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December 26th
178 Notable deaths
Luo Ronghuan
Marshal of the people's republic of china (1902-1963).
Born November 26th, 1902 in Ronghuan Town.
Died December 26th, 1963 at 61 years old in Beijing.
Tony Oxley
British drummer.
Born June 15th, 1938 in Sheffield.
Died December 26th, 2023 at 85 years old [ref]
Julanne Johnston
American actress (1900-1988).
Born May 1st, 1900 in Indianapolis.
Died December 26th, 1988 at 88 years old in Grosse Pointe (disease).
Stanisław Barańczak
Polish poet (1946-2014).
Born November 13th, 1946 in Poznań. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2014 at 68 years old in Newtonville (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Karl Schiller
German scientist and politician (1911-1994).
Born April 24th, 1911 in Wrocław.
Died December 26th, 1994 at 83 years old in Hamburg.
Giuseppe Mario Bellanca
Italian-american airplane designer (1886-1960).
Born March 19th, 1886 in Sciacca.
Died December 26th, 1960 at 74 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Ted Ditchburn
English footballer (1921-2005).
Born October 24th, 1921 in Gillingham.
Died December 26th, 2005 at 84 years old in Brentwood.
Herluf Bidstrup
Danish cartoonist (1912-1988).
Born September 10th, 1912 in Berlin.
Died December 26th, 1988 at 76 years old in Lillerød.
Albert Giraud
Belgian poet (1860-1929).
Born June 23rd, 1860 in Leuven. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1929 at 69 years old in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek. [ref]
Eduard Vilde
Estonian writer and politician, juut.
Born March 4th, 1865 in Pudivere. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1933 at 68 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 178
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi