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01 Dec 0660
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death
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Eligius / Eloy: French Bishop of Tournay-Noyon / saint
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01 Dec 1135
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death
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Henry I of England (b. 1068) |
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01 Dec 1241
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death
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Isabella of England (b. 1214) |
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01 Dec 1374
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death
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Magnus Eriksson: King of Norway / Sweden
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01 Dec 1417
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death
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Walraven I van Brederode: Viceroy of Holland
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01 Dec 1433
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death
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Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) |
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01 Dec 1455
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death
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Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor (b. 1378) |
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01 Dec 1521
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death
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Pope Leo X (b. 1475) |
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01 Dec 1530
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death
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Margaretha of Austria: Governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51
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01 Dec 1530
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death
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Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (b. 1480) |
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01 Dec 1580
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death
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Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (b. 1509) |
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01 Dec 1581
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death
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Alexander Briant, English martyr and saint (b. 1556) |
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01 Dec 1581
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death
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Edmund Campion, English priest, martyr, and saint (b. 1540) |
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01 Dec 1581
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death
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Ralph Sherwin, English martyr and saint (b. 1550) |
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01 Dec 1602
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death
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Kobayakawa Hideaki, Japanese daimyo (b. 1582) |
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01 Dec 1623
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death
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Thomas Weelkes: Composer, dies at 47
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01 Dec 1633
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death
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Isabella Clara Eugenia, Spanish wife of Albert VII, Archduke of Austria (b. 1566) |
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01 Dec 1635
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death
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Melchior Teschner: Composer, dies at 51
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01 Dec 1640
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death
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Miguel de Vasconcelos, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1590) |
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01 Dec 1651
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death
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Cristobal de Isla Diego: Composer, dies at 65
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01 Dec 1660
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death
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Pierre d'Hozier, French genealogist and historian (b. 1592) |
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01 Dec 1700
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death
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Willem ten Rhijne: Dutch Physician in Batavia, dies at about 53
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01 Dec 1707
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death
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Jeremiah Clarke: Composer
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01 Dec 1709
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death
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A Sancta Clara: Writer
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01 Dec 1709
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death
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Abraham a Sancta Clara, Austrian monk (b. 1644) |
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01 Dec 1723
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death
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Susanna Centlivre, English actress and playwright (b. 1667) |
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01 Dec 1727
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death
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Johann Heinrich Buttstett: Composer, dies at 61
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01 Dec 1729
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death
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Christian Ludwig Boxberg: Composer, dies at 59
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01 Dec 1729
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death
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Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician (b. 1665) |
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01 Dec 1736
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death
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Simon van Slingelandt: Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36), dies at 72
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01 Dec 1750
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death
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Doppelmayr: Mathematician
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01 Dec 1750
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death
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Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1671) |
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01 Dec 1755
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death
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Maurice Greene, English organist and composer (b. 1696) |
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01 Dec 1767
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death
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Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician (b. 1710) |
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01 Dec 1797
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death
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Oliver Wolcott: US judge / signer (Declaration of Independence), dies at 71
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01 Dec 1808
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death
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Anton Fischer: Composer, dies at 30
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01 Dec 1813
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death
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Ferdinando Bertoni: Composer, dies at 88
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01 Dec 1817
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death
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Justin Heinrich Knechtl: Composer, dies at 65
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01 Dec 1825
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death
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Aleksandr I P Romanov: Czar of Russia (1801-25), dies at 47
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01 Dec 1825
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death
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Alexander I of Russia (b. 1777) |
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01 Dec 1842
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death
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Philip Spencer: 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged
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01 Dec 1865
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death
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Constant van Crombrugghe: Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76
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01 Dec 1865
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death
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Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss pastor, poet, and educator (b. 1796) |
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01 Dec 1866
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death
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George Everest, Welsh geographer and surveyor (b. 1790) |
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01 Dec 1884
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death
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William Swainson, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809) |
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01 Dec 1887
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death
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Albertus J Duymaer van Twist: Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78
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01 Dec 1892
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death
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Joseph Lippens: Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered
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01 Dec 1893
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death
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Eduard Franck: Composer, dies at 76
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01 Dec 1913
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death
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Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet and author (b. 1864) |
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01 Dec 1914
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death
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Alfred Thayer Mahan, American captain and historian (b. 1840) |
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01 Dec 1916
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death
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Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld: French explorer, dies at 58
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01 Dec 1916
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death
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Charles de Foucauld, French priest and martyr (b. 1858) |
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01 Dec 1917
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death
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John January, American soccer player (b. 1882) |
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01 Dec 1923
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death
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Virginie Loveling, Belgian author and poet (b. 1836) |
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01 Dec 1925
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death
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Vicente Arregui Garay: Composer, dies at 54
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01 Dec 1926
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death
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Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg: Composer, dies at 83
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01 Dec 1928
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death
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José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian-American lawyer and poet (b. 1888) |
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01 Dec 1932
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death
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Amadeo Vives: Composer, dies at 61
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01 Dec 1933
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death
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Pekka Halonen, Finnish painter (b. 1865) |
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01 Dec 1934
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death
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Sergey Kirov, Russian politician (b. 1886) |
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01 Dec 1935
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death
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Bernard Schmidt: Inventor (Schmidt camera)
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01 Dec 1935
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death
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Bernhard Schmidt, Estonian-German optician, invented the Schmidt camera (b. 1879) |
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01 Dec 1939
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death
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Max Fiedler: Composer, dies at 79
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01 Dec 1943
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death
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Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai historian and educator (b. 1862) |
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01 Dec 1945
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death
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Harvey Bartlett Gaul: Composer, dies at 64
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01 Dec 1947
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death
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Aleister Edward S Crowley: British occultist, dies at 72
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01 Dec 1947
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death
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Hardy: Mathematician
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01 Dec 1947
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death
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Aleister Crowley, English magician, poet, and mountaineer (b. 1875) |
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01 Dec 1947
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death
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G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1877) |
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01 Dec 1950
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death
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Ernest John Moeran, English pianist and composer (b. 1894) |
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01 Dec 1951
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death
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Felix Petyrek: Composer, dies at 59
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01 Dec 1952
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death
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Victor E Orlando: Italian Premier (1917-19), dies at 92
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01 Dec 1954
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death
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Fred Rose, American pianist, composer, and publisher (b. 1898) |
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01 Dec 1960
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death
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Ion Vasilescu: Composer, dies at 57
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01 Dec 1964
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death
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J. B. S. Haldane, English-Indian geneticist and biologist (b. 1892) |
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01 Dec 1964
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death
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Charilaos Vasilakos, Greek runner (b. 1877) |
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01 Dec 1968
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death
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Hugo Haas: Actor / director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66
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01 Dec 1968
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death
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Nicolae Bretan, Romanian opera singer, composer, and conductor (b. 1887) |
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01 Dec 1968
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death
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Darío Moreno, Turkish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1921) |
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01 Dec 1969
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death
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Magic Sam, American singer and guitarist (b. 1937) |
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01 Dec 1971
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death
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Arthur B Springarn: US NAACP Chairman (1940-65), dies at 93
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01 Dec 1972
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death
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Antonio Segni: Italian Prime Minister / President (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81
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01 Dec 1972
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death
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Andreas Tzimas, Greek communist politician and Resistance leader (b. 1909) |
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01 Dec 1973
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death
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David Ben-Gurion, Polish-Israeli politician, 1st Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1886) |
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01 Dec 1974
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death
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Lajos Zilahy: Hungarian / US Author (Angry Angel), dies at 83
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01 Dec 1974
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death
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Stephen Gill Spottswood: US Bishop / Chairman (NAACP), dies at 77
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01 Dec 1975
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death
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Nick Kenny: US columnist / songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80
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01 Dec 1975
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death
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Nellie Fox, American baseball player and coach (b. 1927) |
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01 Dec 1975
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death
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Anna Roosevelt Halsted, American journalist (b. 1906) |
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01 Dec 1977
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death
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Paul Hardy: Belgian designer (Italian Country, dies at 69
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01 Dec 1980
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death
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Sam Levene: Actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at 75
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01 Dec 1981
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death
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Russ Manning, American author and illustrator (b. 1929) |
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01 Dec 1982
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death
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Dorothy James: Composer, dies on 81st birthday
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01 Dec 1983
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death
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Mirsky: Mathematician
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01 Dec 1984
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death
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Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter and photographer (b. 1911) |
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01 Dec 1986
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death
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[Irving] Lee Dorsey [Kid Chocolate]: US boxer / singer, dies at 59
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01 Dec 1986
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death
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Horace Heidt: Orchestra leader (Swift Show Wagon), dies at 85
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01 Dec 1986
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death
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Robert L "Bobby" Layne: Football player (Detroit Lions), dies at 59
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01 Dec 1986
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death
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Frank McCarthy, American general and film producer (b. 1912) |
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01 Dec 1987
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death
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Donn Fulton Eisele: Col USAF / Astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57
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01 Dec 1987
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death
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James Arthur Baldwin: Writer (Another Country), dies at 63
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01 Dec 1987
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death
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James Baldwin, American author, poet, and critic (b. 1924) |
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01 Dec 1987
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death
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Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1918) |
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01 Dec 1989
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death
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Alvin Ailey, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1931) |
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01 Dec 1990
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death
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Jan H de Groot: Dutch co-founder (Vrij Nederland)
