People who died on December 20 87
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Pope Zephyrinus
d. 217
Pope Zephyrinus
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Æthelbald of Wessex
d. 860 (b. 834)
Æthelbald of Wessex (b. 834)
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Alfonso III of Asturias
d. 910
Alfonso III, king of Asturias
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Margaret of Provence
d. 1295 (b. 1221)
Margaret of Provence (b. 1221)
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Peter of Moscow
d. 1326
Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow
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John I, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1340 (b. 1329)
John I, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1329)
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Stefan Uroš IV Dušan
d. 1355 (b. 1308)
Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, Emperor of Serbia (b. 1308)
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Johannes Lupi
d. 1539 (b. 1506)
Johannes Lupi, Flemish composer (b. 1506)
Katharina von Bora
d. 1552 (b. 1499)
Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther (b. 1499)
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Ambroise Paré
d. 1590 (b. 1510)
Ambroise Paré, French physician and surgeon (b. 1510)
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Jean Jannon
d. 1658 (b. 1580)
Jean Jannon, French designer and typefounder (b. 1580)
Kangxi Emperor
d. 1722 (b. 1654)
Kangxi Emperor of China (b. 1654)
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Augustus Quirinus Rivinus
d. 1723 (b. 1652)
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and botanist (b. 1652)
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Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon
d. 1740 (b. 1675)
Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Portsmouth (b. 1675)
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Louis, Dauphin of France (1729-1765)
d. 1765 (b. 1729)
Louis, Dauphin of France (b. 1729)
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Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni
d. 1768 (b. 1692)
Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni, Italian poet and academic (b. 1692)
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Antonio Soler
d. 1783 (b. 1729)
Antonio Soler, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1729)
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Sacagawea
d. 1812 (b. 1788)
Sacagawea, American explorer (b. 1788)
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John Bell (farmer)
d. 1820 (b. 1750)
John Bell, American farmer (b. 1750)
Francesco Bentivegna
d. 1856 (b. 1820)
Francesco Bentivegna, Italian activist (b. 1820)
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Robert Knox
d. 1862 (b. 1791)
Robert Knox, Scottish surgeon and zoologist (b. 1791)
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Gaspar Tochman
d. 1880 (b. 1797)
Gaspar Tochman, Polish-American colonel and lawyer (b. 1797)
George C. Magoun
d. 1893 (b. 1840)
George C. Magoun, American businessman (b. 1840)
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Upendrakishore Ray
d. 1915 (b. 1863)
Upendrakishore Ray, Indian painter and composer (b. 1863)
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Lucien Petit-Breton
d. 1917 (b. 1882)
Lucien Petit-Breton, French-Argentinian cyclist (b. 1882)
Linton Hope
d. 1920 (b. 1863)
Linton Hope, English sailor and architect (b. 1863)
Hans Hartwig von Beseler
d. 1921 (b. 1850)
Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general and politician (b. 1850)
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Frederick Semple
d. 1927 (b. 1872)
Frederick Semple, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1927)
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Émile Loubet
d. 1929 (b. 1838)
Émile Loubet, French lawyer and politician, 7th President of France (d. 1929)
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Martin O'Meara
d. 1935 (b. 1885)
Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1882)
Erich Ludendorff
d. 1937 (b. 1865)
Erich Ludendorff, German general (b. 1865)
Annie Armstrong
d. 1938 (b. 1850)
Annie Armstrong, American missionary (b. 1850)
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Matilda Howell
d. 1938 (b. 1859)
Matilda Howell, American archer (b. 1859)
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Hans Langsdorff
d. 1939 (b. 1894)
Hans Langsdorff, German captain (b. 1894)
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Igor Severyanin
d. 1941 (b. 1887)
Igor Severyanin, Russian-Estonian poet and author (b. 1887)
Enrico Mizzi
d. 1950 (b. 1885)
Enrico Mizzi, Maltese lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1885)
James Hilton (novelist)
d. 1954 (b. 1900)
James Hilton, English-American author and screenwriter (b. 1900)
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Ramón Carrillo
d. 1956 (b. 1906)
Ramón Carrillo, Argentinian neurologist and physician (b. 1906)
Juhan Simm
d. 1959 (b. 1885)
Juhan Simm, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1885)
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Moss Hart
d. 1961 (b. 1904)
Moss Hart, American director and playwright (b. 1904)
Earle Page
d. 1961 (b. 1880)
Earle Page, Australian soldier and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1880)
John Steinbeck
d. 1968 (b. 1902)
John Steinbeck, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
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Roy O. Disney
d. 1971 (b. 1893)
Roy O. Disney, American businessman, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (d. 1971)
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Adolfo Orsi
d. 1972 (b. 1888)
Adolfo Orsi, Italian businessman (b. 1888)
Luis Carrero Blanco
d. 1973 (b. 1904)
Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish admiral and politician, 69th President of the Government of Spain (b. 1904)
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Bobby Darin
d. 1973 (b. 1936)
Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1936)
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R. A. Bevan
d. 1974 (b. 1901)
R. A. Bevan, English advertiser (b. 1901)
Rajani Palme Dutt
d. 1974 (b. 1896)
Rajani Palme Dutt, English journalist and politician (b. 1896)
André Jolivet
d. 1974 (b. 1905)
André Jolivet, French guitarist and composer (b. 1905)
Richard J. Daley
d. 1976 (b. 1902)
Richard J. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 48th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1902)
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Dimitris Rontiris
d. 1981 (b. 1899)
Dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899)
Arthur Rubinstein
d. 1982 (b. 1887)
Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1887)
Stanley Milgram
d. 1984 (b. 1933)
Stanley Milgram, American psychologist and academic (b. 1933)
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Dmitry Ustinov
d. 1984 (b. 1908)
Dmitry Ustinov, Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union (1976-84) (b. 1908)
Joe DeSa
d. 1986 (b. 1959)
Joe DeSa, American baseball player (b. 1959)
Simone Beck
d. 1991 (b. 1904)
Simone Beck, French chef and author (b. 1904)
Samuel Rabin (artist)
d. 1991 (b. 1903)
Sam Rabin, English wrestler, singer, and sculptor (b. 1903)
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Albert Van Vlierberghe
d. 1991 (b. 1942)
Albert Van Vlierberghe, Belgian cyclist (b. 1942)
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W. Edwards Deming
d. 1993 (b. 1900)
W. Edwards Deming, American statistician, author, and academic (b. 1900)
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Nazife Güran
d. 1993 (b. 1921)
Nazife Güran, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1921)
Dean Rusk
d. 1994 (b. 1909)
Dean Rusk, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 54th United States Secretary of State (b. 1909)
Madge Sinclair
d. 1995 (b. 1938)
Madge Sinclair, Jamaican-American actress (b. 1938)
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Carl Sagan
d. 1996 (b. 1934)
Carl Sagan, American astronomer, astrophysicist, and cosmologist (b. 1934)
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Denise Levertov
d. 1997 (b. 1923)
Denise Levertov, English-American poet and translator (b. 1923)
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Dick Spooner
d. 1997 (b. 1919)
Dick Spooner, English cricketer (d. 1997)
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Dawn Steel
d. 1997 (b. 1946)
Dawn Steel, American film producer (b. 1946)
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
d. 1998 (b. 1914)
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, English physiologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
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Riccardo Freda
d. 1999 (b. 1909)
Riccardo Freda, Egyptian-Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1909)
Hank Snow
d. 1999 (b. 1914)
Hank Snow, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1914)
Léopold Sédar Senghor
d. 2001 (b. 1906)
Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician, 1st President of Senegal (b. 1906)
Raoul Bott
d. 2005 (b. 1923)
Raoul Bott, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1923)
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Anne Rogers Clark
d. 2006 (b. 1929)
Anne Rogers Clark, American dog breeder and trainer (b. 1929)
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Adrian Mitchell
d. 2008 (b. 1932)
Adrian Mitchell, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1932)
Robert Mulligan
d. 2008 (b. 1925)
Robert Mulligan, American director and producer (b. 1925)
Igor Troubetzkoy
d. 2008 (b. 1912)
Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and racing driver (b. 1912)
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Brittany Murphy
d. 2009 (b. 1977)
Brittany Murphy, American actress (b. 1977)
Arnold Stang
d. 2009 (b. 1918)
Arnold Stang, American actor (b. 1918)
James Robert Mann (South Carolina)
d. 2010 (b. 1920)
James Robert Mann, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1920)
K. P. Ratnam
d. 2010 (b. 1914)
K. P. Ratnam, Sri Lankan academic and politician (b. 1914)
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Barry Reckord
d. 2011 (b. 1926)
Barry Reckord, Jamaican playwright and screenwriter (b. 1926)
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Stan Charlton
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Stan Charlton, English footballer and manager (b. 1929)
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Robert Juniper
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Robert Juniper, Australian painter and sculptor (b. 1929)
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Eagle Keys
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Eagle Keys, American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1923)
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Victor Merzhanov
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Victor Merzhanov, Russian pianist and educator (b. 1919)
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Pyotr Bolotnikov
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Pyotr Bolotnikov, Russian runner (b. 1930)
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Per-Ingvar Brånemark
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Per-Ingvar Brånemark, Swedish surgeon and academic (b. 1929)
John Freeman (British politician)
d. 2014 (b. 1915)
John Freeman, English lawyer, politician, and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States (b. 1915)