19 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
10 deaths
Ottó Herman
anthropologistarachnologist
Hungarian archaeologist, ethnographer, biologist, politician (1835–1914)
Cahit Arf
mathematiciantopologist
Turkish mathematician (1910–1997)
Julius Brandt
actorfilm actor
Actor (1873-1949)
Chudomir (Dimitar Chorbadzhiyski)
caricaturisthumorist
Bulgarian artist and writer (1890-1967)
Massimo Mila
journalistmountaineer
Italian politician and musicologist (1910–1988)
Radu Stanca
playwrighttheatrical director
Romanian poet, playwright, theatre director, theatre critic and theoretician (1920–1962)
Zygmunt Wiehler
composerconductor
Polish composer (1890-1977)
Frederic Storck
professorsculptor
Romanian sculptor (1872–1942)
SC
Samuel Irwin Crookes
engineerpolitician
Engineering teacher and consultant, local politician
Gunnar Lönnqvist
photographer
Finnish photographer and businessman (1891-1978)
19th Century
2 deaths
Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille
mathematicianphysician
French physicist (1797-1869)
Jenő Hunyady
mathematician
Hungarian mathematician (1838-1889)
18th Century
2 deaths
Robert Scipio Lentulus
military commandermilitary officer
(1714-1786)
Giacomo Amato
architect
Italian architect (1643-1732)
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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