People who died on December 28 91
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Wang Zongbi
d. 925
Wang Zongbi, general of the Chinese state of Former Shu
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Robert II, Count of Dreux
d. 1218 (b. 1154)
Robert II, Count of Dreux (b. 1154)
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Hugh Aycelin
d. 1297 (b. 1230)
Hugh Aycelin, French cardinal (b. 1230)
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David II Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl
d. 1326
Sir David II Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, Constable of Scotland, and Chief Warden of Northumberland
Ashikaga Yoshiakira
d. 1367 (b. 1330)
Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330)
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Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina
d. 1394 (b. 1350)
Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina, queen of Epirus (b. 1350)
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Antipope Clement VIII
d. 1446 (b. 1369)
Antipope Clement VIII (b. 1369)
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Bertoldo di Giovanni
d. 1491
Bertoldo di Giovanni, Italian sculptor (b. c. 1435)
Piero the Unfortunate
d. 1503 (b. 1471)
Piero the Unfortunate, Italian ruler (b. 1471)
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Konrad Peutinger
d. 1547 (b. 1465)
Konrad Peutinger, German humanist and antiquarian (b. 1465)
Hermann Finck
d. 1558 (b. 1527)
Hermann Finck, German organist and composer (b. 1527)
Francis de Sales
d. 1622 (b. 1567)
Francis de Sales, French bishop and saint (b. 1567)
Francesco Maria Grimaldi
d. 1663 (b. 1618)
Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)
Johann Friedrich Gronovius
d. 1671 (b. 1611)
Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German scholar and critic (b. 1611)
Mary II of England
d. 1694 (b. 1662)
Mary II of England (b. 1662)
Mustafa II
d. 1703 (b. 1664)
Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1664)
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Pierre Bayle
d. 1706 (b. 1647)
Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (b. 1647)
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Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
d. 1708 (b. 1656)
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist and mycologist (b. 1656)
William Carstares
d. 1715 (b. 1649)
William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic (b. 1649)
Rob Roy MacGregor
d. 1734 (b. 1671)
Rob Roy MacGregor, Scottish outlaw (b. 1671)
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Antonio Caldara
d. 1736 (b. 1670)
Antonio Caldara, Italian composer (b. 1670)
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Peter Ernst Wilde
d. 1785 (b. 1732)
Peter Ernst Wilde, Polish-Estonian physician and journalist (b. 1732)
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Eugenio Espejo
d. 1795 (b. 1747)
Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian physician and lawyer (b. 1747)
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay
d. 1859 (b. 1800)
Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, English historian and politician, Secretary at War (b. 1800)
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James Van Ness
d. 1872 (b. 1808)
James Van Ness, American lawyer and politician, 7th Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1808)
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Dennis Miller Bunker
d. 1890 (b. 1861)
Dennis Miller Bunker, American painter (b. 1861)
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William Corby
d. 1897 (b. 1833)
William Corby, American priest and academic (b. 1833)
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Alexandre de Serpa Pinto
d. 1900 (b. 1846)
Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese soldier and explorer (b. 1846)
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Ahmet Mithat Efendi
d. 1913 (b. 1844)
Ahmet Mithat Efendi, Turkish journalist and translator (b. 1844)
Eduard Strauss
d. 1916 (b. 1835)
Eduard Strauss, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1835)
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Alfred Edwin McKay
d. 1917 (b. 1892)
Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (b. 1892)
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Olavo Bilac
d. 1918 (b. 1865)
Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet and journalist (b. 1865)
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Johannes Rydberg
d. 1919 (b. 1854)
Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist and academic (b. 1854)
Léon Bakst
d. 1924 (b. 1866)
Léon Bakst, Russian painter and costume designer (b. 1866)
Jack Blackham
d. 1932 (b. 1854)
Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
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Clarence Day
d. 1935 (b. 1874)
Clarence Day, American author and illustrator (b. 1874)
Maurice Ravel
d. 1937 (b. 1875)
Maurice Ravel, French pianist and composer (b. 1875)
Florence Lawrence
d. 1938 (b. 1886)
Florence Lawrence, Canadian actress (b. 1886)
Alfred Flatow
d. 1942 (b. 1869)
Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (b. 1869)
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Steve Evans (baseball)
d. 1943 (b. 1885)
Steve Evans, American baseball player (b. 1885)
Theodore Dreiser
d. 1945 (b. 1871)
Theodore Dreiser, American novelist and journalist (b. 1871)
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Elie Nadelman
d. 1946 (b. 1882)
Elie Nadelman, Polish-American sculptor (b. 1882)
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Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
d. 1947 (b. 1869)
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (b. 1869)
Jack Lovelock
d. 1949 (b. 1910)
Jack Lovelock, New Zealand runner and soldier (b. 1910)
Ante Pavelić
d. 1959 (b. 1889)
Ante Pavelić, Croatian war criminal, Holocaust/Porajmos perpetrator; Prime Minister of the Independent State of Croatia (b. 1889)
Philippe Panneton
d. 1960 (b. 1895)
Philippe Panneton, Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (b. 1895)
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Paul Hindemith
d. 1963 (b. 1895)
Paul Hindemith, German violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1895)
Katharine McCormick
d. 1967 (b. 1875)
Katharine McCormick, American biologist and philanthropist (b. 1875)
David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie
d. 1968 (b. 1893)
David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, Scottish peer, soldier and courtier (b. 1893)
Max Steiner
d. 1971 (b. 1888)
Max Steiner, Austrian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1888)
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Katharine Byron
d. 1976 (b. 1903)
Katharine Byron, American politician (b. 1903)
Allan Dwan
d. 1981 (b. 1885)
Allan Dwan, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
William Demarest
d. 1983 (b. 1892)
William Demarest, American actor (b. 1892)
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Dennis Wilson
d. 1983 (b. 1944)
Dennis Wilson, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1944)
Sam Peckinpah
d. 1984 (b. 1925)
Sam Peckinpah, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
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Mary Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch
d. 1984 (b. 1903)
Mary Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch, British politician and educator (b. 1903)
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John D. MacDonald
d. 1986 (b. 1916)
John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (b. 1916)
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Jan Nieuwenhuys
d. 1986 (b. 1922)
Jan Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (b. 1922)
Hermann Oberth
d. 1989 (b. 1894)
Hermann Oberth, Romanian-German physicist and engineer (b. 1894)
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Warren Skaaren
d. 1990 (b. 1946)
Warren Skaaren, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)
Sal Maglie
d. 1992 (b. 1917)
Sal Maglie, American baseball player and coach (b. 1917)
William L. Shirer
d. 1993 (b. 1904)
William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian (b. 1904)
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Jean-Louis Lévesque
d. 1994 (b. 1911)
Jean-Louis Lévesque, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1911)
Clayton Moore
d. 1999 (b. 1914)
Clayton Moore, American actor (b. 1914)
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Samuel Abraham Goldblith
d. 2001 (b. 1919)
Samuel Abraham Goldblith, American lieutenant, biologist, and engineer (b. 1919)
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William X. Kienzle
d. 2001 (b. 1928)
William X. Kienzle, American priest and author (b. 1928)
Benjamin Thurman Hacker
d. 2003 (b. 1935)
Benjamin Thurman Hacker, American admiral (b. 1935)
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Jerry Orbach
d. 2004 (b. 1935)
Jerry Orbach, American actor and singer (b. 1935)
Susan Sontag
d. 2004 (b. 1933)
Susan Sontag, American novelist, essayist, critic, and playwright (b. 1933)
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Jamal Karimi-Rad
d. 2006 (b. 1956)
Jamal Karimi-Rad, Iranian politician, Iranian Minister of Justice (b. 1956)
Irene Lieblich
d. 2008 (b. 1923)
Irene Lieblich, Polish-American painter and illustrator (b. 1923)
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The Rev
d. 2009 (b. 1981)
Jimmy Sullivan, American musician, composer and songwriter. Known by his stage name The Rev (b. 1981)
Billy Taylor
d. 2010 (b. 1921)
Billy Taylor, American pianist and composer (b. 1921)
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Nicholas Ambraseys
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Nicholas Ambraseys, Greek-English seismologist and engineer (b. 1929)
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Mark Crispin
d. 2012 (b. 1956)
Mark Crispin, American computer scientist and academic, designed the IMAP (b. 1956)
Václav Drobný
d. 2012 (b. 1980)
Václav Drobný, Czech footballer (b. 1980)
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Frankie Walsh
d. 2012 (b. 1936)
Frankie Walsh, Irish hurler and manager (b. 1936)
Halton Arp
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (b. 1927)
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Esther Borja
d. 2013 (b. 1913)
Esther Borja, Cuban soprano and actress (b. 1913)
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Harry C. Goode Jr.
d. 2013 (b. 1938)
Harry C. Goode Jr., American soldier and politician, 51st Mayor of Melbourne, Florida (b. 1938)
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Andrew Jacobs, Jr.
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Andrew Jacobs, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1932)
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Alfred Marshall (businessman)
d. 2013 (b. 1919)
Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded Marshalls (b. 1919)
Joseph Ruskin
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (b. 1924)
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Ilya Tsymbalar
d. 2013 (b. 1969)
Ilya Tsymbalar, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (b. 1969)
Vahan Hovhannisyan
d. 2014 (b. 1956)
Vahan Hovhannisyan, Armenian politician (b. 1956)
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Frankie Randall (singer)
d. 2014 (b. 1938)
Frankie Randall, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
John Bradbury (drummer)
d. 2015 (b. 1953)
John Bradbury, English drummer and songwriter (b. 1953)
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Eloy Inos
d. 2015 (b. 1949)
Eloy Inos, Mariana Islander businessman and politician, 8th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (b. 1949)
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Lemmy
d. 2015 (b. 1945)
Lemmy, English musician, singer, and songwriter (b. 1945)
Debbie Reynolds
d. 2016 (b. 1932)
Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer and dancer (b. 1932)
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Jean-Christophe Victor
d. 2016 (b. 1947)
Jean-Christophe Victor, French political scientist (b. 1947)