December 26th
178 Notable deaths
Richard Chase
American serial killer and cannibal.
Born May 23rd, 1950 in Santa Clara.
Died December 26th, 1980 at 30 years old in San Quentin State Prison (drug overdose).
Brodie Lee
American professional wrestler.
Born December 16th, 1979 in Rochester.
Died December 26th, 2020 at 41 years old in Jacksonville (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Vincent Schiavelli
American actor (1948–2005).
Born November 11th, 1948 in Brooklyn.
Died December 26th, 2005 at 57 years old in Polizzi Generosa (lung cancer). [ref]
Sue Lyon
American actress (1946-2019).
Born July 10th, 1946 in Davenport.
Died December 26th, 2019 at 73 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Nigel Hawthorne
English actor (1929-2001).
Born April 5th, 1929 in Coventry. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2001 at 72 years old in Radwell (myocardial infarction, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Elsa Lanchester
English-born american actress (1902-1986).
Born October 28th, 1902 in Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1986 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Edward O. Wilson
American biologist, naturalist, and writer.
Born June 10th, 1929 in Birmingham.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 92 years old in Burlington. [ref]
Howard Hawks
American film director, producer and screenwriter (1896-1977).
Born May 30th, 1896 in Elkhart County. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1977 at 81 years old in Palm Springs (stroke). [ref]
Kerry Packer
Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon.
Born December 17th, 1937 in Sydney.
Died December 26th, 2005 at 68 years old in Bellevue Hill (kidney failure). [ref]
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Indian politician (1918-1999).
Born August 19th, 1918 in Bhopal.
Died December 26th, 1999 at 81 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
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Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé