People who died on December 9 103
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Sergius I of Constantinople
d. 638
Sergius I of Constantinople
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Al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah
d. 730
Al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah, Arab general
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Nasr ibn Sayyar
d. 748 (b. 663)
Nasr ibn Sayyar, Umayyad general and politician (b. 663)
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Li Congrong
d. 933
Li Congrong, prince of Later Tang
Al-Biruni
d. 1048 (b. 973)
Al-Biruni, Persian mathematician (b. 973)
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Gertrude of Brunswick
d. 1117
Gertrude of Brunswick, Markgräfin of Meißen
Malcolm IV of Scotland
d. 1165 (b. 1141)
Malcolm IV of Scotland (b. 1141)
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Richard le Gras
d. 1242
Richard le Gras, Lord Keeper of England and Abbot of Evesham
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Vaišvilkas
d. 1268
Vaišvilkas, Prince of Black Ruthenia
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Bohemond I (archbishop of Trier)
d. 1299
Bohemond I, Archbishop of Trier
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
d. 1437 (b. 1368)
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1368)
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Teofilo Folengo
d. 1544 (b. 1491)
Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491)
Pope Pius IV
d. 1565 (b. 1499)
Pope Pius IV (b. 1499)
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William Watson (priest)
d. 1603 (b. 1559)
William Watson, English priest (b. 1559)
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Ubbo Emmius
d. 1625 (b. 1547)
Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (b. 1547)
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Fabian Birkowski
d. 1636 (b. 1566)
Fabian Birkowski, Polish preacher and author (b. 1566)
Anthony van Dyck
d. 1641 (b. 1599)
Anthony van Dyck, Belgian-English painter and illustrator (b. 1599)
Pope Clement IX
d. 1669 (b. 1600)
Pope Clement IX (b. 1600)
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
d. 1674 (b. 1609)
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, English historian and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1609)
Peter II of Portugal
d. 1706 (b. 1648)
Peter II of Portugal (b. 1648)
Vincenzo Coronelli
d. 1718 (b. 1650)
Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian monk and cartographer (b. 1650)
Yolande de Polastron
d. 1793 (b. 1749)
Yolande de Polastron, French-Austrian educator (b. 1749)
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Johann Reinhold Forster
d. 1798 (b. 1729)
Johann Reinhold Forster, German pastor, botanist, and ornithologist (b. 1729)
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Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher
d. 1830 (b. 1757)
Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, Danish surgeon, botanist, and academic (b. 1757)
Almeida Garrett
d. 1854 (b. 1799)
Almeida Garrett, Portuguese journalist and author (b. 1799)
Robert Baldwin
d. 1858 (b. 1804)
Robert Baldwin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Premier of Canada West (b. 1804)
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Mahmadu Lamine
d. 1887
Mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese religious leader
Ferdinand Brunetière
d. 1906 (b. 1849)
Ferdinand Brunetière, French author and critic (b. 1849)
Natsume Sōseki
d. 1916 (b. 1867)
Natsume Sōseki, Japanese author and poet (b. 1867)
Bernard Zweers
d. 1924 (b. 1854)
Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and educator (b. 1854)
Rube Foster
d. 1930 (b. 1879)
Rube Foster, American baseball player and manager (b. 1879)
Karl Blossfeldt
d. 1932 (b. 1865)
Karl Blossfeldt, German photographer, sculptor, and educator (b. 1865)
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Begum Rokeya
d. 1932 (b. 1880)
Begum Rokeya, Bangladeshi social worker and author (b. 1880)
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Walter Liggett
d. 1935 (b. 1886)
Walter Liggett, American journalist and activist (b. 1886)
Lilias Armstrong
d. 1937 (b. 1882)
Lilias Armstrong, English phonetician (b. 1882)
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Gustaf Dalén
d. 1937 (b. 1869)
Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
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Dmitry Merezhkovsky
d. 1941 (b. 1865)
Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Russian author, poet, and philosopher (b. 1865)
Georges Dufrénoy
d. 1943 (b. 1870)
Georges Dufrénoy, French painter (b. 1870)
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Laird Cregar
d. 1944 (b. 1913)
Laird Cregar, American actor (b. 1913)
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Yun Chi-ho
d. 1945 (b. 1864)
Yun Chi-ho, Korean activist and politician (d. 1945)
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Ali İhsan Sâbis
d. 1957 (b. 1882)
Ali İhsan Sâbis, Turkish general (b. 1882)
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Daniel O. Fagunwa
d. 1963 (b. 1903)
Daniel O. Fagunwa, Nigerian author and educator (b. 1903)
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Perry Miller
d. 1963 (b. 1905)
Perry Miller, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1905)
Edith Sitwell
d. 1964 (b. 1887)
Edith Sitwell, English poet and critic (b. 1887)
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Branch Rickey
d. 1965 (b. 1881)
Branch Rickey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1965)
Charles Léon Hammes
d. 1967 (b. 1898)
Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge, 3rd President of the European Court of Justice (b. 1898)
Enoch L. Johnson
d. 1968 (b. 1883)
Enoch L. Johnson, American mob boss (b. 1883)
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Artem Mikoyan
d. 1970 (b. 1905)
Artem Mikoyan, Armenian-Russian engineer and businessman, co-founded the Mikoyan Company (b. 1905)
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Feroz Khan Noon
d. 1970 (b. 1893)
Feroz Khan Noon, Pakistani politician, 7th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1893)
Ralph Bunche
d. 1971 (b. 1904)
Ralph Bunche, American political scientist, academic, and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
Sergey Konenkov
d. 1971 (b. 1874)
Sergey Konenkov, Russian sculptor and painter (b. 1874)
Louella Parsons
d. 1972 (b. 1881)
Louella Parsons, American writer and columnist (b. 1881)
William A. Wellman
d. 1975 (b. 1896)
William A. Wellman, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1896)
Fulton J. Sheen
d. 1979 (b. 1895)
Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (b. 1895)
Leon Jaworski
d. 1982 (b. 1905)
Leon Jaworski, American lawyer and politician (b. 1905)
Berenice Abbott
d. 1991 (b. 1898)
Berenice Abbott, American photographer (b. 1898)
Vincent Gardenia
d. 1992 (b. 1920)
Vincent Gardenia, American actor (b. 1922)
Danny Blanchflower
d. 1993 (b. 1926)
Danny Blanchflower, Northern Irish footballer and manager (b. 1926)
Toni Cade Bambara
d. 1995 (b. 1939)
Toni Cade Bambara, American author and academic (b. 1939)
Douglas Corrigan
d. 1995 (b. 1907)
Douglas Corrigan, American pilot (b. 1907)
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Patty Donahue
d. 1996 (b. 1956)
Patty Donahue, American singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
Mary Leakey
d. 1996 (b. 1913)
Mary Leakey, English archaeologist and anthropologist (b. 1913)
Alain Poher
d. 1996 (b. 1909)
Alain Poher, French lawyer and politician, President of France (b. 1909)
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Diana Morgan (screenwriter)
d. 1996 (b. 1908)
Diana Morgan, Welsh playwright and screenwriter (b. 1908)
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Shaughnessy Cohen
d. 1998 (b. 1948)
Shaughnessy Cohen, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1948)
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Archie Moore
d. 1998 (b. 1916)
Archie Moore, American boxer (d. 1998)
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Michael Carver, Baron Carver
d. 2001 (b. 1915)
Michael Carver, Baron Carver, English field marshal (b. 1915)
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Mary Hansen
d. 2002 (b. 1966)
Mary Hansen, Australian singer and guitarist (b. 1966)
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Ian Hornak
d. 2002 (b. 1944)
Ian Hornak, American painter and sculptor (b. 1944)
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Stan Rice
d. 2002 (b. 1942)
Stan Rice, American painter and poet (b. 1942)
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Norm Sloan
d. 2003 (b. 1926)
Norm Sloan, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
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Paul Simon (politician)
d. 2003 (b. 1928)
Paul Simon, American soldier, journalist, and politician, 39th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (b. 1928)
György Sándor
d. 2005 (b. 1912)
György Sándor, Hungarian-American pianist and educator (b. 1912)
Robert Sheckley
d. 2005 (b. 1928)
Robert Sheckley, American author (b. 1928)
Georgia Gibbs
d. 2006 (b. 1919)
Georgia Gibbs, American singer (b. 1919)
Rafael Sperafico
d. 2007 (b. 1981)
Rafael Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1981)
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Gordon Zahn
d. 2007 (b. 1918)
Gordon Zahn, American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1918)
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Ibrahim Dossey
d. 2008 (b. 1972)
Ibrahim Dossey, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1972)
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Yury Glazkov
d. 2008 (b. 1939)
Yury Glazkov, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1939)
Gene Barry
d. 2009 (b. 1919)
Gene Barry, American actor (b. 1919)
James Moody (saxophonist)
d. 2010 (b. 1925)
James Moody, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer (b. 1925)
Dov Shilansky
d. 2010 (b. 1924)
Dov Shilansky, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician, 10th Speaker of the Knesset (b. 1924)
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Béla Nagy Abodi
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Béla Nagy Abodi, Hungarian painter and academic (b. 1918)
Patrick Moore
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Patrick Moore, English lieutenant, astronomer, and educator (b. 1923)
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Alex Moulton
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Alex Moulton, English engineer and businessman, founded the Moulton Bicycle Company (b. 1920)
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Jenni Rivera
d. 2012 (b. 1969)
Jenni Rivera, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (b. 1969)
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Charles Rosen
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Charles Rosen, American pianist and musicologist (b. 1927)
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Riccardo Schicchi
d. 2012 (b. 1953)
Riccardo Schicchi, Italian director and producer, co-founded Diva Futura (b. 1953)
Norman Joseph Woodland
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Norman Joseph Woodland, American inventor, co-created the bar code (b. 1921)
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John Gabbert
d. 2013 (b. 1909)
John Gabbert, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (b. 1909)
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Barbara Hesse-Bukowska
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Barbara Hesse-Bukowska, Polish pianist and educator (b. 1930)
Eleanor Parker
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Eleanor Parker, American actress (b. 1922)
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John Wilbur (American football)
d. 2013 (b. 1943)
John Wilbur, American football player (b. 1943)
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Sacvan Bercovitch
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Sacvan Bercovitch, Canadian-American author, critic, and academic (b. 1933)
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Jane Freilicher
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Jane Freilicher, American painter and poet (b. 1924)
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Jorge María Mejía
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Jorge María Mejía, Argentinian cardinal (b. 1923)
Mary Ann Mobley
d. 2014 (b. 1937)
Mary Ann Mobley, American model and actress, Miss America 1959 (b. 1937)
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Blagoje Paunović
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
Blagoje Paunović, Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1947)
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Jože Toporišič
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Jože Toporišič, Slovenian linguist and author (b. 1926)
Soshana Afroyim
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Soshana Afroyim, Austrian painter (b. 1927)
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Norman Breslow
d. 2015 (b. 1941)
Norman Breslow, American statistician and academic (b. 1941)
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Juvenal Juvêncio
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Juvenal Juvêncio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
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Julio Terrazas Sandoval
d. 2015 (b. 1936)
Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Bolivian cardinal (b. 1936)