People who died on December 23 101
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Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei
d. 423 (b. 392)
Ming Yuan Di, ruler of Northern Wei (b. 392)
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Huneric
d. 484
Huneric, Vandal king
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Mor Gabriel
d. 668 (b. 594)
Mor Gabriel, Turkish bishop and saint (b. 594)
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Dagobert II
d. 679 (b. 650)
Dagobert II, Frankish king (b. 650)
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Gaubald
d. 761 (b. 700)
Gaubald, Frankish bishop (b. 700)
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Solomon II (bishop of Constance)
d. 889
Solomon II, bishop of Constance
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Saint Naum
d. 910
Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian missionary and scholar
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Conrad I of Germany
d. 918 (b. 890)
Conrad I, king of East Francia (b. 890)
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Ar-Radi
d. 940 (b. 909)
Ar-Radi, Abbasid caliph (b. 909)
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Ugo Ventimiglia
d. 1172
Ugo Ventimiglia, Italian cardinal
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Saint Thorlak
d. 1193 (b. 1133)
Thorlak, patron saint of Iceland (b. 1133)
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Berengaria of Navarre
d. 1230 (b. 1165)
Berengaria of Navarre, queen of England (b. 1165)
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Matilda of Habsburg
d. 1304 (b. 1253)
Matilda of Habsburg, duchess regent of Bavaria (b. 1253)
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Philip I of Taranto
d. 1332 (b. 1278)
Philip I, prince of Taranto (b. 1278)
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Thomas Preljubović
d. 1384
Thomas Preljubović, ruler of Epirus
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Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York
d. 1392 (b. 1355)
Isabella of Castile, duchess of York (b. 1355)
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Nicholas Udall
d. 1556 (b. 1504)
Nicholas Udall, English cleric, playwright, and educator (b. 1504)
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Roger Ascham
d. 1568 (b. 1515)
Roger Ascham, English scholar and academic (b. 1515)
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Akiyama Nobutomo
d. 1575 (b. 1531)
Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese samurai (b. 1531)
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Henry I, Duke of Guise
d. 1588 (b. 1550)
Henry I, Duke of Guise (d. 1588)
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Michael Drayton
d. 1631 (b. 1563)
Michael Drayton, English poet and playwright (b. 1563)
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François Maynard
d. 1646 (b. 1582)
François Maynard, French poet and academic (b. 1582)
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John Cotton (minister)
d. 1652 (b. 1585)
John Cotton, English minister and theologian (b. 1585)
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Caesar, duc de Choiseul
d. 1675 (b. 1602)
Caesar, duc de Choiseul, French general and diplomat (b. 1602)
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Pierre Varignon
d. 1722 (b. 1654)
Pierre Varignon, French mathematician and academic (b. 1654)
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Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell
d. 1761 (b. 1725)
Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish spy (b. 1725)
Antoine François Prévost
d. 1763 (b. 1697)
Antoine François Prévost, French novelist and translator (b. 1697)
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Marie-Marguerite d'Youville
d. 1771 (b. 1701)
Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian nun and saint, founded Grey Nuns (b. 1701)
Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol
d. 1779 (b. 1724)
Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1724)
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Charles-Michel de l'Épée
d. 1789 (b. 1712)
Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French priest and educator (b. 1712)
Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)
d. 1795 (b. 1730)
Henry Clinton, English general and politician (b. 1730)
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Pehr Osbeck
d. 1805 (b. 1723)
Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and author (b. 1723)
Thomas Robert Malthus
d. 1834 (b. 1766)
Thomas Robert Malthus, English economist and demographer (b. 1766)
John Chisum
d. 1884 (b. 1824)
John Chisum, American businessman and poker player (b. 1824)
Constance Naden
d. 1889 (b. 1858)
Constance Naden, English poet and philosopher (b. 1858)
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Frederick Temple
d. 1902 (b. 1821)
Frederick Temple, English archbishop and academic (b. 1821)
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Gungunhana
d. 1906
Mdungazwe Ngungunyane Nxumalo, last emperor of the Gaza Empire (b. c.1850)
Otto Schoetensack
d. 1912 (b. 1850)
Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist and academic (b. 1850)
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Swami Shraddhanand
d. 1926 (b. 1856)
Swami Shraddhanand, Indian monk, missionary, and educator (b. 1856)
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Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay
d. 1930 (b. 1906)
Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay, Turkish lieutenant and educator (b. 1906)
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Wilson Bentley
d. 1931 (b. 1865)
Wilson Bentley, American meteorologist and photographer (b. 1865)
Anthony Fokker
d. 1939 (b. 1890)
Anthony Fokker, Indonesia-born Dutch pilot and engineer, designed the Fokker Dr.I and Fokker D.VII (b. 1890)
John A. Sampson
d. 1946 (b. 1873)
John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and academic (b. 1873)
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Akira Mutō
d. 1948 (b. 1883)
Akira Mutō, Japanese general (b. 1883)
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Hideki Tojo
d. 1948 (b. 1884)
Hideki Tōjō, Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)
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Seishirō Itagaki
d. 1948 (b. 1885)
Seishirō Itagaki, Japanese general (b. 1885)
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Heitarō Kimura
d. 1948 (b. 1888)
Heitarō Kimura, Japanese general (b. 1888)
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Iwane Matsui
d. 1948 (b. 1878)
Iwane Matsui, Japanese general (b. 1878)
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Kenji Doihara
d. 1948 (b. 1883)
Kenji Doihara, Japanese general (b. 1883)
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Kōki Hirota
d. 1948 (b. 1878)
Kōki Hirota, Japanese diplomat and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1878)
Vincenzo Tommasini
d. 1950 (b. 1878)
Vincenzo Tommasini, Italian composer (b. 1878)
Lavrentiy Beria
d. 1953 (b. 1899)
Lavrentiy Beria, Georgian-Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Internal Affairs (b. 1899)
René Iché
d. 1954 (b. 1897)
René Iché, French soldier and sculptor (b. 1897)
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Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
d. 1961 (b. 1875)
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author (b. 1875)
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Kurt Meyer
d. 1961 (b. 1910)
Kurt Meyer, German general (b. 1910)
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Charles Ruggles
d. 1970 (b. 1886)
Charles Ruggles, American actor (b. 1886)
Aleksander Warma
d. 1970 (b. 1890)
Aleksander Warma, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1890)
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Andrei Tupolev
d. 1972 (b. 1888)
Andrei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-104 (b. 1888)
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Charles Atlas
d. 1973 (b. 1893)
Charles Atlas, Italian-American bodybuilder and model (b. 1892)
Irna Phillips
d. 1973 (b. 1901)
Irna Phillips, American screenwriter, created Guiding Light and As the World Turns (b. 1901)
Peggy Guggenheim
d. 1979 (b. 1898)
Peggy Guggenheim, American-Italian art collector (b. 1898)
Jack Webb
d. 1982 (b. 1920)
Jack Webb, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
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Colin Middleton
d. 1983 (b. 1910)
Colin Middleton, Irish painter and illustrator (b. 1910)
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Joan Lindsay
d. 1984 (b. 1896)
Joan Lindsay, Australian author and playwright (b. 1896)
Vincent Fourcade
d. 1992 (b. 1934)
Vincent Fourcade, French interior designer (b. 1934)
Sebastian Shaw (actor)
d. 1994 (b. 1905)
Sebastian Shaw, English actor, director, and playwright (b. 1905)
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Patric Knowles
d. 1995 (b. 1911)
Patric Knowles, English actor (b. 1911)
Joe Orlando
d. 1998 (b. 1927)
Joe Orlando, Italian-American author and illustrator (b. 1927)
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Billy Barty
d. 2000 (b. 1924)
Billy Barty, American actor (b. 1924)
Victor Borge
d. 2000 (b. 1909)
Victor Borge, Danish-American comedian, pianist, and conductor (b. 1909)
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Bola Ige
d. 2001 (b. 1930)
Bola Ige, Nigerian lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Oyo State (b. 1930)
P. V. Narasimha Rao
d. 2004 (b. 1921)
P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (b. 1921)
Lajos Baróti
d. 2005 (b. 1914)
Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1914)
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Charlie Drake
d. 2006 (b. 1925)
Charlie Drake, English actor (b. 1925)
Timothy J. Tobias
d. 2006 (b. 1952)
Timothy J. Tobias, American pianist and composer (b. 1952)
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Johnny Vincent (footballer)
d. 2006 (b. 1947)
Johnny Vincent, English footballer (b. 1947)
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William Francis Ganong, Jr.
d. 2007 (b. 1924)
William Francis Ganong, Jr., American physiologist and academic (b. 1924)
Michael Kidd
d. 2007 (b. 1915)
Michael Kidd, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1915)
Oscar Peterson
d. 2007 (b. 1925)
Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1925)
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Robert L. Howard
d. 2009 (b. 1939)
Robert L. Howard, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1939)
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
d. 2009 (b. 1910)
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Tibetan general and politician (b. 1910)
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Edward Schillebeeckx
d. 2009 (b. 1914)
Edward Schillebeeckx, Belgian theologian and academic (b. 1914)
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Fred Hargesheimer
d. 2010 (b. 1916)
Fred Hargesheimer, American soldier and pilot (b. 1916)
K. Karunakaran
d. 2010 (b. 1918)
K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (b. 1918)
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Aydın Menderes
d. 2011 (b. 1946)
Aydın Menderes, Turkish economist and politician (b. 1946)
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Jean Harris
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Jean Harris, American educator and murderer (b. 1923)
Eduardo Maiorino
d. 2012 (b. 1979)
Eduardo Maiorino, Brazilian mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (b. 1979)
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Chryssa
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
Chryssa, Greek-American sculptor (b. 1933)
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Mikhail Kalashnikov
d. 2013 (b. 1919)
Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general and weapons designer, designed the AK-47 rifle (b. 1919)
Yusef Lateef
d. 2013 (b. 1920)
Yusef Lateef, American saxophonist, composer, and educator (b. 1920)
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Ricky Lawson
d. 2013 (b. 1954)
Ricky Lawson, American drummer and composer (b. 1954)
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José Ortiz (comics)
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
José Ortiz, Spanish illustrator (b. 1932)
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G. S. Shivarudrappa
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
G. S. Shivarudrappa, Indian poet and educator (b. 1926)
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Robert W. Wilson (philanthropist)
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Robert W. Wilson, American philanthropist and art collector (b. 1928)
Edward Greenspan
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (b. 1944)
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Robert V. Hogg
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Robert V. Hogg, American statistician and academic (b. 1924)
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Jeremy Lloyd
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Jeremy Lloyd, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1930)
Alfred G. Gilman
d. 2015 (b. 1941)
Alfred G. Gilman, American pharmacologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1941)
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Don Howe
d. 2015 (b. 1935)
Don Howe, English footballer and manager (b. 1935)
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Jean-Marie Pelt
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Jean-Marie Pelt, French biologist, pharmacist, and academic (b. 1933)
Bülent Ulusu
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Bülent Ulusu, Turkish admiral and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1923)