People who died on December 13 110
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Childebert I
d. 558 (b. 496)
Childebert I, Frankish king (b. 496)
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Du Hongjian
d. 769 (b. 709)
Du Hongjian, Chinese politician (b. 709)
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Pepin I of Aquitaine
d. 838 (b. 797)
Pepin I of Aquitaine (b. 797)
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Angilbert II
d. 859
Angilbert II, archbishop of Milan
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Pope Callixtus II
d. 1124 (b. 1065)
Pope Callixtus II (b. 1065)
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Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1126 (b. 1075)
Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1075)
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Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
d. 1250 (b. 1194)
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1250)
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Bertold of Regensburg
d. 1272
Bertold of Regensburg, German preacher
Albert I, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1404 (b. 1336)
Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1336)
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Donatello
d. 1466 (b. 1386)
Donatello, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1386)
Johannes Trithemius
d. 1516 (b. 1462)
Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer and historian (b. 1462)
Manuel I of Portugal
d. 1521 (b. 1469)
Manuel I of Portugal (b. 1469)
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Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia
d. 1557 (b. 1499)
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, Italian mathematician and engineer (b. 1499)
Conrad Gessner
d. 1565 (b. 1516)
Conrad Gessner, Swiss botanist and physician (b. 1516)
Katarina Stenbock
d. 1621 (b. 1535)
Katarina Stenbock, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1535)
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Antonio Grassi
d. 1671 (b. 1592)
Antonio Grassi, Italian Roman Catholic priest(b. 1592)
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Charles de La Fosse
d. 1716 (b. 1640)
Charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. 1640)
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Alexander Selkirk
d. 1721 (b. 1676)
Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor (b. 1676)
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Anthony Collins
d. 1729 (b. 1676)
Anthony Collins, English philosopher and author (b. 1676)
Mahmud I
d. 1754 (b. 1696)
Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1696)
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Noël Doiron
d. 1758 (b. 1684)
Noël Doiron, Canadian Acadia leader (b. 1684)
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert
d. 1769 (b. 1715)
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet and hymn-writer (b. 1715)
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Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin
d. 1783 (b. 1717)
Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer and demographer (b. 1717)
Samuel Johnson
d. 1784 (b. 1709)
Samuel Johnson, English poet and lexicographer (b. 1709)
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Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne
d. 1814 (b. 1735)
Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Belgian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1735)
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Herman of Alaska
d. 1837 (b. 1756)
Herman of Alaska, Russian missionary and saint (b. 1756)
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Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg
d. 1849 (b. 1766)
Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg, German botanist and entomologist (b. 1766)
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Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb
d. 1862 (b. 1823)
Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1823)
Christian Friedrich Hebbel
d. 1863 (b. 1813)
Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German poet and playwright (b. 1813)
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
d. 1868 (b. 1794)
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist and explorer (b. 1794)
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August Šenoa
d. 1881 (b. 1838)
August Šenoa, Croatian author and poet (b. 1838)
Victor de Laprade
d. 1883 (b. 1812)
Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812)
Georg August Rudolph
d. 1893 (b. 1816)
Georg August Rudolph, German lawyer and politician, 3rd Mayor of Marburg (b. 1816)
Ányos Jedlik
d. 1895 (b. 1800)
Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist and engineer (b. 1800)
Augustus Le Plongeon
d. 1908 (b. 1825)
Augustus Le Plongeon, French photographer and historian (b. 1825)
Woldemar Voigt
d. 1919 (b. 1850)
Woldemar Voigt, German physicist and academic (b. 1850)
Arthur Wesley Dow
d. 1922 (b. 1857)
Arthur Wesley Dow, American painter and photographer (b. 1857)
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Hannes Hafstein
d. 1922 (b. 1861)
Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic poet and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1861)
Samuel Gompers
d. 1924 (b. 1850)
Samuel Gompers, English-born American labor leader, founded the American Federation of Labor (b. 1850)
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Mehmet Nadir
d. 1927 (b. 1856)
Mehmet Nadir, Turkish mathematician and academic (b. 1856)
Fritz Pregl
d. 1930 (b. 1869)
Fritz Pregl, Slovenian-Austrian chemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
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Gustave Le Bon
d. 1931 (b. 1840)
Gustave Le Bon, French psychologist, sociologist, and anthropologist (b. 1840)
Georgios Jakobides
d. 1932 (b. 1853)
Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter and sculptor (b. 1853)
Victor Grignard
d. 1935 (b. 1871)
Victor Grignard, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
Wlodimir Ledóchowski
d. 1942 (b. 1866)
Wlodimir Ledóchowski, Austrian-Polish religious leader, 26th Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1866)
Robert Robinson Taylor
d. 1942 (b. 1868)
Robert Robinson Taylor, American architect (b. 1868)
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Wassily Kandinsky
d. 1944 (b. 1866)
Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-French painter and theorist (d. 1944)
Lupe Vélez
d. 1944 (b. 1908)
Lupe Vélez, Mexican actress (b. 1908)
Irma Grese
d. 1945 (b. 1923)
Irma Grese, German concentration camp guard (b. 1923)
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Josef Kramer
d. 1945 (b. 1906)
Josef Kramer, German concentration camp commandant (b. 1906)
Elisabeth Volkenrath
d. 1945 (b. 1919)
Elisabeth Volkenrath, Polish-German concentration camp supervisor (b. 1919)
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Henry James (biographer)
d. 1947 (b. 1879)
Henry James, American lawyer and author (b. 1879)
Nicholas Roerich
d. 1947 (b. 1874)
Nicholas Roerich, Russian archaeologist, painter, and philosopher (b. 1874)
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Abraham Wald
d. 1950 (b. 1902)
Abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1902)
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John Raymond Hubbell
d. 1954 (b. 1879)
John Raymond Hubbell, American director and composer (b. 1879)
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Egas Moniz
d. 1955 (b. 1874)
Egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
Dora Marsden
d. 1960 (b. 1882)
Dora Marsden, English author and activist (b. 1882)
Grandma Moses
d. 1961 (b. 1860)
Grandma Moses, American painter (b. 1860)
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Harry Barris
d. 1962 (b. 1905)
Harry Barris, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1905)
Raymond A. Spruance
d. 1969 (b. 1886)
Raymond A. Spruance, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (b. 1886)
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Henry Green
d. 1973 (b. 1905)
Henry Green, English author (b. 1905)
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
d. 1974 (b. 1889)
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Egyptian-Turkish journalist, author, and politician (b. 1889)
Cyril Delevanti
d. 1975 (b. 1889)
Cyril Delevanti, English-American actor (b. 1889)
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Oğuz Atay
d. 1977 (b. 1934)
Oğuz Atay, Turkish engineer and author (b. 1934)
Jon Hall (actor)
d. 1979 (b. 1915)
Jon Hall, American actor and director (b. 1915)
Behçet Necatigil
d. 1979 (b. 1916)
Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet and translator (b. 1916)
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Alexander Schmemann
d. 1983 (b. 1921)
Alexander Schmemann, Estonian-American priest and theologian (b. 1921)
Nichita Stănescu
d. 1983 (b. 1933)
Nichita Stănescu, Romanian poet and critic (b. 1933)
Heather Angel (actress)
d. 1986 (b. 1909)
Heather Angel, British-American actress (b. 1909)
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Ella Baker
d. 1986 (b. 1903)
Ella Baker, American activist (b. 1903)
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Smita Patil
d. 1986 (b. 1955)
Smita Patil, Indian actress and journalist (b. 1955)
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K. C. Irving
d. 1992 (b. 1899)
K. C. Irving, Canadian businessman (b. 1899)
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
d. 1992 (b. 1899)
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1899)
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Vanessa Duriès
d. 1993 (b. 1972)
Vanessa Duriès, French author (b. 1972)
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Ann Nolan Clark
d. 1995 (b. 1896)
Ann Nolan Clark, American author and educator (b. 1896)
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Edward Blishen
d. 1996 (b. 1920)
Edward Blishen, English author and educator (b. 1920)
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Don E. Fehrenbacher
d. 1997 (b. 1920)
Don E. Fehrenbacher, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1920)
Chuck Schuldiner
d. 2001 (b. 1967)
Chuck Schuldiner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1967)
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Zal Yanovsky
d. 2002 (b. 1944)
Zal Yanovsky, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
Māris Čaklais
d. 2003 (b. 1940)
Māris Čaklais, Latvian poet and journalist (b. 1940)
William V. Roth Jr.
