People who died on December 22 83
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Yuan Qianyao
d. 731
Yuan Qianyao, official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty
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Baha' al-Dawla
d. 1012
Baha' al-Dawla, Buyid amir of Iraq
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Cynesige
d. 1060
Cynesige, Archbishop of York
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Bretislav II
d. 1100 (b. 1060)
Bretislav II of Bohemia (b. 1060)
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Olaf Magnusson of Norway
d. 1115 (b. 1099)
Olaf Magnusson, King of Norway (b. 1099)
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Antipope John XXIII
d. 1419
Antipope John XXIII
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Willibald Pirckheimer
d. 1530 (b. 1470)
Willibald Pirckheimer, German lawyer and author (b. 1470)
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Alessandro Bonvicino
d. 1554 (b. 1498)
Alessandro Bonvicino, Italian painter (b. 1498)
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François Clouet
d. 1572
François Clouet, French miniaturist (b. c. 1510)
Mehmed III
d. 1603 (b. 1566)
Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1566)
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Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
d. 1641 (b. 1560)
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1560)
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Peter Mogila
d. 1646 (b. 1596)
Peter Mogila, Moldavian metropolitan and saint (b. 1596)
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André Tacquet
d. 1660 (b. 1612)
André Tacquet, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1612)
Guercino
d. 1666 (b. 1591)
Guercino, Italian painter (b. 1591)
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Richard Alleine
d. 1681 (b. 1611)
Richard Alleine, English minister and author (b. 1611)
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John Newbery
d. 1767 (b. 1713)
John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)
Percivall Pott
d. 1788 (b. 1714)
Percivall Pott, English physician and surgeon (b. 1714)
William Vernon
d. 1806 (b. 1719)
William Vernon, English-American merchant (b. 1719)
William Hyde Wollaston
d. 1828 (b. 1766)
William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (b. 1766)
Jean-Victor Poncelet
d. 1867 (b. 1788)
Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1788)
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
d. 1870 (b. 1836)
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1836)
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George Eliot
d. 1880 (b. 1819)
George Eliot, English novelist and poet (b. 1819)
Dwight L. Moody
d. 1899 (b. 1837)
Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Publishers (b. 1837)
Richard von Krafft-Ebing
d. 1902 (b. 1840)
Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychiatrist and author (b. 1840)
Rose Talbot Bullard
d. 1915 (b. 1864)
Rose Talbot Bullard, American medical doctor and professor (b. 1864)
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Frances Xavier Cabrini
d. 1917 (b. 1850)
Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (b. 1850)
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Aristeidis Moraitinis (aviator)
d. 1918 (b. 1891)
Aristeidis Moraitinis, Greek lieutenant and pilot (b. 1891)
Hermann Weingärtner
d. 1919 (b. 1864)
Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (b. 1864)
Amelie Beese
d. 1925 (b. 1886)
Amelie Beese, German pilot and engineer (b. 1886)
Ma Rainey
d. 1939 (b. 1886)
Ma Rainey, American singer (b. 1886)
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Nathanael West
d. 1940 (b. 1903)
Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (b. 1903)
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Karel Hašler
d. 1941 (b. 1879)
Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, composer, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
Franz Boas
d. 1942 (b. 1858)
Franz Boas, German-American anthropologist and linguist (b. 1858)
Beatrix Potter
d. 1943 (b. 1866)
Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator (b. 1866)
Harry Langdon
d. 1944 (b. 1884)
Harry Langdon, American actor, comedian, and vaudevillian (b. 1884)
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Frederick Freake
d. 1950 (b. 1876)
Frederick Freake, English polo player (b. 1876)
Frank George Woollard
d. 1957 (b. 1883)
Frank George Woollard, English engineer (b. 1883)
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Gilda Gray
d. 1959 (b. 1901)
Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress and dancer (b. 1901)
Ninian Comper
d. 1960 (b. 1864)
Ninian Comper, Scottish-English architect (b. 1864)
Richard Dimbleby
d. 1965 (b. 1913)
Richard Dimbleby, English journalist (b. 1913)
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Raymond Gram Swing
d. 1968 (b. 1887)
Raymond Gram Swing, American journalist (b. 1887)
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Enrique Peñaranda
d. 1969 (b. 1892)
Enrique Peñaranda, 45th President of Bolivia (b. 1892)
Godfried Bomans
d. 1971 (b. 1913)
Godfried Bomans, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1913)
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Sterling North
d. 1974 (b. 1906)
Sterling North, American author and critic (b. 1906)
Darryl F. Zanuck
d. 1979 (b. 1902)
Darryl F. Zanuck, American director and producer (b. 1902)
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Mary Burchell
d. 1986 (b. 1904)
Mary Burchell, English author and activist (b. 1904)
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Luca Prodan
d. 1987 (b. 1953)
Luca Prodan, Italian-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)
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Chico Mendes
d. 1988 (b. 1944)
Chico Mendes, Brazilian trade union leader and activist (b. 1944)
Samuel Beckett
d. 1989 (b. 1906)
Samuel Beckett, Irish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
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Harry Bluestone
d. 1992 (b. 1907)
Harry Bluestone, English violinist and composer (b. 1907)
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Frederick William Franz
d. 1992 (b. 1893)
Frederick William Franz, American religious leader (b. 1893)
Don DeFore
d. 1993 (b. 1913)
Don DeFore, American actor (b. 1913)
Butterfly McQueen
d. 1995 (b. 1911)
Butterfly McQueen, American actress and dancer (b. 1911)
James Meade
d. 1995 (b. 1907)
James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
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Jack Hamm
d. 1996 (b. 1916)
Jack Hamm, American cartoonist and television host (b. 1916)
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Sebastian Arcos Bergnes
d. 1997 (b. 1931)
Sebastian Arcos Bergnes, Cuban-American dentist and activist (b. 1931)
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Ovidiu Iacov
d. 2001 (b. 1981)
Ovidiu Iacov, Romanian footballer (b. 1981)
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Walter Newton Read
d. 2001 (b. 1918)
Walter Newton Read, American lawyer and second chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (b. 1918)
Desmond Hoyte
d. 2002 (b. 1929)
Desmond Hoyte, Guyanese lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Guyana (b. 1929)
Joe Strummer
d. 2002 (b. 1952)
Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
Doug Ault
d. 2004 (b. 1950)
Doug Ault, American baseball player and manager (b. 1950)
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Elena Mukhina
d. 2006 (b. 1960)
Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (b. 1960)
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Galina Ustvolskaya
d. 2006 (b. 1919)
Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer (b. 1919)
Adrian Cristobal
d. 2007 (b. 1932)
Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and playwright (b. 1932)
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Luis Francisco Cuéllar
d. 2009 (b. 1940)
Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (b. 1940)
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Albert Scanlon
d. 2009 (b. 1935)
Albert Scanlon, English footballer (b. 1935)
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Fred Foy
d. 2010 (b. 1921)
Fred Foy, American soldier and announcer (b. 1921)
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Chuck Cherundolo
d. 2012 (b. 1916)
Chuck Cherundolo, American football player and coach (b. 1916)
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Ryan Freel
d. 2012 (b. 1976)
Ryan Freel, American baseball player (b. 1976)
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Cliff Osmond
d. 2012 (b. 1937)
Cliff Osmond, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
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Lim Keng Yaik
d. 2012 (b. 1939)
Lim Keng Yaik, Malaysian physician and politician (b. 1939)
Diomedes Díaz
d. 2013 (b. 1957)
Diomedes Díaz, Colombian singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
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Hans Hækkerup
d. 2013 (b. 1945)
Hans Hækkerup, Danish lawyer and politician (b. 1945)
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Ed Herrmann
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Ed Herrmann, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1946)
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Oscar Peer
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Oscar Peer, Swiss author, playwright, and philologist (b. 1928)
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John Robert Beyster
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
John Robert Beyster, American physicist and academic (b. 1924)
Christine Cavanaugh
d. 2014 (b. 1963)
Christine Cavanaugh, American actress (b. 1963)
Joe Cocker
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
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Bernard Stone
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Bernard Stone, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
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Peter Lundblad
d. 2015 (b. 1950)
Peter Lundblad, Swedish singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
Freda Meissner-Blau
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Freda Meissner-Blau, Australian activist and politician (b. 1927)
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Chad Robinson
d. 2016 (b. 1980)
Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (b. 1980)
Vitellius
d. ?
Vitellius, Roman emperor (b. 15)