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December 26th
178 Notable deaths
Frank Hussey
Athletics competitor (1905-1974).
Born February 14th, 1905 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 1974 at 69 years old in Coxsackie.
Jan Flinterman
Dutch racing driver.
Born October 2nd, 1919 in The Hague.
Died December 26th, 1992 at 73 years old in Leiden.
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer (1923-2011).
Born September 25th, 1923 in El Reno. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2011 at 88 years old in Orlando (pneumonia). [ref]
Gustav Neidlinger
German opera singer.
Born March 21st, 1910 in Mainz. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1991 at 81 years old in Bad Ems. [ref]
Jacques Sylla
Prime minister of madagascar (1946-2009).
Born July 22nd, 1946 in Toamasina, Île Sainte-Marie.
Died December 26th, 2009 at 63 years old in Antananarivo. [ref]
Louis Laurie
Boxer.
Born November 19th, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died December 26th, 2002 at 85 years old in Beachwood.
Fabio Carpi
Italian director, screenwriter and author.
Born January 19th, 1925 in Milan. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2018 at 93 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Vladimir Safronov
Boxer (1934-1979).
Born December 29th, 1934 in Ulan-Ude.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Hans Stille
German geologist.
Born October 8th, 1876 in Hanover.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 90 years old in Hanover.
Lev Arnshtam
Film director, screenwriter (1905-1979).
Born January 15th, 1905 in Dnipro.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 74 years old in Moscow.
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