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December 26th
241 Notable deaths
Karolos Papoulias
6th president of greece (1929–2021).
Born June 4th, 1929 in Ioannina.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 92 years old in Athens. [ref]
John George Kemeny
Jewish-hungarian american mathematician, computer scientist, educator, and president of dartmouth college.
Born May 31st, 1926 in Budapest.
Died December 26th, 1992 at 66 years old in Etna.
Ivor Gurney
British composer and poet.
Born August 28th, 1890 in Gloucester.
Died December 26th, 1937 at 47 years old in Dartford (tuberculosis).
Cahit Arf
Turkish mathematician (1910–1997).
Born October 11th, 1910 in Thessaloniki.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 87 years old in Istanbul.
John B. Cobb
American theologian.
Born February 9th, 1925 in Kobe.
Died December 26th, 2024 at 99 years old [ref]
Władysław Strzemiński
Polish painter (1893-1952).
Born November 21st, 1893 in Minsk.
Died December 26th, 1952 at 59 years old in Łódź.
Tony Smith
American sculptor and architect (1912–1980).
Born September 23rd, 1912 in South Orange.
Died December 26th, 1980 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Herbert Otto Gille
German general (1897-1966) ; affiant in pohl trial (nmt 4).
Born March 8th, 1897 in Bad Gandersheim.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 69 years old in Hanover, Stemmen (myocardial infarction).
John Culver
American politician (1932-2018).
Born August 8th, 1932 in Rochester.
Died December 26th, 2018 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Geraldine Doyle
World war ii inspirational figure (1924–2010).
Born July 31st, 1924 in Inkster.
Died December 26th, 2010 at 86 years old in Lansing (arthritis). [ref]
K. Shankar Pillai
Cartoonist (1902–1989).
Born July 31st, 1902 in Kayamkulam. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1989 at 87 years old [ref]
Bahram Beyzai
Iranian film director (1938-2025).
Born December 26th, 1938 in Tehran.
Died December 26th, 2025 at 87 years old in California. [ref]
Alexandre Villaplane
French association football player (1905-1944).
Born September 12th, 1905 in Algiers.
Died December 26th, 1944 at 39 years old in Arcueil (gunshot wound). [ref]
Steven Geray
Hungarian film actor (1904-1973).
Born November 10th, 1904 in Uzhhorod.
Died December 26th, 1973 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Max Warburg
German banker (1867-1946).
Born June 5th, 1867 in Hamburg.
Died December 26th, 1946 at 79 years old in New York City.
Mustafa Ismail
Egyptian quran reciter (1905–1978).
Died December 26th, 1978 at 73 years old in Alexandria.
George Robert Carruthers
American physicist (1939-2020).
Born October 1st, 1939 in Cincinnati.
Died December 26th, 2020 at 81 years old [ref]
James Rizzi
American pop artist (1950-2011).
Born October 5th, 1950 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 2011 at 61 years old in New York City. [ref]
Wallace Thurman
American novelist active during the harlem renaissance (1902–1934).
Born August 16th, 1902 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 26th, 1934 at 32 years old in New York City (tuberculosis).
James B. Edwards
American politician (1927-2014).
Born June 24th, 1927 in Hawthorne.
Died December 26th, 2014 at 87 years old in Mount Pleasant (stroke).
Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes
Royal navy officer (1872-1945).
Born October 4th, 1872 in Punjab.
Died December 26th, 1945 at 73 years old in Buckinghamshire.
James Stephens
Irish author (1882-1950).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Dublin. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1950 at 68 years old in London.
Paul D. MacLean
American neuroscientist (1913–2007).
Born May 1st, 1913 in Phelps. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2007 at 94 years old in Potomac. [ref]
Holmes Herbert
British actor (1882–1956).
Born July 30th, 1882 in Mansfield.
Died December 26th, 1956 at 74 years old in Hollywood.
Dennis Brutus
South african activist and writer (1924–2009).
Born November 28th, 1924 in Harare.
Died December 26th, 2009 at 85 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris