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December 26th
178 Notable deaths
Martin David Kruskal
American mathematician (1925-2006).
Born September 28th, 1925 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 2006 at 81 years old in Princeton (stroke). [ref]
Salvador Jorge Blanco
President of the dominican republic (1926-2010).
Born July 5th, 1926 in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Died December 26th, 2010 at 84 years old in Santo Domingo. [ref]
Erich Bey
German admiral (1898-1943).
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died December 26th, 1943 at 45 years old in Atlantic Ocean, North Cape (killed in action).
Leo Tindemans
Belgian former prime minister (1922-2014).
Born April 16th, 1922 in Zwijndrecht. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2014 at 92 years old in Edegem (disease). [ref]
Marta Eggerth
American actress, singer.
Born April 17th, 1912 in Budapest.
Died December 26th, 2013 at 101 years old in Rye.
Lennox Berkeley
British composer.
Born May 12th, 1903 in Oxford. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1989 at 86 years old in St Charles' Hospital. [ref]
Clifton McNeely
American basketball player-coach (1919-2003).
Born June 22nd, 1919 in Greenwood, Wise County, Texas.
Died December 26th, 2003 at 84 years old in Irving.
Helmut Hasse
German mathematician.
Born August 25th, 1898 in Kassel.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 81 years old in Ahrensburg.
Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
British mathematician (1927-2018).
Born August 2nd, 1927 in Ponteland.
Died December 26th, 2018 at 91 years old
Ahmad Ismail Ali
Egyptian military commander.
Born October 14th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died December 26th, 1974 at 57 years old in London.
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