People who died on November 20 108
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Numerian
d. 284
Numerian, Roman emperor
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Domnall Midi
d. 763
Domnall Midi, High King of Ireland
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Li Fan (Tang dynasty)
d. 811 (b. 754)
Li Fan, Chinese politician (b. 754)
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Theoktistos
d. 855
Theoktistos, Byzantine courtier
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Edmund the Martyr
d. 869 (b. 841)
Edmund the Martyr, English king (b. 841)
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Jing Xiang
d. 923
Jing Xiang, Chinese strategist
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Li Zhen (Later Liang)
d. 923
Li Zhen, official of Later Liang
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Xu Wen
d. 927 (b. 862)
Xu Wen, Chinese general (b. 862)
Richard I of Normandy
d. 996 (b. 932)
Richard I, Duke of Normandy (b. 933)
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Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany
d. 1008 (b. 980)
Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany, (b. 980)
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Bernward of Hildesheim
d. 1022 (b. 960)
Bernward of Hildesheim, German bishop and saint (b. 960)
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Albert II, Margrave of Meissen
d. 1314 (b. 1240)
Albert II, Margrave of Meissen (b. 1240)
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John I of France
d. 1316 (b. 1316)
John I of France (b. 1316)
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Elisabeth of Moravia
d. 1400 (b. 1355)
Elizabeth of Moravia, Margravine of Meissen (b. 1355)
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Thomas Langley
d. 1437 (b. 1363)
Thomas Langley, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1363)
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Eleanor of Scotland
d. 1480 (b. 1433)
Eleanor of Scotland, Scottish princess (b. 1433)
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Marmaduke Constable
d. 1518 (b. 1458)
Marmaduke Constable, English courtier and soldier (b. 1458)
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Pierre de la Rue
d. 1518 (b. 1452)
Pierre de la Rue, Belgian singer and composer (b. 1452)
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Lady Frances Brandon
d. 1559 (b. 1517)
Lady Frances Brandon, English noblewoman and claimant to the throne of England (b. 1517)
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Christopher Hatton
d. 1591 (b. 1540)
Christopher Hatton, English academic and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1540)
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John Lyly
d. 1606 (b. 1553)
(burial date) John Lyly, English writer (b. 1553)
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John Harington (writer)
d. 1612 (b. 1561)
John Harington, English courtier and author (b. 1561)
Gervase Helwys
d. 1615 (b. 1561)
Gervase Helwys, English murderer (b. 1561)
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Mikołaj Potocki
d. 1651 (b. 1595)
Mikołaj Potocki, Polish soldier (b. 1595)
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
d. 1662 (b. 1614)
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (b. 1614)
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Zumbi
d. 1695 (b. 1655)
Zumbi, Brazilian king (b. 1655)
Charles Plumier
d. 1704 (b. 1646)
Charles Plumier, French botanist and painter (b. 1646)
Caroline of Ansbach
d. 1737 (b. 1683)
Caroline of Ansbach (b. 1683)
Melchior de Polignac
d. 1742 (b. 1661)
Melchior de Polignac, French cardinal and poet (b. 1661)
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Johan Helmich Roman
d. 1758 (b. 1694)
Johan Helmich Roman, Swedish violinist and composer (b. 1694)
Christian Goldbach
d. 1764 (b. 1690)
Christian Goldbach, Prussian mathematician and theorist (b. 1690)
Francesco Cetti
d. 1778 (b. 1726)
Francesco Cetti, Italian priest, zoologist, and mathematician (b. 1726)
Farkas Bolyai
d. 1856 (b. 1775)
Farkas Bolyai, Romanian-Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1775)
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Albert Newsam
d. 1864 (b. 1809)
Albert Newsam, American painter and illustrator (b. 1809)
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William Bliss Baker
d. 1886 (b. 1859)
William Bliss Baker, American painter (d. 1886)
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Anton Rubinstein
d. 1894 (b. 1829)
Anton Rubinstein, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1894)
Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet
d. 1898 (b. 1817)
Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, English engineer (b. 1817)
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Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat
d. 1903 (b. 1867)
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat, French race car driver (b. 1867)
Georgy Voronoy
d. 1908 (b. 1868)
Georgy Voronoy, Ukrainian mathematician and academic (b. 1868)
Leo Tolstoy
d. 1910 (b. 1828)
Leo Tolstoy, Russian author and playwright (b. 1828)
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John Bauer (illustrator)
d. 1918 (b. 1882)
John Bauer, Swedish painter and illustrator (b.1882)
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Alexandra of Denmark
d. 1925 (b. 1844)
Alexandra of Denmark (d. 1925)
Willem de Sitter
d. 1934 (b. 1872)
Willem de Sitter, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1872)
Buenaventura Durruti
d. 1936 (b. 1896)
Buenaventura Durruti, Spanish mechanic and activist (b. 1896)
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
d. 1936 (b. 1903)
José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1903)
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Maud of Wales
d. 1938 (b. 1869)
Maud of Wales (d. 1938)
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Elmar Muuk
d. 1941 (b. 1901)
Elmar Muuk, Estonian linguist and author (d. 1941)
Percy Perrin
d. 1945 (b. 1876)
Percy Perrin, English cricketer (b. 1876)
Francis William Aston
d. 1945 (b. 1877)
Francis William Aston, English chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
Francesco Cilea
d. 1950 (b. 1866)
Francesco Cilea, Italian composer (b. 1866)
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Thomas Quinlan (impresario)
d. 1951 (b. 1881)
Thomas Quinlan, English businessman (b. 1881)
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Clyde Vernon Cessna
d. 1954 (b. 1879)
Clyde Vernon Cessna, American pilot and businessman, founded the Cessna Aircraft Corporation (d. 1954)
Mstislav Dobuzhinsky
d. 1957 (b. 1875)
Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian-American painter and illustrator (b. 1875)
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Johannes Kaiv
d. 1965 (b. 1897)
Johannes Kaiv, Estonian soldier and diplomat (b. 1897)
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Allan Sherman
d. 1973 (b. 1924)
Allan Sherman, American actor, comedian, singer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
Trofim Lysenko
d. 1976 (b. 1898)
Trofim Lysenko, Ukrainian-Russian biologist and agronomist (b. 1898)
Giorgio de Chirico
d. 1978 (b. 1888)
Giorgio de Chirico, Greek-Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1888)
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Vasilisk Gnedov
d. 1978 (b. 1890)
Vasilisk Gnedov, Russian soldier and poet (b. 1890)
John McEwen
d. 1980 (b. 1900)
John McEwen, Australian lawyer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1900)
Marcel Dalio
d. 1983 (b. 1900)
Marcel Dalio, French actor and playwright (b. 1900)
Kristian Djurhuus
d. 1984 (b. 1895)
Kristian Djurhuus, Faroese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1895)
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
d. 1984 (b. 1911)
Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Pakistani journalist and poet (b. 1911)
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Raul Renter
d. 1992 (b. 1920)
Raul Renter, Estonian economist and chess player (b. 1920)
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Jānis Krūmiņš
d. 1994 (b. 1930)
Jānis Krūmiņš, Latvian basketball player (b. 1930)
Sergei Grinkov
d. 1995 (b. 1967)
Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater (b. 1967)
Robie Macauley
d. 1995 (b. 1919)
Robie Macauley, American editor, novelist and critic (b. 1919)
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Dick Littlefield
d. 1997 (b. 1926)
Dick Littlefield, American baseball player (b. 1926)
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Robert Palmer (writer)
d. 1997 (b. 1945)
Robert Palmer, American saxophonist, producer, and author (b. 1945)
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Galina Starovoytova
d. 1998 (b. 1946)
Galina Starovoytova, Russian ethnographer and politician (b. 1946)
Amintore Fanfani
d. 1999 (b. 1908)
Amintore Fanfani, Italian journalist and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1908)
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Mike Muuss
d. 2000 (b. 1958)
Mike Muuss, American computer programmer, created Ping (b. 1958)
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Kalle Päätalo
d. 2000 (b. 1919)
Kalle Päätalo, Finnish author (b. 1919)
David Dacko
d. 2003 (b. 1930)
David Dacko, African educator and politician, 1st President of the Central African Republic (b. 1930)
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Eugene Kleiner
d. 2003 (b. 1923)
Eugene Kleiner, American businessman, co-founded Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (b. 1923)
Manouchehr Atashi
d. 2005 (b. 1931)
Manouchehr Atashi, Iranian journalist and poet (b. 1931)
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Chris Whitley
d. 2005 (b. 1960)
Chris Whitley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1960)
Robert Altman
d. 2006 (b. 1925)
Robert Altman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
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Zoia Ceaușescu
d. 2006 (b. 1950)
Zoia Ceaușescu, Romanian mathematician and academic (b. 1950)
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Donald Hamilton
d. 2006 (b. 1916)
Donald Hamilton, American author (b. 1916)
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Andre Waters
d. 2006 (b. 1962)
Andre Waters, American football player and coach (b. 1962)
Ian Smith
d. 2007 (b. 1919)
Ian Smith, Rhodesian lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (b. 1919)
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Bennie Gonzales
d. 2008 (b. 1924)
Bennie Gonzales, American architect, designed the Heard Museum (b. 1924)
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Sven Inge
d. 2008 (b. 1935)
Sven Inge, Swedish painter (b. 1935)
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Roxana Briban
d. 2010 (b. 1971)
Roxana Briban, Romanian soprano and actress (b. 1971)
Chalmers Johnson
d. 2010 (b. 1931)
Chalmers Johnson, American author and scholar (b. 1931)
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Rob Lytle
d. 2010 (b. 1954)
Rob Lytle, American football player (b. 1954)
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Danny McDevitt
d. 2010 (b. 1932)
Danny McDevitt, American baseball player (b. 1932)
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Kaspars Astašenko
d. 2012 (b. 1975)
Kaspars Astašenko, Latvian ice hockey player (b. 1975)
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David C. Copley
d. 2012 (b. 1952)
David C. Copley, American publisher and philanthropist (b. 1952)
William Grut
d. 2012 (b. 1914)
William Grut, Swedish pentathlete (b. 1914)
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David O'Brien Martin
d. 2012 (b. 1944)
David O'Brien Martin, American soldier and politician (b. 1944)
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Peter Griffiths
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Peter Griffiths, English lawyer and politician (b. 1928)
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Dieter Hildebrandt
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Dieter Hildebrandt, Polish-German actor and screenwriter (b. 1927)
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Frank Lauterbur
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Frank Lauterbur, American football player and coach (b. 1925)
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Oleg Minko
d. 2013 (b. 1938)
Oleg Minko, Ukrainian painter and educator (b. 1938)
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Klaus Praefcke
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
Klaus Praefcke, German chemist and academic (b. 1933)
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Arthur Butterworth
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Arthur Butterworth, English composer and conductor (b. 1923)
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Ray Farabee
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Ray Farabee, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (b. 1926)
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Jimmy Heung
d. 2014 (b. 1950)
Jimmy Heung, Hong Kong director and producer (b. 1950)
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Samuel Klein (businessman)
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Samuel Klein, Polish-Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, founded Casas Bahia (b. 1923)
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Peter Dimmock
d. 2015 (b. 1920)
Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster and producer (d. 2015)
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Keith Michell
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Keith Michell, Australian actor (d. 2015)
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Carlos Oroza
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Carlos Oroza, Spanish poet (b. 1923)
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Jim Perry (television personality)
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Jim Perry, American-Canadian singer and game show host (b. 1933)
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu
d. 2015 (b. 1953)
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 55th Yokozuna (b. 1953)
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
d. 2016 (b. 1926)
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Greek statesman (b. 1926)
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William Trevor
d. 2016 (b. 1928)
William Trevor Irish novelist, playwright, and short story writer (b. 1928)