Bonnard

Italian actor and film director (1889–1965).

Born December 24th, 1889 in Rome.

Died March 22nd, 1965 at 75 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).

Allen Kelley

American basketball player (1932–2016).

Born December 24th, 1932 in Dearing.

Died August 13th, 2016 at 83 years old in Lawrence. ^[ref]

George Sullivan

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born December 24th, 1929 in Peterborough.

Died January 19th, 2019 at 89 years old in Peterborough (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Erwin Pröll

Austrian politician, governor of lower austria.

Born December 24th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Ziersdorf.