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December 3rd
156 Notable deaths
Rudolf Slánský
Czechoslovak politician (1901-1952).
Born July 31st, 1901 in Nezvěstice. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1952 at 51 years old in Prague (hanging). [ref]
Lewis Thomas
American physician, poet and educator (1913-1993).
Born November 25th, 1913 in Flushing.
Died December 3rd, 1993 at 80 years old in Manhattan.
Paul Aussaresses
French general and paratrooper (1918–2013).
Born November 7th, 1918 in Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux.
Died December 3rd, 2013 at 95 years old in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines.
Lamine Diack
Senegalese sports manager, chairman of the board of the national water company of senegal.
Died December 3rd, 2021 at 88 years old in Dakar. [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.
Albert Frère
Belgian businessman (1926-2018).
Born February 4th, 1926 in Fontaine-l'Évêque.
Died December 3rd, 2018 at 92 years old in Gerpinnes. [ref]
Leila Lopes
Actress, journalist and television presenter (1959-2009).
Born November 19th, 1959 in São Leopoldo.
Died December 3rd, 2009 at 50 years old in São Paulo (intoxication). [ref]
Milman Parry
American academic.
Born June 20th, 1902 in Oakland.
Died December 3rd, 1935 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (accidental death).
Aleksandr Novikov
Soviet marshal of aviation.
Born November 19th, 1900 in Blaznovskaya Volost'.
Died December 3rd, 1976 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Georges Duby
French historian (1919–1996).
Born October 7th, 1919 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 3rd, 1996 at 77 years old in Le Tholonet.
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The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka