Famous People Who Died On December 24-Christmas Eve

Dying is just like taxes in the respect that it is going to happen to you and me. Over history, we realize it doesn't matter who you are, you are going to face death. Famous people have no secret weapon against death. They are just like you and I. They will die. We will die. Death is a part of life. However, many of us look forward to eternal life in Heaven. After we all pass from this world, I hope to meet each one of you in a better place called Heaven.

We Live And We Die

Nobody Lives Forever

See You In Heaven

What Happened on Christmas Eve in History?

1851 - US Library of Congress catches fire; 35,000 books burn

1939- World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace

1966 - Luna 13 lands on Moon on Christmas Eve

Some of the Famous People Who Died on Christmas Eve

1814-1869 - Edwin M Stanton, US Secretary of War (1861-65), under the Lincoln administration, during the American Civil War

1795-1873 - Johns Hopkins was a Baltimore philanthropist and businessman; he was an important investor in the nation's first railroad, upon his death 7 million was left to divide between John Hopkins

University and John Hopkins Hospital

1881-1942 - Jean LXF Darlan was a French admiral who was murdered by Gaullists

1891-1980 - Karl Dönitz was a German naval admiral, and last leader of Nazi Germany

1944-1991 - Walter Hudson was a 1,025 lb. obese man, fourth most obese man obese man in medical history, also had the largest waist of 119 inches

1898-1993 - Norman Vincent Peale, Protestant minister, author and speaker (Power of Positive Thinking),

1912-1994 - Nathan I. Daniel, inventor (Guitars), electric guitar and amplifier pioneer

1927/1935-2000 - Nick Massi was the Bass singer and Bass Guitarist for The Four Seasons

1975-2002 - Laci Peterson was an American murder victim; her husband Scott Peterson was convicted of her murder, Scott is currently on death row for the murder of his wife Laci Peterson on Christmas Eve

1946-2004 - Johnny Oates was a Major League baseball player and manager, he played for many Major League baseball teams as a catcher, he died from a brain tumor on Christmas Eve

1939-2009 - George Michael was an American sportscaster (The George Michael Sports Machine)
Jacob Joachim "Jack" Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American stage, film and television actor. He was best known asFelix Unger's sloppy roommate Oscar Madison in the American television series The Odd Couple (1970–1975), for his starring role in Quincy, M.E.(1976–1983

It's Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas

This is series of famous people who died was inspired by Faye Farley who writes about famous people who were born on the same dates. Each day I will make a list of the famous people who died on the particular day with a link to her story about who was born on a particular day. Today's famous deaths will be linked to her September 27 story because she has not made it to October yet. Click here to check out Faye's writing

Sources

Historyorb.com

Wikipedia.com

Holidayinsights.com