People who died on November 21 102
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Columbanus
d. 615 (b. 543)
Columbanus, Irish missionary and saint (b. 543)
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Al-Tahawi
d. 933 (b. 853)
Al-Tahawi, Arab imam and scholar (b. 853)
Emperor Reizei
d. 1011 (b. 950)
Reizei, emperor of Japan (b. 950)
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William de Corbeil
d. 1136 (b. 1070)
William de Corbeil, English archbishop (b. 1070)
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García Ramírez of Navarre
d. 1150 (b. 1112)
García Ramírez of Navarre (b. 1112)
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Yury of Moscow
d. 1325
Yury of Moscow, Prince of Moscow and Vladimir
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Philip I, Duke of Burgundy
d. 1361 (b. 1346)
Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1346)
Georgius Agricola
d. 1555 (b. 1494)
Georgius Agricola, German mineralogist, philologist, and scholar (b. 1490)
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Annibale Caro
d. 1566 (b. 1507)
Annibale Caro, Italian poet and author (b. 1507)
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Thomas Gresham
d. 1579 (b. 1519)
Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier (b. 1519)
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Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent
d. 1639 (b. 1583)
Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (b. 1583)
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Jan Brożek
d. 1652 (b. 1585)
Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (b. 1585)
Henry Purcell
d. 1695 (b. 1659)
Henry Purcell, English organist and composer (b. 1659)
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François de Troy
d. 1730 (b. 1645)
François de Troy, French painter and engraver (b. 1645)
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John Hill (botanist)
d. 1775 (b. 1719)
John Hill, English botanist and author (b. 1719)
Jacques de Vaucanson
d. 1782 (b. 1709)
Jacques de Vaucanson, French engineer (b. 1709)
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Heinrich von Kleist
d. 1811 (b. 1777)
Heinrich von Kleist, German poet and author (b. 1777)
Ivan Krylov
d. 1844 (b. 1769)
Ivan Krylov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1769)
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Yoshida Shōin
d. 1859 (b. 1830)
Yoshida Shōin, Japanese academic and politician (b. 1830)
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Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
d. 1861 (b. 1802)
Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, French priest and activist (b. 1802)
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Karel Jaromír Erben
d. 1870 (b. 1811)
Karel Jaromír Erben, Czech historian and poet (b. 1811)
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Marià Fortuny
d. 1874 (b. 1838)
Marià Fortuny, Spanish painter (b. 1838)
Ami Boué
d. 1881 (b. 1794)
Ami Boué, German-Austrian geologist and ethnographer (b. 1794)
Garret Hobart
d. 1899 (b. 1844)
Garret Hobart, American lawyer and politician, 24th Vice President of the United States (b. 1844)
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Paula Modersohn-Becker
d. 1907 (b. 1876)
Paula Modersohn-Becker, German painter (b. 1876)
Carl Friedrich Schmidt (1832)
d. 1908 (b. 1832)
Carl Friedrich Schmidt, German-Russian geologist and botanist (b. 1832)
Peder Severin Krøyer
d. 1909 (b. 1851)
Peder Severin Krøyer, Norwegian-Danish painter (b. 1851)
Franz Joseph I of Austria
d. 1916 (b. 1830)
Franz Joseph I of Austria (b. 1830)
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Ricardo Flores Magón
d. 1922 (b. 1874)
Ricardo Flores Magón, Mexican journalist and activist (b. 1874)
Edward Cummins
d. 1926 (b. 1886)
Edward Cummins, American golfer (b. 1886)
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Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line
d. 1928 (b. 1858)
Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (b. 1858)
Leopold Godowsky
d. 1938 (b. 1870)
Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1870)
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Henrietta Vinton Davis
d. 1941 (b. 1860)
Henrietta Vinton Davis, American actress and playwright (b. 1860)
Count Leopold Berchtold
d. 1942 (b. 1863)
Count Leopold Berchtold, Austrian-Hungarian politician, Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (b. 1863)
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J. B. M. Hertzog
d. 1942 (b. 1866)
J. B. M. Hertzog, South African general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1866)
Robert Benchley
d. 1945 (b. 1889)
Robert Benchley, American humorist, newspaper columnist, and actor (b. 1889)
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Al Davis (boxer)
d. 1945 (b. 1920)
Al Davis, American boxer (b. 1920)
Ellen Glasgow
d. 1945 (b. 1873)
Ellen Glasgow, American author (b. 1873)
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Alexander Patch
d. 1945 (b. 1889)
Alexander Patch, American general (b. 1889)
Felice Bonetto
d. 1953 (b. 1903)
Felice Bonetto, Italian race car driver (b. 1903)
Larry Shields
d. 1953 (b. 1893)
Larry Shields, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1893)
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Francis Burton Harrison
d. 1957 (b. 1873)
Francis Burton Harrison, American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (d. 1957)
Mel Ott
d. 1958 (b. 1909)
Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1909)
Max Baer (boxer)
d. 1959 (b. 1909)
Max Baer, American boxer, referee, and actor (b. 1909)
Artur Lemba
d. 1963 (b. 1885)
Artur Lemba, Estonian composer and educator (b. 1885)
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Robert Stroud
d. 1963 (b. 1890)
Robert Stroud, American ornithologist and author (b. 1890)
