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Deaths on the 12th of January in history

Deaths
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12 Jan 0690 Benedict Biscop, English saint, founded the Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey (b. 628)
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12 Jan 1049 Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair Persian mystic, dies at 81
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12 Jan 1167 Aelred of Rievaulx, English monk and saint (b. 1110)
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12 Jan 1321 Marie of Brabant, Queen of France (b. 1256)
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12 Jan 1390 Peter van Herenthals Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67
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12 Jan 1517 Vasco N
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12 Jan 1519 Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459)
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12 Jan 1537 Lorenzo di Credi Italian painter, dies
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12 Jan 1665 Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician and lawyer (b. 1601)
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12 Jan 1674 Giacomo Carissimi, Italian priest and composer (b. 1605)
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12 Jan 1700 Marguerite Bourgeoys, French-Canadian nun and saint; founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (b. 1620)
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12 Jan 1732 John Horsley, English-Scottish historian and author (b. 1685)
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12 Jan 1735 John Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)
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12 Jan 1759 Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (b. 1709)
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12 Jan 1759 Anne of Hannover English princess, dies at 49
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12 Jan 1765 Johann Melchior Molter, German violinist and composer (b. 1696)
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12 Jan 1777 Hugh Mercer, Scottish-American general and physician (b. 1726)
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12 Jan 1778 François Bigot, French politician (b. 1703)
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12 Jan 1781 Richard Challoner, English bishop (b. 1691)
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12 Jan 1807 Joan Lucaz Dutch scholar/journalist/patriot, dies at 60
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12 Jan 1807 Adriaan Kluit Dutch historian, dies at 71
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12 Jan 1829 Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1772)
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12 Jan 1829 Michael Gottard Fischer composer, dies at 55
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12 Jan 1829 Friedrich von Schlegel German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56
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12 Jan 1833 Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
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12 Jan 1834 William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English academic and politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)
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12 Jan 1839 Joseph A Koch Austrian painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70
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12 Jan 1851 Johan Herman Koekkoek painter, dies at 72
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12 Jan 1856 Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak philologist and politician (b. 1815)
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12 Jan 1856 L'udov
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12 Jan 1860 Martinus J Niewindt: Bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63
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12 Jan 1861 Václav Hanka, Czech philologist and author (b. 1791)
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12 Jan 1861 V
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12 Jan 1867 Victor Cousin French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74
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12 Jan 1880 Ida Gr
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12 Jan 1892 William Reeves, Irish bishop and historian (b. 1815)
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12 Jan 1899 Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
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12 Jan 1909 Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
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12 Jan 1911 Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)
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12 Jan 1916 Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician; 80th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)
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12 Jan 1921 Gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866)
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12 Jan 1925 Oskar Brefeld German botanist, dies at 85
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12 Jan 1926 Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician; 4th Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1864)
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12 Jan 1928 Ruth Snyder 1st woman to die in electric chair
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12 Jan 1929 Ivar Böhling, Finnish wrestler (b. 1889)
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12 Jan 1929 Dietrich Sch
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12 Jan 1933 Vaclav Suk composer, dies at 71
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12 Jan 1934 Surya Sen, Bangladeshi educator and activist (b. 1894)
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12 Jan 1934 Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (b. 1887)
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12 Jan 1938 Gösta Ekman, Swedish actor and singer (b. 1890)
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12 Jan 1938 Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter (b. 1867)
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12 Jan 1940 Edward Smith, English lieutenant; Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1899)
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12 Jan 1940 Erich R Jaensch German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56
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12 Jan 1942 George Francis cricketer (West Indies Test fast-bowler, 23 wickets in 10), dies
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12 Jan 1943 Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (b. 1902)
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12 Jan 1943 Jan R T Campert Dutch resistance fighter/poet (18 Dead), dies at 40
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12 Jan 1944 Lance C. Wade, American commander and pilot (b. 1915)
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12 Jan 1947 Jonas Cohn German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77
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12 Jan 1950 Koos van de Griend composer, dies at 44
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12 Jan 1953 Simeon Roncal composer, dies at 82
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12 Jan 1956 Norman Kerry, American actor (b. 1894)
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12 Jan 1956 John Raedecker Dutch sculptor (WWII Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70
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12 Jan 1957 Ken Wharton, English race car driver (b. 1916)
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12 Jan 1958 Charles Hatfield, American meteorologist (b. 1875)
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12 Jan 1958 Arthur Shepherd composer, dies at 77
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12 Jan 1960 Nevil Shute, English engineer and author (b. 1899)
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12 Jan 1962 Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian journalist and activist (b. 1869)
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12 Jan 1962 Richard de Guide composer, dies at 52
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12 Jan 1962 Ernie Kovacs comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42
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12 Jan 1964 C R Browne cricket leg-spinner (West Indies in 4 Tests, 6 wickets), dies
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12 Jan 1965 Lorraine Hansberry, American author, playwright, and director (b. 1936)
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12 Jan 1965 Porcupine in Washington DC zoo, dies at 27; oldest known rodent
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12 Jan 1970 Blanche Stuart Scott US pilot, dies at 84
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12 Jan 1971 John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, English admiral (b. 1885)
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12 Jan 1972 Padraic Colum Irish poet/writer/founder (Irish Review), dies at 90
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12 Jan 1973 Roy Franklin Nichols, American historian and academic (b. 1896)
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12 Jan 1974 Princess Patricia of Connaught (b. 1886)
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12 Jan 1975 Caryn Campbell Bundy victim, disappears from Snowmass CO
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12 Jan 1976 Agatha Christie, English author and playwright (b. 1890)
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12 Jan 1977 Henri-Georges Clouzot, French director and screenwriter (b. 1907)
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12 Jan 1978 Nancy Spungen stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious
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12 Jan 1980 Hans Ebeling cricketer (Victory stalwart, bowled for Australia 1934), dies
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12 Jan 1981 Isobel Elsom actress (Unseen, Jane Eyre, Illegal), dies at 87
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12 Jan 1981 Beulah Bondi Chicago IL, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 89
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12 Jan 1983 Nikolai Podgorny, Ukrainian engineer and politician (b. 1903)
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12 Jan 1983 Rebop Kwaku Baah, Ghanaian drummer (b. 1944)
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12 Jan 1986 Marcel Arland French author (L'ordre, Lumi
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12 Jan 1988 Connie Mulder, South African politician (b. 1925)
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12 Jan 1990 Laurence J. Peter, Canadian-American author and educator (b. 1919)
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12 Jan 1990 Paul Amadeus Pisk composer, dies at 96
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12 Jan 1991 Robert Jackson, Australian public servant and UN administrator (b. 1911)
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12 Jan 1991 Mary Francis Shura, American author (b. 1923)
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12 Jan 1991 Vasco Pratolini Italy, writer (Ragazze di San Frediano), dies at 77
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12 Jan 1991 Keye Luke actor (Charlie Chan's No 1 Son), dies after a stroke at 86
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12 Jan 1992 Walt Morey US children's book writer (Gentle Ben), dies at 84
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12 Jan 1992 Harry van Doorn Dutch MP (KVP/KRO-chairman/PPR/CRM), dies at 76
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12 Jan 1993 Carles Mira Spanish director (Que Nos Quiten Lo Bailao), dies at 45
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12 Jan 1994 Gustav Naan, Estonian physicist and philosopher (b. 1919)
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12 Jan 1994 Samuel Bronston Romanian/US producer (El Cid), dies at 85
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12 Jan 1994 Bob Horen dies of cancer at 67
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12 Jan 1995 Marion Herbst German/Dutch jewelry designer, dies at 50
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12 Jan 1995 George Price cartoonist (New Yorker), dies at 93
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12 Jan 1995 Francis Lopez songwriter, dies at 77
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12 Jan 1996 Joachim Nitsche, German mathematician and academic (b. 1926)
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12 Jan 1996 Peggy Braithwaite lighthouse-keeper, dies at 76
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12 Jan 1996 John Howard Purnell scientist, dies at 70
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12 Jan 1996 Edmund Happold engineer, dies at 65
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12 Jan 1997 Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician and physiologist; Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
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12 Jan 1997 Jean-Edern Hallier, French author (b. 1936)
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12 Jan 1997 Jill Summers actress (Agatha Coronation Street), dies at 86
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12 Jan 1997 Jean Writer-Edern Hallier dies at 60
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12 Jan 1997 Charles Huggins surgeon/medical researcher, dies at 95
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12 Jan 1998 Roger Clark, English race car driver (b. 1939)
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12 Jan 1999 Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1961)
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12 Jan 1999 Betty Lou Gerson, American actress (b. 1914)
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12 Jan 2000 Bobby Phills, American basketball player (b. 1969)
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12 Jan 2000 Marc Davis, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1913)
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12 Jan 2001 William Redington Hewlett, American engineer and businessman; co-founded Hewlett-Packard (b. 1913)
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12 Jan 2001 Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
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12 Jan 2001 Affirmed, American race horse (b. 1975)
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12 Jan 2002 Cyrus Vance, American lawyer and politician; 57th U.S. Secretary of State (b. 1917)
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12 Jan 2002 Stanley Unwin, South African-English actor (b. 1911)
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12 Jan 2003 Alan Nunn May, English physicist and spy (b. 1911)
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12 Jan 2003 Maurice Gibb, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Bee Gees) (b. 1949)
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12 Jan 2003 Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentine general and politician; 44th President of Argentina (b. 1926)
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12 Jan 2003 Kinji Fukasaku, Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
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12 Jan 2003 Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (b. 1912)
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12 Jan 2004 Randy VanWarmer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1955)
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12 Jan 2004 Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
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12 Jan 2005 Edmund S. Valtman, Estonian-American cartoonist (b. 1914)
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12 Jan 2005 Amrish Puri, Indian actor and singer (b. 1932)
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12 Jan 2005 Alessia di Matteo, Italian organ transplant patient (b. 2003)
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12 Jan 2006 Faisal bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Bahraini prince (b. 1991)
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12 Jan 2007 James Killen, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1925)
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12 Jan 2007 Alice Coltrane, American pianist and composer (b. 1937)
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12 Jan 2009 Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher and academic (b. 1912)
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12 Jan 2009 Russ Conway, Canadian-American actor (b. 1913)
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12 Jan 2009 Claude Berri, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
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12 Jan 2010 Hasib Sabbagh, Palestinian businessman and philanthropist; co-founded Consolidated Contractors Company (b. 1920)
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12 Jan 2010 Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and author (b. 1946)
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12 Jan 2011 Paul Picerni, American actor (b. 1922)
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12 Jan 2012 Jim Stanley, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
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12 Jan 2012 Charles H. Price II, American businessman and diplomat; United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1931)
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12 Jan 2012 Shiv Kumari of Kotah (b. 1916)
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12 Jan 2012 Bill Janklow, American lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of South Dakota (b. 1939)
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12 Jan 2012 Glenda Dickerson, American director, choreographer, and educator (b. 1945)
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12 Jan 2012 Bjørn G. Andersen, Norwegian geologist and academic (b. 1924)
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12 Jan 2012 MS-1, Mexican wrestler (b. 1956)
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12 Jan 2013 Eugene Patterson, American journalist and activist (b. 1923)
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12 Jan 2013 Koto Okubo, Japanese super-centenarian (b. 1897)
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12 Jan 2013 Anna Lizaran, Spanish actress (b. 1944)
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12 Jan 2013 Precious Bryant, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
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12 Jan 2013 Ourasi, French race horse (b. 1980)
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12 Jan 2014 Tony Harding, English illustrator (b. 1942)
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12 Jan 2014 George Dement, American soldier, politician and businessman (b. 1922)
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12 Jan 2014 Connie Binsfeld, American educator and politician; 58th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (b. 1924)
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12 Jan 2014 Alexandra Bastedo, English actress (b. 1946)
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12 Jan 2015 Inge Vermeulen, Brazilian-Dutch field hockey player (b. 1985)
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12 Jan 2015 Elena Obraztsova, Russian soprano and actress (b. 1939)
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12 Jan 2015 Carl Long, American baseball player (b. 1935)
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12 Jan 2015 Robert Gover, American journalist and author (b. 1929)
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12 Jan 2015 Trevor Colbourn, American historian and academic (b. 1927)
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30 Nov -0001 Piero Taruffi, Italian racing driver (b. 1906)
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