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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[615]] – [[Columbanus]], Irish missionary and saint (b. 543) * [[933]] – [[Al-Tahawi]], Arab imam and scholar (b. 853) *[[1011]] – [[Emperor Reizei|Reizei]], emperor of Japan (b. 950) *[[1136]] – [[William de Corbeil]], English archbishop (b. 1070) *[[1150]] – [[García Ramírez of Navarre]] (b. 1112) *[[1325]] – [[Yury of Moscow]], Prince of Moscow and Vladimir *[[1361]] – [[Philip I, Duke of Burgundy]] (b. 1346) *[[1555]] – [[Georgius Agricola]], German mineralogist, philologist, and scholar (b. 1490) *[[1566]] – [[Annibale Caro]], Italian poet and author (b. 1507) *[[1579]] – [[Thomas Gresham]], English merchant and financier (b. 1519) ===1601–1900=== *[[1639]] – [[Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire]] (b. 1583) *[[1652]] – [[Jan Brożek]], Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (b. 1585) *[[1695]] – [[Henry Purcell]], English organist and composer (b. 1659) *[[1710]] – [[Bernardo Pasquini]], Italian organist and composer (b. 1637)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/bernardo-pasquini_(Dizionario-Biografico) |title=PASQUINI, Bernardo |first=Arnaldo |last=Morelli |encyclopedia=Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani |language=it |volume=81 |year=2014}}</ref> *[[1775]] – [[John Hill (botanist)|John Hill]], English botanist and author (b. 1719) *[[1782]] – [[Jacques de Vaucanson]], French engineer (b. 1709) *[[1811]] – [[Heinrich von Kleist]], German poet and author (b. 1777) *[[1844]] – [[Ivan Krylov]], Russian poet and playwright (b. 1769) *[[1859]] – [[Yoshida Shōin]], Japanese academic and politician (b. 1830) *[[1861]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire]], French priest and activist (b. 1802) *[[1870]] – [[Karel Jaromír Erben]], Czech historian and poet (b. 1811) *[[1874]] – [[Marià Fortuny]], Spanish painter (b. 1838) *[[1881]] – [[Ami Boué]], German-Austrian geologist and ethnographer (b. 1794) *[[1899]] – [[Garret Hobart]], American lawyer and politician, 24th [[Vice President of the United States]] (b. 1844) ===1901–present=== *[[1907]] – [[Harry Boyle (cricketer)|Harry Boyle]], Australian cricketer (b. 1847) * 1907 – [[Paula Modersohn-Becker]], German painter (b. 1876) *[[1908]] – [[Carl Friedrich Schmidt (1832)|Carl Friedrich Schmidt]], German-Russian geologist and botanist (b. 1832) *[[1909]] – [[Peder Severin Krøyer]], Norwegian-Danish painter (b. 1851) *[[1916]] – [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]] (b. 1830) *[[1922]] – [[Ricardo Flores Magón]], Mexican journalist and activist (b. 1874) *[[1926]] – [[Edward Cummins]], American golfer (b. 1886) *[[1928]] – [[Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line]] (b. 1858) *[[1934]] – [[John Scaddan]], Australian politician, 10th [[Premier of Western Australia]] (b. 1876) *[[1938]] – [[Leopold Godowsky]], Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1870) *[[1941]] – [[Henrietta Vinton Davis]], American actress and playwright (b. 1860) *[[1942]] – [[Count Leopold Berchtold]], Austrian-Hungarian politician, [[List of foreign ministers of Austria-Hungary|Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary]] (b. 1863) * 1942 – [[J. B. M. Hertzog]], South African general and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of South Africa]] (b. 1866) *[[1943]] – [[Winifred Carney]], Irish suffragist, trade unionist, and Irish republican (b. 1887)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/225|title = The Dictionary of Ulster Biography}}</ref> *[[1945]] – [[Robert Benchley]], American humorist, newspaper columnist, and actor (b. 1889) * 1945 – [[Al Davis (boxer)|Al Davis]], American boxer (b. 1920) * 1945 – [[Ellen Glasgow]], American author (b. 1873) * 1945 – [[Alexander Patch]], American general (b. 1889) *[[1947]] – [[William McCormack]], Australian politician, 22nd [[Premier of Queensland]] (b. 1879) *[[1951]] – [[Jean Trescases]], French soldier who died during the Indochina War<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/fr/arkotheque/client/mdh/guerre_indochine/detail_fiche.php?ref=1633325&debut=0|title = Jean Jules Emile Trescases }}</ref> *[[1953]] – [[Felice Bonetto]], Italian race car driver (b. 1903) * 1953 – [[António Cabreira]], Portuguese polygraph (b. 1868)<ref>[[:File:Assento de baptismo António Cabreira (17Fev1869).png|Livro de Registo de Baptismos 1869 (folha 15 v.), Paróquia de Santa Maria do Castelo, Tavira]] – Arquivo Distrital de Faro</ref> * 1953 – [[Larry Shields]], American clarinet player and composer (b. 1893) *[[1957]] – [[Francis Burton Harrison]], American general and politician, 6th [[Governor-General of the Philippines]] (b. 1873) *[[1958]] – [[Mel Ott]], American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1909) *[[1959]] – [[Max Baer (boxer)|Max Baer]], American boxer, referee, and actor (b. 1909) *[[1962]] – [[Frank Amyot]], Canadian canoeist (b. 1904)<ref>{{cite web|title=Francis Amyot|url=https://www.olympic.org/francis-amyot|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[Artur Lemba]], Estonian composer and educator (b. 1885) * 1963 – [[Robert Stroud]], American ornithologist and author (b. 1890) *[[1964]] – [[Catherine Bauer Wurster]], American architect and public housing advocate (b. 1905)<ref>{{Citation|last=Larsen|first=Kristin E.|chapter=Bauer (Wurster), Catherine|date=2011-10-27|publisher=Oxford University Press|language=en|doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t2214399|title=Oxford Art Online}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[C. M. Eddy, Jr.]], American author (b. 1896) *[[1970]] – [[Newsy Lalonde]], Canadian lacrosse and ice hockey player (b. 1887) * 1970 – [[C. V. Raman]], Indian physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1888) *[[1973]] – [[Thomas Pelly]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1902) *[[1974]] – [[John B. Gambling]], American radio host (b. 1897) * 1974 – [[Frank Martin (composer)|Frank Martin]], Swiss-Dutch pianist and composer (b. 1890) *[[1975]] – [[Gunnar Gunnarsson]], Icelandic author (b. 1889) *[[1980]] – [[Sara García]], Mexican actress (b. 1895) *[[1981]] – [[Harry von Zell]], American actor and comedian (b. 1906) *[[1982]] – [[John Hargrave]], English activist and author (b. 1894) *[[1984]] – [[Ben Wilson (basketball)|Ben Wilson]], American basketball player (b. 1967) *[[1986]] – [[Jerry Colonna (entertainer)|Jerry Colonna]], American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904) *[[1987]] – [[Jim Folsom]], American politician and 42nd [[Governor of Alabama]] (b. 1908)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/11/22/james-folsom-79-colorful-governor-of-alabama-in-40s-and-50s-dies/72ee6497-bf2f-4d64-aebb-bf042daad782/ |title=James Folsom, 79, Colorful Governor of Alabama in '40s and '50s, Dies |last=Phillips |first=Don |date=22 November 1987 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Carl Hubbell]], American baseball player and scout (b. 1903) *[[1989]] – [[Harvey Hart]], Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928) * 1989 – [[Margot Zemach]], American author and illustrator (b. 1931) *[[1990]] – [[Dean Hart]], Canadian wrestler and referee (b. 1954) *[[1991]] – [[Sonny Werblin]], American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1907) *[[1992]] – [[Kaysone Phomvihane]], Laotian soldier and politician, 2nd [[President of Laos]] (b. 1920) * 1992 – [[Ricky Williams (musician)|Ricky Williams]], American singer-songwriter and drummer (b. 1956) *[[1993]] – [[Bill Bixby]], American actor (b. 1934) *[[1994]] – [[Willem Jacob Luyten]], Dutch-American astronomer and academic (b. 1899) *[[1995]] – [[Peter Grant (music manager)|Peter Grant]], English actor and manager (b. 1935) * 1995 – [[Noel Jones (diplomat)|Noel Jones]], Indian-English diplomat, [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Kazakhstan|British ambassador to Kazakhstan]] (b. 1940) *[[1996]] – [[Bernard Rose (musician)|Bernard Rose]], English organist and composer (b 1916) * 1996 – [[Abdus Salam]], Pakistani-English physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1926) *[[1999]] – [[Quentin Crisp]], English actor, author, and illustrator (b. 1908) *[[2000]] – [[Ernest Lluch]], Spanish economist and politician (b. 1937) * 2000 – [[Emil Zátopek]], Czech runner (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite web |title=Emil Zatopek |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/nov/23/guardianobituaries |website=The Guardian |access-date=2 June 2024 |date=23 November 2000}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Hadda Brooks]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1916) *[[2005]] – [[Alfred Anderson (veteran)|Alfred Anderson]], Scottish soldier (b. 1896) * 2005 – [[Hugh Sidey]], American journalist and academic (b. 1927) *[[2006]] – [[Hassan Gouled Aptidon]], Somalian-Djiboutian politician, 1st [[President of Djibouti]] (b. 1916) * 2006 – [[Pierre Amine Gemayel]], Lebanese lawyer and politician (b. 1972) *[[2007]] – [[Fernando Fernán Gómez]], Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921) * 2007 – [[Tom Johnson (ice hockey)|Tom Johnson]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1928) * 2007 – [[Noel McGregor]], New Zealand cricketer (b. 1931) *[[2009]] – [[Konstantin Feoktistov]], Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1926) *[[2010]] – [[Norris Church Mailer]], American author (b. 1949) * 2010 – [[David Nolan (libertarian)|David Nolan]], American activist and politician (b. 1943) * 2010 – [[Margaret Taylor-Burroughs]], American painter and author, co-founded the [[DuSable Museum of African American History]] (b. 1917) *[[2011]] – [[Anne McCaffrey]], American science fiction and fantasy author (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Priest |first1=Christopher |title=Anne McCaffrey obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/nov/23/anne-mccaffrey-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=17 September 2023 |date=23 November 2011}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Emily Squires]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1941) * 2012 – [[Austin Peralta]], American pianist (b. 1990) *[[2013]] – [[John Egerton (journalist)|John Egerton]], American journalist and author (b. 1935) * 2013 – [[Fred Kavli]], Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded [[Kavli Foundation (United States)|The Kavli Foundation]] (b. 1927) * 2013 – [[Dimitri Mihalas]], American astronomer and author (b. 1939) * 2013 – [[Vern Mikkelsen]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1928) * 2013 – [[Bernard Parmegiani]], French composer (b. 1927) * 2013 – [[Tôn Thất Đính]], Vietnamese general (b. 1926) * 2013 – [[Maurice Vachon]], Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1929) *[[2014]] – [[John H. Land]], American soldier and politician (b. 1920) * 2014 – [[Robert Richardson (British Army officer)|Robert Richardson]], English general (b. 1929) *[[2015]] – [[Gil Cardinal]], Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1950) * 2015 – [[Ameen Faheem]], Indian-Pakistani poet and politician (b. 1939) * 2015 – [[Bob Foster (boxer)|Bob Foster]], American boxer and police officer (b. 1938) * 2015 – [[Anthony Read]], English screenwriter and producer (b. 1935) * 2015 – [[Joseph Silverstein]], American violinist and conductor (b. 1932) *[[2016]] – [[Hassan Sadpara]], Pakistani mountaineer and adventurer (b. 1963) *[[2017]] – [[David Cassidy]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950) *[[2021]] – [[Lou Cutell]], American actor (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heching|first=Dan|date=2021-11-24|title=Lou Cutell, Veteran Actor from Seinfeld and Grey's Anatomy, Dead at 91|url=https://people.com/tv/lou-cutell-veteran-actor-seinfeld-and-greys-anatomy-dead-at-91/|access-date=2021-11-28|website=people.com|language=en}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Jean-Pierre Schumacher]], French [[Trappist monk]] and survivor of the [[Murder of the monks of Tibhirine|Thibirine monks]] (b. 1924)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/trappist-monk-last-survivor-algerian-monastery-attack-dead-97|title=Trappist monk, last survivor of Algerian monastery attack, dead at 97|first=Junno|last=Esteves|work=[[National Catholic Reporter]]|date=22 November 2021|access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Alice Brock]], American artist, author and restaurateur (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=November 22, 2024 |title=Alice Brock, Restaurant Owner Made Famous by a Song, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/arts/music/alice-brock-dead.html |access-date=November 26, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.-->
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