People who died on December 29 74
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Empress Genmei
d. 721 (b. 660)
Empress Genmei of Japan (b. 660)
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Agnes I, Abbess of Quedlinburg
d. 1125
Agnes I, Abbess of Quedlinburg (b.c. 1090)
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Thomas Becket
d. 1170 (b. 1118)
Thomas Becket, English archbishop and saint (b. 1118)
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Emperor Zhangzong of Jin
d. 1208 (b. 1168)
Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, (b. 1168)
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Mathew Swetenham
d. 1416
Mathew Swetenham, bow bearer of Henry IV
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Bhuvanaikabahu VII of Kotte
d. 1550 (b. 1468)
Bhuvanaikabahu VII, King of Kotte (b. 1468)
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Sebastian Castellio
d. 1563 (b. 1515)
Sebastian Castellio, French preacher and theologian (b. 1515)
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Queen Munjeong
d. 1565 (b. 1501)
Queen Munjeong of Korea (b. 1501)
Stephen Bocskay
d. 1606 (b. 1557)
Stephen Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1557)
John Albert Vasa
d. 1634 (b. 1612)
John Albert Vasa, Polish cardinal (b. 1612)
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Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant
d. 1661 (b. 1594)
Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594)
Thomas Sydenham
d. 1689 (b. 1624)
Thomas Sydenham, English physician and author (b. 1624)
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Maria Margarethe Kirch
d. 1720 (b. 1670)
Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and educator (b. 1670)
Brook Taylor
d. 1731 (b. 1685)
Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1685)
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Joseph Saurin
d. 1737 (b. 1659)
Joseph Saurin, French minister and mathematician (b. 1659)
Johan Herman Wessel
d. 1785 (b. 1742)
Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright (b. 1742)
Jacques-Louis David
d. 1825 (b. 1748)
Jacques-Louis David, French painter and illustrator (b. 1748)
Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann
d. 1887 (b. 1805)
Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Estonian-Russian linguist and botanist (b. 1805)
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Spotted Elk
d. 1890 (b. 1826)
Spotted Elk, American tribal leader (b. 1826)
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Leopold Kronecker
d. 1891 (b. 1823)
Leopold Kronecker, Polish-German mathematician and academic (b. 1823)
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Christina Rossetti
d. 1894 (b. 1830)
Christina Rossetti, English poet and hymn-writer (b. 1830)
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William James Linton
d. 1897 (b. 1812)
William James Linton, English-American painter, author, and activist (b. 1812)
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Reginald Doherty
d. 1910 (b. 1872)
Reginald Doherty, English tennis player (b. 1872)
Carl Spitteler
d. 1924 (b. 1845)
Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)
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Félix Vallotton
d. 1925 (b. 1865)
Félix Vallotton, Swiss/French painter (b. 1865)
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Rainer Maria Rilke
d. 1926 (b. 1875)
Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet and author (b. 1875)
Wilhelm Maybach
d. 1929 (b. 1846)
Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer and businessman, founded Maybach (b. 1846)
Don Marquis
d. 1937 (b. 1878)
Don Marquis, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1878)
Tullio Levi-Civita
d. 1941 (b. 1873)
Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician and scholar (b. 1873)
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Khasan Israilov
d. 1944 (b. 1910)
Khasan Israilov, Chechen rebel (b. 1910)
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Tyler Dennett
d. 1949 (b. 1883)
Tyler Dennett, American historian and author (b. 1883)
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Fletcher Henderson
d. 1952 (b. 1897)
Fletcher Henderson, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1897)
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Robin Milford
d. 1959 (b. 1903)
Robin Milford, English soldier and composer (b. 1903)
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Eden Phillpotts
d. 1960 (b. 1862)
Eden Phillpotts, English author and poet (b. 1862)
Paul Whiteman
d. 1967 (b. 1890)
Paul Whiteman, American violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1890)
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Austin Farrer
d. 1968 (b. 1904)
Austin Farrer, English theologian and philosopher (b. 1904)
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Marie Menken
d. 1970 (b. 1909)
Marie Menken, American director and painter (b. 1909)
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Joseph Cornell
d. 1972 (b. 1903)
Joseph Cornell, American sculptor and director (b. 1903)
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Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos
d. 1972 (b. 1903)
Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos, Greek priest and missionary (b. 1903)
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Ivo Van Damme
d. 1976 (b. 1954)
Ivo Van Damme, Belgian runner (b. 1954)
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Nadezhda Mandelstam
d. 1980 (b. 1899)
Nadezhda Mandelstam, Russian author and educator (b. 1899)
Miroslav Krleža
d. 1981 (b. 1893)
Miroslav Krleža, Croatian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)
Harold Macmillan
d. 1986 (b. 1894)
Harold Macmillan, English captain and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)
Andrei Tarkovsky
d. 1986 (b. 1932)
Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1932)
Mike Beuttler
d. 1988 (b. 1940)
Mike Beuttler, Egyptian race car driver (b. 1940)
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Mireille Hartuch
d. 1996 (b. 1906)
Mireille Hartuch, French singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1906)
Jean-Claude Forest
d. 1998 (b. 1930)
Jean-Claude Forest, French author and illustrator (b. 1930)
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Leon Radzinowicz
d. 1999 (b. 1906)
Leon Radzinowicz, Polish-English criminologist and academic (b. 1906)
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Adele Stimmel Chase
d. 2000 (b. 1917)
Adele Stimmel Chase, American sculptor and painter (b. 1917)
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Takashi Asahina
d. 2001 (b. 1908)
Takashi Asahina, Japanese conductor (b. 1908)
Bob Monkhouse
d. 2003 (b. 1928)
Bob Monkhouse, English comedian, actor, and game show host (b. 1928)
Julius Axelrod
d. 2004 (b. 1912)
Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
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Ken Burkhart
d. 2004 (b. 1915)
Ken Burkhart, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1915)
Phil O'Donnell (footballer)
d. 2007 (b. 1972)
Phil O'Donnell, Scottish footballer (b. 1972)
Freddie Hubbard
d. 2008 (b. 1938)
Freddie Hubbard, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1938)
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"Dr. Death" Steve Williams
d. 2009 (b. 1960)
Steven Williams, American professional wrestler (b. 1960)
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Avi Cohen
d. 2010 (b. 1956)
Avi Cohen, Israeli footballer and manager (b. 1956)
Tony Greig
d. 2012 (b. 1946)
Tony Greig, South African-Australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1946)
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Roland Griffiths-Marsh
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Roland Griffiths-Marsh, Australian soldier and author (b. 1923)
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Edward Meneeley
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Edward Meneeley, American painter and sculptor (b. 1927)
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Paulo Rocha (film director)
d. 2012 (b. 1935)
Paulo Rocha, Portuguese director and screenwriter (b. 1935)
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Bruce Stark
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Bruce Stark, American cartoonist (b. 1933)
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C. T. Hsia
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
C. T. Hsia, Chinese-American critic and scholar (b. 1921)
Benjamin Curtis (musician)
d. 2013 (b. 1978)
Benjamin Curtis, American guitarist, drummer, and songwriter (b. 1978)
Connie Dierking
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Connie Dierking, American basketball player (b. 1936)
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Eero Mäntyranta
d. 2013 (b. 1937)
Eero Mäntyranta, Finnish skier (b. 1937)
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Jagadish Mohanty
d. 2013 (b. 1951)
Jagadish Mohanty, Indian author and translator (b. 1951)
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Paul Sally
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
Paul Sally, American mathematician and academic (b. 1933)
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Hari Harilela
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Hari Harilela, Indian-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)
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Juanito Remulla, Sr.
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Juanito Remulla, Sr., Filipino lawyer and politician, Governor of Cavite (b. 1933)
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Om Prakash Malhotra
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Om Prakash Malhotra, Indian general and politician, 25th Governor of Punjab (b. 1922)
Pavel Srníček
d. 2015 (b. 1968)
Pavel Srníček, Czech footballer and coach (b. 1968)
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Keion Carpenter
d. 2016 (b. 1977)
Keion Carpenter, American football defensive back (b. 1977)
LaVell Edwards
d. 2016 (b. 1930)
LaVell Edwards, American football head coach (b. 1930)