People who died on December 12

2003

Joseph Anthony Ferrario, American Catholic prelate (b: March 3, 1926 ; d: December 12, 2003)
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Geidar Aliev (d: December 12, 2003)
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2002

Dee Brown, American writer and historian (b: February 29, 1908 ; d: December 12, 2002)
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2001

Jean Richard, French actor (b: April 18, 1921 ; d: December 12, 2001)
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1999

Joseph Heller, American novelist (b: May 1, 1923 ; d: December 12, 1999)
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1996

Vance Packard, American author (b: May 22, 1914 ; d: December 12, 1996)
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1994

Stuart Roosa (d: December 12, 1994)
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1971

David Sarnoff, Russian-born broadcasting pioneer (b: February 27, 1891 ; d: December 12, 1971)
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1970

Doris Blackburn, Australian politician (b: September 18, 1889 ; d: December 12, 1970)
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1968

Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (b: January 31, 1902 ; d: December 12, 1968)
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1963

Ozu Yasujiro, Japanese film director (b: December 12, 1903 ; d: December 12, 1963)
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1952

Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist (b: May 6, 1879 ; d: December 12, 1952)
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1939

Douglas Fairbanks, American actor (b: May 23, 1883 ; d: December 12, 1939)
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1929

Charles Goodnight, American cattle rancher (b: March 5, 1836 ; d: December 12, 1929)
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1923

Raymond Radiguet, French author (b: June 18, 1903 ; d: December 12, 1923)
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1894

Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, fourth Prime Minister of Canada (b: November 10, 1845 ; d: December 12, 1894)
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1889

Robert Browning, English poet (b: May 7, 1812 ; d: December 12, 1889)
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1843

King William I of the Netherlands (b: August 25, 1772 ; d: December 12, 1843)
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1766

Johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (b: February 2, 1700 ; d: December 12, 1766)
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1754

Wu Jingzi (d: December 12, 1754)
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1751

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman and philosopher (b: September 16, 1678 ; d: December 12, 1751)
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1685

John Pell, English mathematician (b: March 1, 1610 ; d: December 12, 1685)
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1574

Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b: May 28, 1524 ; d: December 12, 1574)
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1569

Metropolitan Philip (d: December 12, 1569)
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884

Carloman, King of the West Franks (d: December 12, 884)
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