People who died on December 7 102
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Pope Eutychian
d. 283
Eutychian, pope of the Catholic Church
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Anspert
d. 881
Anspert, archbishop of Milan
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Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
d. 983 (b. 955)
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 955)
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Pope Innocent IV
d. 1254 (b. 1195)
Innocent IV, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1195)
Bolesław V the Chaste
d. 1279 (b. 1226)
Bolesław V, High Duke of Poland (b. 1226)
Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester
d. 1295 (b. 1243)
Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, English officer (b. 1243)
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg
d. 1383 (b. 1337)
Wenceslaus I, duke of Luxembourg (b. 1337)
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Alexander Hegius von Heek
d. 1498 (b. 1433)
Alexander Hegius von Heek, German poet (b. 1433)
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Adrian Willaert
d. 1562 (b. 1490)
Adrian Willaert, Dutch-Italian composer and educator (b. 1490)
Charles Garnier (missionary)
d. 1649 (b. 1606)
Charles Garnier, French missionary and saint (b. 1606)
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Richard Bellingham
d. 1672 (b. 1592)
Richard Bellingham, English-American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1592)
Algernon Sidney
d. 1683 (b. 1623)
Algernon Sidney, English philosopher and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1623)
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Jan Santini Aichel
d. 1723 (b. 1677)
Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect, designed the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk and Karlova Koruna Chateau (b. 1677)
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Florent Carton Dancourt
d. 1725 (b. 1661)
Florent Carton Dancourt, French actor and playwright (b. 1661)
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Martín Sarmiento
d. 1772 (b. 1695)
Martín Sarmiento, Spanish monk, scholar, and author (b. 1695)
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Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer)
d. 1775 (b. 1715)
Charles Saunders, English admiral and politician (b. 1715)
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Joseph Bara
d. 1793 (b. 1779)
Joseph Bara, French soldier and drummer (b. 1779)
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Küçük Hüseyin Pasha
d. 1803 (b. 1757)
Küçük Hüseyin Pasha, Turkish admiral and politician (b. 1757)
Michel Ney
d. 1815 (b. 1769)
Michel Ney, German-French general (b. 1769)
William Bligh
d. 1817 (b. 1754)
William Bligh, English admiral and politician, 4th Governor of New South Wales (b. 1745)
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Thomas Hamilton (writer)
d. 1842 (b. 1789)
Thomas Hamilton, Scottish philosopher and author (b. 1789)
Constantin von Tischendorf
d. 1874 (b. 1815)
Constantin von Tischendorf, German theologian, scholar, and academic (b. 1815)
Jón Sigurðsson
d. 1879 (b. 1811)
Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic scholar and politician, 1st Speaker of the Parliament of Iceland (b. 1811)
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Ferdinand de Lesseps
d. 1894 (b. 1805)
Ferdinand de Lesseps, French businessman and diplomat, co-developed the Suez Canal (b. 1805)
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Juan Luna
d. 1899 (b. 1857)
Juan Luna, Filipino painter and sculptor (b. 1857)
Thomas Nast
d. 1902 (b. 1840)
Thomas Nast, German-American cartoonist (b. 1840)
Élie Ducommun
d. 1906 (b. 1833)
Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1833)
Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano
d. 1913 (b. 1828)
Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian cardinal (b. 1828)
Ludwig Minkus
d. 1917 (b. 1826)
Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1826)
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
d. 1941 (b. 1887)
Attack on Pearl Harbor:
Mervyn S. Bennion, American captain (b. 1887)
Frederick Curtice Davis, American sailor (b. 1915)
Julius Ellsberry, American sailor (b. 1921)
John C. England, American sailor (b. 1920)
Edwin J. Hill, American sailor (b. 1894)
Ralph Hollis, American sailor (b. 1906)
Herbert C. Jones, American sailor (b. 1918)
Isaac C. Kidd, American admiral (b. 1884)
Robert Lawrence Leopold, American sailor (b. 1916)
Herbert Hugo Menges, American sailor (b. 1917)
Thomas James Reeves, American sailor (b. 1895)
Aloysius Schmitt, American priest and sailor (b. 1909)
Robert R. Scott, American sailor (b. 1915)
Peter Tomich, American sailor (b. 1893)
Robert Uhlmann, American sailor (b. 1919)
Franklin Van Valkenburgh, American captain (b. 1888)
Eldon P. Wyman, American sailor (b. 1917)
Tristan Bernard
d. 1947 (b. 1866)
Tristan Bernard, French author and playwright (b. 1866)
Nicholas Murray Butler
d. 1947 (b. 1862)
Nicholas Murray Butler, American philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
Rex Beach
d. 1949 (b. 1877)
Rex Beach, American author, playwright, and water polo player (b. 1877)
Huntley Gordon
d. 1956 (b. 1879)
Huntley Gordon, Canadian-American actor (b. 1887)
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Reşat Nuri Güntekin
d. 1956 (b. 1889)
Reşat Nuri Güntekin, Turkish author and playwright (b. 1889)
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Ioannis Demestichas
d. 1960 (b. 1882)
Ioannis Demestichas, Greek admiral and politician (d. 1960)
Kirsten Flagstad
d. 1962 (b. 1895)
Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian opera singer (b. 1895)
Lefty O'Doul
d. 1969 (b. 1897)
Lefty O'Doul, American baseball player and manager (b. 1897)
Eric Portman
d. 1969 (b. 1901)
Eric Portman, English actor (b. 1903)
Rube Goldberg
d. 1970 (b. 1883)
Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist, sculptor, and author (b. 1883)
Thornton Wilder
d. 1975 (b. 1897)
Thornton Wilder, American novelist and playwright (b. 1897)
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Hardie Albright
d. 1975 (b. 1903)
Hardie Albright, American actor (d. 1975)
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Paul Bragg
d. 1976 (b. 1895)
Paul Bragg, American nutritionist (b. 1895)
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Paul Gibb
d. 1977 (b. 1913)
Paul Gibb, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1913)
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Peter Carl Goldmark
d. 1977 (b. 1906)
Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-American engineer (b. 1906)
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Georges Grignard
d. 1977 (b. 1905)
Georges Grignard, French race car driver (b. 1905)
Alexander Wetmore
d. 1978 (b. 1886)
Alexander Wetmore, American ornithologist and paleontologist (b. 1886)
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
d. 1979 (b. 1900)
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, English-American astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1900)
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LeeRoy Yarbrough
d. 1984 (b. 1938)
LeeRoy Yarbrough, American race car driver (b. 1938)
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J. R. Eyerman
d. 1985 (b. 1906)
J. R. Eyerman, American photographer and journalist (b. 1906)
Robert Graves
d. 1985 (b. 1895)
Robert Graves, English poet, novelist, critic (b. 1895)
Potter Stewart
d. 1985 (b. 1915)
Potter Stewart, American soldier and jurist (b. 1915)
Haystacks Calhoun
d. 1989 (b. 1934)
Haystacks Calhoun, American wrestler and actor (b. 1934)
Joan Bennett
d. 1990 (b. 1910)
Joan Bennett, American actress (b. 1910)
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Jean Paul Lemieux
d. 1990 (b. 1904)
Jean Paul Lemieux, Canadian painter and educator (b. 1904)
Richard J. Hughes
d. 1992 (b. 1909)
Richard J. Hughes, American politician, 45th Governor of New Jersey, and Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (b. 1909)
Abidin Dino
d. 1993 (b. 1913)
Abidin Dino, Turkish-French painter and illustrator (b. 1913)
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Félix Houphouët-Boigny
d. 1993 (b. 1905)
Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Ivoirian physician and politician, 1st President of Ivory Coast (b. 1905)
Kathleen Harrison
d. 1995 (b. 1892)
Kathleen Harrison, English actress (b. 1892)
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Billy Bremner
d. 1997 (b. 1942)
Billy Bremner, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1997)
John Addison
d. 1998 (b. 1920)
John Addison, English-American composer and conductor (b. 1920)
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Martin Rodbell
d. 1998 (b. 1925)
Martin Rodbell, American biochemist and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
Carl F. H. Henry
d. 2003 (b. 1913)
Carl F. H. Henry American journalist and theologian (b. 1913)
Azie Taylor Morton
d. 2003 (b. 1936)
Azie Taylor Morton, American educator and politician, 36th Treasurer of the United States (b. 1933)
Frederick Fennell
d. 2004 (b. 1914)
Frederick Fennell, American conductor and educator (b. 1914)
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Jerry Scoggins
d. 2004 (b. 1913)
Jerry Scoggins, American singer and guitarist (b. 1913)
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Jay Van Andel
d. 2004 (b. 1924)
Jay Van Andel, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Amway (b. 1924)
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Bud Carson
d. 2005 (b. 1931)
Bud Carson, American football player and coach (b. 1931)
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Jeane Kirkpatrick
d. 2006 (b. 1926)
Jeane Kirkpatrick, American academic and diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1926)
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Herbert Hutner
d. 2008 (b. 1908)
Herbert Hutner, American banker and lawyer (b. 1908)
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Elizabeth Edwards
d. 2010 (b. 1949)
Elizabeth Edwards, American lawyer and author (b. 1949)
Harry Morgan
d. 2011 (b. 1915)
Harry Morgan, American actor (b. 1915)
Roelof Kruisinga
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician, Dutch Minister of Defence (b. 1922)
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Ralph Parr
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Ralph Parr, American colonel and pilot (b. 1924)
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Marty Reisman
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Marty Reisman, American table tennis player and author (b. 1930)
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Saul Steinberg (businessman)
d. 2012 (b. 1939)
Saul Steinberg, American businessman and financier (b. 1939)
Édouard Molinaro
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Édouard Molinaro, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
Chick Willis
d. 2013 (b. 1934)
Chick Willis, American singer and guitarist (b. 1934)
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Mark Lewis (storyteller)
d. 2014 (b. 1954)
Mark Lewis, American author and educator (b. 1954)
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Jesse C. Deen
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Jesse C. Deen, American soldier and politician (b. 1922)
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Gerhard Lenski
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Gerhard Lenski, American sociologist and academic (b. 1924)
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Hyron Spinrad
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Hyron Spinrad, American astronomer and academic (b. 1934)
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Peter Westbury
d. 2015 (b. 1938)
Peter Westbury, English race car driver (b. 1938)
Junaid Jamshed
d. 2016 (b. 1964)
Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani musician (b. 1964)
Cicero
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Cicero, Roman philosopher, lawyer, and politician (b. 106 BC)
Mervyn S. Bennion
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Frederick Curtice Davis
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Julius Ellsberry
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John C. England
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Edwin J. Hill
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Ralph Hollis
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Herbert C. Jones
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Isaac C. Kidd
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Robert Lawrence Leopold
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Herbert Hugo Menges
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Thomas James Reeves
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Aloysius Schmitt
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Robert R. Scott
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Peter Tomich
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Robert Uhlmann
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Franklin Van Valkenburgh
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Eldon P. Wyman
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