Died On December 1st

Discover the most famous people who died on December 1. The list includes people like Aleister Crowley, James Baldwin, David Ben-Gurion, Ambrose Bierce, G. H. Hardy. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, novelists, economists and essayists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Israel & Germany and many more countries.
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 1 
James Baldwin
(Author Best Known for His Novel 'Go Tell It on the Mountain')
James Baldwin
37
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 2, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: 1987
 2 
David Ben-Gurion
(Former Prime Minister of Israel)
David Ben-Gurion
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 16, 1886
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Płonsk, Poland
Died: 1973
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
 3 
Henry I of England
(King of England)
Henry I of England
2
Birthdate: 1068 AD
Birthplace: Selby, United Kingdom
Died: 1135
 4 
G. H. Hardy
(English Mathematician Known for His Contributions in Number Theory and Mathematical Analysis)
G. H. Hardy
11
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 7, 1877
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cranleigh, England
Died: 1947
 5 
Alexander I of Russia
(Emperor of Russia from 1801 to 1825)
Alexander I of Russia
10
Birthdate: December 23, 1777
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1825
 6 
Ambrose Bierce
(Journalist & Writer, soldier)
Ambrose Bierce
10
Birthdate: June 24, 1842
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Died: 1914
 7 
Alvin Ailey
(Dancer)
Alvin Ailey
22
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: January 5, 1931
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rogers, Texas, United States
Died: 1989
 8 
Jack Hemingway
(Conservationist, Writer)
Jack Hemingway
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 10, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Died: 2000
 9 
Paul Benedict
(Actor)
Paul Benedict
6
Birthdate: September 17, 1938
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Silver City, New Mexico, USA
Died: 2008
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 10 
Anna Roosevelt Halsted
(Writer, Editor)
Anna Roosevelt Halsted
4
Birthdate: May 3, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1975
 11 
Jovan Belcher
(American Football Player)
Jovan Belcher
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 24, 1987
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: West Babylon, New York, United States
Died: 2012
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 12 
George Everest
(British Surveyor and Geographer Who Served as Surveyor General of India From 1830 to 1843)
George Everest
0
Birthdate: July 4, 1790
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1866
 13 
Shelley Morrison
(Known for Her Role as Maid Rosario Salazar in the NBC Comedy 'Will & Grace')
Shelley Morrison
2
Birthdate: October 26, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: South Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2019
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 14 
Bobby Layne
(American football player)
Bobby Layne
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 19, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Santa Anna, Texas, United States
Died: 1986
 15 
Mary Hayley Bell
(English Writer and Actress Who is Best Remembered for Her Novel 'Whistle Down')
Mary Hayley Bell
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 22, 1911
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Shanghai, China
Died: 2005
 16 
Alfred Thayer Mahan
(Naval Officer)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 27, 1840
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: West Point, New York, United States
Died: 1914
 17 
Pat Sullivan
(American football player)
Pat Sullivan
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 18, 1950
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Died: 2019
 18 
J.B.S. Haldane
(British Scientist Who Developed the Mathematical Theory of Population Genetics and One of the Founders of ‘Neo-Darwinism’)
J.B.S. Haldane
7
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 5, 1892
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oxford, England
Died: 1964
 19 
Rick Majerus
(Basketball coach)
Rick Majerus
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 17, 1948
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 2012
 20 
Isabella Clara Eugenia
(Sovereign)
Isabella Clara Eugenia
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 12, 1566
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Palacio de Valsaín, Segovia, Spain
Died: 1633
 21 
Nellie Fox
(Baseball Player)
Nellie Fox
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 25, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1975
 22 
Stéphane Grappelli
(Former jazz violinist best known as a founder of the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934)
Stéphane Grappelli
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 26, 1908
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1997
 23 
Dave McNally
(Baseball player)
Dave McNally
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 31, 1942
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Billings, Montana, United States
Died: 2002
 24 
George Joseph Stigler
2
Birthdate: January 17, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Renton, Washington, United States
Died: 1991
 25 
Pope Leo X
6
Birthdate: December 11, 1475
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 1521
 26 
Charles de Foucauld
(French Soldier, Explorer, Catholic Priest and Hermit)
Charles de Foucauld
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 15, 1858
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: 1916
 27 
Claude Jade
(Actress)
Claude Jade
0
Birthdate: October 8, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Died: 2006
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 28 
Teddy Sheean
(Sailor, Military personnel)
Teddy Sheean
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 28, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lower Barrington, Australia
Died: 1942
 29 
Billy Lyall
(Singer)
Billy Lyall
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 26, 1953
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Edinburgh
Died: 1989
 30 
Edmund Campion
(English Catholic Jesuit Priest and Martyr)
Edmund Campion
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 25, 1540
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1581
 31 
Fritz Fischer
(Historian)
Fritz Fischer
0
Birthdate: March 5, 1908
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ludwigsstadt, Germany
Died: 1999
 32 
Hugo Haas
(Czech Actor, Writer, and Director)
Hugo Haas
0
Birthdate: February 19, 1901
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Died: 1968
 33 
Joseph Engelberger
(American Physicist, Engineer and Entrepreneur Who Developed the First Industrial Robot in the United States)
Joseph Engelberger
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: July 26, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Died: 2015
 34 
Robert Anthony
Robert Anthony
0
Birthdate: December 6, 1916
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Silver Spring
Died: 2006
 35 
Edwin Rosario
(Puerto Rican Professional Boxer)
Edwin Rosario
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 15, 1963
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Died: 1997
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 36 
Dario Moreno
(Singer)
Dario Moreno
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 3, 1921
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Aydın, Turkey
Died: 1968
 37 
Takizawa Bakin
(Japanese Novelist)
Takizawa Bakin
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 4, 1767
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: 1848
 38 
Ken Berry
(Actor)
Ken Berry
0
Birthdate: November 3, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moline, Illinois, United States
Died: 2018
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 39 
Magnus IV of Sweden
(King)
Magnus IV of Sweden
1
Birthdate: 1316 AD
Birthplace: Norway
Died: 1374
 40 
Feodosia Morozova
(Saint)
Feodosia Morozova
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 21, 1632
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1675
 41 
Lorenzo Ghiberti
(Italian Renaissance Sculptor Best Known as the Creator of Two Sets of Bronze Doors of the Florence Baptistery)
Lorenzo Ghiberti
0
Birthdate: 1378 AD
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 1455
 42 
Jean Lesage
(Lawyer)
Jean Lesage
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: June 10, 1912
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: 1980
 43 
Freddie Young
(British Cinematographer Best Known for His Work on David Lean's Movies)
Freddie Young
0
Birthdate: October 9, 1902
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1998
 44 
Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy
(Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands (1507 - 1530))
Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 10, 1480
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: 1530
 45 
John Austin
(jurist, philosopher)
John Austin
1
Birthdate: March 3, 1790
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Suffolk
Died: 1859
 46 
Charlotte of Savoy
(Queen)
Charlotte of Savoy
0
Birthdate: 1441 AD
Birthplace: Chambéry, France
Died: 1483
 47 
Arthur Wesley Dow
(Artist)
Arthur Wesley Dow
0
Birthdate: April 6, 1857
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1922
 48 
George William, Elector of Brandenburg
(Elector of Brandenburg)
George William, Elector of Brandenburg
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 13, 1595
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kolln an der Spree, Germany
Died: 1640
 49 
Aleister Crowley
(British Occultist, Ceremonial Magician and Founder of the Religion 'Thelema')
Aleister Crowley
16
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 12, 1875
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Died: 1947
 50 
Joe McKnight
(American football player)
Joe McKnight
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 16, 1988
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kenner, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)