December 26th
241 Notable deaths
Albert Ghiorso
American nuclear scientist.
Born July 15th, 1915 in Vallejo.
Died December 26th, 2010 at 95 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Ram Swarup
Indian historian.
Born October 12th, 1920 in Sonipat.
Died December 26th, 1998 at 78 years old in Delhi.
Clifton McNeely
American basketball player-coach (1919-2003).
Born June 22nd, 1919 in Greenwood.
Died December 26th, 2003 at 84 years old in Irving.
Emil du Bois-Reymond
German physician and physiologist (1818–1896).
Born November 7th, 1818 in Berlin.
Died December 26th, 1896 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Samuel Curtis
American union army general (1805–1866).
Born February 3rd, 1805 in Champlain.
Died December 26th, 1866 at 61 years old in Council Bluffs.
Sono Osato
American dancer and actress (1919-2018).
Born August 29th, 1919 in Omaha.
Died December 26th, 2018 at 99 years old in Manhattan.
Martin David Kruskal
American mathematician (1925-2006).
Born September 28th, 1925 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 2006 at 81 years old in Princeton (stroke). [ref]
Erich Bey
German admiral (1898–1943).
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died December 26th, 1943 at 45 years old in Atlantic Ocean, North Cape.
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer (1923-2011).
Born September 25th, 1923 in El Reno.
Died December 26th, 2011 at 88 years old in Orlando (pneumonia). [ref]
Jocelyn Burdick
American politician (1922–2019).
Born February 6th, 1922 in Fargo.
Died December 26th, 2019 at 97 years old in Fargo.
Lennox Berkeley
British composer (1903–1989).
Born May 12th, 1903 in Oxford.
Died December 26th, 1989 at 86 years old in St Charles' Hospital.
Leo Tindemans
Belgian politician (1922–2014).
Born April 16th, 1922 in Zwijndrecht.
Died December 26th, 2014 at 92 years old in Edegem (disease).
Gary Starkweather
American inventor and engineer (1938–2019).
Born January 9th, 1938 in Lansing. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2019 at 81 years old in Orlando.
Salvador Jorge Blanco
President of the dominican republic (1926-2010).
Born July 5th, 1926 in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Died December 26th, 2010 at 84 years old in Santo Domingo. [ref]
Marta Eggerth
American actress, singer.
Born April 17th, 1912 in Budapest.
Died December 26th, 2013 at 101 years old in Rye.
Helmut Hasse
German mathematician (1898–1979).
Born August 25th, 1898 in Kassel.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 81 years old in Ahrensburg.
Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
British mathematician (1927-2018).
Born August 2nd, 1927 in Ponteland.
Died December 26th, 2018 at 91 years old
Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin
French writer (1902-1969).
Born April 4th, 1902 in Verrières-le-Buisson.
Died December 26th, 1969 at 67 years old in Verrières-le-Buisson.
Nicolás Avellaneda
Argentinian lawyer, journalist and politician (1837-1885).
Born October 1st, 1837 in San Miguel de Tucumán.
Died December 26th, 1885 at 48 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
Matthew Lipman
American philosopher, writer (1923-2010).
Born August 24th, 1923 in Vineland.
Died December 26th, 2010 at 87 years old in West Orange (disease). [ref]
Prince Gorm of Denmark
Danish prince (1919–1991).
Born February 24th, 1919 in Schæffergården.
Died December 26th, 1991 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Kenneth Scott Latourette
American historian (1884–1968).
Born August 6th, 1884 in Oregon City.
Died December 26th, 1968 at 84 years old in Oregon City.
Tony Oxley
British drummer (1938–2023).
Born June 15th, 1938 in Sheffield.
Died December 26th, 2023 at 85 years old [ref]
Aristide Boucicaut
French businessman (1810–1877).
Born July 14th, 1810 in Bellême. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1877 at 67 years old in Rue du Bac. [ref]
Kenneth Pitzer
American chemist (1914–1997).
Born January 6th, 1914 in Pomona.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 83 years old in Berkeley.
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman