Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 26 2008
Norwegian alpine skier · b. 1982
Days alive
9,498
football player · 1906–1972
Days lived
23,850
Cuban-French writer and musicologist (1904–1980) · 1904–1980
Days lived
27,514
Fashion Designer · b. 1983
Days alive
9,133
Polish entrepreneur · b. 1969
Days alive
14,246
chess player (1883–1968) · 1883–1968
Days lived
31,052
American artist · b. 1955
Days alive
19,360
film director · b. 1948
Days alive
21,916
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
9,863
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actor · b. 1991
Days alive
6,211
Israeli artist (1964–1993) · 1964–1993
Days lived
10,516
musician · b. 1963
Days alive
16,438
field hockey player (1912-2006) · 1912–2006
Days lived
33,977
American novelist (1891–1980) · 1891–1980
Days lived
32,306
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football player · b. 1986
Days alive
8,037
Greek-French computer scientist · b. 1946
Days alive
22,647
actor · 1899–1977
Days lived
28,336
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singer · 1962–2024
Days lived
22,295
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singer · 1930–2010
Days lived
28,933
American football player (1917–1993) · 1917–1993
Days lived
27,605
professor of anatomy (1883-1965) · 1883–1965
Days lived
29,599
politician · b. 1949
Days alive
21,551
French football player · b. 1991
Days alive
6,211
American cinematographer (1896-1990) · 1896–1990
Days lived
34,057
player of American football · b. 1982
Days alive
9,498
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Stage actor · b. 1986
Days alive
8,037
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Prime Minister of Greece (1890-1973) · 1890–1973
Days lived
30,163
Drummer · b. 1963
Days alive
16,438
Actor · b. 1995
Days alive
4,750
German physician (1861-1937) · 1861–1937
Days lived
27,545
politician · 1893–1976
Days lived
30,208
German conductor and pianist · b. 1969
Days alive
14,246
American basketball player and manager (1926–2002) · 1926–2002
Days lived
27,434
film director · b. 1954
Days alive
19,725
scientist · b. 1959
Days alive
17,899
Notable Trials · 1939–2021
Days lived
29,608
Italian poet, painter and activist (1945–2006) · 1945–2006
Days lived
22,275
Slovak retired tennis player and coach · b. 1970
Days alive
13,881
entrepreneur · b. 1950
Days alive
21,186
American computer scientist · b. 1939
Days alive
25,204
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German association football player · b. 1969
Days alive
14,246
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
20,090
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German writer · b. 1962
Days alive
16,803
German journalist (1910-1942) · 1910–1942
Days lived
11,630
German architect and archaeologist (1853–1940) · 1853–1940
Days lived
31,532
Geologist · 1837–1929
Days lived
33,258
Austrian footballer and journalist (1895-1968) · 1895–1968
Days lived
26,467
Jamaican athletics competitor · b. 1989
Days alive
6,941
Korean independence activist (1864-1945) · 1864–1945
Days lived
29,565
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
20,366
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,999
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,153
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
62,087
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,556
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,427
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