People who died on November 12 84
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Pope Boniface III
d. 607
Pope Boniface III
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Livinus
d. 657
Livinus, Irish apostle
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Cnut the Great
d. 1035 (b. 985)
Cnut the Great, Danish-English king (b. 985)
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William I, Count of Burgundy
d. 1087 (b. 1020)
William I, Count of Burgundy (b. 1020)
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Duncan II of Scotland
d. 1094 (b. 1060)
Duncan II of Scotland (b. 1060)
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Canute VI of Denmark
d. 1202 (b. 1163)
Canute VI of Denmark (b. 1163)
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Phillipe de Plessis
d. 1209 (b. 1165)
Phillipe de Plessis, Grand Master of the Knights Templar (b. 1165)
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Henry de Abergavenny
d. 1218
Henry de Abergavenny, Prior of Abergavenny and Bishop of Llandaff
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John of Viktring
d. 1347
John of Viktring, Austrian chronicler and political advisor
Louis III of Naples
d. 1434 (b. 1403)
Louis III of Naples (b. 1403)
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Stephen Gardiner
d. 1555 (b. 1497)
Stephen Gardiner, English bishop and politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1497)
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Zhang Jing (Ming dynasty)
d. 1555
Zhang Jing, Ming Chinese general
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Pietro Martire Vermigli
d. 1562 (b. 1500)
Pietro Martire Vermigli, Italian theologian (b. 1500)
Anne de Montmorency
d. 1567 (b. 1493)
Anne de Montmorency, French general and diplomat (b. 1493)
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Henry of Stolberg
d. 1572 (b. 1509)
Henry of Stolberg, German nobleman (b. 1509)
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John Hawkins (naval commander)
d. 1595 (b. 1532)
John Hawkins, English admiral and shipbuilder (b. 1532)
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Josaphat Kuncevyc
d. 1623
Josaphat Kuncevyc, Lithuanian archbishop (b. c. 1582)
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Hans Nansen
d. 1667 (b. 1598)
Hans Nansen, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1667)
Thomas Fairfax
d. 1671 (b. 1612)
Thomas Fairfax, English general and politician (b. 1612)
Friedrich Hoffmann
d. 1742 (b. 1660)
Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
Jean Sylvain Bailly
d. 1793 (b. 1736)
Jean Sylvain Bailly, French astronomer, mathematician, and politician, 1st Mayor of Paris (b. 1736)
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Lord George Gordon
d. 1793 (b. 1751)
Lord George Gordon, English lieutenant and politician (d. 1793)
Juan Ramón Balcarce
d. 1836 (b. 1773)
Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentinian general and politician, 6th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (b. 1773)
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William Christopher Zeise
d. 1847 (b. 1789)
William Christopher Zeise, Danish chemist who prepared Zeise's salt, one of the first organometallic compounds (b. 1789)
Elizabeth Gaskell
d. 1865 (b. 1810)
Elizabeth Gaskell, English author (b. 1810)
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Joseph James Cheeseman
d. 1896 (b. 1843)
Joseph James Cheeseman, Liberian politician, 12th President of Liberia (b. 1843)
William Henry Barlow
d. 1902 (b. 1812)
William Henry Barlow, English engineer (b. 1812)
Percival Lowell
d. 1916 (b. 1855)
Percival Lowell, American astronomer, mathematician, and author (b. 1855)
John Cady (golfer)
d. 1933 (b. 1866)
John Cady, American golfer (b. 1866)
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F. Holland Day
d. 1933 (b. 1864)
F. Holland Day, American photographer and publisher (b. 1864)
Norman Bethune
d. 1939 (b. 1890)
Norman Bethune, Canadian physician and humanitarian (b. 1890)
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Albert Bond Lambert
d. 1946 (b. 1875)
Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (d. 1946)
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Madan Mohan Malaviya
d. 1946 (b. 1861)
Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian educator, lawyer, and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (d. 1946)
Umberto Giordano
d. 1948 (b. 1867)
Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (b. 1867)
Lesley Ashburner
d. 1950 (b. 1883)
Lesley Ashburner, American hurdler (b. 1883)
Julia Marlowe
d. 1950 (b. 1865)
Julia Marlowe, English-American actress (b. 1865)
Alfréd Hajós
d. 1955 (b. 1878)
Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect, designed the Grand Hotel Aranybika (b. 1878)
Tin Ujević
d. 1955 (b. 1891)
Tin Ujević, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1891)
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Sarah Wambaugh
d. 1955 (b. 1882)
Sarah Wambaugh, American political scientist, world authority on plebiscites (b. 1882)
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Gustaf Söderström
d. 1958 (b. 1862)
Gustaf Söderström, Swedish tug of war competitor, shot putter, and discus thrower (d. 1958)
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Taher Saifuddin
d. 1965 (b. 1888)
Taher Saifuddin, Indian spiritual leader, 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq (b. 1888)
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Liu Shaoqi
d. 1969 (b. 1898)
Liu Shaoqi, Chinese politician, 2nd Chairman of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898)
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Rudolf Friml
d. 1972 (b. 1879)
Rudolf Friml, Czech-American pianist, composer, and academic (d. 1972)
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Tommy Wisdom
d. 1972 (b. 1906)
Tommy Wisdom, English race car driver and journalist (b. 1906)
Mikhail Gurevich (aircraft designer)
d. 1976 (b. 1892)
Mikhail Gurevich, Russian engineer, co-founded Mikoyan (b. 1893)
Walter Piston
d. 1976 (b. 1894)
Walter Piston, American composer and academic (b. 1894)
William Holden
d. 1981 (b. 1918)
William Holden, American actor (b. 1918)
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Minoru Yasui
d. 1986 (b. 1916)
Minoru Yasui, American lawyer and activist (b. 1916)
Cornelis Vreeswijk
d. 1987 (b. 1937)
Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (b. 1937)
Eve Arden
d. 1990 (b. 1908)
Eve Arden, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)
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Gabriele Tinti (actor)
d. 1991 (b. 1932)
Gabriele Tinti, Italian actor (b. 1932)
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H. R. Haldeman
d. 1993 (b. 1926)
H. R. Haldeman, American diplomat, 4th White House Chief of Staff (b. 1926)
Wilma Rudolph
d. 1994 (b. 1940)
Wilma Rudolph, American sprinter and educator (b. 1940)
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Carlos Surinach
d. 1997 (b. 1915)
Carlos Surinach, Spanish-American composer and conductor (b. 1915)
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Roy Hollis
d. 1998 (b. 1925)
Roy Hollis, English footballer (b. 1925)
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Sally Shlaer
d. 1998 (b. 1938)
Sally Shlaer, American mathematician and engineer (d. 1998)
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Franck Pourcel
d. 2000 (b. 1913)
Franck Pourcel, French conductor and composer (b. 1913)
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Albert Hague
d. 2001 (b. 1920)
Albert Hague, German-American actor and composer (b. 1920)
Tony Miles
d. 2001 (b. 1955)
Tony Miles, English chess player and theoretician (b. 1955)
Jonathan Brandis
d. 2003 (b. 1976)
Jonathan Brandis, American actor (b. 1976)
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Cameron Duncan
d. 2003 (b. 1986)
Cameron Duncan, New Zealand director and screenwriter (b. 1986)
Penny Singleton
d. 2003 (b. 1908)
Penny Singleton, American actress (b. 1908)
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Tony Thompson (drummer)
d. 2003 (b. 1954)
Tony Thompson, American R&B, disco, and rock drummer (d. 2003)
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K. C. Ibrahim
d. 2007 (b. 1919)
K. C. Ibrahim, Indian cricketer (b. 1919)
Ira Levin
d. 2007 (b. 1929)
Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright, and songwriter (b. 1929)
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Catherine Baker Knoll
d. 2008 (b. 1930)
Catherine Baker Knoll, American educator and politician, 30th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1930)
Mitch Mitchell
d. 2008 (b. 1947)
Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (b. 1947)
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Henryk Górecki
d. 2010 (b. 1933)
Henryk Górecki, Polish composer and academic (d. 2010)
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Hans Hammarskiöld
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Hans Hammarskiöld, Swedish photographer (b. 1925)
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Sergio Oliva
d. 2012 (b. 1941)
Sergio Oliva, Cuban-American bodybuilder (b. 1941)
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Daniel Stern (psychologist)
d. 2012 (b. 1934)
Daniel Stern, American psychologist and theorist (b. 1934)
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Steve Rexe
d. 2013 (b. 1947)
Steve Rexe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1947)
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Konrad Rudnicki
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Konrad Rudnicki, Polish astronomer and academic (b. 1926)
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Aleksandr Serebrov
d. 2013 (b. 1944)
Aleksandr Serebrov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1944)
John Tavener
d. 2013 (b. 1944)
John Tavener, English composer and educator (b. 1944)
Kurt Trampedach
d. 2013 (b. 1943)
Kurt Trampedach, Danish painter and sculptor (b. 1943)
John Briscoe (water engineer)
d. 2014 (b. 1948)
John Briscoe, South African-American epidemiologist, engineer, and academic (b. 1948)
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Ravi Chopra
d. 2014 (b. 1946)
Ravi Chopra, Indian director and producer (b. 1946)
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Warren Clarke
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
Warren Clarke, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1947)
Marge Roukema
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Marge Roukema, American educator and politician (b. 1929)
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Valery Senderov
d. 2014 (b. 1945)
Valery Senderov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1945)
Márton Fülöp
d. 2015 (b. 1983)
Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer (b. 1983)
Jihadi John
d. 2015 (b. 1988)
Jihadi John, Kuwaiti terrorist (b. 1988)
Lupita Tovar
d. 2016 (b. 1910)
Lupita Tovar, Mexican-American actress (b. 1910)