| 145591 | December 26 | Death | 1933 – Henry Watson Fowler, English lexicographer and educator (b. 1858) |
| 145592 | December 26 | Death | 1933 – Eduard Vilde, Estonian author and diplomat (b. 1865) |
| 145593 | December 26 | Death | 1959 – Jack Tresadern, English footballer and manager (b. 1890) |
| 145594 | December 26 | Death | 1960 – Tetsuro Watsuji, Japanese historian and philosopher (b. 1889) |
| 145595 | December 26 | Death | 1963 – Gorgeous George, American wrestler (b. 1915) |
| 145596 | December 26 | Death | 1966 – Ina Boudier-Bakker, Dutch author (b. 1875) |
| 145597 | December 26 | Death | 1966 – Herbert Otto Gille, German SS officer (b. 1897) |
| 145598 | December 26 | Death | 1966 – Guillermo Stábile, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1905) |
| 145599 | December 26 | Death | 1968 – Weegee, Ukrainian-American photojournalist (b.1898) |
| 145600 | December 26 | Death | 1970 – Lillian Board, South African-English runner (b. 1948) |
| 145601 | December 26 | Death | 1972 – Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (b. 1884) |
| 145602 | December 26 | Death | 1973 – Harold B. Lee, American religious leader, 11th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1899) |
| 145603 | December 26 | Death | 1974 – Farid al-Atrash, Syrian-Egyptian singer-songwriter, oud player, and actor (b. 1915) |
| 145604 | December 26 | Death | 1974 – Jack Benny, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1894) |
| 145605 | December 26 | Death | 1974 – Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton, Scottish admiral (b. 1890) |
| 145606 | December 26 | Death | 1975 – K. Saraswathi Amma, Indian feminist writer (b. 1919) |
| 145607 | December 26 | Death | 1975 – Karl Tarvas, Estonian architect (b. 1885) |
| 145608 | December 26 | Death | 1976 – Yashpal, Indian author (b. 1903) |
| 145609 | December 26 | Death | 1977 – Howard Hawks, American director and screenwriter (b. 1896) |
| 145610 | December 26 | Death | 1980 – Tony Smith, American sculptor and educator (b. 1912) |
| 145611 | December 26 | Death | 1981 – Savitri, Indian actress, director, and producer (b. 1937) |
| 145612 | December 26 | Death | 1981 – Amber Reeves, New Zealand-English author and scholar (b. 1887) |
| 145613 | December 26 | Death | 1981 – Suat Hayri Ürgüplü, Turkish politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1903) |
| 145614 | December 26 | Death | 1983 – Violet Carson, English actress and singer (b. 1898) |
| 145615 | December 26 | Death | 1984 – Sheila Andrews, American singer (b. 1953) |
| 145616 | December 26 | Death | 1985 – Margarete Schön, German actress (b. 1895) |
| 145617 | December 26 | Death | 1986 – Elsa Lanchester, English-American actress and singer (b. 1902) |
| 145618 | December 26 | Death | 1988 – Glenn McCarthy, American businessman, founded the Shamrock Hotel (b. 1907) |
| 145619 | December 26 | Death | 1988 – Pablo Sorozábal, German-Spanish composer and conductor (b. 1897) |
| 145620 | December 26 | Death | 1989 – Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1924) |