People who died on December 11 84
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Pope Damasus I
d. 384 (b. 305)
Pope Damasus I (b. 305)
Al-Mutawakkil
d. 861 (b. 822)
Al-Mutawakkil, Abbasid caliph (b. 822)
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Al-Fath ibn Khaqan
d. 861
Al-Fath ibn Khaqan, chief confidant and councillor to al-Mutawakkil
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Nikephoros II Phokas
d. 969 (b. 912)
Nikephoros II Phokas, Byzantine emperor (b. 912)
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Al-Afdal Shahanshah
d. 1121 (b. 1066)
Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Egyptian political adviser (b. 1066)
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Ögedei Khan
d. 1241 (b. 1186)
Ögedei Khan, Mongolian emperor (b. 1186)
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Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
d. 1282 (b. 1223)
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Welsh prince (b. 1223)
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Michael VIII Palaiologos
d. 1282 (b. 1225)
Michael VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1225)
Henry IV of Castile
d. 1474 (b. 1425)
Henry IV of Castile, King of the Crown of Castile (b. 1425)
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Pietro Accolti
d. 1532 (b. 1455)
Pietro Accolti, Italian cardinal (b. 1455)
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Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
d. 1582 (b. 1508)
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Spanish general and politician, 12th Constable of Portugal (b. 1508)
Adam Elsheimer
d. 1610 (b. 1578)
Adam Elsheimer, German artist working in Rome who died at only thirty-two (b. 1578)
Louis, Grand Condé
d. 1686 (b. 1621)
Louis, Grand Condé, French general (b. 1621)
Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma
d. 1694 (b. 1630)
Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1630)
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John Strype
d. 1737 (b. 1643)
John Strype, English priest, historian, and author (b. 1643)
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Edmund Curll
d. 1747 (b. 1675)
Edmund Curll, English bookseller and publisher (b. 1675)
Richard Brocklesby
d. 1797 (b. 1722)
Richard Brocklesby, English physician (b. 1722)
Maria Leopoldina of Austria
d. 1826 (b. 1797)
Maria Leopoldina of Austria (b. 1797)
Emperor Kōkaku
d. 1840 (b. 1771)
Emperor Kōkaku of Japan (b. 1771)
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Kamehameha V
d. 1872 (b. 1830)
Kamehameha V of Hawaii (b. 1830)
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Oliver Winchester
d. 1880 (b. 1810)
Oliver Winchester, American businessman, founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company (b. 1810)
William Milligan
d. 1892 (b. 1821)
William Milligan, Scottish theologian and scholar (b. 1821)
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Charles Townsend (fencer)
d. 1906 (b. 1872)
Charles Townsend, American fencer, engineer, and academic (b. 1872)
Ludwig Mond
d. 1909 (b. 1839)
Ludwig Mond, German-born chemist and British industrialist who discovered the metal carbonyls (b. 1839)
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Carl von In der Maur
d. 1913 (b. 1852)
Carl von In der Maur, Governor of Liechtenstein (b. 1852)
Ivan Cankar
d. 1918 (b. 1876)
Ivan Cankar, Slovenian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1876)
Olive Schreiner
d. 1920 (b. 1855)
Olive Schreiner, South African author and activist (b. 1855)
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Myron Grimshaw
d. 1936 (b. 1875)
Myron Grimshaw, American baseball player (b. 1875)
Jaan Anvelt
d. 1937 (b. 1884)
Jaan Anvelt, Estonian theorist and politician (b. 1884)
Christian Lous Lange
d. 1938 (b. 1869)
Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian historian and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
d. 1941 (b. 1922)
John Gillespie Magee, Jr., American pilot and poet (b. 1922)
Émile Picard
d. 1941 (b. 1856)
Émile Picard, French mathematician and academic (b. 1856)
Charles Fabry
d. 1945 (b. 1867)
Charles Fabry, French physicist and academic (b. 1867)
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Leslie Comrie
d. 1950 (b. 1893)
Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and author (b. 1893)
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Mustafa Muğlalı
d. 1951 (b. 1882)
Mustafa Muğlalı, Turkish general (b. 1882)
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Sedat Simavi
d. 1953 (b. 1896)
Sedat Simavi, Turkish journalist and director (b. 1896)
Musidora
d. 1957 (b. 1889)
Musidora, French actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)
Jim Bottomley
d. 1959 (b. 1900)
Jim Bottomley, American baseball player and manager (b. 1900)
Sam Cooke
d. 1964 (b. 1931)
Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
Percy Kilbride
d. 1964 (b. 1888)
Percy Kilbride, American actor (b. 1888)
Augusta Fox Bronner
d. 1966 (b. 1881)
Augusta Fox Bronner, American psychologist, specialist in juvenile psychology (b. 1881)
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Richard Sagrits
d. 1968 (b. 1910)
Richard Sagrits, Estonian painter and author (b. 1910)
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
d. 1968 (b. 1891)
Arthur Hays Sulzberger, American publisher (b. 1891)
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Richard and Maurice McDonald
d. 1971 (b. 1902)
Maurice McDonald, American businessman, co-founded McDonald's (b. 1902)
Lee Wiley
d. 1975 (b. 1908)
Lee Wiley, American singer (b. 1908)
