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December 26th
241 Notable deaths
Éva Gauthier
Canadian-american mezzo-soprano and voice teacher (1885-1958).
Born September 20th, 1885 in Ottawa.
Died December 26th, 1958 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
Margarete Schön
German actress (1895-1985).
Born April 7th, 1895 in Magdeburg.
Died December 26th, 1985 at 90 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Jorge Grau
Spanish director, scriptwriter, playwright, and painter (1930–2018).
Born October 27th, 1930 in Barcelona.
Died December 26th, 2018 at 88 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Milka Babović
Yugoslavian athlete and journalist (1928–2020).
Born October 27th, 1928 in Skopje.
Died December 26th, 2020 at 92 years old in Zagreb (bone fracture, COVID-19).
Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval
French painter (1808-1885).
Born April 13th, 1808 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1885 at 77 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Janet Wanja
Kenyan volleyball player.
Born February 24th, 1984 in Nairobi.
Died December 26th, 2024 at 40 years old [ref]
Manuel Murillo Toro
Colombian politician.
Born January 1st, 1816 in Chaparral.
Died December 26th, 1880 at 64 years old in Bogotá.
François Châtelet
French philosopher (1925–1985).
Born April 27th, 1925 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 26th, 1985 at 60 years old in Garches.
Charles Girault
French architect (1851–1932).
Born December 27th, 1851 in Cosne-sur-Loire.
Died December 26th, 1932 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
István Sándorfi
Hungarian artist (1948–2007).
Born June 12th, 1948 in Budapest.
Died December 26th, 2007 at 59 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Urban Gad
Danish filmmaker (1879-1947).
Born February 12th, 1879 in Skælskør.
Died December 26th, 1947 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
Sergey Dmitriev
Russian footballer and manager (1964–2022).
Born March 19th, 1964 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 26th, 2022 at 58 years old [ref]
Egidio Vagnozzi
Catholic cardinal (1906-1980).
Born February 2nd, 1906 in Rome. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1980 at 74 years old in Rome.
Kennan Adeang
Nauruan politician (1942-2011).
Born December 23rd, 1942 in Nauru.
Died December 26th, 2011 at 69 years old in Nauru. [ref]
Pasquale Stanislao Mancini
Italian lawyer and politician (1817–1888).
Born March 17th, 1817 in Castel Baronia.
Died December 26th, 1888 at 71 years old in Rome.
Lev Shcherba
Russian and soviet linguist (1880-1944).
Born March 3rd, 1880 in Červień.
Died December 26th, 1944 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Karl Kleist
German psychiatrist (1879-1960).
Born January 31st, 1879 in Mulhouse.
Died December 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Frankfurt.
Carl Legien
German politician and trade unionist (1861-1920).
Born December 1st, 1861 in Malbork. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1920 at 59 years old in Berlin.
Vasily Andreyev
Russian musician (1861–1918).
Born January 15th, 1861 in Bezhetsk.
Died December 26th, 1918 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ivar Formo
Norwegian male cross-country skier and orienteer.
Died December 26th, 2006 at 55 years old in Nordmarka (drowning). [ref]
Georges Demenÿ
French photographer (1850–1917).
Born June 12th, 1850 in Douai.
Died December 26th, 1917 at 67 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ashot Anastasian
Armenian chess grandmaster (1964–2016).
Born July 16th, 1964 in Yerevan.
Died December 26th, 2016 at 52 years old [ref]
Elias Katz
Finnish runner.
Born June 22nd, 1901 in Turku.
Died December 26th, 1947 at 46 years old in Gaza City.
Ivan Petrov
Russian singer (1920-2003).
Born November 29th, 1920 in Irkutsk.
Died December 26th, 2003 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Włodzimierz Tetmajer
Polish artist (1862-1923).
Born December 31st, 1862 in Harklowa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
Died December 26th, 1923 at 60 years old in Kraków.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 241
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