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December 26th
241 Notable deaths
Sylva Koscina
Yugoslav actress (1933-1994).
Born August 22nd, 1933 in Zagreb.
Died December 26th, 1994 at 61 years old in Rome (breast cancer).
Fontella Bass
American singer (1940–2012).
Born July 3rd, 1940 in St. Louis.
Died December 26th, 2012 at 72 years old in St. Louis (myocardial infarction).
Eugen Goldstein
German physicist and the great science-history maker (1850-1930).
Born September 5th, 1850 in Gliwice.
Died December 26th, 1930 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Jeff Morrow
American actor and world war ii veteran (1907–1993).
Born January 13th, 1907 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 1993 at 86 years old in San Fernando Valley (disease).
Guillermo Stábile
Argentine football player and manager.
Born January 17th, 1906 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 60 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jim McLean
Scottish association football player and manager (1937–2020).
Born April 21st, 1937 in Larkhall.
Died December 26th, 2020 at 83 years old in Dundee (dementia). [ref]
Philip Hart
American lawyer and politician (1912–1976).
Born December 10th, 1912 in Bryn Mawr.
Died December 26th, 1976 at 64 years old in Washington, D.C. (melanoma).
Anatoly Lunacharsky
Russian soviet revolutionary, politician and writer (1875–1933).
Born November 23rd, 1875 in Poltava.
Died December 26th, 1933 at 58 years old in Menton (heart failure).
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016).
Born November 21st, 1948 in Charleston.
Died December 26th, 2016 at 68 years old in Granada Hills (cancer). [ref]
Harold B. Lee
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born March 28th, 1899 in Clifton. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1973 at 74 years old in Salt Lake City.
Robert Emhardt
American actor (1914-1994).
Born July 24th, 1914 in Indianapolis.
Died December 26th, 1994 at 80 years old in Ojai.
Yashpal
Hindi writer (1903–1976).
Born December 3rd, 1903 in Kangra district.
Died December 26th, 1976 at 73 years old in Lucknow.
Sydney Barnes
English cricketer (1873-1967).
Born April 19th, 1873 in Smethwick.
Died December 26th, 1967 at 94 years old in Chadsmoor.
Roy J. Glauber
American theoretical physicist (1925–2018).
Born September 1st, 1925 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 2018 at 93 years old in Newton.
Simone Duvalier
Wife of haitian dictator (1913–1997).
Born March 13th, 1913 in Port-au-Prince.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 84 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Barbara Tarbuck
American actress (1942–2016).
Born January 15th, 1942 in Detroit.
Died December 26th, 2016 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (neurological disorder).
Erich Topp
German admiral and u-boat commander during world war ii.
Born July 2nd, 1914 in Hanover.
Died December 26th, 2005 at 91 years old in Süßen.
Jean-Louis Gasset
French association football coach and player.
Born December 9th, 1953 in Montpellier.
Died December 26th, 2025 at 72 years old in Saint-Georges-d'Orques. [ref]
Harold Hotelling
American statistician and econometrician (1895-1973).
Born September 29th, 1895 in Fulda.
Died December 26th, 1973 at 78 years old in Chapel Hill.
Bina Das
Indian revolutionary and nationalist.
Born August 24th, 1911 in Krishnanagar.
Died December 26th, 1986 at 75 years old in Rishikesh.
Lillian Board
British middle-distance runner.
Born December 13th, 1948 in Durban.
Died December 26th, 1970 at 22 years old in Munich (colorectal cancer).
Doug Harvey
Canadian ice hockey player (1924-1989).
Born December 19th, 1924 in Montreal.
Died December 26th, 1989 at 65 years old in Montreal (liver cirrhosis).
Liane de Pougy
French courtesan, dancer and novelist, editor.
Born July 2nd, 1869 in La Flèche.
Died December 26th, 1950 at 81 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Henry Eyring
Mexican-born american theoretical chemist (1901-1981).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Colonia Juárez.
Died December 26th, 1981 at 80 years old in Salt Lake City.
Rhodes Reason
American actor (1930-2014).
Born April 19th, 1930 in Glendale.
Died December 26th, 2014 at 84 years old in Palm Springs (lymphoma).
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir