Brown, James (2006)
The musical "Godfather of Soul"
Famous People Who Died on December 25
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Chaplin, Charlie (1977)
"The Little Tramp" of silent films -
Martin, Dean (1995)
The Rat Pack crooner who sang "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime" -
Michael, George (2016)
Singer of "Careless Whisper" and "Faith" -
Miro, Joan (1983)
Colorful Catalan abstract painter and sculptor -
Outcault, R.F. (1928)
Creator of The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown -
Pinter, Harold (2008)
The Nobel-winning author of The Homecoming -
Ramsey, JonBenet (1996)
The 6-year-old beauty contestant killed in Colorado in 1996 -
Yale, Linus Jr. (1868)
The inventor of the cylinder lock