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December 26th
190 Notable deaths
Henry Eyring
Mexican-born american theoretical chemist (1901-1981).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Colonia Juárez.
Died December 26th, 1981 at 80 years old in Salt Lake City.
Karolos Papoulias
Greek jurist and politician(1929-2021).
Born June 4th, 1929 in Ioannina.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 92 years old in Athens. [ref]
John George Kemeny
Jewish-hungarian american mathematician, computer scientist, and educator (1926-1992).
Born May 31st, 1926 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1992 at 66 years old in Hanover (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Ivor Gurney
British composer and poet.
Born August 28th, 1890 in Gloucester. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1937 at 47 years old in Dartford (tuberculosis). [ref]
Cahit Arf
Turkish mathematician (1910-1997).
Born October 11th, 1910 in Thessaloniki.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 87 years old in Istanbul.
John B. Cobb
American theologian.
Born February 9th, 1925 in Kobe.
Died December 26th, 2024 at 99 years old [ref]
Władysław Strzemiński
Polish painter (1893-1952).
Born November 21st, 1893 in Minsk.
Died December 26th, 1952 at 59 years old in Łódź.
Tony Smith
American sculptor and architect (1912–1980).
Born September 23rd, 1912 in South Orange.
Died December 26th, 1980 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Herbert Otto Gille
German general (1897-1966) ; affiant in pohl trial (nmt 4).
Born March 8th, 1897 in Bad Gandersheim.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 69 years old in Hanover, Stemmen (myocardial infarction).
John Culver
American politician (1932-2018).
Born August 8th, 1932 in Rochester.
Died December 26th, 2018 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 190
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain