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Deaths on December 10

xxxx : Niphorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered
1041 : Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies
1198 : Averro‰s ibn-Rusjd, Moorish philosopher, dies
1490 : Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90
1524 : Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death
1572 : Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72
1595 : Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59
1603 : William Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59
1616 : Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74
1638 : Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49
1665 : Tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies
1749 : Gabrielle Chƒtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42
1770 : Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80
1805 : Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer, dies at 43
1826 : Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer, dies at 68
1830 : Simon Bolivar, South American freedom fighter/"dictator", dies
1833 : Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer, dies at 79
1875 : Otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84
1877 : Federico Ricci, composer, dies at 68
1877 : Jared Kirtland, US physician/naturalist, dies
1888 : Mariano Obiols, composer, dies at 79
1889 : Anzengruber, writer, dies
1889 : Ludwig Anzengruber, Austrian playwright, dies at 50
1890 : Ludolf AJW Sloet van de Beele, gov-gen (Net India 1861-66), dies at 84
1896 : Alfred Nobel, Swedish Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63
1904 : James Cranston, cricketer (scored 16 & 15 in Test for England), dies
1909 : Red Cloud, Sioux indian chief, dies
1910 : Pablo Hernandez Salces, composer, dies at 76
1911 : Joseph D Hooker, British botanist, dies at 94
1921 : Viktor Jacobi, composer, dies at 38
1931 : Max Elskamp, Belgian author/poet (Six Chansons), dies at 69
1935 : John H Aberson, 1st rector of Landbouw high school, dies at 78
1936 : Luigi Pirandello, Italian writer (Enrico IV, Nobel 1934), dies at 69
1936 : Robert Abel, cricketer (744 runs in 13 Tests for Eng 1888-1902), dies
1938 : Mario Pilati, composer, dies at 35
1939 : Wilhelm Grosz, composer, dies at 45
1946 : Damon Runyon, US journalist/writer (Guys & Dolls), dies at 66
1946 : Walter Johnson, great pitcher (Washington Senators), dies at 59
1958 : Juliane Gabriels, Flemish physician, dies at 72
1959 : Charles Jones, cricket batsman (WI in 4 Tests 1930-35, 63 runs), dies
1959 : Henri Vidal, French actor (Fabiola), dies of a heart attack at 40
1964 : Sam Cooke, US, singer (Sad Moon), slain at a motel at 33
1965 : Henry (Dixon) Cowell, US pianist/composer (Aeolian Harp), dies at 68
1966 : Boris Koutzen, composer, dies at 65
1967 : Brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer, dies at 71
1967 : Carl Cunningham, rocker (Bar-kays), killed in a plane crash
1967 : Jimmy King, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in a plane crash
1967 : Otis Redding, singer (Dock of Bay), dies in plane crash at 26
1967 : Phalin Jones, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in plane crash
1967 : Ron Caldwell, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in a plane crash
1968 : Karl Barth, Swiss theologist/minister (Kirchliche Dogma), dies at 82
1968 : Patsy Moran, actress (Children of the Wild), dies at 65
1968 : Thomas Merton, French/US priest/writer (7 Story Mountain), dies at 53
1969 : Franco Capuana, composer, dies at 75
1969 : Leigh Harline, composer, dies at 62
1971 : Jozef MLT Cals, Dutch min of Education/premier (1965-66), dies at 57
1972 : Mark A Van Doren, US literary (Our Lady Peace), dies at 78
1973 : Earle Foxe, actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies at 81
1974 : Paul Richards, actor (Dr Thompson-Breaking Point), dies at 50
1978 : Edward D Wood Jr, director (Plan 9), dies of heart failure at 54
1978 : Miura Isshu, Zen teacher, Hakuin Rinzai line, dies at 75
1979 : Ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67
1979 : Fulton J Sheen, bishop (Life is Worth Living), dies at 84
1981 : John Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89
1982 : Freeman "Amos" Gosden, US radio actor (Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 83
1982 : Roy Webb, composer, dies at 94
1983 : Dorothy Cummings, actress (Dancing Mothers), dies at 84
1983 : Patrick O'Moore, actor (Jungle Gents), dies at 74
1986 : Kate Wolf, folksinger (Back Roads), dies of leukemia at 44
1986 : Susan Cabot-Roman, actress (Sorority Girl, Carnival Rock), dies
1987 : Jascha Heifetz, Russia, violinist, dies at 86
1988 : Dick Clair, comedian (Clair & McMahon, Facts of Life), dies of AIDS
1988 : Richard Castellano, aqctor (Honor thy Father), dies at 55
1990 : Armand Hammer, CEO (Occidental Petroleum), dies at 92
1991 : Berenice Abbott, US photographer, dies at 93
1992 : Carlomagno Andrade, Equadorian general, dies
1993 : Maroun Bagdadi, director/writer (Little Wars, Veiled Man), dies at 42
1994 : Garnett Silk, vocalist, dies at 28
1994 : George G F van Renesse, concert pianist/music director, dies at 85
1994 : Keith Joseph, British MP (C), dies
1994 : Ruth Evelyn Mansfield, doctor, dies at 92
1995 : Darren Robinson, singer, dies at 28
1995 : Gillian Rose, philosopher/writer, dies at 48
1995 : John Francis Boyd, journalist, dies at 85
1995 : Mary Madge Lascelles, literary critic/poet, dies at 95
1995 : Phillip Piratin, communist, dies at 88
1996 : Faron Young, country singer/actor (Hidden Guns), commits suicide at 34
1996 : John Duffey, bluegrass musician, dies at 62
1997 : Violet Carlson, stage dancer/singer, dies at 97

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