December 26th
178 Notable deaths
Angus Ogilvy
British businessman.
Born September 14th, 1928 in London.
Died December 26th, 2004 at 76 years old in London (esophageal cancer). [ref]
William Haines
American actor, interior designer (1900-1973).
Born January 2nd, 1900 in Staunton. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1973 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]
Melvil Dewey
American librarian.
Born December 10th, 1851 in Adams Center. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1931 at 80 years old in Lake Placid. [ref]
John Loder
British-american actor (1898-1988).
Born January 3rd, 1898 in London.
Died December 26th, 1988 at 90 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Herb Ritts
American photographer.
Born August 13th, 1952 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2002 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Jerry Herman
American composer and lyricist (1931-2019).
Born July 10th, 1931 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 2019 at 88 years old in Miami (lung disease). [ref]
Joe Dolan
Irish entertainer, recording artist, and pop singer (1939-2007).
Born October 16th, 1939 in Mullingar. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2007 at 68 years old in Mater Private Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Parveen Shakir
Pakistani writer and poet.
Born November 24th, 1952 in Karachi.
Died December 26th, 1994 at 42 years old in Islamabad (traffic collision).
Wendy Beckett
British catholic nun and presenter of documentaries for the bbc on the history of art (1930-2018).
Born February 25th, 1930 in Union of South Africa.
Died December 26th, 2018 at 88 years old in Quidenham. [ref]
Hurd Hatfield
Actor (1917-1998).
Born December 7th, 1917 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 1998 at 81 years old in Rathcormac (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 178
A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell