People who died on December 26 99
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Pope Dionysius
d. 268
Pope Dionysius
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Pope Zosimus
d. 418
Pope Zosimus
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Euthymius of Sardis
d. 831 (b. 754)
Euthymius of Sardis, Byzantine bishop and saint (b. 754)
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Empress Dowager Zheng
d. 865
Zheng, empress of the Tang Dynasty
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Masrur al-Balkhi
d. 893
Masrur al-Balkhi, Muslim general
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Reginald Fitz Jocelin
d. 1191
Reginald Fitz Jocelin, Archbishop-elect of Canterbury
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Valdemar, King of Sweden
d. 1302
Valdemar, King of Sweden, 1250-1275 (b. c. 1238/1239)
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Jean de Marigny
d. 1350
Jean de Marigny, French archbishop
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John, 3rd Earl of Kent
d. 1352 (b. 1330)
John, 3rd Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1330)
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Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent
d. 1360 (b. 1314)
Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent, English commander (b. 1314)
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Michele Steno
d. 1413 (b. 1331)
Michele Steno, Doge of Venice (b. 1331)
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Niccolò III d'Este
d. 1441
Niccolò III d'Este, Marquess of Ferrara
Arthur III, Duke of Brittany
d. 1458 (b. 1393)
Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393)
Galeazzo Maria Sforza
d. 1476 (b. 1444)
Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (assassinated) (b. 1444)
Babur
d. 1530 (b. 1483)
Babur, Mongolian emperor (b. 1483)
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
d. 1574 (b. 1524)
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine (b. 1524)
Henri, Prince of Condé (1588-1646)
d. 1646 (b. 1588)
Henri de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1588)
Antoine Houdar de la Motte
d. 1731 (b. 1672)
Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French author (b. 1672)
Claude Adrien Helvétius
d. 1771 (b. 1715)
Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher and activist (b. 1715)
John Fothergill (physician)
d. 1780 (b. 1712)
John Fothergill, English physician and botanist (b. 1712)
Seth Warner
d. 1784 (b. 1743)
Seth Warner, American colonel (b. 1743)
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Gasparo Gozzi
d. 1786 (b. 1713)
Gasparo Gozzi, Italian playwright and critic (b. 1713)
Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont
d. 1863 (b. 1775)
Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1775)
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Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille
d. 1869 (b. 1797)
Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille, French physician and physiologist (b. 1797)
Heinrich Schliemann
d. 1890 (b. 1822)
Heinrich Schliemann, German-Italian archaeologist and author (b. 1822)
Frederic Remington
d. 1909 (b. 1861)
Frederic Remington, American painter and illustrator (b. 1861)
Dietrich Eckart
d. 1923 (b. 1868)
Dietrich Eckart, German journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1868)
Jan Letzel
d. 1925 (b. 1880)
Jan Letzel, Czech architect, designed the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (b. 1880)
Albert Giraud
d. 1929 (b. 1860)
Albert Giraud, Belgian poet (b. 1860)
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Melvil Dewey
d. 1931 (b. 1851)
Melvil Dewey, American librarian, created the Dewey Decimal System (d. 1931)
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Anatoly Lunacharsky
d. 1933 (b. 1875)
Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1875)
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Henry Watson Fowler
d. 1933 (b. 1858)
Henry Watson Fowler, English lexicographer and educator (b. 1858)
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Jack Tresadern
d. 1959 (b. 1890)
Jack Tresadern, English footballer and manager (b. 1890)
Tetsuro Watsuji
d. 1960 (b. 1889)
Tetsuro Watsuji, Japanese historian and philosopher (b. 1889)
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Gorgeous George
d. 1963 (b. 1915)
Gorgeous George, American wrestler (b. 1915)
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Ina Boudier-Bakker
d. 1966 (b. 1875)
Ina Boudier-Bakker, Dutch author (b. 1875)
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Herbert Otto Gille
d. 1966 (b. 1897)
Herbert Otto Gille, German general (b. 1897)
Guillermo Stábile
d. 1966 (b. 1905)
Guillermo Stábile, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1905)
Weegee
d. 1968 (b. 1899)
Weegee, Ukrainian-American photographer and journalist (b. 1898)
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Lillian Board
d. 1970 (b. 1948)
Lillian Board, South African-English runner (b. 1948)
Harry S. Truman
d. 1972 (b. 1884)
Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (b. 1884)
Harold B. Lee
d. 1973 (b. 1899)
Harold B. Lee, American religious leader, 11th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1899)
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Farid al-Atrash
d. 1974 (b. 1915)
Farid al-Atrash, Syrian-Egyptian singer-songwriter, oud player, and actor (b. 1915)
Jack Benny
d. 1974 (b. 1894)
Jack Benny, American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, and violinist (b. 1894)
Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton
d. 1974 (b. 1890)
Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton, Scottish admiral (b. 1890)
Howard Hawks
d. 1977 (b. 1896)
Howard Hawks, American director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
Tony Smith (sculptor)
d. 1980 (b. 1912)
Tony Smith, American sculptor and educator (b. 1912)
Amber Reeves
d. 1981 (b. 1887)
Amber Reeves, New Zealand-English author and scholar (b. 1887)
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Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
d. 1981 (b. 1903)
Suat Hayri Ürgüplü, Turkish politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1903)
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Elsa Lanchester
d. 1986 (b. 1902)
Elsa Lanchester, English-American actress (b. 1902)
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Glenn McCarthy
d. 1988 (b. 1907)
Glenn McCarthy, American businessman, founded the Shamrock Hotel (b. 1907)
Pablo Sorozábal
d. 1988 (b. 1897)