C. M. Eddy Jr.
d. 1967 (b. 1896)
C. M. Eddy, Jr., American author (b. 1896)
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Newsy Lalonde
d. 1970 (b. 1887)
Newsy Lalonde, Canadian lacrosse and ice hockey player (b. 1887)
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C. V. Raman
d. 1970 (b. 1888)
C. V. Raman, Indian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
Thomas Pelly
d. 1973 (b. 1902)
Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (b. 1902)
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John B. Gambling
d. 1974 (b. 1897)
John B. Gambling, American radio host (b. 1897)
Frank Martin (composer)
d. 1974 (b. 1890)
Frank Martin, Swiss-Dutch pianist and composer (b. 1890)
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Gunnar Gunnarsson
d. 1975 (b. 1889)
Gunnar Gunnarsson, Icelandic author (b. 1889)
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Sara García
d. 1980 (b. 1895)
Sara García, Mexican actress (b. 1895)
Harry von Zell
d. 1981 (b. 1906)
Harry von Zell, American actor and comedian (b. 1906)
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John Hargrave
d. 1982 (b. 1894)
John Hargrave, English activist and author (b. 1894)
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Ben Wilson (basketball)
d. 1984 (b. 1967)
Ben Wilson, American basketball player (b. 1967)
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Jerry Colonna (entertainer)
d. 1986 (b. 1904)
Jerry Colonna, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904)
Carl Hubbell
d. 1988 (b. 1903)
Carl Hubbell, American baseball player and scout (b. 1903)
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Harvey Hart
d. 1989 (b. 1928)
Harvey Hart, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
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Margot Zemach
d. 1989 (b. 1931)
Margot Zemach, American author and illustrator (d. 1989)
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Dean Hart
d. 1990 (b. 1954)
Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler and referee (b. 1954)
Sonny Werblin
d. 1991 (b. 1910)
Sonny Werblin, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1907)
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Kaysone Phomvihane
d. 1992 (b. 1920)
Kaysone Phomvihane, Laotian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Laos (b. 1920)
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Ricky Williams (musician)
d. 1992 (b. 1956)
Ricky Williams, American singer-songwriter and drummer (b. 1956)
Bill Bixby
d. 1993 (b. 1934)
Bill Bixby, American actor (b. 1934)
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Willem Jacob Luyten
d. 1994 (b. 1899)
Willem Jacob Luyten, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (b. 1899)
Peter Grant (music manager)
d. 1995 (b. 1935)
Peter Grant, English actor and manager (b. 1935)
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Noel Jones (diplomat)
d. 1995 (b. 1940)
Noel Jones, Indian-English diplomat, British ambassador to Kazakhstan (b. 1940)
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Bernard Rose (musician)
d. 1996
Bernard Rose, English organist and composer (b 1916)
Abdus Salam
d. 1996 (b. 1926)
Abdus Salam, Pakistani-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)
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Quentin Crisp
d. 1999 (b. 1908)
Quentin Crisp, English author and illustrator (d. 1999)
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Ernest Lluch
d. 2000 (b. 1937)
Ernest Lluch, Spanish economist and politician (b. 1937)
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Hadda Brooks
d. 2002 (b. 1916)
Hadda Brooks, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1916)
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Alfred Anderson (veteran)
d. 2005 (b. 1896)
Alfred Anderson, Scottish soldier (b. 1896)
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Hugh Sidey
d. 2005 (b. 1927)
Hugh Sidey, American journalist and academic (b. 1927)
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Hassan Gouled Aptidon
d. 2006 (b. 1916)
Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Somalian-Djiboutian politician, 1st President of Djibouti (b. 1916)
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Pierre Amine Gemayel
d. 2006 (b. 1972)
Pierre Amine Gemayel, Lebanese lawyer and politician (b. 1972)
Fernando Fernán Gómez
d. 2007 (b. 1921)
Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
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Tom Johnson (ice hockey)
d. 2007 (b. 1928)
Tom Johnson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1928)
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Noel McGregor
d. 2007 (b. 1931)
Noel McGregor, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1931)
Konstantin Feoktistov
d. 2009 (b. 1926)
Konstantin Feoktistov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1926)
Norris Church Mailer
d. 2010 (b. 1949)
Norris Church Mailer, American author (b. 1949)
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David Nolan (libertarian)
d. 2010 (b. 1943)
David Nolan, American activist and politician (d. 2010)
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Margaret Taylor-Burroughs
d. 2010 (b. 1915)
Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, American painter and author, co-founded the DuSable Museum of African American History (b. 1917)
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Emily Squires
d. 2012 (b. 1941)
Emily Squires, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1941)
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Austin Peralta
d. 2012 (b. 1990)
Austin Peralta, American pianist (b. 1990)
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John Egerton (journalist)
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
John Egerton, American journalist and author (b. 1935)
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Fred Kavli
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Fred Kavli, Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded The Kavli Foundation (b. 1927)
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Dimitri Mihalas
d. 2013 (b. 1939)
Dimitri Mihalas, American astronomer and author (b. 1939)
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Vern Mikkelsen
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Vern Mikkelsen, American basketball player and coach (b. 1928)
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Bernard Parmegiani
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Bernard Parmegiani, French composer (b. 1927)
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Tôn Thất Đính
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Tôn Thất Đính, Vietnamese general (b. 1926)
Maurice Vachon
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Maurice Vachon, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1929)
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J. C. Gilbert
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
J. C. Gilbert, American soldier, farmer, and politician (b. 1922)
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John H. Land
d. 2014 (b. 1920)
John H. Land, American soldier and politician (b. 1920)
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Robert Richardson (British Army officer)
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Robert Richardson, English general (b. 1929)
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Gil Cardinal
d. 2015 (b. 1950)
Gil Cardinal, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1950)
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Ameen Faheem
d. 2015 (b. 1939)
Ameen Faheem, Indian-Pakistani poet and politician (b. 1939)
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Bob Foster (boxer)
d. 2015 (b. 1938)
Bob Foster, American boxer and police officer (d. 2015)
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Anthony Read
d. 2015 (b. 1935)
Anthony Read, English screenwriter and producer (b. 1935)
Joseph Silverstein
d. 2015 (b. 1932)
Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor (b. 1932)