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December 3rd
166 Notable deaths
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.
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
54th president of mexico.
Born December 30th, 1890 in Veracruz.
Died December 3rd, 1973 at 82 years old in Mexico City.
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]
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.
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. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1937 at 32 years old in Balatonszárszó (railway accident). [ref]
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.
Alison Lurie
American novelist and academic.
Born September 3rd, 1926 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2020 at 94 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
Geoff Murphy
New zealand filmmaker (1938–2018).
Born October 12th, 1938 in Wellington.
Died December 3rd, 2018 at 80 years old in Wellington.
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