People who died on December 17 86
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Saint Sturm
d. 779
Sturm, abbot of Fulda
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Al-Abbas ibn al-Hasan al-Jarjara'i
d. 908
al-Abbas ibn al-Hasan al-Jarjara'i, Abbasid vizier
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Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz
d. 908
Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz, Abbasid prince and poet, anti-caliph for one day
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William I Longsword
d. 942
William I, duke of Normandy
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Pope Gregory VIII
d. 1187 (b. 1100)
Pope Gregory VIII (b. 1100)
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Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
d. 1195 (b. 1150)
Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut (b. 1150)
Rumi
d. 1273 (b. 1207)
Rumi, Persian jurist, theologian, and poet (b. 1207)
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William Gascoigne
d. 1419
William Gascoigne, Chief Justice of England
Infanta Isabel, Duchess of Burgundy
d. 1471 (b. 1397)
Infanta Isabel, Duchess of Burgundy (b. 1397)
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Eleonora di Toledo
d. 1562 (b. 1522)
Eleonora di Toledo, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (b. 1522)
Nur Jahan
d. 1645 (b. 1577)
Nur Jahan, empress consort of the Mughal Empire (b. 1577)
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Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
d. 1663 (b. 1583)
Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (b. 1583)
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Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough
d. 1721 (b. 1640)
Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1640)
Simón Bolívar
d. 1830 (b. 1783)
Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela (b. 1783)
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Kaspar Hauser
d. 1833 (b. 1812)
Kaspar Hauser, German feral child (b. 1812)
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Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
d. 1847 (b. 1791)
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (b. 1791)
Francis Beaufort
d. 1857 (b. 1774)
Francis Beaufort, Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy (b. 1774)
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
d. 1907 (b. 1824)
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1824)
Leopold II of Belgium
d. 1909 (b. 1835)
Leopold II of Belgium (b. 1835)
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
d. 1917 (b. 1836)
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician and activist (b. 1836)
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Rajendra Lahiri
d. 1927 (b. 1892)
Rajendra Lahiri, Indian activist (b. 1892)
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Frank Rinehart
d. 1928 (b. 1861)
Frank Rinehart, American photographer (b. 1861)
Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa
d. 1929 (b. 1863)
Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Portuguese general and politician, 10th President of Portugal (b. 1863)
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Peter Warlock
d. 1930 (b. 1894)
Peter Warlock, Welsh composer and critic (b. 1894)
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Charles Winckler
d. 1932 (b. 1867)
Charles Winckler, Danish discus thrower, shot putter, and tug of war competitor (b. 1867)
13th Dalai Lama
d. 1933 (b. 1876)
13th Dalai Lama (b. 1876)
Alicia Boole Stott
d. 1940 (b. 1860)
Alicia Boole Stott, Anglo-Irish mathematician and academic (b. 1860)
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Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley
d. 1942 (b. 1895)
Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1895)
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Christos Tsigiridis
d. 1947 (b. 1877)
Christos Tsigiridis, Greek engineer (b. 1877)
Eddie Acuff
d. 1956 (b. 1903)
Eddie Acuff, American actor (b. 1903)
Dorothy L. Sayers
d. 1957 (b. 1893)
Dorothy L. Sayers, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)
Thomas Mitchell (actor)
d. 1962 (b. 1892)
Thomas Mitchell, American actor (b. 1892)
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Victor Francis Hess
d. 1964 (b. 1883)
Victor Francis Hess, Austrian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)
Harold Holt
d. 1967 (b. 1908)
Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1908)
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Oliver Waterman Larkin
d. 1970 (b. 1896)
Oliver Waterman Larkin, American historian, author, and educator (b. 1896)
Don Ellis
d. 1978 (b. 1934)
Don Ellis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1934)
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Antiochos Evangelatos
d. 1981 (b. 1903)
Antiochos Evangelatos, Greek composer and conductor (d. 1981)
Homer S. Ferguson
d. 1982 (b. 1889)
Homer S. Ferguson, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1889)
Guillermo Cano Isaza
d. 1986 (b. 1925)
Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist (b. 1925)
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Linda Wong (pornographic actress)
d. 1987 (b. 1951)
Linda Wong, American porn actress (b. 1951)
Marguerite Yourcenar
d. 1987 (b. 1903)
Marguerite Yourcenar, Belgian-American author and poet (b. 1903)
Günther Anders
d. 1992 (b. 1902)
Günther Anders, German journalist and philosopher (b. 1902)
Dana Andrews
d. 1992 (b. 1909)
Dana Andrews, American actor (b. 1909)
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Rex Allen
d. 1999 (b. 1920)
Rex Allen, American actor and singer-songwriter (d. 1999)
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Grover Washington, Jr.
d. 1999 (b. 1943)
Grover Washington, Jr., American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (b. 1943)
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C. Vann Woodward
d. 1999 (b. 1908)
C. Vann Woodward, American historian and academic (b. 1908)
K. W. Devanayagam
d. 2002 (b. 1910)
K. W. Devanayagam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 10th Sri Lankan Minister of Justice (b. 1910)
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Otto Graham
d. 2003 (b. 1921)
Otto Graham, American football player and coach (b. 1921)
Tom Wesselmann
d. 2004 (b. 1931)
Tom Wesselmann, American painter and sculptor (b. 1931)
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Jack Anderson (columnist)
d. 2005 (b. 1922)
Jack Anderson, American journalist and author (b. 1922)
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Marc Favreau
d. 2005 (b. 1929)
Marc Favreau, Canadian actor and poet (b. 1929)
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Haljand Udam
d. 2005 (b. 1936)
Haljand Udam, Estonian orientalist and academic (d. 1936)
Larry Sherry
d. 2006 (b. 1935)
Larry Sherry, American baseball player and coach (b. 1935)
Sammy Baugh
d. 2008 (b. 1914)
Sammy Baugh, American football player and coach (b. 1914)
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Freddy Breck
d. 2008 (b. 1942)
Freddy Breck, German singer-songwriter, producer, and journalist (b. 1942)
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Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1955)
d. 2008 (b. 1955)
Dave Smith, American baseball player and coach (b. 1955)
Chris Henry (wide receiver)
d. 2009 (b. 1983)
Chris Henry, American football player (b. 1983)
Jennifer Jones
d. 2009 (b. 1919)
Jennifer Jones, American actress (b. 1919)
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Alaina Reed Hall
d. 2009 (b. 1946)
Alaina Reed Hall, American actress (b. 1946)
Captain Beefheart
d. 2010 (b. 1941)
Captain Beefheart, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
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Walt Dropo
d. 2010 (b. 1923)
Walt Dropo, American basketball and baseball player (b. 1923)
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Ralph Coates
d. 2010 (b. 1946)
Ralph Coates, English footballer (b. 1946)
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Eva Ekvall
d. 2011 (b. 1983)
Eva Ekvall, Venezuelan journalist and author, Miss Venezuela 2000 (b. 1983)
Kim Jong-il
d. 2011 (b. 1941)
Kim Jong-il, North Korean commander and politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of North Korea (b. 1941)
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Richard Adams (activist)
d. 2012 (b. 1947)
Richard Adams, Filipino-American activist (b. 1947)
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James Gower
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
James Gower, American priest and activist, co-founded the College of the Atlantic (b. 1922)
Daniel Inouye
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Daniel Inouye, American captain and politician (b. 1924)
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Laurier LaPierre
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Laurier LaPierre, Canadian historian, journalist, and politician (b. 1929)
Frank Pastore
d. 2012 (b. 1957)
Frank Pastore, American baseball player and radio host (b. 1957)
Fred Bruemmer
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Fred Bruemmer, Latvian-Canadian photographer (b. 1929)
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Ricardo María Carles Gordó
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Ricardo María Carles Gordó, Spanish cardinal (b. 1926)
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Richard Heffner
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Richard Heffner, American historian and television host (b. 1925)
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Tetsurō Kashibuchi
d. 2013 (b. 1950)
Tetsurō Kashibuchi, Japanese drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1950)
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Janet Rowley
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Janet Rowley, American geneticist and biologist (b. 1925)
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Conny van Rietschoten
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Conny van Rietschoten, Dutch sailor (b. 1926)
Dieter Grau
d. 2014 (b. 1913)
Dieter Grau, German-American scientist and engineer (b. 1913)
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Richard C. Hottelet
d. 2014 (b. 1917)
Richard C. Hottelet, American journalist (b. 1917)
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Oleh Lysheha
d. 2014 (b. 1949)
Oleh Lysheha, Ukrainian poet and playwright (b. 1949)
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Lowell Steward
d. 2014 (b. 1919)
Lowell Steward, American captain (b. 1919)
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Ivan Vekić
d. 2014 (b. 1938)
Ivan Vekić, Croatian colonel, lawyer, and politician, Croatian Minister of the Interior (b. 1938)
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Hal Brown
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Hal Brown, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)
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Osamu Hayaishi
d. 2015 (b. 1920)
Osamu Hayaishi, American-Japanese biochemist and academic (b. 1920)
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Michael Wyschogrod
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Michael Wyschogrod, German-American philosopher and theologian (b. 1928)
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Benjamin A. Gilman
d. 2016 (b. 1922)
Benjamin A. Gilman, American soldier and politician (b. 1922)
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Henry Heimlich
d. 2016 (b. 1920)
Henry Heimlich, American doctor (b. 1920)
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Gordon Hunt (director)
d. 2016 (b. 1929)
Gordon Hunt, American voice director (b. 1929)