People who died on December 10 103
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Sancho I of Pamplona
d. 925
Sancho I, king of Pamplona
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Herman I, Duke of Swabia
d. 949
Herman I, Duke of Swabia
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Michael IV the Paphlagonian
d. 1041 (b. 1010)
Michael IV the Paphlagonian, Byzantine emperor (b. 1010)
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Nikephoros III Botaneiates
d. 1081
Nikephoros III Botaneiates, deposed Byzantine Emperor (b. c.1002)
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Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan
d. 1113
Radwan, ruler of Aleppo
Averroes
d. 1198 (b. 1126)
Averroes, Spanish astronomer, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1126)
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Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1310 (b. 1271)
Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1271)
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Paolo Uccello
d. 1475 (b. 1397)
Paolo Uccello, Italian painter (b. 1397)
René II, Duke of Lorraine
d. 1508 (b. 1451)
René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)
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Thomas Culpeper
d. 1541 (b. 1514)
Thomas Culpeper, English courtier (b. 1514)
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Francis Dereham
d. 1541
Francis Dereham, English courtier (b. c. 1513)
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Caspar Schwenckfeld
d. 1561
Caspar Schwenckfeld, German theologian and writer
Giulio Caccini
d. 1618 (b. 1551)
Giulio Caccini, Italian composer and educator (b. 1551)
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Edmund Gunter
d. 1626 (b. 1581)
Edmund Gunter, English mathematician and academic (b. 1581)
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Tarquinio Merula
d. 1665 (b. 1594)
Tarquinio Merula, Italian organist, violinist, and composer (b. 1594)
António Manoel de Vilhena
d. 1736 (b. 1663)
António Manoel de Vilhena, Portuguese soldier and politician (b. 1663)
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Jacob Frank
d. 1791 (b. 1726)
Jacob Frank, Polish religious leader (b. 1726)
Thomas Johann Seebeck
d. 1831 (b. 1770)
Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist and academic (b. 1770)
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Józef Bem
d. 1850 (b. 1794)
Józef Bem, Polish general and physicist (b. 1794)
François Sulpice Beudant
d. 1850 (b. 1787)
François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist (b. 1787)
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Leopold I of Belgium
d. 1865 (b. 1790)
Leopold I of Belgium (b. 1790)
Sakamoto Ryōma
d. 1867 (b. 1836)
Sakamoto Ryōma, Japanese samurai and politician (b. 1836)
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Alfred Nobel
d. 1896 (b. 1833)
Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and engineer, invented Dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize (b. 1833)
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Red Cloud
d. 1909 (b. 1822)
Red Cloud, American tribal chief (b. 1822)
Joseph Dalton Hooker
d. 1911 (b. 1817)
Joseph Dalton Hooker, English botanist and explorer (b. 1817)
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Mackenzie Bowell
d. 1917 (b. 1823)
Mackenzie Bowell, English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1823)
Horace Elgin Dodge
d. 1920 (b. 1868)
Horace Elgin Dodge, American businessman, co-founded Dodge (b. 1868)
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Clement Lindley Wragge
d. 1922 (b. 1852)
Clement Lindley Wragge, English meteorologist and author (b. 1852)
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Nikola Pašić
d. 1926 (b. 1845)
Nikola Pašić, Serbian politician, 46th Prime Minister of Serbia (b. 1845)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
d. 1928 (b. 1868)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect and painter (b. 1868)
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Bobby Abel
d. 1936 (b. 1857)
Bobby Abel, English cricketer (b. 1857)
Luigi Pirandello
d. 1936 (b. 1867)
Luigi Pirandello, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
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John Grieb
d. 1939 (b. 1879)
John Grieb, American gymnast and triathlete (b. 1879)
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Colin Kelly
d. 1941 (b. 1915)
Colin Kelly, American captain and pilot (b. 1915)
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John Brunt
d. 1944 (b. 1922)
John Brunt, English captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1922)
Theodor Dannecker
d. 1945 (b. 1913)
Theodor Dannecker, German captain (b. 1913)
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Walter Johnson
d. 1946 (b. 1887)
Walter Johnson, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1887)
Damon Runyon
d. 1946 (b. 1880)
Damon Runyon, American newspaperman and short story writer (b. 1884)
Na Hye-sok
d. 1948 (b. 1896)
Na Hye-sok, South Korean journalist, poet, and painter (b. 1896)
Algernon Blackwood
d. 1951 (b. 1869)
Algernon Blackwood, English author and playwright (b. 1869)
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
d. 1953 (b. 1872)
Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-English scholar and translator (b. 1872)
David Shimoni
d. 1956 (b. 1891)
David Shimoni, Russian-Israeli poet and translator (b. 1891)
Napoleon Zervas
d. 1957 (b. 1891)
Napoleon Zervas, Greek general (b. 1891)
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Adolfo Camarillo
d. 1958 (b. 1864)
Adolfo Camarillo, American horse breeder, rancher, and philanthropist (b. 1864)
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K. M. Panikkar
d. 1963 (b. 1894)
K. M. Panikkar, Indian historian and diplomat (b. 1894)
Otis Redding
d. 1967 (b. 1941)
Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1941)
Karl Barth
d. 1968 (b. 1886)
Karl Barth, Swiss theologian and author (b. 1886)
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George Forrest (Northern Ireland politician)
d. 1968 (b. 1921)
George Forrest, Northern Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1921)
Thomas Merton
d. 1968 (b. 1915)
Thomas Merton, American monk and author (b. 1915)
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Mark Van Doren
d. 1972 (b. 1894)
Mark Van Doren, American poet, critic, and academic (b. 1894)
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Wolf V. Vishniac
d. 1973 (b. 1922)
Wolf V. Vishniac, German-American microbiologist and academic (b. 1922)
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Toshinari Shōji
d. 1974 (b. 1890)
Toshinari Shōji, Japanese general (b. 1890)
Adolph Rupp
d. 1977 (b. 1901)
Adolph Rupp, American basketball player and coach (b. 1901)
Ed Wood
d. 1978 (b. 1924)
Ed Wood, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
Ann Dvorak
d. 1979 (b. 1911)
Ann Dvorak, American actress (b. 1911)
Freeman Gosden
d. 1982 (b. 1899)
Freeman Gosden, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1899)
Jascha Heifetz
d. 1987 (b. 1901)
Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian-American violinist and educator (b. 1901)
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Richard S. Castellano
d. 1988 (b. 1933)
Richard S. Castellano, American actor (b. 1933)
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Johnny Lawrence
d. 1988 (b. 1911)
Johnny Lawrence, English cricketer and coach (b. 1911)
Dorothy de Rothschild
d. 1988 (b. 1895)
Dorothy de Rothschild, English philanthropist and activist (b. 1895)
Armand Hammer
d. 1990 (b. 1898)
Armand Hammer, American businessman, founded Occidental Petroleum (b. 1898)
Greta Kempton
d. 1991 (b. 1901)
Greta Kempton, Austrian-American painter and academic (b. 1901)
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Dan Maskell
d. 1992 (b. 1908)
Dan Maskell, English tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1908)
Alice Tully
d. 1993 (b. 1902)
Alice Tully, American soprano (b. 1902)
Keith Joseph
d. 1994 (b. 1918)
Keith Joseph, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Education (b. 1918)
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Alex Wilson (Canadian sprinter)
d. 1994 (b. 1905)
Alex Wilson, Canadian-American sprinter (b. 1905)
Darren Robinson (rapper)
d. 1995 (b. 1967)
Darren Robinson, American rapper (b. 1967)
Faron Young
d. 1996 (b. 1932)
Faron Young, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1932)
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Rick Danko
d. 1999 (b. 1943)
Rick Danko, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1943)
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Franjo Tuđman
d. 1999 (b. 1922)
Franjo Tuđman, Croatian general and politician, 1st President of Croatia (b. 1922)
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Woodrow Borah
d. 1999 (b. 1912)
Woodrow Borah, American historian of Spanish America (b. 1912)
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Marie Windsor
d. 2000 (b. 1919)
Marie Windsor, American actress (b. 1919)
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Ashok Kumar
d. 2001 (b. 1911)
Ashok Kumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer (b. 1911)
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Andres Küng
d. 2002 (b. 1945)
Andres Küng, Swedish journalist and politician (b. 1945)
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Ian MacNaughton
d. 2002 (b. 1925)
Ian MacNaughton, Scottish actor, director, and producer (b. 1925)
Sean McClory
d. 2003 (b. 1924)
Sean McClory, Irish actor and director (b. 1924)
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Gary Webb
d. 2004 (b. 1955)
Gary Webb, American journalist and author (b. 1955)
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Mary Jackson (actress)
d. 2005 (b. 1910)
Mary Jackson, American actress (b. 1910)
Eugene McCarthy
d. 2005 (b. 1916)
Eugene McCarthy, American poet, academic, and politician (b. 1916)
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Richard Pryor
d. 2005 (b. 1940)
Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
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Olivia Coolidge
d. 2006 (b. 1908)
Olivia Coolidge, English-American author and educator (b. 1908)
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Augusto Pinochet
d. 2006 (b. 1915)
Augusto Pinochet, Chilean general and politician, 30th President of Chile (b. 1915)
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Vitali Hakko
d. 2007 (b. 1913)
Vitali Hakko, Turkish businessman, founded Vakko (b. 1913)
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Vladimir Teplyakov
d. 2009 (b. 1925)
Vladimir Teplyakov, Russian soldier and physicist (b. 1925)
John Fenn (chemist)
d. 2010 (b. 1917)
John Fenn, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
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J. Michael Hagopian
d. 2010 (b. 1913)
J. Michael Hagopian, Armenian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1913)
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MacKenzie Miller
d. 2010 (b. 1921)
MacKenzie Miller, American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1921)
Iajuddin Ahmed
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Iajuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi academic and politician, 13th President of Bangladesh (b. 1931)
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Antonio Cubillo
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Antonio Cubillo, Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1930)
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Tommy Roberts (designer)
d. 2012 (b. 1942)
Tommy Roberts, English fashion designer (b. 1942)
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Alan Coleman
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Alan Coleman, English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
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Jim Hall (musician)
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Jim Hall, American guitarist and composer (b. 1930)
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Don Lund
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Don Lund, American baseball player and coach (b. 1923)
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Srikanta Wadiyar
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Srikanta Wadiyar, Indian politician (b. 1946)
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Ralph Giordano (writer)
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Ralph Giordano, German author and publicist (b. 1923)
Robert B. Oakley
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Robert B. Oakley, American diplomat, 19th United States Ambassador to Pakistan (b. 1931)
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Bob Solinger
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Bob Solinger, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925)
Judy Baar Topinka
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Judy Baar Topinka, American journalist and politician (b. 1944)
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Gerard Vianen
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Gerard Vianen, Dutch cyclist (b. 1944)
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Ron Bouchard
d. 2015 (b. 1948)
Ron Bouchard, American race car driver and businessman (b. 1948)
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Denis Héroux
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Denis Héroux, Canadian director and producer (b. 1940)
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Arnold Peralta
d. 2015 (b. 1989)
Arnold Peralta, Honduran footballer (b. 1989)
Dolph Schayes
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Dolph Schayes, American basketball player and coach (b. 1928)