Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1926

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1926. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Dec. 1 Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg

  Composer dies at 83

• Dec. 4 Ivana Kobilca

  Slovenian-born painter (born 1861)

• Dec. 5 Claude Monet

  French painter, monet was the leader and initiator of the impressionist style. monet, in his mature works, developed a method for producing multiple studies of the same motif on multiple canvases, changing the canvas with the light as his interest changed. these series were often exhibited in groups, such as his images of haystacks (1891), and rouen cathedral (1894). monet's …

• Dec. 8 Jan Six

  Dutch art historian/collector

• Dec. 10 Nikola Pašić

  Serbian politician, 46th prime minister of serbia (b. 1845)

• Dec. 12 Jean Richepin

  French poet / writer (contes sans morale) dies at 77

• Dec. 14 Theo van Rysselberghe

  Belgian pointillism painter, dies at the age of 64.

• Dec. 23 Swami Shraddhanand

  Indian monk, missionary, and educator (b. 1856)

• Dec. 24 Wesley Coe

  American shot putter discus thrower, and tug-of-war competitor (d. 1926).

• Dec. 25 Yoshihito

  Japanese emperor, the son of meiji who reigned only a short nine years. he began his rule on 7/30/1912 and was in control during the great war and the great earthquake of 1923. due to his poor health, yoshihito was unable to carry out his duties and let the duties of state go to his son, hirohito.

• Dec. 29 Rainer Maria Rilke

  Rainer Maria Rilke was a Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist, widely recognized as one of the most lyrically intense German-language poets.