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December 26th
241 Notable deaths
Lawrence Roberts
American computer scientist (1937–2018).
Born December 21st, 1937 in Westport. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2018 at 81 years old in Redwood City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vladimir Safronov
Boxer (1934-1979).
Born December 29th, 1934 in Ulan-Ude.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Raúl Bernao
Argentine footballer (1941–2007).
Born November 4th, 1941 in Sarandí.
Died December 26th, 2007 at 66 years old [ref]
Dinu Cocea
Romanian actor, film director and screenwriter.
Born September 22nd, 1929 in Periș.
Died December 26th, 2013 at 84 years old in Noisy-le-Sec (heart failure). [ref]
Peter Schmidhuber
German politician (1931–2020).
Born December 15th, 1931 in Munich.
Died December 26th, 2020 at 89 years old [ref]
Dimitris Glinos
Greek philosopher, educator and politician.
Born September 3rd, 1882 in İzmir.
Died December 26th, 1943 at 61 years old in Athens.
John Cregan
Athletics competitor (1878–1965).
Born January 29th, 1878 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 1965 at 87 years old in Philadelphia.
Hans Mierendorff
German stage and film actor (1882–1955).
Born June 30th, 1882 in Rostock.
Died December 26th, 1955 at 73 years old in Eutin.
Richard Pischel
German indologist (1849–1908).
Born January 18th, 1849 in Wrocław.
Died December 26th, 1908 at 59 years old in Chennai.
Carlos Martínez de Irujo, Duke of Sotomayor
Former prime minister of spain (1847).
Born December 14th, 1802 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 26th, 1855 at 53 years old in Madrid.
Mikhail Subbotin
Soviet mathematician and astronomer (1893–1966).
Born June 28th, 1893 in Ostrołęka.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
British racewalker.
Born April 7th, 1900 in Melton Mowbray.
Died December 26th, 1984 at 84 years old in Coventry.
Gaston Alibert
Fencer (1878–1917).
Born February 22nd, 1878 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 26th, 1917 at 39 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis).
Giacomo Capuzzi
Catholic bishop.
Born August 14th, 1929 in Manerbio.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 92 years old in Brescia.
John Cooke
American rower.
Born April 9th, 1937 in Ansonia.
Died December 26th, 2005 at 68 years old in Ridgefield.
Leonid Beda
Soviet aviator (1920–1976).
Born August 16th, 1920.
Died December 26th, 1976 at 56 years old in Minsk (traffic collision).
Amin Niyazov
Soviet politician (1903-1973).
Born November 7th, 1903.
Died December 26th, 1973 at 70 years old in Tashkent.
Loyola O'Connor
American actress (1868-1931).
Born July 8th, 1868 in Saint Paul.
Died December 26th, 1931 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Chōko Iida
Japanese actress.
Born April 15th, 1897 in Tokyo.
Died December 26th, 1972 at 75 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Joseph Helffrich
German astronomer (1890–1971).
Born January 12th, 1890 in Mannheim.
Died December 26th, 1971 at 81 years old in Neckarau.
Frank Kehoe
American diver (1882–1949).
Born February 8th, 1882 in Chicago.
Died December 26th, 1949 at 67 years old in Jacksonville.
Kristofer Uppdal
Norwegian writer (1878–1961).
Born February 19th, 1878 in Steinkjer Municipality.
Died December 26th, 1961 at 83 years old in Oppdal Municipality.
Odo Bujwid
Polish biologist and esperantist (1857–1942).
Born November 30th, 1857 in Vilnius.
Died December 26th, 1942 at 85 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Narcís Jubany Arnau
Catholic cardinal (1913–1996).
Born August 12th, 1913 in Santa Coloma de Farners.
Died December 26th, 1996 at 83 years old in Barcelona.
Gerd Cintl
German rower (1938-2017).
Born December 11th, 1938 in Düsseldorf.
Died December 26th, 2017 at 79 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
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