December 26th
177 Notable deaths
Carl Legien
German politician and trade unionist (1861-1920).
Born December 1st, 1861 in Malbork. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1920 at 59 years old in Berlin.
Giuseppe Gamba
Catholic cardinal (1857-1929).
Born April 25th, 1857 in San Damiano d'Asti. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1929 at 72 years old in Turin. [ref]
Ivar Formo
Norwegian cross-country skier and orienteer.
Died December 26th, 2006 at 55 years old in Oslo (drowning). [ref]
Egidio Vagnozzi
Catholic cardinal (1906-1980).
Born February 2nd, 1906 in Rome. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1980 at 74 years old in Rome.
Lev Shcherba
Russian and soviet linguist (1880-1944).
Born March 3rd, 1880 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 26th, 1944 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Elias Katz
Athletics competitor.
Born June 22nd, 1901 in Turku.
Died December 26th, 1947 at 46 years old in Gaza City.
Vasily Vasilievich Andreyev
Russian musician.
Born January 15th, 1861 in Bezhetsk.
Died December 26th, 1918 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Henry Watson Fowler
British lexicographer and linguist (1858–1933).
Born March 10th, 1858 in Tonbridge.
Died December 26th, 1933 at 75 years old in Hinton St George (tuberculosis).
Georges Demenÿ
French photographer.
Born June 12th, 1850 in Douai. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1917 at 67 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Knudåge Riisager
Danish composer.
Born March 6th, 1897 in Kunda. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1974 at 77 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 177
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