Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 26 2008
Norwegian alpine skier · b. 1982
Days alive
9,497
football player · 1906–1972
Days lived
23,849
Cuban-French writer and musicologist (1904–1980) · 1904–1980
Days lived
27,513
Fashion Designer · b. 1983
Days alive
9,132
Polish entrepreneur · b. 1969
Days alive
14,245
chess player (1883–1968) · 1883–1968
Days lived
31,051
American artist · b. 1955
Days alive
19,359
film director · b. 1948
Days alive
21,915
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
9,862
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actor · b. 1991
Days alive
6,210
Israeli artist (1964–1993) · 1964–1993
Days lived
10,515
musician · b. 1963
Days alive
16,437
field hockey player (1912-2006) · 1912–2006
Days lived
33,976
American novelist (1891–1980) · 1891–1980
Days lived
32,305
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football player · b. 1986
Days alive
8,036
Greek-French computer scientist · b. 1946
Days alive
22,646
actor · 1899–1977
Days lived
28,335
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singer · 1962–2024
Days lived
22,294
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singer · 1930–2010
Days lived
28,932
American football player (1917–1993) · 1917–1993
Days lived
27,604
professor of anatomy (1883-1965) · 1883–1965
Days lived
29,598
politician · b. 1949
Days alive
21,550
French football player · b. 1991
Days alive
6,210
American cinematographer (1896-1990) · 1896–1990
Days lived
34,056
player of American football · b. 1982
Days alive
9,497
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Stage actor · b. 1986
Days alive
8,036
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Prime Minister of Greece (1890-1973) · 1890–1973
Days lived
30,162
Drummer · b. 1963
Days alive
16,437
Actor · b. 1995
Days alive
4,749
German physician (1861-1937) · 1861–1937
Days lived
27,544
politician · 1893–1976
Days lived
30,207
German conductor and pianist · b. 1969
Days alive
14,245
American basketball player and manager (1926–2002) · 1926–2002
Days lived
27,433
film director · b. 1954
Days alive
19,724
scientist · b. 1959
Days alive
17,898
Notable Trials · 1939–2021
Days lived
29,607
Italian poet, painter and activist (1945–2006) · 1945–2006
Days lived
22,274
Slovak retired tennis player and coach · b. 1970
Days alive
13,880
entrepreneur · b. 1950
Days alive
21,185
American computer scientist · b. 1939
Days alive
25,203
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German association football player · b. 1969
Days alive
14,245
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
20,089
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German writer · b. 1962
Days alive
16,802
German journalist (1910-1942) · 1910–1942
Days lived
11,629
German architect and archaeologist (1853–1940) · 1853–1940
Days lived
31,531
Geologist · 1837–1929
Days lived
33,257
Austrian footballer and journalist (1895-1968) · 1895–1968
Days lived
26,466
Jamaican athletics competitor · b. 1989
Days alive
6,940
Korean independence activist (1864-1945) · 1864–1945
Days lived
29,564
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
politician · 1868–1923
Days lived
20,365
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,998
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
62,086
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,555
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,426
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