December 26th
190 Notable deaths
Roy J. Glauber
American theoretical physicist.
Born September 1st, 1925 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 2018 at 93 years old in Newton.
Simone Duvalier
Wife of haitian dictator (1913–1997).
Born March 13th, 1913 in Port-au-Prince.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 84 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Nancy Roman
American astronomer and principal in the hubble space telescope project.
Born May 16th, 1925 in Nashville.
Died December 26th, 2018 at 93 years old in Germantown. [ref]
Erich Topp
German admiral and u-boat commander during world war ii.
Born July 2nd, 1914 in Hanover.
Died December 26th, 2005 at 91 years old in Süßen.
Jean-Louis Gasset
French association football coach and player.
Born December 9th, 1953 in Montpellier.
Died December 26th, 2025 at 72 years old in Saint-Georges-d'Orques. [ref]
Harold Hotelling
American statistician and econometrician (1895-1973).
Born September 29th, 1895 in Fulda.
Died December 26th, 1973 at 78 years old in Chapel Hill.
Bina Das
Indian revolutionary and nationalist.
Born August 24th, 1911 in Krishnanagar.
Died December 26th, 1986 at 75 years old in Rishikesh.
Lillian Board
British middle-distance runner.
Born December 13th, 1948 in Durban.
Died December 26th, 1970 at 22 years old in Munich (colorectal cancer).
Doug Harvey
Canadian ice hockey player (1924-1989).
Born December 19th, 1924 in Montreal.
Died December 26th, 1989 at 65 years old in Montreal (liver cirrhosis).
Liane de Pougy
French courtesan, dancer and novelist, editor.
Born July 2nd, 1869 in La Flèche. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1950 at 81 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 190
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene