December 26th
178 Notable deaths
Ivor Gurney
British composer and poet.
Born August 28th, 1890 in Gloucester. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1937 at 47 years old in Dartford (tuberculosis). [ref]
John George Kemeny
Jewish-hungarian american mathematician, computer scientist, and educator (1926-1992).
Born May 31st, 1926 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1992 at 66 years old in Hanover (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Tony Smith
American sculptor and architect.
Born September 23rd, 1912 in South Orange. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1980 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cahit Arf
Turkish mathematician.
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]
Herbert Otto Gille
German general (1897-1966).
Born March 8th, 1897 in Bad Gandersheim.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 69 years old in Stemmen (myocardial infarction).
Władysław Strzemiński
Polish painter (1893-1952).
Born November 21st, 1893 in Minsk. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1952 at 59 years old in Łódź. [ref]
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]
Steven Geray
Hungarian film actor (1904-1973).
Born November 10th, 1904 in Uzhhorod.
Died December 26th, 1973 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
George Robert Carruthers
American physicist (1939-2020).
Born October 1st, 1939 in Cincinnati.
Died December 26th, 2020 at 81 years old [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 178
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez