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December 26th
241 Notable deaths
Heinz Raack
Field hockey player (1917–2002).
Born May 18th, 1917 in Berlin.
Died December 26th, 2002 at 85 years old in Berlin.
Alexander Mocsáry
Hungarian entomologist (1841–1915).
Born September 27th, 1841 in Oradea.
Died December 26th, 1915 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Louis Charles Émile Lortet
French naturalist (1836-1909).
Born August 22nd, 1836 in Oullins.
Died December 26th, 1909 at 73 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Christopher Dahl
Sailor (1898-1966).
Born December 8th, 1898 in Oslo.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 68 years old
Dorval Rodrigues
Brazilian association football player (1935–2021).
Born February 26th, 1935 in Porto Alegre.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 86 years old in Santos. [ref]
Levko Borovykovsky
Poet and writer (1806–1889).
Born February 22nd, 1806 in Khorolsky Uyezd.
Died December 26th, 1889 at 83 years old in Poltava.
Rajmund Badó
Olympic wrestler (1902-1997).
Born August 15th, 1902 in Budapest.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 95 years old in New York City. [ref]
Tetsuro Watsuji
Japanese philosopher (1889–1960).
Born March 1st, 1889 in Himeji.
Died December 26th, 1960 at 71 years old in Kamakura (myocardial infarction).
Mikuláš Athanasov
Czechoslovak wrestler (1930-2005).
Born November 28th, 1930 in Košice.
Died December 26th, 2005 at 75 years old in Košice. [ref]
Pietro Pavan
Italian cardinal (1903–1994).
Born August 30th, 1903 in Treviso.
Died December 26th, 1994 at 91 years old in Rome.
Daniel Bouckaert
Horse rider (1894–1965).
Born May 17th, 1894 in Waregem.
Died December 26th, 1965 at 71 years old in Assebroek.
Miguel Maria Giambelli
Catholic bishop (1920–2010).
Born March 23rd, 1920 in Flero.
Died December 26th, 2010 at 90 years old in Bragança.
Armand Marcelle
French rower (1905-1974).
Born October 10th, 1905 in Reims.
Died December 26th, 1974 at 69 years old in Reims.
Gunnar Söderlindh
Gymnast (1896–1969).
Born February 10th, 1896 in Örebro.
Died December 26th, 1969 at 73 years old in Gothenburg.
Louis Vivien de Saint-Martin
French writer (1802–1896).
Born May 17th, 1802 in Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1896 at 94 years old in Versailles.
Anton Budilovich
Russian linguist, historian and opinion journalist (1846-1908).
Born June 5th, 1846 in Grodno County.
Died December 26th, 1908 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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