People who died on December 21 57
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Hincmar
d. 882 (b. 806)
Hincmar, French archbishop and historian (b. 806)
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Sun Sheng (Southern Tang)
d. 956
Sun Sheng, Chinese chancellor
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Hugh of Tuscany
d. 1001 (b. 950)
Hugh of Tuscany, margrave of Tuscany (b. 950)
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Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse
d. 1308 (b. 1244)
Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1308)
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Thomas Hemenhale
d. 1338
Thomas Hemenhale, Bishop of Worcester
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Constantine III, King of Armenia
d. 1362 (b. 1313)
Constantine III, King of Armenia (b. 1313)
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Giovanni Boccaccio
d. 1375 (b. 1313)
Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian author and poet (b. 1313)
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Berthold von Henneberg
d. 1504 (b. 1442)
Berthold von Henneberg, German archbishop (b. 1442)
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John Seymour (1474-1536)
d. 1536 (b. 1474)
John Seymour, English courtier (b. 1474)
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Marguerite de Navarre
d. 1549 (b. 1492)
Marguerite de Navarre, queen of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)
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Jean de la Cassière
d. 1581 (b. 1502)
Jean de la Cassière, 51st Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1502)
Peter Canisius
d. 1597 (b. 1521)
Peter Canisius, Dutch priest and saint (b. 1521)
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William Davison (diplomat)
d. 1608
William Davison, secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England (b. c. 1541)
Catherine Vasa
d. 1610 (b. 1539)
Catherine Vasa, Swedish princess (b. 1539)
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Sir Hugh Paterson, 1st Baronet
d. 1701 (b. 1659)
Sir Hugh Paterson, Baronet of Bannockburn (b. 1659)
John Newton
d. 1807 (b. 1725)
John Newton, English soldier and minister (b. 1725)
James Parkinson
d. 1824 (b. 1755)
James Parkinson, English physician and paleontologist (b. 1755)
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Friedrich Ernst Scheller
d. 1869 (b. 1791)
Friedrich Ernst Scheller, German jurist and politician (b. 1791)
Francis Garnier
d. 1873 (b. 1839)
Francis Garnier, French admiral and explorer (b. 1839)
Friedrich August von Quenstedt
d. 1889 (b. 1809)
Friedrich August von Quenstedt, German geologist and palaeontologist (b. 1809)
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Mohammed Abdullah Hassan
d. 1920 (b. 1856)
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somalian general, founded the Dervish state (b. 1856)
I. L. Patterson
d. 1929 (b. 1859)
I. L. Patterson, American politician, 18th Governor of Oregon (b. 1859)
Knud Rasmussen
d. 1933 (b. 1879)
Knud Rasmussen, Greenlandic anthropologist and explorer (b. 1879)
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Ted Birnie
d. 1935 (b. 1878)
Ted Birnie, English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
Kurt Tucholsky
d. 1935 (b. 1890)
Kurt Tucholsky, German-Swedish journalist and author (b. 1890)
Ted Healy
d. 1937 (b. 1896)
Ted Healy, American comedian and actor (b. 1896)
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Frank B. Kellogg
d. 1937 (b. 1856)
Frank B. Kellogg, American lawyer and politician, 45th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
d. 1940 (b. 1896)
F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1896)
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George S. Patton
d. 1945 (b. 1885)
George S. Patton, American general (b. 1885)
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Kenneth Edwards (golfer)
d. 1952 (b. 1886)
Kenneth Edwards, American golfer (b. 1886)
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Kaarlo Koskelo
d. 1953 (b. 1888)
Kaarlo Koskelo, Finnish-American wrestler and businessman (b. 1888)
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Eric Coates
d. 1957 (b. 1886)
Eric Coates, English-American viola player and composer (b. 1886)
Lion Feuchtwanger
d. 1958 (b. 1884)
Lion Feuchtwanger, German-American author and playwright (b. 1884)
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Rosanjin
d. 1959 (b. 1883)
Rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, engraver, and painter (b. 1883)
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Jack Hobbs
d. 1963 (b. 1882)
Jack Hobbs, English cricketer and journalist (b. 1882)
Carl Van Vechten
d. 1964 (b. 1880)
Carl Van Vechten, American author and photographer (b. 1880)
Claude Champagne
d. 1965 (b. 1891)
Claude Champagne, Canadian violinist, pianist, and composer (b. 1891)
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Vittorio Pozzo
d. 1968 (b. 1886)
Vittorio Pozzo, Italian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1886)
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Richard Long (actor)
d. 1974 (b. 1927)
Richard Long, American actor and director (b. 1927)
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Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri
d. 1982 (b. 1900)
Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri, Pakistani poet and composer (b. 1900)
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Paul de Man
d. 1983 (b. 1919)
Paul de Man, Belgian-born philosopher, literary critic and theorist (b. 1919)
Nikolaas Tinbergen
d. 1988 (b. 1907)
Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch-English ethologist and ornithologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
Stella Adler
d. 1992 (b. 1901)
Stella Adler, American actress and educator (b. 1901)
Albert King
d. 1992 (b. 1923)
Albert King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1924)
Nathan Milstein
d. 1992 (b. 1904)
Nathan Milstein, Russian-American violinist and composer (b. 1903)
Ernst-Günther Schenck
d. 1998 (b. 1904)
Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (b. 1904)
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Autar Singh Paintal
d. 2004 (b. 1925)
Autar Singh Paintal, Indian physiologist and neurologist (b. 1925)
Saparmurat Niyazov
d. 2006 (b. 1940)
Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st President of Turkmenistan (b. 1940)
Edwin G. Krebs
d. 2009 (b. 1918)
Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
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Christos Lambrakis
d. 2009 (b. 1934)
Christos Lambrakis, Greek journalist and businessman (b. 1934)
Enzo Bearzot
d. 2010 (b. 1927)
Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1927)
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Edgar Bronfman, Sr., Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1929)
John Eisenhower
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (b. 1922)
Udo Jürgens
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Udo Jürgens, Austrian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1934)
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Sitor Situmorang
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Sitor Situmorang, Indonesian poet and author (b. 1923)
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Billie Whitelaw
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Billie Whitelaw, English actress (b. 1932)
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Thomas the Apostle
d. ?
Thomas the Apostle, Roman martyr and saint (b. 1 AD)