Died On December 3rd
Discover the most famous people who died on December 3. The list includes people like Robert Louis Stevenson, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Francis Xavier, Dhyan Chand, Mary Baker Eddy. Famous personalities featured on this list, include poets, artists, spiritual & religious leaders and novelists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Russia & Spain and many more countries.
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Robert Louis Stevenson(Author of Famous Novels: 'Treasure Island' and 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde')
Birthdate: November 13, 1850
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 1894
Birthdate: October 27, 1967
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Jose, California, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: December 22, 0244
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Salona (now Solin, Croatia)
Died: 0311
Birthdate: November 16, 1896
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mayfair, London
Died: 1980
Birthdate: February 25, 1841
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Limoges, France
Died: 1919
Birthdate: February 2, 1882
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Died: 1944
Birthdate: May 28, 1970
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 2002
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Scatman John
(Musician, Singer)
Birthdate: March 13, 1942
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Monte, California, United States
Died: 1999
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: November 18, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Guildford, Surrey, England
Died: 2003
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: June 11, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 2009
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Dhyan Chand(One of the Greatest Field Hockey Players in History)
Birthdate: August 29, 1905
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: 1979
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: June 7, 1917
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas
Died: 2000
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Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom
(Princess)
Birthdate: July 6, 1868
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Marlborough House, London, England
Died: 1935
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Frederick VI of Denmark
(King)
Birthdate: January 28, 1768
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 1839
Birthdate: May 8, 1915
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Osceola, Nebraska, United States
Died: 1999
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Ian McLagan
(Autobiographer, Composer, Musician, Keyboardist, Songwriter)
Birthdate: May 12, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hounslow
Died: 2014
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Arul Pragasam
(Sri Lankan Tamil Activist and Revolutionary)
Birthdate: April 13, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Died: 2019
18
Carl Zeiss
(Scientific instrument maker)
Birthdate: September 11, 1816
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Weimar
Died: 1888
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William Grant Still
(Composer who became the first black man to conduct a major orchestra)
Birthdate: May 11, 1895
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Woodville, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1978
20
Shiing-Shen Chern
(One of the 20th Century's Greatest Mathematicians)
Birthdate: October 26, 1911
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jiaxing
Died: 2004
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Edmond Safra
(Lebanese-Brazilian Banker )
Birthdate: August 6, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Died: 1999
Birthdate: April 7, 1506
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Javier, Spain
Died: 1552
Birthdate: July 10, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bavaria, Germany
Died: 2016
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Mary Gilmore
(Journalist, Poet, Writer)
Birthdate: August 16, 1865
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Goulburn
Died: 1962
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Alexander Rodchenko
(Russian Artist and One of the Founders of 'Constructivism' and Russian Design)
Birthdate: December 5, 1891
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1956
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Giovanni Battista Belzoni
(Explorer, Antiquarian, Egyptologist, Archaeologist, Novelist, Travel writer)
Birthdate: November 5, 1778
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Padua
Died: 1823
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Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
(Duke of Parma, Piacenza from 1586 to 1592)
Birthdate: August 27, 1545
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 1592
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Geoffrey Elton
(Writer, Historian of the modern age, Historian, University teacher, Lawyer)
Birthdate: August 17, 1921
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tübingen
Died: 1994
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Attila József
(One of the Most Famous Hungarian Poets of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: April 11, 1905
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: 1937
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Sergey Nechayev
(Revolutionary)
Birthdate: October 2, 1847
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ivanovo, Russia
Died: 1882
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Babrak Karmal
(Afghan Politician, Revolutionary and General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan)
Birthdate: January 6, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kamari, Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Died: 1996
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Alexander Kaidanovsky
(Russian-Soviet Actor and Director Known for His Films: 'Stalker', 'The Bodyguard' and 'At Home Among Strangers')
Birthdate: July 23, 1946
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Died: 1995
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Marv Marinovich
(American football player)
Birthdate: August 6, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Watsonville, California, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Arthur Bell Nicholls
(Pastor)
Birthdate: January 6, 1819
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Killead, County Antrim, Ireland
Died: 1906
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Vasili III of Russia
(Grand prince)
Birthdate: March 25, 1479
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1533
Birthdate: March 17, 1548
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Okazaki
Died: 1610
37
Charles Edward Ringling
(Former Circus showman who was one of seven original Ringling Brothers who owned the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus)
Birthdate: December 2, 1863
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: McGregor, Iowa, United States
Died: 1926
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Robert Zajonc
(Psychologist, University teacher)
Birthdate: November 23, 1923
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Łódź
Died: 2008
39
Zhang Guotao
(Chinese Politician and Founding Member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP))
Birthdate: November 26, 1897
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pingxiang County, Xingtai, China
Died: 1979
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Art Arfons
(American Racing Driver)
Birthdate: February 3, 1926
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States
Died: 2007
Birthdate: 1915 AD
Birthplace: Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Died: 1994
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Archibald Campbell Tait
(Former Archbishop of Canterbury)
Birthdate: December 21, 1811
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Died: 1882
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Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr
(Politician)
Birthdate: March 20, 1894
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cape Town, South Africa
Died: 1948
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Georges Duby
(French Historian Who Specialized in the Social and Economic History of the Middle Ages)
Birthdate: October 7, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1996
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Elin Pelin(Bulgarian Poet and Author Known for His Depiction of the Bulgarian Village Life)
Birthdate: July 8, 1877
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bailovo, Bulgaria
Died: 1949
46
Lewis Thomas
(Physician, Writer, Naturalist, Poet)
Birthdate: November 25, 1913
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Flushing
Died: 1993
Birthplace: Seez, Normandy, France
Died: 1099
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Juan José Arreola
(Mexican Writer Best Known for His Innovation in the Short Story and Other Short Prose Forms)
Birthdate: September 21, 1918
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico
Died: 2001
Birthdate: December 5, 1820
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mtsensk, Russia
Died: 1892
Birthdate: February 10, 1932
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Died: 2005