People who died on December 14 106
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Xue Rengao
d. 618
Xue Rengao, emperor of Qin
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Aldfrith of Northumbria
d. 704
Aldfrith, king of Northumbria (or 705)
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Pope Adrian II
d. 872 (b. 792)
Pope Adrian II (b. 792)
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Agnes of Poitou
d. 1077
Agnes of Poitou, Holy Roman Empress and regent (b. c. 1025)
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Al-Ashraf Khalil
d. 1293
Al-Ashraf Khalil, Mamluk sultan of Egypt
Margaret of Brabant
d. 1311 (b. 1276)
Margaret of Brabant, German queen consort (b. 1276)
Rinchinbal Khan
d. 1332 (b. 1326)
Rinchinbal Khan, Mongolian emperor (b. 1326)
Cangrande II della Scala
d. 1359 (b. 1332)
Cangrande II della Scala, Lord of Verona (b. 1332)
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John Oldcastle
d. 1417
John Oldcastle, English Lollard leader
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Guarino da Verona
d. 1460 (b. 1370)
Guarino da Verona, Italian scholar and translator (b. 1370)
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Niccolò Perotti
d. 1480 (b. 1429)
Niccolò Perotti, humanist scholar (b. 1429)
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Sten Sture the Elder
d. 1503 (b. 1440)
Sten Sture the Elder, regent of Sweden (b. 1440)
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Frederick of Saxony (Teutonic Knight)
d. 1510 (b. 1473)
Friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)
James V of Scotland
d. 1542 (b. 1512)
James V of Scotland (b. 1512)
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John of the Cross
d. 1591 (b. 1542)
John of the Cross, Spanish mystic and saint (d. 1591)
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Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon
d. 1595 (b. 1535)
Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (b. 1535)
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Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
d. 1624 (b. 1536)
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English politician, Lord High Admiral (b. 1536)
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Pierre Dupuy (scholar)
d. 1651 (b. 1582)
Pierre Dupuy, French historian and scholar (b. 1582)
Thomas Tenison
d. 1715 (b. 1636)
Thomas Tenison, English archbishop (b. 1636)
Thomas Tanner (bishop)
d. 1735 (b. 1674)
Thomas Tanner, English bishop and historian (b. 1674)
Charles Rollin
d. 1741 (b. 1661)
Charles Rollin, French historian and educator (b. 1661)
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Giovanni Battista Cipriani
d. 1785 (b. 1727)
Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Italian painter and engraver (b. 1727)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
d. 1788 (b. 1714)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer (b. 1714)
Charles III of Spain
d. 1788 (b. 1716)
Charles III of Spain (b. 1716)
George Washington
d. 1799 (b. 1732)
George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (b. 1732)
Martin Baum
d. 1831 (b. 1765)
Martin Baum, American businessman and politician, 5th Mayor of Cincinnati (b. 1765)
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Jean-Olivier Chénier
d. 1838 (b. 1806)
Jean-Olivier Chénier, Canadian physician (b. 1806)
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
d. 1860 (b. 1784)
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1784)
Albert, Prince Consort
d. 1861 (b. 1819)
Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (b. 1819)
Johan Georg Forchhammer
d. 1865 (b. 1794)
Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist and mineralogist (b. 1794)
Louis Agassiz
d. 1873 (b. 1807)
Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American zoologist and geologist (b. 1807)
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
d. 1878 (b. 1843)
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (b. 1843)
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Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis
d. 1912 (b. 1887)
Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1887)
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Phil Waller
d. 1917 (b. 1889)
Phil Waller, Welsh rugby player (b. 1889)
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George Gipp
d. 1920 (b. 1895)
George Gipp, American football player (b. 1895)
Julian Sochocki
d. 1927 (b. 1842)
Julian Sochocki, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1842)
Stanley G. Weinbaum
d. 1935 (b. 1902)
Stanley G. Weinbaum, American author (b. 1902)
Fabián de la Rosa
d. 1937 (b. 1869)
Fabián de la Rosa, Filipino painter and educator (b. 1869)
Anton Korošec
d. 1940 (b. 1872)
Anton Korošec, Slovenian priest and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1872)
John Harvey Kellogg
d. 1943 (b. 1852)
John Harvey Kellogg, American physician and businessman, co-invented corn flakes (b. 1852)
Stanley Baldwin
d. 1947 (b. 1867)
Stanley Baldwin, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1867)
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Edward Higgins
d. 1947 (b. 1864)
Edward Higgins, English-American 3rd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1864)
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
d. 1953 (b. 1896)
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American author and academic (b. 1896)
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Juho Kusti Paasikivi
d. 1956 (b. 1870)
Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Finnish lawyer and politician, 7th President of Finland (b. 1870)
Dinah Washington
d. 1963 (b. 1924)
Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)
William Bendix
d. 1964 (b. 1906)
William Bendix, American actor (b. 1906)
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Franz Schlegelberger
d. 1970 (b. 1876)
Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician, German Reich Minister of Justice (b. 1876)
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Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury
d. 1971 (b. 1926)
Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury, Bangladeshi linguist and scholar (b. 1926)
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Munier Choudhury
d. 1971 (b. 1925)
Munier Choudhury, Bangladeshi author, playwright, and critic (b. 1925)
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Shahidullah Kaiser
d. 1971 (b. 1927)
Shahidullah Kaiser, Bangladeshi journalist and author (b. 1927)
Walter Lippmann
d. 1974 (b. 1889)
Walter Lippmann, American journalist and author (b. 1889)
Arthur Treacher
d. 1975 (b. 1894)
Arthur Treacher, English-American entertainer (b. 1894)
Salvador de Madariaga
d. 1978 (b. 1886)
Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish historian and diplomat, co-founded the College of Europe (b. 1886)
Elston Howard
d. 1980 (b. 1929)
Elston Howard, American baseball player and coach (b. 1929)
Vicente Aleixandre
d. 1984 (b. 1898)
Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
Catherine Doherty
d. 1985 (b. 1896)
Catherine Doherty, Russian-Canadian activist, founded the Madonna House Apostolate (b. 1896)
Roger Maris
d. 1985 (b. 1934)
Roger Maris, American baseball player and coach (b. 1934)
Jock Mahoney
d. 1989 (b. 1919)
Jock Mahoney, American actor and stuntman (b. 1919)
Andrei Sakharov
d. 1989 (b. 1921)
Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
d. 1990 (b. 1921)
Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1921)
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Robert Eddison
d. 1991 (b. 1908)
Robert Eddison, Japanese-English actor (b. 1908)
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Jeff Alm
d. 1993 (b. 1968)
Jeff Alm, American football player (b. 1968)
Myrna Loy
d. 1993 (b. 1905)
Myrna Loy, American actress (b. 1905)
Orval Faubus
d. 1994 (b. 1910)
Orval Faubus, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1910)
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G. C. Edmondson
d. 1995 (b. 1922)
G. C. Edmondson, American soldier and author (b. 1922)
Gaston Miron
d. 1996 (b. 1928)
Gaston Miron, Canadian poet and author (b. 1928)
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Stubby Kaye
d. 1997 (b. 1918)
Stubby Kaye, American actor and comedian (b. 1918)
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Emily Cheney Neville
d. 1997 (b. 1919)
Emily Cheney Neville, American author (d. 1997)
Kurt Winter
d. 1997 (b. 1946)
Kurt Winter, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (b. 1946)
Norman Fell
d. 1998 (b. 1924)
Norman Fell, American actor and comedian (b. 1924)
A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
d. 1998 (b. 1928)
A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and activist (b. 1928)
Annette Strauss
d. 1998 (b. 1924)
Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1924)
W. G. Sebald
d. 2001 (b. 1944)
W. G. Sebald, German novelist, essayist, and poet (b. 1944)
Jeanne Crain
d. 2003 (b. 1925)
Jeanne Crain, American actress (b. 1925)
Blas Ople
d. 2003 (b. 1927)
Blas Ople, Filipino journalist and politician, 21st President of the Senate of the Philippines (b. 1927)
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Frank Sheeran
d. 2003 (b. 1920)
Frank Sheeran, American union leader and mobster (b. 1920)
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Rod Kanehl
d. 2004 (b. 1934)
Rod Kanehl, American baseball player (b. 1934)
Fernando Poe Jr.
d. 2004 (b. 1939)
Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1939)
Anton Balasingham
d. 2006 (b. 1938)
Anton Balasingham, Sri Lankan-English strategist and negotiator (b. 1938)
Ahmet Ertegun
d. 2006 (b. 1923)
Ahmet Ertegün, Turkish-American composer and producer, co-founded Atlantic Records (b. 1923)
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Mike Evans (actor)
d. 2006 (b. 1949)
Mike Evans, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1949)
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Alan A'Court
d. 2009 (b. 1934)
Alan A'Court, English footballer and manager (b. 1934)
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Timothy Davlin
d. 2010 (b. 1957)
Timothy Davlin, American politician, Mayor of Springfield (b. 1957)
Neva Patterson
d. 2010 (b. 1920)
Neva Patterson, American actress (b. 1920)
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Dale Roberts (footballer, born 1986)
d. 2010 (b. 1986)
Dale Roberts, English footballer (b. 1986)
Joe Simon
d. 2011 (b. 1913)
Joe Simon, American author and illustrator (b. 1913)
Billie Jo Spears
d. 2011 (b. 1938)
Billie Jo Spears, American singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
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John Graham (British Army officer, born 1923)
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
John Graham, English general (b. 1923)
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Edward Jones (North Carolina politician)
d. 2012 (b. 1950)
Edward Jones, American police officer and politician (b. 1950)
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Victoria Leigh Soto
d. 2012 (b. 1985)
Victoria Leigh Soto, American educator (b. 1985)
Janet Dailey
d. 2013 (b. 1944)
Janet Dailey, American author (b. 1944)
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C. N. Karunakaran
d. 2013 (b. 1940)
C. N. Karunakaran, Indian painter and illustrator (b. 1940)
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Dennis Lindley
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Dennis Lindley, English statistician and academic (b. 1923)
Peter O'Toole
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor (b. 1932)
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George Rodrigue
d. 2013 (b. 1944)
George Rodrigue, American painter (b. 1944)
Theo Colborn
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Theo Colborn, American zoologist and academic (b. 1927)
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Irene Dalis
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Irene Dalis, American soprano and pianist (b. 1925)
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Louis Alphonse Koyagialo
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
Louis Alphonse Koyagialo, Congolese politician, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1947)
Bess Myerson
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Bess Myerson, American model, activist, game show panelist and television personality; Miss America 1945 (b. 1924)
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Fred Thurston
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Fred Thurston, American football player (b. 1933)
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Terry Backer
d. 2015 (b. 1954)
Terry Backer, American soldier and politician (b. 1954)
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Glen Sonmor
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Glen Sonmor, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929)
Vadym Tyshchenko
d. 2015 (b. 1963)
Vadym Tyshchenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1963)
Lillian Vernon (businesswoman)
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Lillian Vernon, German-American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Lillian Vernon Company (b. 1927)
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Paulo Evaristo Arns
d. 2016 (b. 1921)
Paulo Evaristo Arns, Brazilian cardinal (b. 1921)
Bernard Fox (actor)
d. 2016 (b. 1927)
Bernard Fox, Welsh actor (b. 1927)