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218 Notable deaths
Ron Santo
American baseball player (1940–2010).
Born February 25th, 1940 in Seattle.
Died December 3rd, 2010 at 70 years old in Scottsdale (bladder cancer, type-1 diabetes). [ref]
Carl Zeiss
German optical physicist (1816–1888).
Born September 11th, 1816 in Weimar.
Died December 3rd, 1888 at 72 years old in Jena.
Nathaniel Branden
Canadian–american psychotherapist and writer (1930–2014).
Born April 9th, 1930 in Brampton.
Died December 3rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Maria Ouspenskaya
Russian actress (1876-1949).
Died December 3rd, 1949 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (burn, cardiovascular disease).
Shiing-Shen Chern
Chinese-american mathematician and poet (1911-2004).
Born October 26th, 1911 in Jiaxing.
Died December 3rd, 2004 at 93 years old in Tianjin (heart failure). [ref]
Alexander Rodchenko
Russian artist, sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer (1891—1955).
Born December 5th, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 3rd, 1956 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Susan Cummings
German-american actress of the 1950s and 1960s.
Born July 10th, 1930 in Bavaria.
Died December 3rd, 2016 at 86 years old in Sun Lakes (disease).
Elizabeth Bentley
American spy for the ussr (1908–1963).
Born January 1st, 1908 in New Milford.
Died December 3rd, 1963 at 55 years old in New Haven (cancer).
Ellen Drew
American actress (1915–2003).
Born November 23rd, 1915 in Kansas City.
Died December 3rd, 2003 at 88 years old in Palm Desert.
Ruth White
Film, stage and television actress (1914–1969).
Born April 24th, 1914 in Perth Amboy.
Died December 3rd, 1969 at 55 years old in Perth Amboy (cancer).
Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
British politician (1944–2023).
Died December 3rd, 2023 at 79 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Mary Gilmore
Australian poet (1865–1962).
Born August 16th, 1885 in Goulburn.
Died December 3rd, 1962 at 77 years old in Sydney.
Albert Ekka
Recipient of param vir chakra (1942–1971).
Born December 27th, 1942 in Gumla.
Died December 3rd, 1971 at 28 years old in Sagar Island.
Jim Kolbe
American politician (1942–2022).
Born June 28th, 1942 in Evanston.
Died December 3rd, 2022 at 80 years old (stroke). [ref]
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
54th president of mexico.
Born December 30th, 1890 in Veracruz.
Died December 3rd, 1973 at 82 years old in Mexico City.
Ezra Meeker
Pioneer of washington territory who later publicized the memory of the oregon trail.
Born December 29th, 1830 in Butler County.
Died December 3rd, 1928 at 97 years old in Seattle.
Wesley Merritt
Union army general (1836-1910).
Born June 16th, 1836 in New York City.
Died December 3rd, 1910 at 74 years old in Natural Bridge.
Prabodh Kumar Bandyopadhyay
Indian writer and poet (1908-1956).
Died December 3rd, 1956 at 48 years old in Kolkata.
Alexander Kaidanovsky
Soviet and russian actor, film director and screenwriter (1946—1995).
Born July 23rd, 1946 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died December 3rd, 1995 at 49 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Sita Ram Goel
Indian activist, writer and publisher (1921–2003).
Born October 16th, 1921 in Punjab.
Died December 3rd, 2003 at 82 years old in New Delhi.
Oliver Selfridge
British computer scientist (1926–2008).
Born May 10th, 1926 in London.
Died December 3rd, 2008 at 82 years old in Boston. [ref]
Zhang Guotao
Chinese politician (1897–1979).
Born November 26th, 1897 in Pingxiang.
Died December 3rd, 1979 at 82 years old in Scarborough.
Hoyt Curtin
American composer and music producer (1922-2000).
Born September 9th, 1922 in Downey.
Died December 3rd, 2000 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Attila József
Hungarian poet (1905–1937).
Born April 11th, 1905 in Budapest.
Died December 3rd, 1937 at 32 years old in Balatonszárszó (railway accident).
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh
Grand mufti of saudi arabia (1890–1969).
Born July 24th, 1893 in Riyadh.
Died December 3rd, 1969 at 76 years old in Riyadh.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull