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December 3rd
142 Notable deaths
Ron Santo
American baseball player.
Born February 25th, 1940 in Seattle.
Died December 3rd, 2010 at 70 years old in Scottsdale (type-1 diabetes, bladder cancer). [ref]
Alexander Rodchenko
Russian artist, sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer.
Born December 5th, 1891 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1956 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Nathaniel Branden
Автор книги 6 столбов самоуважения.
Born April 9th, 1930 in Brampton.
Died December 3rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Shiing-Shen Chern
Chinese-american mathematician and poet (1911-2004).
Born October 26th, 1911 in Jiaxing. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2004 at 93 years old in Tianjin (heart failure). [ref]
Maria Ouspenskaya
Russian actress (1876-1949).
Died December 3rd, 1949 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (burn, cardiovascular disease).
Mary Gilmore
Australian poet.
Born August 16th, 1885 in Goulburn. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1962 at 77 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Ellen Drew
Film actress (1915-2003).
Born November 23rd, 1915 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2003 at 88 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
President of mexico (1952-1958).
Born December 30th, 1890 in Veracruz.
Died December 3rd, 1973 at 82 years old in Mexico City.
Sita Ram Goel
Indian activist.
Born October 16th, 1921 in Punjab.
Died December 3rd, 2003 at 82 years old in New Delhi.
Alexander Kaidanovsky
Soviet and russian actor, film director and screenwriter.
Born July 23rd, 1946 in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1995 at 49 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams