Meiyin Wang

Chinese cyclist.

Born December 26th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Qufu.

Joachim Dreifke

East german rower.

Born December 26th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Greifswald.

Miftahetdin Akmulla

Bashkir poet,philosopher (1831–1895).

Born December 26th, 1831 in Tuksanbayevo.

Died October 20th, 1895 at 63 years old in Syrostan.

Yevgeny Lopatin

Soviet weightlifter (1917–2011).

Born December 26th, 1917 in Balashov.

Died July 21st, 2011 at 93 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Janina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya

Belarusian shot putter.

Born December 26th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Chryščonavičy.

Yusuke Omi

Japanese association football player.

Born December 26th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Tokyo. ^[ref]

Stephen Troyte Dunn

British botanist (1868–1938).

Born December 26th, 1868 in Bristol. ^[ref]

Died April 18th, 1938 at 69 years old in Surrey. ^[ref]

Rostislav Dimitrov

Athletics competitor.

Born December 26th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Ruse.

Felice Gasperi

Football player (1903-1982).

Born December 26th, 1903 in Bologna.

Died May 23rd, 1982 at 78 years old in Città Sant'Angelo.

Ilia Kandelaki

Georgian footballer.

Born December 26th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Tbilisi.

Espen Bjørnstad

Norwegian nordic combined skier.

Born December 26th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Trondheim. ^[ref]

Robert Horstink

Dutch volleyball player.

Born December 26th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Voorst.

Matthias Manasi

German conductor and pianist (born 1969).

Born December 26th, 1969 (age 56 years) in West Berlin.

Kristine Norelius

American rower.

Born December 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Seattle.

Amina Dilbazi

Azerbaijani folk dancer (1919–2010).

Born December 26th, 1919 in Gazakh.

Died April 30th, 2010 at 90 years old in Baku.

Yūta Mikado

Japanese association football player.

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

Reinhold Bachler

Ski jumper.

Born December 26th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Eisenerz.

Junichi Inoue

Japanese speed skater.

Born December 26th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Saitama Prefecture.

Zhang Yanmei

Chinese short track speed skater.

Born December 26th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Shulan.

Giacomo Fornoni

Italian cyclist (1939–2016).

Born December 26th, 1939 in Gromo.

Died September 26th, 2016 at 76 years old in Rogeno. ^[ref]

Yevhen Pluzhnyk

Ukrainian poet, playwright, translator, editor, publisher (1898–1936).

Born December 26th, 1898 in Kantemirovka.

Died February 2nd, 1936 at 37 years old in Solovetsky Islands (tuberculosis).

Hirokazu Yagi

Japanese ski jumper, coach.

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

John W. Brunius

Swedish actor, writer and director (1884–1937).

Born December 26th, 1884 in Stockholm. ^[ref]

Died December 17th, 1937 at 52 years old in Stockholm. ^[ref]

Jan Halvarsson

Swedish cross-country skier (1942-2020).

Born December 26th, 1942 in Östersund.

Died May 5th, 2020 at 77 years old in Hammerdal.

Hubert A. Caldwell

American rower (1907-1972).

Born December 26th, 1907 in Oakland.

Died August 9th, 1972 at 64 years old in Oakland.