People who died on December 2 101
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Pope Silverius
d. 537
Pope Silverius
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Ma Yin
d. 930 (b. 853)
Ma Yin, Chinese warlord, king of Chu (Ten Kingdoms) (b. 853)
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Odo of Wetterau
d. 949
Odo of Wetterau, German nobleman
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Elvira Menéndez (died 1022)
d. 1022 (b. 996)
Elvira Menéndez, queen of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)
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Geoffrey le Scrope
d. 1340
Geoffrey le Scrope, Chief Justice of King Edward III of England
Emperor Hanazono
d. 1348 (b. 1297)
Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)
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John of Ruusbroec
d. 1381 (b. 1293)
John of Ruusbroec, Flemish priest and mystic (b. 1293)
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Isabel of Coimbra
d. 1455 (b. 1432)
Isabel of Coimbra, queen of Portugal (b. 1432)
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Albert VI, Archduke of Austria
d. 1463 (b. 1418)
Albert VI, Archduke of Austria (b. 1418)
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Piero di Cosimo de' Medici
d. 1469 (b. 1416)
Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, Italian banker and politician (b. 1416)
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Muhammad Shaybani
d. 1510 (b. 1451)
Muhammad Shaybani, Khan of Bukhara (b. 1451)
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
d. 1515 (b. 1453)
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (b. 1453)
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Hernán Cortés
d. 1547 (b. 1485)
Hernán Cortés, Spanish general and explorer (b. 1485)
Gerardus Mercator
d. 1594 (b. 1512)
Gerardus Mercator, Flemish mathematician, cartographer, and philosopher (b. 1512)
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Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon
d. 1615 (b. 1541)
Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general (b. 1541)
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Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet
d. 1665 (b. 1588)
Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French author (b. 1588)
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Pierre Puget
d. 1694 (b. 1622)
Pierre Puget, French painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1622)
Pasquier Quesnel
d. 1719 (b. 1634)
Pasquier Quesnel, French theologian and author (b. 1634)
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
d. 1723 (b. 1674)
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (b. 1674)
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Samuel Penhallow
d. 1726 (b. 1665)
Samuel Penhallow, English-American historian and author (b. 1665)
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Vincent Bourne
d. 1747 (b. 1695)
Vincent Bourne, English poet and scholar (b. 1695)
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
d. 1748 (b. 1662)
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1662)
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Johann Friedrich Agricola
d. 1774 (b. 1720)
Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer (b. 1720)
Marquis de Sade
d. 1814 (b. 1740)
Marquis de Sade, French philosopher, author, and politician (b. 1740)
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Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko
d. 1844 (b. 1768)
Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768)
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Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
d. 1849 (b. 1792)
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (b. 1792)
John Brown (abolitionist)
d. 1859 (b. 1800)
John Brown, American activist and murderer (b. 1800)
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Jenny von Westphalen
d. 1881 (b. 1814)
Jenny von Westphalen, German author (b. 1814)
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Allen Wright
d. 1885 (b. 1826)
Allen Wright, Principal chief of the Choctaw Nation (1866-1870); proposed the name "Oklahoma", from Choctaw words okra and umma, meaning "Territory of the Red People." (b. 1826)
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Namık Kemal
d. 1888 (b. 1840)
Namık Kemal, Turkish journalist, playwright, and activist (d. 1888)
Jay Gould
d. 1892 (b. 1836)
Jay Gould, American businessman and financier (b. 1836)
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Gregorio del Pilar
d. 1899 (b. 1875)
Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general and politician, 1st Governor of Bulacan (b. 1875)
Edmond Rostand
d. 1918 (b. 1868)
Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright (b. 1868)
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Kazimieras Būga
d. 1924 (b. 1879)
Kazimieras Būga, Lithuanian linguist and philologist (b. 1879)
Paul Heinrich von Groth
d. 1927 (b. 1843)
Paul Heinrich von Groth, German scientist who systematically classified minerals and founded the journal Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie (b. 1843)
Vincent d'Indy
d. 1931 (b. 1851)
Vincent d'Indy, French composer and educator (b. 1851)
John Ringling
d. 1936 (b. 1866)
John Ringling, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus (b. 1866)
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Nordahl Grieg
d. 1943 (b. 1902)
Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian journalist and author (b. 1902)
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Josef Lhévinne
d. 1944 (b. 1874)
Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist and educator (d. 1944)
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Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
d. 1944 (b. 1876)
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (d. 1944)
Eiji Sawamura
d. 1944 (b. 1917)
Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (b. 1917)
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Dinu Lipatti
d. 1950 (b. 1917)
Dinu Lipatti, Romanian pianist and composer (b. 1917)
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Reginald Baker (sportsman)
d. 1953 (b. 1884)
Reginald Baker, Australian rugby player (b. 1884)
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Trần Trọng Kim
d. 1953 (b. 1883)
Trần Trọng Kim, Vietnamese historian, scholar, and politician, Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1883)
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Harrison Ford (silent film actor)
d. 1957 (b. 1884)
Harrison Ford, American actor (b. 1884)
Manfred Sakel
d. 1957 (b. 1900)
Manfred Sakel, Ukrainian-American neurophysiologist and psychiatrist (b. 1902)
L. E. J. Brouwer
d. 1966 (b. 1881)
L. E. J. Brouwer, Dutch mathematician and philosopher (b. 1881)
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Giles Cooper
d. 1966 (b. 1918)
Giles Cooper, Irish author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1918)
José María Arguedas
d. 1969 (b. 1911)
José María Arguedas, Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (b. 1911)
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Kliment Voroshilov
d. 1969 (b. 1881)
Kliment Voroshilov, Ukrainian-Russian marshal and politician, 3rd Head of State of The Soviet Union (b. 1881)
Max Weber (Swiss politician)
d. 1974 (b. 1897)
Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1897)
Danny Murtaugh
d. 1976 (b. 1917)
Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
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Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
d. 1980 (b. 1905)
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1905)
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Romain Gary
d. 1980 (b. 1914)
Romain Gary, Lithuanian-French author, director, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
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Wallace Harrison
d. 1981 (b. 1895)
Wallace Harrison, American architect, co-founded Harrison & Abramovitz (b. 1895)
Marty Feldman
d. 1982 (b. 1934)
Marty Feldman, English actor and comedian (b. 1933)
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Giovanni Ferrari
d. 1982 (b. 1907)
Giovanni Ferrari, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1907)
Fifi D'Orsay
d. 1983 (b. 1904)
Fifi D'Orsay, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1904)
Philip Larkin
d. 1985 (b. 1922)
Philip Larkin, English poet, author, and librarian (b. 1922)
Desi Arnaz
d. 1986 (b. 1917)
Desi Arnaz, Cuban-American actor, singer, businessman, and television producer (b. 1917)
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John Curtis Gowan
d. 1986 (b. 1912)
John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (b. 1912)
Luis Federico Leloir
d. 1987 (b. 1906)
Luis Federico Leloir, French-Argentinian physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich
d. 1987 (b. 1914)
Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Belarusian physicist, astronomer, and cosmologist (b. 1914)
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Karl-Heinz Bürger
d. 1988 (b. 1904)
Karl-Heinz Bürger, German colonel (b. 1904)
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Tata Giacobetti
d. 1988 (b. 1922)
Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
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Aaron Copland
d. 1990 (b. 1900)
Aaron Copland, American composer and conductor (b. 1900)
Robert Cummings
d. 1990 (b. 1910)
Robert Cummings, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1908)
Robertson Davies
d. 1995 (b. 1913)
Robertson Davies, Canadian author, playwright, and critic (b. 1913)
Roxie Roker
d. 1995 (b. 1929)
Roxie Roker, American actress (b. 1929)
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Mária Telkes
d. 1995 (b. 1900)
Mária Telkes, Hungarian-American biophysicist and chemist (b. 1900)
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Shirley Crabtree
d. 1997 (b. 1929)
Shirley Crabtree, English wrestler (b. 1930)
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Michael Hedges
d. 1997 (b. 1953)
Michael Hedges, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)
Gail Fisher
d. 2000 (b. 1935)
Gail Fisher, American actress (b. 1935)
Ivan Illich
d. 2002 (b. 1926)
Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (b. 1926)
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Arno Peters
d. 2002 (b. 1916)
Arno Peters, German cartographer and historian (b. 1916)
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Alan Davidson (food writer)
d. 2003 (b. 1924)
Alan Davidson, British soldier, historian, and author (b. 1924)
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Alicia Markova
d. 2004 (b. 1910)
Alicia Markova, English ballerina and choreographer (b. 1910)
Mona Van Duyn
d. 2004 (b. 1921)
Mona Van Duyn, American poet and academic (b. 1921)
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William P. Lawrence
d. 2005 (b. 1930)
William P. Lawrence, American admiral and pilot (b. 1930)
Mariska Veres
d. 2006 (b. 1947)
Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (b. 1947)
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Jennifer Alexander
d. 2007 (b. 1972)
Jennifer Alexander, Canadian-American ballerina and actress (b. 1972)
Elizabeth Hardwick (writer)
d. 2007 (b. 1916)
Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1916)
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Odetta
d. 2008 (b. 1930)
Odetta, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (d. 2008)
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Henry Molaison
d. 2008 (b. 1926)
Henry Molaison, American memory disorder patient (b. 1926)
Edward Samuel Rogers
d. 2008 (b. 1933)
Edward Samuel Rogers, Canadian lawyer and businessman (b. 1933)
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Foge Fazio
d. 2009 (b. 1938)
Foge Fazio, American football player and coach (b. 1938)
Eric Woolfson
d. 2009 (b. 1945)
Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1945)
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Tom Hendry
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Tom Hendry, Canadian playwright, co-founded the Manitoba Theatre Centre (b. 1929)
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Ehsan Naraghi
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Ehsan Naraghi, Iranian sociologist and author (b. 1926)
William Allain
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
William Allain, American soldier and politician, 58th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1928)
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Jean-Claude Beton
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina (b. 1925)
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Marcelo Déda
d. 2013 (b. 1960)
Marcelo Déda, Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1960)
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Junior Murvin
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Junior Murvin, Jamaican singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
A. R. Antulay
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
A. R. Antulay, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1929)
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Jean Béliveau
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1931)
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Josie Cichockyj
d. 2014 (b. 1964)
Josie Cichockyj, English basketball player and coach (b. 1964)
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Bobby Keys
d. 2014 (b. 1943)
Bobby Keys, American saxophone player (d. 2014)
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Don Laws
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Don Laws, American figure skater and coach (b. 1929)
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Sandy Berger
d. 2015 (b. 1945)
Sandy Berger, American lawyer and politician, 19th United States National Security Advisor (b. 1945)
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Will McMillan (actor)
d. 2015 (b. 1944)
Will McMillan, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1944)
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George T. Sakato
d. 2015 (b. 1921)
George T. Sakato, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1921)