People who died on November 24 100
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Emperor Kōtoku
d. 654 (b. 596)
Emperor Kōtoku of Japan (b. 596)
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Bagrat IV of Georgia
d. 1072 (b. 1018)
Bagrat IV of Georgia (b. 1018)
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Leszek the White
d. 1227
Leszek I the White, High Duke of Poland (b. c. 1186)
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Magnus Olafsson
d. 1265
Magnus Olafsson, King of Mann and the Isles
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Hugh Despenser the Younger
d. 1326 (b. 1296)
Hugh Despenser the Younger, English courtier (b. 1296)
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Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter
d. 1426
Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter, (b. c. 1363)
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Jean de Dunois
d. 1468 (b. 1402)
Jean de Dunois, French soldier (b. 1402)
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Loys of Gruuthuse
d. 1492
Loys of Gruuthuse, Earl of Winchester (b. c. 1427)
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Mingyi Nyo
d. 1530 (b. 1459)
Mingyi Nyo, founder of Toungoo dynasty of Burma (d. 1530)
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Johannes Oecolampadius
d. 1531 (b. 1482)
Johannes Oecolampadius, German theologian and reformer (b. 1482)
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John Knox
d. 1572 (b. 1510)
John Knox, Scottish pastor and theologian (b. 1510)
René de Birague
d. 1583 (b. 1506)
René de Birague, French cardinal (b. 1506)
Sethus Calvisius
d. 1615 (b. 1556)
Sethus Calvisius, German composer and theorist (b. 1556)
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Walatta Petros
d. 1642 (b. 1592)
Walatta Petros, saint in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (b. 1592)
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Manuel Cardoso
d. 1650 (b. 1566)
Manuel Cardoso, Portuguese organist and composer (d. 1650)
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Johann Adam Reincken
d. 1722 (b. 1623)
Johann Adam Reincken, Dutch-German organist and composer (b. 1623)
Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden
d. 1741 (b. 1688)
Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (b. 1688)
Charles-Jean-François Hénault
d. 1770 (b. 1685)
Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian and author (b. 1685)
Lorenzo Ricci
d. 1775 (b. 1703)
Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1703)
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James Caldwell (clergyman)
d. 1781 (b. 1734)
James Caldwell, American minister (b. 1734)
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Clément Charles François de Laverdy
d. 1793 (b. 1723)
Clément Charles François de Laverdy, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Finance (b. 1723)
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Franz Moritz von Lacy
d. 1801 (b. 1725)
Franz Moritz von Lacy, Austrian field marshal (b. 1725)
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Philip Hamilton
d. 1801 (b. 1782)
Philip Hamilton, Oldest son of Alexander Hamilton (b. 1782)
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Joseph Brant
d. 1807 (b. 1742)
Joseph Brant, American tribal leader (b. 1742)
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
d. 1848 (b. 1779)
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1779)
Comte de Lautréamont
d. 1870 (b. 1846)
Comte de Lautréamont, Uruguayan-French poet and author (b. 1846)
Nicolás Avellaneda
d. 1885 (b. 1837)
Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentinian journalist and politician, 8th President of Argentina (b. 1837)
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August Belmont
d. 1890 (b. 1813)
August Belmont, Prussian-American financier and diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (d. 1890)
Hiram Maxim
d. 1916 (b. 1840)
Hiram Maxim, American-English engineer, invented the Maxim gun (b. 1840)
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Lado Aleksi-Meskhishvili
d. 1920 (b. 1857)
Lado Aleksi-Meskhishvili, Georgian actor and director (b. 1857)
Alexandru Macedonski
d. 1920 (b. 1854)
Alexandru Macedonski, Romanian author and poet (b. 1854)
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Robert Erskine Childers
d. 1922 (b. 1870)
Robert Erskine Childers, Irish soldier, journalist, and author (b. 1870)
Georges Clemenceau
d. 1929 (b. 1841)
Georges Clemenceau, French physician, publisher, and politician, 72nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1841)
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Doris Miller
d. 1943 (b. 1919)
Doris Miller, American soldier and chef, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)
Anna Jarvis
d. 1948 (b. 1864)
Anna Jarvis, American founder of Mother's Day (b. 1864)
Guido Cantelli
d. 1956 (b. 1920)
Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (b. 1920)
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Diego Rivera
d. 1957 (b. 1886)
Diego Rivera, Mexican painter and educator (d. 1957)
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
d. 1958 (b. 1864)
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
Dally Messenger
d. 1959 (b. 1883)
Dally Messenger, Australian rugby player, cricketer, and sailor (b. 1883)
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Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
d. 1960 (b. 1882)
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (b. 1882)
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Ruth Chatterton
d. 1961 (b. 1892)
Ruth Chatterton, American actress (d. 1961)
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Lee Harvey Oswald
d. 1963 (b. 1939)
Lee Harvey Oswald, American assassin of John F. Kennedy (b. 1939)
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Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
d. 1965 (b. 1895)
Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1895)
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D. A. Levy
d. 1968 (b. 1942)
D. A. Levy, American poet and publisher (b. 1942)
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John Neihardt
d. 1973 (b. 1881)
John Neihardt, American author and poet (b. 1881)
Herbert Agar
d. 1980 (b. 1897)
Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (b. 1897)
George Raft
d. 1980 (b. 1901)
George Raft, American actor and dancer (b. 1901)
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Henrietta Hill Swope
d. 1980 (b. 1902)
Henrietta Hill Swope, American astronomer and academic (b. 1902)
Barack Obama Sr.
d. 1982 (b. 1936)
Barack Obama, Sr., Kenyan economist and academic, father of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States (b. 1936)
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Jehane Benoît
d. 1987 (b. 1904)
Jehane Benoît, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1904)
Juan Manuel Bordeu
d. 1990 (b. 1934)
Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1934)
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Fred Shero
d. 1990 (b. 1925)
Fred Shero, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1925)
Dodie Smith
d. 1990 (b. 1896)
Dodie Smith, English author and playwright (b. 1896)
Marion Post Wolcott
d. 1990 (b. 1910)
Marion Post Wolcott, American photographer (b. 1910)
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Bülent Arel
d. 1990 (b. 1919)
Bülent Arel, Turkish-American composer and educator (b. 1919)
Freddie Mercury
d. 1991 (b. 1946)
Freddie Mercury, Tanzanian-English singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of Queen, and producer (b. 1946)
Eric Carr
d. 1991 (b. 1950)
Eric Carr, American drummer of KISS (b. 1950)
Albert Collins
d. 1993 (b. 1932)
Albert Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1932)
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Eduard Ole
d. 1995 (b. 1898)
Eduard Ole, Estonian-Swedish painter (b. 1898)
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Sorley MacLean
d. 1996 (b. 1911)
Sorley MacLean, Scottish soldier and poet (b. 1911)
Barbara (singer)
d. 1997 (b. 1930)
Barbara, French singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1930)
John Rawls
d. 2002 (b. 1921)
John Rawls, American philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1921)
Warren Spahn
d. 2003 (b. 1921)
Warren Spahn, American baseball player and coach (b. 1921)
Arthur Hailey
d. 2004 (b. 1920)
Arthur Hailey, English-Canadian journalist and author (b. 1920)
Joseph Hansen (writer)
d. 2004 (b. 1923)
Joseph Hansen, American author and poet (b. 1923)
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James Wong (lyricist)
d. 2004 (b. 1940)
James Wong, Chinese actor and songwriter (b. 1940)
Pat Morita
d. 2005 (b. 1932)
Pat Morita, American actor (b. 1932)
Juice Leskinen
d. 2006 (b. 1950)
Juice Leskinen, Finnish singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
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George W. S. Trow
d. 2006 (b. 1943)
George W. S. Trow, American author, playwright, and critic (b. 1943)
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Zdeněk Veselovský
d. 2006 (b. 1938)
Zdeněk Veselovský, Czech zoologist and ethologist (b. 1938)
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Casey Calvert
d. 2007 (b. 1981)
Casey Calvert, American guitarist (b. 1981)
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Kenny MacLean
d. 2008 (b. 1956)
Kenny MacLean, Scottish-Canadian bass player and songwriter (b. 1956)
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Cecil H. Underwood
d. 2008 (b. 1922)
Cecil H. Underwood, American educator and politician, 25th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1922)
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Abe Pollin
d. 2009 (b. 1923)
Abe Pollin, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1923)
Samak Sundaravej
d. 2009 (b. 1935)
Samak Sundaravej, Thai politician, 25th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1935)
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Jun Ross
d. 2009 (b. 1949)
Jun Ross, Filipino basketball player (b. 1949)
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Huang Hua
d. 2010 (b. 1913)
Huang Hua, Chinese translator and politician, 5th Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (b. 1913)
Héctor Camacho
d. 2012 (b. 1962)
Héctor Camacho, Puerto Rican-American boxer (b. 1962)
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Antoine Kohn
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Antoine Kohn, Luxembourgian footballer and manager (b. 1933)
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Jimmy Stewart (baseball)
d. 2012 (b. 1939)
Jimmy Stewart, American baseball player and manager (b. 1939)
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Nicholas Turro
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Nicholas Turro, American chemist and academic (b. 1938)
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Ernie Warlick
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Ernie Warlick, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1932)
Matthew Bucksbaum
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Matthew Bucksbaum, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded General Growth Properties (b. 1926)
Arnaud Coyot
d. 2013 (b. 1980)
Arnaud Coyot, French cyclist (b. 1980)
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Lou Hyndman
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Lou Hyndman, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1935)
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June Keithley
d. 2013 (b. 1947)
June Keithley, Filipino actress and journalist (b. 1947)
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Jean King
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Jean King, American politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii (b. 1925)
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Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown, English banker and politician, Governor of the Bank of England (b. 1927)
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Jorge Herrera Delgado
d. 2014 (b. 1961)
Jorge Herrera Delgado, Mexican engineer and politician (b. 1961)
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Murli Deora
d. 2014 (b. 1937)
Murli Deora, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Corporate Affairs (b. 1937)
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Peter Henderson (sportsman)
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Peter Henderson, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1926)
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Nenad Manojlović
d. 2014 (b. 1957)
Nenad Manojlović, Serbian water polo player and manager (b. 1957)
Viktor Tikhonov (ice hockey, born 1930)
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Viktor Tikhonov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1930)
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Robert Ford (British Army officer)
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Robert Ford, English general (b. 1923)
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John Forrester (historian)
d. 2015 (b. 1949)
John Forrester, English historian and philosopher (b. 1949)
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Quincy Monk
d. 2015 (b. 1979)
Quincy Monk, American football player (b. 1979)
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Heinz Oberhummer
d. 2015 (b. 1941)
Heinz Oberhummer, Austrian physicist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1941)
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Douglas W. Shorenstein
d. 2015 (b. 1955)
Douglas W. Shorenstein, American businessman (b. 1955)
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Paul Futcher
d. 2016 (b. 1956)
Paul Futcher, footballer, Luton Town, Barnsley, Grimbsy Town (b.1956)
Florence Henderson
d. 2016 (b. 1934)
Florence Henderson, American actress, singer and television personality (b. 1934)