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December 3rd
171 Notable deaths
Sjefke Janssen
Dutch racing cyclist (1919–2014).
Born October 28th, 1919 in Stein.
Died December 3rd, 2014 at 95 years old in Stein.
Gilbert Laws
Sailor (1870–1918).
Born January 6th, 1870 in Tyne and Wear.
Died December 3rd, 1918 at 48 years old in Isle of Wight.
Eino Virtanen
Olympic wrestler.
Born August 19th, 1908 in Uskela.
Died December 3rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
Eric Sandberg
Sailor (1884-1966).
Born December 20th, 1884 in Gothenburg.
Died December 3rd, 1966 at 81 years old in Gothenburg.
Elisa Soriano Fisher
Spanish ophthalmologist.
Born October 22nd, 1891 in Madrid.
Died December 3rd, 1964 at 73 years old in Madrid.
Vilhelm Vett
Danish sailor (1879–1962).
Born December 31st, 1879 in Copenhagen.
Died December 3rd, 1962 at 82 years old in Palma.
Hendrik Kersken
Olympic sailor (1880–1967).
Born January 6th, 1880 in Arnhem.
Died December 3rd, 1967 at 87 years old in Bergen op Zoom.
Ivan Kavaleridze
Ukrainian soviet sculptor, actor and film director (1887-1978).
Born April 13th, 1887 in Novopetrivka.
Died December 3rd, 1978 at 91 years old in Kyiv.
Benjamin Jamieson
Canadian lacrosse player (1874-1915).
Born March 15th, 1874 in Ontario.
Died December 3rd, 1915 at 41 years old in Victoria.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde