People who died on December 1 100
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Saint Eligius
d. 660
Eligius, bishop and saint
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Gao Conghui
d. 948 (b. 891)
Gao Conghui, prince and ruler of Jingnan (b. 891)
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Fujiwara no Morotada
d. 969 (b. 920)
Fujiwara no Morotada, Japanese statesman (b. 920)
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Henry I of England
d. 1135 (b. 1068)
Henry I, English king (b. 1068)
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Isabella of England
d. 1241 (b. 1214)
Isabella of England, Holy Roman Empress (b. 1214)
Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan
d. 1335 (b. 1305)
Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate (b. 1305)
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Magnus IV of Sweden
d. 1374 (b. 1316)
Magnus Ericson, king of Sweden (b. 1316)
Emperor Go-Komatsu
d. 1433 (b. 1377)
Go-Komatsu, emperor of Japan (b. 1377)
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Lorenzo Ghiberti
d. 1455 (b. 1378)
Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian goldsmith and sculptor (b. 1378)
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Pope Leo X
d. 1521 (b. 1475)
Pope Leo X (d. 1521)
Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy
d. 1530 (b. 1480)
Margaret of Austria, duchess of Savoy (b. 1480)
Giovanni Morone
d. 1580 (b. 1509)
Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (b. 1509)
Alexander Briant
d. 1581 (b. 1556)
Alexander Briant, English Roman Catholic priest, martyr and saint (b. 1556)
Edmund Campion
d. 1581 (b. 1540)
Edmund Campion, English Roman Catholic priest, martyr, and saint (b. 1540)
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Ralph Sherwin
d. 1581 (b. 1550)
Ralph Sherwin, English Roman Catholic priest, martyr, and saint (b. 1550)
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Isabella Clara Eugenia
d. 1633 (b. 1566)
Isabella Clara Eugenia, infanta of Spain (b. 1566)
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Miguel de Vasconcelos
d. 1640 (b. 1590)
Miguel de Vasconcelos, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1590)
Pierre d'Hozier
d. 1660 (b. 1592)
Pierre d'Hozier, French genealogist and historian (b. 1592)
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Giacomo F. Maraldi
d. 1729 (b. 1665)
Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician (b. 1665)
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Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr
d. 1750 (b. 1671)
Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1671)
Maurice Greene (composer)
d. 1755 (b. 1696)
Maurice Greene, English organist and composer (b. 1696)
Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan
d. 1767 (b. 1710)
Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician (b. 1710)
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Alexander I of Russia
d. 1825 (b. 1777)
Alexander I of Russia (d. 1825)
Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich
d. 1865 (b. 1796)
Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss pastor, poet, and educator (b. 1796)
George Everest
d. 1866 (b. 1790)
George Everest, Welsh geographer and surveyor (b. 1790)
Charles Gray Round
d. 1867 (b. 1797)
Charles Gray Round, English lawyer and politician (b. 1797)
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William Swainson (lawyer)
d. 1884 (b. 1809)
William Swainson, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809)
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Juhan Liiv
d. 1913 (b. 1864)
Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet and author (b. 1864)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
d. 1914 (b. 1840)
Alfred Thayer Mahan, American captain and historian (b. 1840)
Charles de Foucauld
d. 1916 (b. 1858)
Charles de Foucauld, French priest and martyr (b. 1858)
Virginie Loveling
d. 1923 (b. 1836)
Virginie Loveling, Belgian author and poet (b. 1836)
José Eustasio Rivera
d. 1928 (b. 1888)
José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian-American lawyer and poet (b. 1888)
Pekka Halonen
d. 1933 (b. 1865)
Pekka Halonen, Finnish painter (b. 1865)
Sergey Kirov
d. 1934 (b. 1886)
Sergey Kirov, Russian engineer and politician (b. 1886)
Bernhard Schmidt
d. 1935 (b. 1879)
Bernhard Schmidt, Estonian-German optician, invented the Schmidt camera (b. 1879)
Damrong Rajanubhab
d. 1943 (b. 1862)
Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai historian and educator (b. 1862)
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Aleister Crowley
d. 1947 (b. 1875)
Aleister Crowley, English magician, poet, and mountaineer (b. 1875)
G. H. Hardy
d. 1947 (b. 1877)
G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1877)
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Ernest John Moeran
d. 1950 (b. 1894)
Ernest John Moeran, English pianist and composer (b. 1894)
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Fred Rose (songwriter)
d. 1954 (b. 1897)
Fred Rose, American pianist, composer, and publisher (b. 1898)
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J. B. S. Haldane
d. 1964 (b. 1892)
J. B. S. Haldane, English-Indian geneticist and biologist (b. 1892)
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Charilaos Vasilakos
d. 1964 (b. 1877)
Charilaos Vasilakos, Greek runner (b. 1877)
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Nicolae Bretan
d. 1968 (b. 1887)
Nicolae Bretan, Romanian opera singer, composer, and conductor (b. 1887)
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Darío Moreno
d. 1968 (b. 1921)
Darío Moreno, Turkish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1921)
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David Ben-Gurion
d. 1973 (b. 1886)
David Ben-Gurion, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1886)
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Nellie Fox
d. 1975 (b. 1927)
Nellie Fox, American baseball player and coach (d. 1975)
Ernesto Maserati
d. 1975 (b. 1898)
Ernesto Maserati, Italian race car driver and engineer (b. 1898)
Anna Roosevelt Halsted
d. 1975 (b. 1906)
Anna Roosevelt Halsted, American journalist (b. 1906)
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Russ Manning
d. 1981 (b. 1929)
Russ Manning, American author and illustrator (b. 1929)
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Roelof Frankot
d. 1984 (b. 1911)
Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter and photographer (b. 1911)
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Frank McCarthy (producer)
d. 1986 (b. 1912)
Frank McCarthy, American general and film producer (b. 1912)
James Baldwin
d. 1987 (b. 1924)
James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1924)
Punch Imlach
d. 1987 (b. 1918)
Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1918)
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J. Vernon McGee
d. 1988 (b. 1904)
J. Vernon McGee, American pastor and theologian (b. 1904)
Alvin Ailey
d. 1989 (b. 1931)
Alvin Ailey, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1931)
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Carla Lehmann
d. 1990 (b. 1917)
Carla Lehmann, Canadian-English actress (b. 1917)
George Stigler
d. 1991 (b. 1911)
George Stigler, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
Ray Gillen
d. 1993 (b. 1959)
Ray Gillen, American singer-songwriter (b. 1959)
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Hopper Levett
d. 1995 (b. 1908)
Hopper Levett, English cricketer (b. 1908)
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Colin Tapley
d. 1995 (b. 1907)
Colin Tapley, New Zealand-English actor (b. 1907)
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Maxwell R. Thurman
d. 1995 (b. 1931)
Maxwell R. Thurman, American general (b. 1931)
Peter Bronfman
d. 1996 (b. 1929)
Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1928)
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Michel Bélanger
d. 1997 (b. 1929)
Michel Bélanger, Canadian banker and businessman (b. 1929)
Stéphane Grappelli
d. 1997 (b. 1908)
Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (b. 1908)
Endicott Peabody
d. 1997 (b. 1920)
Endicott Peabody, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1920)
Ellis R. Dungan
d. 2001 (b. 1909)
Ellis R. Dungan, American director and producer (b. 1909)
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Edward L. Beach Jr.
d. 2002 (b. 1918)
Edward L. Beach Jr., American captain and author (b. 1918)
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Dave McNally
d. 2002 (b. 1942)
Dave McNally, American baseball player (b. 1942)
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Clark Kerr
d. 2003 (b. 1911)
Clark Kerr, American economist and academic (b. 1911)
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Eugenio Monti
d. 2003 (b. 1928)
Eugenio Monti, Italian bobsledder (b. 1928)
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
d. 2004 (b. 1911)
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (b. 1911)
Bill Brown (goalkeeper)
d. 2004 (b. 1931)
Bill Brown, Scottish-Canadian footballer (b. 1931)
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Gust Avrakotos
d. 2005 (b. 1938)
Gust Avrakotos, American CIA officer (b. 1938)
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Mary Hayley Bell
d. 2005 (b. 1911)
Mary Hayley Bell, English actress and playwright (b. 1911)
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Freeman V. Horner
d. 2005 (b. 1922)
Freeman V. Horner, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1922)
Claude Jade
d. 2006 (b. 1948)
Claude Jade, French actress (b. 1948)
Bruce Trigger
d. 2006 (b. 1937)
Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and historian (b. 1937)
Ken McGregor
d. 2007 (b. 1929)
Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player and footballer (b. 1929)
Paul Benedict
d. 2008 (b. 1938)
Paul Benedict, American actor (b. 1938)
Joseph B. Wirthlin
d. 2008 (b. 1917)
Joseph B. Wirthlin, American businessman and religious leader (b. 1917)
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Adriaan Blaauw
d. 2010 (b. 1914)
Adriaan Blaauw, Dutch astronomer and academic (b. 1914)
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Hillard Elkins
d. 2010 (b. 1929)
Hillard Elkins, American actor and producer (b. 1929)
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Christa Wolf
d. 2011 (b. 1929)
Christa Wolf, German author and critic (b. 1929)
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Jovan Belcher
d. 2012 (b. 1987)
Jovan Belcher, American football player (b. 1987)
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Arthur Chaskalson
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Arthur Chaskalson, South African lawyer and judge, 18th Chief Justice of South Africa (b. 1931)
Mitchell Cole
d. 2012 (b. 1985)
Mitchell Cole, English footballer (b. 1985)
Rick Majerus
d. 2012 (b. 1948)
Rick Majerus, American basketball player and coach (b. 1948)
Ed Price (Florida politician)
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Ed Price, American soldier, pilot, and politician (b. 1918)
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Richard Coughlan
d. 2013 (b. 1947)
Richard Coughlan, English drummer (b. 1947)
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Stirling Colgate
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Stirling Colgate, American physicist and academic (b. 1925)
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Edward Heffron
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Edward Heffron, American soldier (b. 1923)
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Martin Sharp
d. 2013 (b. 1942)
Martin Sharp, Australian cartoonist and songwriter (b. 1942)
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Mario Abramovich
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Mario Abramovich, Argentinian violinist and composer (b. 1926)
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Dimitrios Trichopoulos
d. 2014 (b. 1938)
Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Greek epidemiologist, oncologist, and academic (d. 2014)
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Rocky Wood
d. 2014 (b. 1959)
Rocky Wood, New Zealand-Australian author (b. 1959)
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Rob Blokzijl
d. 2015 (b. 1943)
Rob Blokzijl, Dutch physicist and computer scientist (b. 1943)
Joseph Engelberger
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Joseph Engelberger, American physicist and engineer (b. 1925)
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John F. Kurtzke
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
John F. Kurtzke, American neurologist and academic (b. 1926)
Jim Loscutoff
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Jim Loscutoff, American basketball player (b. 1930)
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Trevor Obst
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Trevor Obst, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1940)