Charles Combes

French engineer (1801-1872).

Born December 26th, 1801 in Cahors.

Died January 11th, 1872 at 70 years old in Paris.

Julius Weismann

German composer and conductor (1879–1950).

Born December 26th, 1879 in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Died December 22nd, 1950 at 70 years old in Singen.

Kunimitsu Sekiguchi

Japanese association football player.

Born December 26th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Tama.

Kirsi Heikkinen

Finnish association football referee.

Born December 26th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Espoo.

Marinus Wagtmans

Road bicycle racer.

Born December 26th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Rucphen.

Rajeshwari Dholakia

Cricketer.

Born December 26th, 1959 (age 66 years).

Virpi Niemelä

Finnish-argentine astronomer.

Born December 26th, 1936 in Helsinki.

Died December 18th, 2006 at 69 years old in Argentina (breast cancer).

Genrikh Graftio

Russian engineer (1869–1949).

Born December 26th, 1869 in Daugavpils.

Died April 30th, 1949 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Zoran Varvodić

Croatian professional footballer.

Born December 26th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Split.

Vojtěch Mozík

Czech ice hockey player.

Born December 26th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Prague.

Boris Isachenko

Soviet archer.

Born December 26th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Brest.

James MacNabb

British rower (1901-1990).

Born December 26th, 1901 in Keighley.

Died April 6th, 1990 at 88 years old in London.

Edi Hrnic

Danish taekwondo practitioner (born 2003).

Born December 26th, 2003 (age 22 years) in Brøndby Municipality.

Keita Tanaka

Japanese association football player.

Born December 26th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Tokyo.

Giovanni Canestrini

Italian naturalist (1835–1900).

Born December 26th, 1835 in Revò.

Died February 14th, 1900 at 64 years old in Padua.

František Filip

Czech director (1930–2021).

Born December 26th, 1930 in Písek. ^[ref]

Died January 9th, 2021 at 90 years old in Prague (COVID-19). ^[ref]

August Michaelis

German chemist (1847-1916).

Born December 26th, 1847 in Hohenhameln.

Died January 31st, 1916 at 68 years old in Rostock.

Mauro Vinícius da Silva

Athletics competitor.

Born December 26th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Presidente Prudente.

Vladimir Lobanov

Russian speed skater (1953-2007).

Born December 26th, 1953 in Moscow.

Died August 29th, 2007 at 53 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Liana Mesa

Volleyball player.

Born December 26th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Camagüey. ^[ref]

Anne Quist

Dutch rower.

Born December 26th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Nijmegen.

Takamitsu Tomiyama

Japanese association football player.

Born December 26th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Tochigi.

Rico Steinmann

German footballer and manager.

Born December 26th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Chemnitz.

Xavier Florencio

Spanish road bicycle racer.

Born December 26th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Mont-roig del Camp.

Ivan Ziatyk

Catholic priest (1899-1952).

Born December 26th, 1899 in Odrzechowa.

Died May 17th, 1952 at 52 years old in Tayshet.