December 26 Deaths

Harry S. Truman (1884 - 1972)

American politician, 33rd President of the United States

Gerald Ford (1913 - 2006)

American politician, 38th President of the United States

Babur (1483 - 1530)

Moghul emperor

Dian Fossey (1932 - 1985)

American zoologist

Teena Marie (1956 - 2010)

American singer-songwriter and producer

Heinrich Schliemann (1822 - 1890)

German archaeologist

Curtis Mayfield (1942 - 1999)

American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Impressions)

Jason Robards (1922 - 2000)

American actor

Sue Lyon (1946 - 2019)

American actress

Jack Benny (1894 - 1974)

American actor and comedian

Nigel Hawthorne (1929 - 2001)

English actor

Reggie White (1961 - 2004)

American football player

Kerry Packer (1937 - 2005)

Australian businessman

Howard Hawks (1896 - 1977)

American director

Vincent Schiavelli (1948 - 2005)

American actor

Elsa Lanchester (1902 - 1986)

English-American actress

Preston Tucker (1903 - 1956)

American businessman

Herb Ritts (1952 - 2002)

Photographer, director

William Haines (1900 - 1973)

Actor, interior designer

Johnny Bower (1924 - 2017)

ice hockey player

Cornelius Castoriadis (1922 - 1997)

Greek philosopher and economist

Yves Rocher (1930 - 2009)

French businessman

Wallace Thurman (1902 - 1934)

American writer

Tony Smith (1912 - 1980)

American sculptor

Harry Carroll (1892 - 1962)

American songwriter, pianist and composer

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