Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1924

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1924. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Dec. 2 Kazimieras Būga

  Lithuanian linguist and philologist (b. 1879)

• Dec. 6 Gene Stratton-Porter

  Gene Stratton-Porter was an American author and naturalist.

• Dec. 8 Franz X Scharwenka

  German composer/pianist ("mataswintha") dies at the age of 74.

• Dec. 9 Bernard Zweers

  Dutch composer and author of symphonies, masses, and church choral music. he is best known for his symphony "my fatherland."

• Dec. 13 Samuel Gompers

  English-born american labor leader, founded the american federation of labor (b. 1850)

• Dec. 27 Agda Meyerson

  Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (b. 1866)

• Dec. 27 William Archer

  At 68, a scottish playwright/critic (green goddess) dies.

• Dec. 28 Léon Bakst

  Russian painter and costume designer (b. 1866)

• Dec. 29 Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler

  Nobel Prize laureate in special appreciation of his epic, <I>Olympian Spring</I>

• Dec. 29 Carl Spitteler

  LIT - Swiss poet and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1845)