December 26th
190 Notable deaths
Joe Dolan
Irish entertainer, recording artist, and pop singer (1939–2007).
Born October 16th, 1939 in Mullingar.
Died December 26th, 2007 at 68 years old in Mater Private Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Hurd Hatfield
American actor (1917–1998).
Born December 7th, 1917 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 1998 at 81 years old in Rathcormac (myocardial infarction).
Robert Lowery
American motion picture, television, and stage actor (1913-1971).
Born October 17th, 1913 in Kansas City.
Died December 26th, 1971 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Wendy Beckett
British catholic nun and presenter of documentaries for the bbc on the history of art (1930-2018).
Born February 25th, 1930 in Union of South Africa.
Died December 26th, 2018 at 88 years old in Quidenham. [ref]
Sarah Weddington
Texas attorney, legislator, represented roe in roe vs. wade.
Born February 5th, 1945 in Abilene.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 76 years old in Austin. [ref]
Johnny Bower
Canadian ice hockey player (1924–2017).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Prince Albert.
Died December 26th, 2017 at 93 years old in Toronto (pneumonia). [ref]
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Mexican actor.
Born April 6th, 1940 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2011 at 71 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Farid al-Atrash
Syrian-egyptian singer, composer and musician (1910–1974).
Born October 19th, 1910 in Al-Suwayda. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1974 at 64 years old in Beirut (cardiovascular disease).
Cornelius Castoriadis
Greek-french philosopher (1922–1997).
Born March 11th, 1922 in Constantinople.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 75 years old in Paris.
Sylva Koscina
Yugoslav actress (1933-1994).
Born August 22nd, 1933 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1994 at 61 years old in Rome (breast cancer). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel