December 26th
178 Notable deaths
Alexandre Villaplane
French association football player (1905-1944).
Born September 12th, 1905 in Algiers.
Died December 26th, 1944 at 39 years old in Arcueil (ballistic trauma).
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).
James Stephens
Irish author (1882-1950).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Dublin. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1950 at 68 years old in London.
Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes
Royal navy officer (1872-1945).
Born October 4th, 1872 in Punjab. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1945 at 73 years old in Buckinghamshire. [ref]
Max Warburg
German banker (1867-1946).
Born June 5th, 1867 in Hamburg.
Died December 26th, 1946 at 79 years old in New York City.
Holmes Herbert
English actor (1882-1956).
Born July 30th, 1882 in Mansfield.
Died December 26th, 1956 at 74 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
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]
Ram Swarup
Indian historian.
Born October 12th, 1920 in Sonipat.
Died December 26th, 1998 at 78 years old in Delhi.
Jocelyn Burdick
American politician (1922-2019).
Born February 6th, 1922 in Fargo.
Died December 26th, 2019 at 97 years old in Fargo.
Albert Ghiorso
Nuclear scientist.
Born July 15th, 1915 in Vallejo.
Died December 26th, 2010 at 95 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
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