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December 12 2013

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Alexander Grant Dexter🇨🇦
deceased
Canadian journalist (1896-1961) · 1896–1961
Days lived
24,053
Alexander Parvus🇩🇪
deceased
German political activist (1867–1924) · 1867–1924
Days lived
20,914
Buks Marais🇿🇦
deceased
South African rugby union footballer (1927-1996) · 1927–1996
Days lived
25,202
Chase G. Woodhouse🇺🇸
deceased
American educator and congresswoman (1890-1984) · 1890–1984
Days lived
34,617
Claus Cornelius Fischer🇩🇪
deceased
German writer (1951–2020) · 1951–2020
Days lived
25,390
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
deceased
Notable Trials · 1923–2008
Days lived
31,141
Danny Aiello
deceased
Actor · 1933–2019
Days lived
31,586
Douglas Fairbanks🇺🇸
deceased
American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (1883–1939) · 1883–1939
Days lived
20,656
Earl Gillespie🇺🇸
deceased
American sportscaster (1922-2003) · 1922–2003
Days lived
29,725
Ernst Jaeger
deceased
German jurist and judge (1869-1944) · 1869–1944
Days lived
27,383
Ferdinand Gregori🇩🇪
deceased
German actor (1870–1928) · 1870–1928
Days lived
21,427
Franz Bäke🇩🇪
deceased
military person · 1898–1978
Days lived
29,506
Harry Frank🇩🇪
deceased
actor · 1896–1947
Days lived
18,684
Ian Stewart🇬🇧
deceased
British keyboardist (1938–1985) · 1938–1985
Days lived
17,314
Ike Turner🇺🇸
deceased
singer · 1931–2007
Days lived
27,796
Jack Scott🇺🇸
deceased
Canadian singer (1936–2019) · 1936–2019
Days lived
30,638
Jean Richepin
deceased
Notable Trials · 1849–1926
Days lived
28,434
Josef Bican🇦🇹
deceased
athlete · 1913–2001
Days lived
32,220
Kalman Sántha🇭🇺
deceased
Hungarian physician (1903-1956) · 1903–1956
Days lived
19,512
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
deceased
German astronomer (1853–1916) · 1853–1916
Days lived
23,029
Max Laeuger🇩🇪
deceased
German architect (1864–1952) · 1864–1952
Days lived
32,214
Milutin Milanković
deceased
Serbian mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, climatologist, and engineer (1879–1958) · 1879–1958
Days lived
29,052
Oscar Klein🇺🇸
deceased
Austrian musician (1930-2006) · 1930–2006
Days lived
28,100
Otto Ciliax🇩🇪
deceased
military person · 1891–1964
Days lived
26,706
Paul Verner🇩🇪
deceased
German politician (1911-1986) · 1911–1986
Days lived
27,624
Peter Greene🇺🇸
deceased
American actor (1965–2025) · 1965–2025
Days lived
21,980
Robert Danneberg🇦🇹
deceased
Austrian politician (1885–1942) · 1885–1942
Days lived
20,960
Rolf Becker🇩🇪
deceased
actor · 1935–2025
Days lived
33,129
Rudolf Krause🇩🇪
deceased
German footballer and manager (1927-2003) · 1927–2003
Days lived
28,084
Theodor Heuss🇩🇪
deceased
writer · 1884–1963
Days lived
29,169
Vicente Fernández🇲🇽
deceased
Mexican actor and ranchera singer (1940–2021) · 1940–2021
Days lived
29,884
Wilhelm Genazino🇩🇪
deceased
YouTube personality · 1943–2018
Days lived
27,718
Wolfgang Ziffer🇩🇪
deceased
German actor (1941–2022) · 1940–2022
Days lived
29,997
Yasujirō Ozu🇯🇵
deceased
Japanese film director, screenwriter (1903–1963) · 1903–1963
Days lived
21,915

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