d. 2003 (b. 1921)
William V. Roth, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1921)
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Bernarda Bryson Shahn
d. 2004 (b. 1903)
Bernarda Bryson Shahn, American painter and illustrator (b. 1903)
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Andre Rodgers
d. 2004 (b. 1934)
Andre Rodgers, Bahamian baseball player (b. 1934)
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David Wheeler (British computer scientist)
d. 2004 (b. 1927)
David Wheeler, English computer scientist and academic (b. 1927)
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Stanley Williams
d. 2005 (b. 1953)
Stanley Williams, American gang leader, co-founded the Crips (d. 2005)
Lamar Hunt
d. 2006 (b. 1932)
Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (b. 1932)
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Mark Partridge
d. 2007 (b. 1922)
Mark Partridge, Zimbabwean lawyer and politician (b. 1922)
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Floyd Red Crow Westerman
d. 2007 (b. 1936)
Floyd Red Crow Westerman, American actor and activist (b. 1936)
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John Drake (rugby union)
d. 2008 (b. 1959)
John Drake, New Zealand rugby player and journalist (b. 1959)
James Dibble
d. 2010 (b. 1923)
James Dibble, Australian journalist (b. 1923)
Richard Holbrooke
d. 2010 (b. 1941)
Richard Holbrooke, American journalist and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1941)
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Enrique Morente
d. 2010 (b. 1942)
Enrique Morente, Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
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T. J. Bass
d. 2011 (b. 1932)
T. J. Bass, American physician and author (b. 1932)
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Kabir Chowdhury
d. 2011 (b. 1923)
Kabir Chowdhury, Bangladeshi author and academic (b. 1923)
Russell Hoban
d. 2011 (b. 1925)
Russell Hoban, American author and illustrator (b. 1925)
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Ian Black (footballer, born 1924)
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Ian Black, Scottish footballer (b. 1924)
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Marcel Cellier
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Marcel Cellier, Swiss organist and producer (b. 1925)
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Vivian Kellogg
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Vivian Kellogg, American baseball player and manager (b. 1922)
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Kim Kuk-tae
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Kim Kuk-tae, North Korean politician (b. 1924)
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Harvey Littleton
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Harvey Littleton, American glass artist and educator (b. 1922)
Ernst Albrecht (politician)
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Ernst Albrecht, German economist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Lower Saxony (b. 1930)
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William E. May
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
William E. May, American theologian and academic (b. 1928)
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Phil Stern
d. 2014 (b. 1919)
Phil Stern, American photographer (b. 1919)
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Taitetsu Unno
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Taitetsu Unno, Japanese scholar and author (b. 1929)
Benedict Anderson
d. 2015 (b. 1936)
Benedict Anderson, Chinese-American political scientist and academic (b. 1936)
John Bannon
d. 2015 (b. 1943)
John Bannon, Australian academic and politician, 39th Premier of South Australia (b. 1943)
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Peter Ryan (columnist)
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Peter Ryan, Australian journalist and author (b. 1923)
Thomas Schelling
d. 2016 (b. 1921)
Thomas Schelling, American economist and educator (b. 1921)
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David Strangway
d. 2016 (b. 1934)
David Strangway, Canadian geophysicist and university administrator (b. 1934)
Alan Thicke
d. 2016 (b. 1947)
Alan Thicke, Canadian-American actor and composer (b. 1947)