29 notable people died on December 26, including Roy J. Glauber, Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille, Jakob Bartsch.
21st Century
2 deaths
Roy J. Glauber
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (2005)
SR
Sirimal Ranawella
archaeologisthistorian
Sri Lankan Archaeologist
20th Century
17 deaths
Ottó Herman
anthropologistarachnologist
Hungarian archaeologist, ethnographer, biologist, politician (1835–1914)
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Edward Jay Allen
civil engineerentrepreneur
American pioneer
Cahit Arf
mathematiciantopologist
Turkish mathematician (1910–1997)
Chudomir (Dimitar Chorbadzhiyski)
caricaturisthumorist
Bulgarian artist and writer (1890-1967)
Julius Brandt
actorfilm actor
Actor (1873-1949)
Radu Stanca
playwrighttheatrical director
Romanian poet, playwright, theatre director, theatre critic and theoretician (1920–1962)
Massimo Mila
journalistmountaineer
Italian politician and musicologist (1910–1988)
Frederic Storck
professorsculptor
Romanian sculptor (1872–1942)
Zygmunt Wiehler
composerconductor
Polish composer (1890-1977)
Italian writer (1870-1954)
SC
Samuel Irwin Crookes
engineerpolitician
Engineering teacher and consultant, local politician
Jenő Zichy
explorerpolitician
Hungarian politician (1837-1906)
Kristofer Sinding-Larsen
painter
Norwegian Painter (1873-1948)
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Vincenzo La Bella
painter
Italian painter
Gunnar Lönnqvist
photographer
Finnish photographer and businessman (1891-1978)
RS
Ram Swarup
historianwriter
Indian historian
GH
Gottfried Hermann
artistic gymnastgymnast
Austrian gymnast
19th Century
4 deaths
Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille
mathematicianphysician
French physicist (1797-1869)
Jenő Hunyady
mathematician
Hungarian mathematician (1838-1889)
Gedeon Ráday
military officerpolitician
Hungarian politician (1841-1883)
Joaquín Suárez
diplomatpolitician
President of Uruguay
18th Century
3 deaths
Robert Scipio Lentulus
military commandermilitary officer
(1714-1786)
Giacomo Amato
architect
Italian architect (1643-1732)
Ricardo Wall
diplomatmilitary personnel
Irish-born soldier, diplomat and minister in the Spanish service (1694-1777)
17th Century
1 death
Jakob Bartsch
astronomermathematician
German astronomer (1600-1633)
16th Century
2 deathsRB
Raffaello Borghini
art historianplaywright
Italian dramaturge and poet
George Martinuzzi
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Croatian nobleman and cardinal, Hungarian statesman (1482-1551)
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