Died On December 7th

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Discover the most famous people who died on December 7. The list includes people like Cicero, Rube Goldberg, Robert Graves, Thomas Nast, Potter Stewart. Famous personalities featured on this list, include poets, philosophers, diplomats and lawyers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Italy & Germany and many more countries.
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 1 
Cicero
(One of Rome's Greatest Orators of Politics and Prose Stylists)
Cicero
30
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: January 3, 0106
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Arpino, Italy
Died: 0043
 2 
Chuck Yeager
(American Test Pilot and the First Air Force Officer to Exceed the Speed of Sound in Flight)
Chuck Yeager
14
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 13, 1923
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Myra, West Virginia, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 3 
Harry Morgan
(Prolific Character Actor Who Starred in More Than 100 Films)
Harry Morgan
18
Birthdate: April 10, 1915
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: 2011
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 4 
Greg Lake
(Former Singer-songwriter who gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP))
Greg Lake
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 10, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Poole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Died: 2016
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 5 
Rube Goldberg
(Cartoonist)
Rube Goldberg
13
Birthdate: July 4, 1883
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Francisco, U.S.
Died: 1970
 6 
Joan Bennett
(Actress)
Joan Bennett
6
Birthdate: February 27, 1910
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1990
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 7 
Robert Graves
(Poet & Novelist)
Robert Graves
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 24, 1895
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wimbledon, England
Died: 1985
 8 
Robert Liston
(Surgeon)
Robert Liston
3
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: October 28, 1794
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ecclesmachan, West Lothian, Scotland
Died: 1847
 9 
Darby Crash
(Singer)
Darby Crash
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 26, 1958
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles County, California, USA
Died: 1980
 10 
Junaid Jamshed
(Recording artist)
Junaid Jamshed
8
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 3, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Died: 2016
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 11 
Reinhard Bonnke
(Evangelist)
Reinhard Bonnke
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 19, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Königsberg,Germany
Died: 2019
 12 
Michel Ney
(French Military Commander and Marshal of the Empire)
Michel Ney
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 10, 1769
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saarlouis, Germany
Died: 1815
 13 
Billy Bremner
(Association football player, Association football manager)
Billy Bremner
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 9, 1942
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stirling
Died: 1997
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 14 
Thomas Nast
(Cartoonist)
Thomas Nast
5
Birthdate: September 27, 1840
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Landau
Died: 1902
 15 
Thornton Wilder
(Playwright)
Thornton Wilder
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 17, 1897
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1975
 16 
Jeane Kirkpatrick
(Politician, Diplomat, University teacher)
Jeane Kirkpatrick
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 19, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Duncan
Died: 2006
 17 
Ferdinand de Lesseps
(French Diplomat Who Developed the ‘Suez Canal’)
Ferdinand de Lesseps
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 19, 1805
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: 1894
 18 
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
(Astronomer, Astrophysicist)
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 10, 1900
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 1979
 19 
Potter Stewart
(Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)
Potter Stewart
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: January 23, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Jackson
Died: 1985
 20 
Reinaldo Arenas
(Cuban Poet, Novelist and Playwright Known for His Work ‘Pentagonia’ and ‘Before Night Falls’)
Reinaldo Arenas
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 16, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Holguin, Cuba
Died: 1990
 21 
Pacita Abad
(Painter)
Pacita Abad
1
Birthdate: October 5, 1946
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Basco, Batanes, Philippines
Died: 2004
 22 
Isaac C. Kidd
(Military officer)
Isaac C. Kidd
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 26, 1884
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: 1941
 23 
Jay Van Andel
(Businessman)
Jay Van Andel
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 3, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Died: 2004
 24 
Jerry Robinson
(Comic book artist)
Jerry Robinson
0
Birthdate: January 1, 1922
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2011
 25 
Luis Ricardo Falero
0
Birthdate: May 23, 1851
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Granada, Spain
Died: 1896
 26 
Léon Minkus
(Former composer of ballet music, a violin virtuoso and teacher)
Léon Minkus
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 23, 1826
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1917
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
0
Birthdate: 0955 AD
Birthplace: Saxony
Died: 0983
 28 
Wilhelm von Knyphausen
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 4, 1716
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lütetsburg, Germany
Died: 1800
 29 
Lefty O'Doul
(Baseball player)
Lefty O'Doul
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 4, 1897
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: San Francisco
Died: 1969
 30 
Clara Haskil
(Classical pianist)
Clara Haskil
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 7, 1895
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Died: 1960
 31 
Maria Wodzińska
1
Birthdate: January 7, 1819
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Poland
Died: 1896
 32 
LeeRoy Yarbrough
(American Stock Car Racer)
LeeRoy Yarbrough
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 17, 1938
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Died: 1984
 33 
Constantin von Tischendorf
(German Biblical Scholar Known for Discovering World's Oldest and Most Complete Bible)
Constantin von Tischendorf
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 18, 1815
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saxony, Germany
Died: 1874
 34 
Ali Hatami
(Film director)
Ali Hatami
3
Birthdate: August 19, 1944
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Died: 1996
 35 
Blaže Koneski
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 19, 1921
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: 1993
 36 
John Addison
(Composer)
John Addison
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 16, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cobham, England
Died: 1998
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 11, 1753
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 1805
 38 
Wolfgang Paul
(Physicist)
Wolfgang Paul
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 10, 1913
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lorenzkirch, Saxony, German Empire
Died: 1993
 39 
Laurette Taylor
0
Birthdate: April 1, 1883
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 1946
 40 
Peter Lely
(Painter of Dutch Origin Who Became a Leading Portrait Painter to the Court of England)
Peter Lely
0
Birthdate: September 14, 1618
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Soest, Germany
Died: 1680
 41 
Felix Candela
(Spanish Mexican Architect )
Felix Candela
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: January 27, 1910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: 1997
 42 
Delphine LaLaurie
(New Orleans Socialite and Serial Killer Who Tortured and Murdered Slaves in Her Household)
Delphine LaLaurie
45
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 19, 1780
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1849
 43 
Doug Scott
(Mountaineer)
Doug Scott
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 29, 1941
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Died: 2020
 44 
Nicholas Murray Butler
(Philosopher, Educator)
Nicholas Murray Butler
2
Birthdate: April 2, 1862
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Elizabeth
Died: 1947
 45 
Aaron Montgomery Ward
(Entrepreneur)
Aaron Montgomery Ward
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 17, 1843
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New Jersey, United States
Died: 1913
 46 
Anastasia de Torby
(Daughter of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich)
Anastasia de Torby
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 9, 1892
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wiesbaden, Germany
Died: 1977
 47 
Jeanne Cagney
(Actress)
Jeanne Cagney
3
Birthdate: March 25, 1919
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: 1984
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 48 
Thomas Reed
(Politician, Lawyer)
Thomas Reed
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 18, 1839
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Portland, Maine, United States
Died: 1902
 49 
Adrian Willaert
(Flemish Composer and Founder of the 'Venetian School')
Adrian Willaert
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 1490 AD
Birthplace: Rumbeke, Roeselare, Belgium
Died: 1562
 50 
Walter A. Haas
(Businessman)
Walter A. Haas
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 11, 1889
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
Died: 1979