Nihal Atsız
d. 1975 (b. 1905)
Nihal Atsız, Turkish philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1905)
Vincent du Vigneaud
d. 1978 (b. 1901)
Vincent du Vigneaud, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
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Paul O'Dea
d. 1978 (b. 1920)
Paul O'Dea, American baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
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James J. Gibson
d. 1979 (b. 1904)
James J. Gibson, American psychologist and author (b. 1904)
Neil Ritchie
d. 1983 (b. 1897)
Neil Ritchie, Guyanese-English general (b. 1897)
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Oskar Seidlin
d. 1984 (b. 1911)
Oskar Seidlin, German-American author, poet, and scholar (b. 1911)
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George Waggner
d. 1984 (b. 1894)
George Waggner, American director, producer and actor (b. 1894)
G. A. Kulkarni
d. 1987 (b. 1923)
G. A. Kulkarni, Indian author and academic (b. 1923)
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Louise Dahl-Wolfe
d. 1989 (b. 1895)
Louise Dahl-Wolfe, American photographer (b. 1895)
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Robert Q. Lewis
d. 1991 (b. 1921)
Robert Q. Lewis, American actor, comedian, game show host/panelist, and television personality (b. 1921)
Artur Lundkvist
d. 1991 (b. 1906)
Artur Lundkvist, Swedish author and critic (b. 1906)
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Philip Phillips (archaeologist)
d. 1994 (b. 1900)
Philip Phillips, American archaeologist and scholar (b. 1900)
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Greg Bahnsen
d. 1995 (b. 1948)
Greg Bahnsen, American minister and philosopher (b. 1948)
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Willie Rushton
d. 1996 (b. 1937)
Willie Rushton, English cartoonist, author, and publisher, co-founded Private Eye (b. 1937)
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Eddie Chapman
d. 1997 (b. 1914)
Eddie Chapman, English spy (b. 1914)
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Simon Jeffes
d. 1997 (b. 1949)
Simon Jeffes, English guitarist and composer (b. 1949)
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André Lichnerowicz
d. 1998 (b. 1915)
André Lichnerowicz, French physicist and mathematician (b. 1915)
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Lynn Strait
d. 1998 (b. 1968)
Lynn Strait, American singer-songwriter (b. 1968)
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
d. 2000 (b. 1915)
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Pakistani politician and diplomat (b. 1915)
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David Lewis (American actor)
d. 2000 (b. 1916)
David Lewis, American actor (b. 1916)
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Mainza Chona
d. 2001 (b. 1930)
Mainza Chona, Zambian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Zambia (b. 1930)
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Ahmadou Kourouma
d. 2003 (b. 1927)
Ahmadou Kourouma, Ivorian author and playwright (b. 1927)
José Luis Cuciuffo
d. 2004 (b. 1962)
José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (b. 1962)
Arthur Lydiard
d. 2004 (b. 1917)
Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand runner and coach (b. 1917)
Bettie Page
d. 2008 (b. 1923)
Bettie Page, American model (b. 1923)
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Dick Hoerner
d. 2010 (b. 1922)
Dick Hoerner, American football player (b. 1922)
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John Patrick Foley
d. 2011 (b. 1935)
John Patrick Foley, American cardinal (b. 1935)
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Galina Vishnevskaya
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano and actress (b. 1926)
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Mendel Weinbach
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Mendel Weinbach, Polish-Israeli rabbi and scholar (b. 1933)
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Nadir Afonso
d. 2013 (b. 1920)
Nadir Afonso, Portuguese painter and architect (b. 1920)
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Barbara Branden
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Barbara Branden, Canadian-American author and academic (b. 1929)
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Javier Jauregui
d. 2013 (b. 1973)
Javier Jauregui, Mexican boxer (b. 1973)
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Sheikh Mussa Shariefi
d. 2013 (b. 1942)
Sheikh Mussa Shariefi, Indian philosopher and scholar (b. 1942)
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Hans Wallat
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Hans Wallat, German conductor and director (b. 1929)
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Abish Kekilbayev
d. 2015 (b. 1939)
Abish Kekilbayev, Kazakh academic and politician (b. 1939)
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H. Arnold Steinberg
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
H. Arnold Steinberg, Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and academic (b. 1933)
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Hema Upadhyay
d. 2015 (b. 1972)
Hema Upadhyay, Indian painter and sculptor (b. 1972)
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John "Hot Rod" Williams
d. 2015 (b. 1962)
John "Hot Rod" Williams, American basketball player (b. 1962)
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Ken Woolley
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Ken Woolley, Australian architect (b. 1933)