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01 Dec 1990
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death
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Carla Lehmann, Canadian-English actress (b. 1917) |
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01 Dec 1991
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death
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Byron Webster: Actor (That Man Bolt), dies of AIDS at 58
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01 Dec 1991
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death
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George Joseph Stigler: US economist (Nobel 1982), dies at 80
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01 Dec 1991
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death
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George Stigler, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911) |
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01 Dec 1993
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death
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Ray Gillen, American singer-songwriter (Badlands, Black Sabbath, Blue Murder, and Sun Red Sun) (b. 1959) |
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01 Dec 1995
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death
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Hopper Levett, English cricketer (b. 1908) |
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01 Dec 1995
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death
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Colin Tapley, New Zealand-English actor (b. 1907) |
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01 Dec 1995
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death
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Maxwell R. Thurman, American general (b. 1931) |
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01 Dec 1996
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death
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Barbak Karmal: Politician, dies at 67
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01 Dec 1996
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death
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Irving Gordon: Songwriter, dies at 81
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01 Dec 1996
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death
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Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1928) |
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01 Dec 1997
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death
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Denis Gerald Barrington: Artist, dies at 67
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01 Dec 1997
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death
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Stephane Grappelli: French jazz violinist, dies at 89
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01 Dec 1997
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death
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Michel Bélanger, Canadian banker and businessman (b. 1929) |
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01 Dec 1997
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death
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Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (Quintette du Hot Club de France) (b. 1908) |
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01 Dec 1997
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death
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Endicott Peabody, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1920) |
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01 Dec 2001
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death
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Ellis R. Dungan, American director and producer (b. 1909) |
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01 Dec 2002
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death
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Edward L. Beach, Jr., American captain and author (b. 1918) |
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01 Dec 2002
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death
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Dave McNally, American baseball player (b. 1942) |
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01 Dec 2003
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death
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Clark Kerr, American economist and academic (b. 1911) |
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01 Dec 2003
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death
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Eugenio Monti, Italian bobsledder (b. 1928) |
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01 Dec 2004
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death
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Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (b. 1911) |
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01 Dec 2004
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death
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Bill Brown, Scottish-Canadian footballer (b. 1931) |
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01 Dec 2005
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death
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Gust Avrakotos, American CIA officer (b. 1938) |
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01 Dec 2005
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death
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Mary Hayley Bell, Chinese-English actress and playwright (b. 1911) |
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01 Dec 2005
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death
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Freeman V. Horner, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1922) |
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01 Dec 2006
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death
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Claude Jade, French actress (b. 1948) |
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01 Dec 2006
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death
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Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and historian (b. 1937) |
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01 Dec 2007
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death
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Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player and footballer (b. 1929) |
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01 Dec 2007
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death
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Anton Rodgers, English actor and director (b. 1933) |
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01 Dec 2008
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death
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Paul Benedict, American actor (b. 1938) |
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01 Dec 2008
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death
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Mikel Laboa, Spanish singer-songwriter (b. 1934) |
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01 Dec 2008
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death
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Joseph B. Wirthlin, American businessman and religious leader (b. 1917) |
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01 Dec 2009
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death
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Gustavo Adolfo Palma, Guatemalan tenor and actor (b. 1920) |
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01 Dec 2010
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death
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Adriaan Blaauw, Dutch astronomer and academic (b. 1914) |
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01 Dec 2010
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death
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Hillard Elkins, American actor and producer (b. 1929) |
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01 Dec 2011
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death
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Christa Wolf, German author and critic (b. 1929) |
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01 Dec 2012
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death
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Jovan Belcher, American football player (b. 1987) |
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01 Dec 2012
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death
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Arthur Chaskalson, South African lawyer and judge, 18th Chief Justice of South Africa (b. 1931) |
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01 Dec 2012
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death
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Mitchell Cole, English footballer (b. 1985) |
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01 Dec 2012
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death
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Rick Majerus, American basketball player and coach (b. 1948) |
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01 Dec 2012
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death
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Ed Price, American pilot and politician (b. 1918) |
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01 Dec 2012
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death
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Yoshinori Watanabe, Japanese mobster (b. 1941) |
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01 Dec 2013
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death
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Richard Coughlan, English drummer (Caravan and The Wilde Flowers) (b. 1947) |
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01 Dec 2013
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death
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Stirling Colgate, American physicist and academic (b. 1925) |
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01 Dec 2013
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death
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Walter E. Ellis, American serial killer (b. 1960) |
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01 Dec 2013
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death
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Edward Heffron, American soldier (b. 1923) |
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01 Dec 2013
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death
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Martin Sharp, Australian cartoonist and songwriter (b. 1942) |
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01 Dec 2014
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death
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Mario Abramovich, Argentinian violinist and composer (b. 1926) |
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01 Dec 2014
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death
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Sita Murt, Spanish fashion designer (b. 1946) |
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01 Dec 2014
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death
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Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Greek epidemiologist, oncologist, and academic (b. 1938) |
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01 Dec 2014
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death
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Rocky Wood, New Zealand-Australian author (b. 1959) |
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