People who died on December 4 90
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John of Damascus
d. 749 (b. 676)
John of Damascus, Syrian priest and saint (b. 676)
Carloman I
d. 771 (b. 751)
Carloman I, Frankish king (b. 751)
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Suairlech ind Eidnén mac Ciaráin
d. 870
Suairlech ind Eidnén mac Ciaráin, Irish bishop
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Anno II
d. 1075 (b. 1010)
Anno II, German archbishop and saint (b. 1010)
Omar Khayyám
d. 1131 (b. 1048)
Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048)
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William the Lion
d. 1214 (b. 1143)
William the Lion, Scottish king (b. 1143)
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Aymer de Valence (bishop)
d. 1260 (b. 1222)
Aymer de Valence, Bishop of Winchester (b. 1222)
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Theobald II of Navarre
d. 1270 (b. 1238)
Theobald II of Navarre (b. 1238)
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Pope John XXII
d. 1334 (b. 1249)
Pope John XXII (b. 1249)
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Henry Burghersh
d. 1340 (b. 1292)
Henry Burghersh, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1292)
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Janisław I
d. 1341
Janisław I, Archbishop of Gniezno
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Valentina Visconti
d. 1408
Valentina Visconti, wife of Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans
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Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
d. 1456 (b. 1401)
Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1401)
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Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein
d. 1459 (b. 1401)
Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein (b. 1401)
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Georg Joachim Rheticus
d. 1576 (b. 1514)
Georg Joachim Rheticus, Austrian-Slovak mathematician and cartographer (b. 1514)
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John Willock
d. 1585 (b. 1515)
John Willock, Scottish minister and reformer (b. 1515)
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Maerten de Vos
d. 1603 (b. 1532)
Maerten de Vos, Flemish painter and draughtsman (b. 1532)
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Alexander Hume
d. 1609 (b. 1560)
Alexander Hume, Scottish poet (b. 1560)
Nicholas Ferrar
d. 1637 (b. 1592)
Nicholas Ferrar, English trader (b. 1592)
Cardinal Richelieu
d. 1642 (b. 1585)
Cardinal Richelieu, French cardinal and politician, Chief Minister to the French Monarch (b. 1585)
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William Drummond of Hawthornden
d. 1649 (b. 1585)
William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)
Thomas Hobbes
d. 1679 (b. 1588)
Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher and theorist (b. 1588)
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Thomas Bartholin
d. 1680 (b. 1616)
Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (b. 1616)
Empress Meishō
d. 1696 (b. 1624)
Empress Meishō of Japan (b. 1624)
John Gay
d. 1732 (b. 1685)
John Gay, English poet and playwright (b. 1685)
Luigi Galvani
d. 1798 (b. 1737)
Luigi Galvani, Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1737)
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
d. 1828 (b. 1770)
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1770)
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David Daniel Davis
d. 1841 (b. 1777)
David Daniel Davis, Welsh-English physician and academic (b. 1777)
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Gregor MacGregor
d. 1845 (b. 1786)
Gregor MacGregor, Scottish soldier and explorer (b. 1786)
William Sturgeon
d. 1850 (b. 1783)
William Sturgeon, English physicist, invented the electric motor (b. 1783)
John Tyndall
d. 1893 (b. 1820)
John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and chemist (b. 1820)
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Griffith Rhys Jones
d. 1897 (b. 1834)
Griffith Rhys Jones, Welsh conductor (b. 1834)
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Charles Dow
d. 1902 (b. 1851)
Charles Dow, American journalist and publisher, co-founded the Dow Jones & Company (b. 1851)
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Ivana Kobilca
d. 1926 (b. 1861)
Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926)
Stefan George
d. 1933 (b. 1868)
Stefan George, German-Swiss poet and translator (b. 1868)
Johan Halvorsen
d. 1935 (b. 1864)
Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1864)
Charles Richet
d. 1935 (b. 1850)
Charles Richet, French physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1850)
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Tamanishiki San'emon
d. 1938 (b. 1903)
Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (d. 1938)
Juhan Kukk
d. 1942 (b. 1885)
Juhan Kukk, Estonian politician, 3rd Head of State of Estonia (b. 1885)
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Fritz Löhner-Beda
d. 1942 (b. 1883)
Fritz Löhner-Beda, Jewish Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer (d.1942)
Roger Bresnahan
d. 1944 (b. 1879)
Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player and manager (b. 1879)
Thomas Hunt Morgan
d. 1945 (b. 1866)
Thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
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Frank Benford
d. 1948 (b. 1883)
Frank Benford, American physicist and engineer (b. 1883)
George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd
d. 1954 (b. 1881)
George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd (b. 1881)
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József Galamb
d. 1955 (b. 1881)
József Galamb, Hungarian-American engineer (b. 1881)
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Constance Davey
d. 1963 (b. 1882)
Constance Davey, Australian psychologist (b. 1882)
Bert Lahr
d. 1967 (b. 1895)
Bert Lahr, American actor (b. 1895)
Shunryū Suzuki
d. 1971 (b. 1904)
Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator, founded the San Francisco Zen Center (b. 1904)
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Hannah Arendt
d. 1975 (b. 1906)
Hannah Arendt, German-American historian, theorist, and academic (b. 1906)
Tommy Bolin
d. 1976 (b. 1951)
Tommy Bolin, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1951)
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Benjamin Britten
d. 1976 (b. 1913)
Benjamin Britten, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1913)
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W. F. McCoy
d. 1976 (b. 1886)
W. F. McCoy, Irish soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1886)
Francisco de Sá Carneiro
d. 1980 (b. 1934)
Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1934)
Stanisława Walasiewicz
d. 1980 (b. 1911)
Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish-American runner (b. 1911)
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Don Warrington (Canadian football)
d. 1980 (b. 1948)
Don Warrington, Canadian football player (b. 1948)
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Jeanne Block
d. 1981 (b. 1923)
Jeanne Block, American psychologist (b. 1923)
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Jack Mercer
d. 1984 (b. 1910)
Jack Mercer, American animator, screenwriter, voice actor, and singer (b. 1910)
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Arnold Lobel
d. 1987 (b. 1933)
Arnold Lobel, American author and illustrator (b. 1933)
Rouben Mamoulian
d. 1987 (b. 1897)
Rouben Mamoulian, Georgian-American director and screenwriter (b. 1897)
Osman Achmatowicz
d. 1988 (b. 1899)
Osman Achmatowicz, Polish chemist and academic (b. 1899)
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Henry Clausen
d. 1992 (b. 1905)
Henry Clausen, American lawyer and author (b. 1905)
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Margaret Landon
d. 1993 (b. 1903)
Margaret Landon, American missionary and author (b. 1903)
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Frank Zappa
d. 1993 (b. 1940)
Frank Zappa, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1993)
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Rose Bird
d. 1999 (b. 1936)
Rose Bird, American academic and judge, 25th Chief Justice of California (b. 1936)
Henck Arron
d. 2000 (b. 1936)
Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (b. 1936)
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Iggy Katona
d. 2003 (b. 1916)
Iggy Katona, American race car driver (b. 1916)
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Elena Souliotis
d. 2004 (b. 1943)
Elena Souliotis, Greek soprano and actress (b. 1943)
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Errol Brathwaite
d. 2005 (b. 1924)
Errol Brathwaite, New Zealand soldier and author (b. 1924)
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Gregg Hoffman
d. 2005 (b. 1963)
Gregg Hoffman, American film producer (b. 1963)
K. Ganeshalingam
d. 2006 (b. 1938)
K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo (b. 1938)
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Ross A. McGinnis
d. 2006 (b. 1987)
Ross A. McGinnis, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1987)
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Liam Clancy
d. 2009 (b. 1935)
Liam Clancy, Irish singer, actor, and guitarist (b. 1935)
King Curtis Iaukea
d. 2010 (b. 1937)
King Curtis Iaukea, American wrestler (b. 1937)
Sócrates
d. 2011 (b. 1954)
Sócrates, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1954)
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Hubert Sumlin
d. 2011 (b. 1931)
Hubert Sumlin, American singer and guitarist (b. 1931)
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Vasily Belov
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Vasily Belov, Russian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1932)
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Jack Brooks (American politician)
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Jack Brooks, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)
Miguel Calero
d. 2012 (b. 1971)
Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer and manager (b. 1971)
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Anthony Deane-Drummond
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
Anthony Deane-Drummond, English general (b. 1917)
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Carroll E. Lanier
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Carroll E. Lanier, American sailor and politician (b. 1926)
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Joana Raspall i Juanola
d. 2013 (b. 1913)
Joana Raspall i Juanola, Spanish author and poet (b. 1913)
Claudia Emerson
d. 2014 (b. 1957)
Claudia Emerson, American poet and academic (b. 1957)
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V. R. Krishna Iyer
d. 2014 (b. 1914)
V. R. Krishna Iyer, Indian lawyer and judge (b. 1914)
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Vincent L. McKusick
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Vincent L. McKusick, American lawyer and judge (b. 1921)
Jeremy Thorpe
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Jeremy Thorpe, English lawyer and politician (b. 1929)
Bill Bennett
d. 2015 (b. 1932)
Bill Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia (b. 1932)
Robert Loggia
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Robert Loggia, American actor and director (b. 1930)
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Yossi Sarid
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Yossi Sarid, Israeli journalist and politician, 15th Israeli Minister of Education (b. 1940)
Patricia Robins
d. 2016 (b. 1921)
Patricia Robins, British writer and WAAF officer (b. 1921).
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Cyrus the Great
d. ?
Cyrus the Great, king of Persia (b. 600 BC)