Pablo Sorozábal, German-Spanish composer and conductor (b. 1897)
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Doug Harvey (ice hockey)
d. 1989 (b. 1924)
Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1924)
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Gene Callahan (production designer)
d. 1990 (b. 1923)
Gene Callahan, American art director and production designer (b. 1923)
Sylva Koscina
d. 1994 (b. 1933)
Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (b. 1933)
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JonBenét Ramsey
d. 1996 (b. 1990)
JonBenét Ramsey, American child beauty queen and prominent unsolved murder victim (b. 1990)
Cahit Arf
d. 1997 (b. 1910)
Cahit Arf, Turkish mathematician and academic (b. 1910)
Cornelius Castoriadis
d. 1997 (b. 1922)
Cornelius Castoriadis, Greek economist and philosopher (b. 1922)
Curtis Mayfield
d. 1999 (b. 1942)
Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)
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Shankar Dayal Sharma
d. 1999 (b. 1918)
Shankar Dayal Sharma, Indian academic and politician, 9th President of India (b. 1918)
Jason Robards
d. 2000 (b. 1922)
Jason Robards, American actor (b. 1922)
Nigel Hawthorne
d. 2001 (b. 1929)
Nigel Hawthorne, English actor (b. 1929)
Herb Ritts
d. 2002 (b. 1952)
Herb Ritts, American photographer and director (b. 1952)
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Armand Zildjian
d. 2002 (b. 1921)
Armand Zildjian, American businessman, founded the Avedis Zildjian Company (b. 1921)
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Troy Broadbridge
d. 2004 (b. 1980)
Troy Broadbridge, Australian footballer (b. 1980)
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Jonathan Drummond-Webb
d. 2004 (b. 1959)
Jonathan Drummond-Webb, South African surgeon and academic (b. 1959)
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Sigurd Køhn
d. 2004 (b. 1959)
Sigurd Køhn, Norwegian saxophonist and composer (b. 1959)
Angus Ogilvy
d. 2004 (b. 1928)
Angus Ogilvy, English businessman (b. 1928)
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Mieszko Talarczyk
d. 2004 (b. 1974)
Mieszko Talarczyk, Polish-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1974)
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Reggie White
d. 2004 (b. 1961)
Reggie White, American football player and wrestler (b. 1961)
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Muriel Costa-Greenspon
d. 2005 (b. 1937)
Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American soprano (b. 1937)
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Ted Ditchburn
d. 2005 (b. 1921)
Ted Ditchburn, English footballer and manager (b. 1921)
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Kerry Packer
d. 2005 (b. 1937)
Kerry Packer, Australian publisher and businessman (b. 1937)
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Viacheslav Platonov
d. 2005 (b. 1939)
Viacheslav Platonov, Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1939)
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Vincent Schiavelli
d. 2005 (b. 1948)
Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (b. 1948)
Erich Topp
d. 2005 (b. 1914)
Erich Topp, German commander (b. 1914)
Gerald Ford
d. 2006 (b. 1913)
Gerald Ford, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 38th President of the United States (b. 1913)
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Ivar Formo
d. 2006 (b. 1951)
Ivar Formo, Norwegian skier and engineer (b. 1951)
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Munir Niazi
d. 2006 (b. 1928)
Munir Niazi, Indian-Pakistani poet (b. 1928)
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Felix Wurman
d. 2009 (b. 1958)
Felix Wurman, American cellist and composer (b. 1958)
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Edward Bhengu
d. 2010 (b. 1934)
Edward Bhengu, South African activist (b. 1934)
Teena Marie
d. 2010 (b. 1956)
Teena Marie, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1956)
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Houston Antwine
d. 2011 (b. 1939)
Houston Antwine, American football player (b. 1939)
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr.
d. 2011 (b. 1940)
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr., Mexican-American actor and producer (b. 1940)
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Sarekoppa Bangarappa
d. 2011 (b. 1932)
Sarekoppa Bangarappa, Indian politician, 15th Chief Minister of Karnataka (b. 1932)
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Joe Bodolai
d. 2011 (b. 1948)
Joe Bodolai, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1948)
James Rizzi
d. 2011 (b. 1950)
James Rizzi, American painter and illustrator (b. 1950)
Gerry Anderson
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Gerry Anderson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
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Gerald McDermott
d. 2012 (b. 1941)
Gerald McDermott, American author and illustrator (b. 1941)
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Ibrahim Tannous
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Ibrahim Tannous, Lebanese general (b. 1929)
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Paul Blair (baseball)
d. 2013 (b. 1944)
Paul Blair, American baseball player and coach (b. 1944)
Marta Eggerth
d. 2013 (b. 1912)
Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (b. 1912)
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Stanisław Barańczak
d. 2014 (b. 1946)
Stanisław Barańczak, Polish-American poet, critic, and scholar (b. 1946)
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James B. Edwards
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
James B. Edwards, American dentist, soldier, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Energy (d. 2014)
Leo Tindemans
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Leo Tindemans, Belgian politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1922)
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Sidney Mintz
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Sidney Mintz, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1922)
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Jim O'Toole
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Jim O'Toole, American baseball player (b. 1937)
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Ricky Harris
d. 2016 (b. 1962)
Ricky Harris, American comedian, actor (b. 1962)
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George S. Irving
d. 2016 (b. 1922)
George S. Irving, American actor, singer and dancer (b. 1922)