Famous People Who Died on December 1
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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James Baldwin(Author Best Known for His Novel 'Go Tell It on the Mountain')
Birthdate: August 2, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: 1987
Amongst the greatest writers of the 20th century and a leading literary voice in the civil rights movement, James Baldwin extensively explored issues like race, sexuality and humanity in his work. His best known work include his debut novel Go Tell It on the Mountain andhis books of essays Notes of a Native Son and Nobody Knows My Name.
Birthdate: March 26, 1930
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, United States
Died: 2023
Sandra Day O’Connor is a retired attorney who became the first woman to serve as the associate justice of the Supreme Court of the US when she took office in 1981. While serving as the associate justice, O’Connor was considered one of the most powerful women in the world. In 2009, she was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Birthdate: October 16, 1886
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Płonsk, Poland
Died: 1973
David Ben-Gurion was the founder of the State of Israel and also served as Israel’s first prime minister. He was the leader of the Jews in British Mandate Palestine and had also been the country’s defense minister and the chairman of the Provisional State Council of Israel.
Birthdate: 1068 AD
Birthplace: Selby, United Kingdom
Died: 1135
Henry I, fourth son of William the Conqueror, seized the throne of England after his brother William II’s death, and ruled as the King of England from 1100 to 1135. He was strict but efficient, and is known for his conquest of Normandy following the Battle of Tinchebray.
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G. H. Hardy(English Mathematician Known for His Contributions in Number Theory and Mathematical Analysis)
Birthdate: February 7, 1877
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cranleigh, England
Died: 1947
English mathematician G. H. Hardy is best recognised for his work and achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis, and also as mentor of distinguished Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. He is noted for his essay on mathematics titled A Mathematician's Apology. He also made his mark in biology formulating a basic principle of population genetics called Hardy–Weinberg principle.
Birthdate: December 23, 1777
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1825
Alexander I was the emperor of Russia and the eldest son of Paul I. While he was initially a friend of Napoleon Bonaparte, he later joined hands with his opponents to defeat him. He was also part of the Congress of Vienna and later contributed to the formation of the Holy Alliance.
Birthdate: June 24, 1842
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Died: 1914
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Jack Hemingway(Conservationist, Writer)
Birthdate: October 10, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Died: 2000
Birthdate: January 5, 1931
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rogers, Texas, United States
Died: 1989
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Paul Benedict(Actor)
Birthdate: September 17, 1938
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Silver City, New Mexico, USA
Died: 2008
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: May 3, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1975
Anna Roosevelt Halsted was an American writer and newspaper editor. The daughter of Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Anna played an important role during World War II, serving as her father's key advisor. After her marriage, Anna moved into the White House and served as First Lady of the USA as per her parents' request.
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Shelley Morrison(Known for Her Role as Maid Rosario Salazar in the NBC Comedy 'Will & Grace')
Birthdate: October 26, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: South Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2019
Shelley Morrison was an American actress best remembered for her portrayal of Rosario Salazar in the popular NBC sitcom Will & Grace. During her career, which spanned more than five decades, Shelley Morrison played a housekeeper or maid on 32 separate occasions.
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Jovan Belcher(American Football Player)
Birthdate: July 24, 1987
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: West Babylon, New York, United States
Died: 2012
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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George Everest(British Surveyor and Geographer Who Served as Surveyor General of India From 1830 to 1843)
Birthdate: July 4, 1790
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1866
George Everest was a British geographer and surveyor. From 1830 to 1843, he served as Surveyor General of India. His work and contributions were honored by naming Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, after him.
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Bobby Layne(American football player)
Birthdate: December 19, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Santa Anna, Texas, United States
Died: 1986
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Mary Hayley Bell(English Writer and Actress Who is Best Remembered for Her Novel 'Whistle Down')
Birthdate: January 22, 1911
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Shanghai, China
Died: 2005
Mary Hayley Bell was an English writer and actress. She is perhaps best remembered for her novel Whistle Down the Wind, which was later adapted into a film with her daughter Hayley Mills playing the lead role. As far as her acting career is concerned, Mary Hayley Bell had a prominent stage acting career for about a decade.
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J.B.S. Haldane(British Scientist Who Developed the Mathematical Theory of Population Genetics and One of the Founders of ‘Neo-Darwinism’)
Birthdate: November 5, 1892
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oxford, England
Died: 1964
British geneticist J.B.S. Haldane is remembered for his pioneering use of statistics in biology. A proponent of neo-Darwinism, he was the son of physiologist John Scott Haldane and had begun assisting his father at age 8. He later joined the British Communist Party and also moved to India.
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Nellie Fox(Baseball Player)
Birthdate: December 25, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1975
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Stéphane Grappelli(French Jazz Violinist)
Birthdate: January 26, 1908
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1997
Stéphane Grappelli was a French-Italian violinist best remembered as the co-founder of a jazz group named The Quintette du Hot Club de France. The group became famous for being one of the first jazz bands to house only string instruments. Nicknamed the grandfather of jazz violinists, Stéphane Grappelli went on to play in concerts well into his 80s.
Birthdate: September 27, 1840
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: West Point, New York, United States
Died: 1914
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Pat Sullivan(American football player)
Birthdate: January 18, 1950
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Died: 2019
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Rick Majerus(Basketball coach)
Birthdate: February 17, 1948
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 2012
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Sergio Corbucci(Italian Film Director, Screenwriter and Producer)
Birthdate: December 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 1990
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: January 17, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Renton, Washington, United States
Died: 1991
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Dave McNally(Baseball player)
Birthdate: October 31, 1942
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Billings, Montana, United States
Died: 2002
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Edmund Campion(English Catholic Jesuit Priest and Martyr)
Birthdate: January 25, 1540
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1581
Catholic Jesuit priest Saint Edmund Campion was hailed as a martyr after being hanged for treason at Tyburn by Queen Elizabeth I’s government. Born to a bookseller in London, Campion taught at Oxford, before being ordained. He was later canonized as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
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Claude Jade(Actress)
Birthdate: October 8, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Died: 2006
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Teddy Sheean(Sailor, Military personnel)
Birthdate: December 28, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lower Barrington, Australia
Died: 1942
Tasmanian war veteran Teddy Sheean was initially a farm laborer and then joined the Australian navy. Seventy-eight years after he died after strapping himself to a sinking HMAS Armidale’s anti-aircraft gun and shooting at the attacking Japanese war planes, he was awarded with the Victoria Cross.
Birthdate: December 11, 1475
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 1521
Son of Lorenzo the Magnificent and part of the Medici banking family of Florence, Giovanni de’ Medici, was tonsured at 7, as a mark of his entry into ecclesiastical life. He took over as Pope Leo X after Julius II’s death. An art connoisseur, he was a true Renaissance pope.
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Isabella Clara Eugenia(Sovereign)
Birthdate: August 12, 1566
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Palacio de Valsaín, Segovia, Spain
Died: 1633
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Charles de Foucauld(French Soldier, Explorer, Catholic Priest and Hermit)
Birthdate: September 15, 1858
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: 1916
Charles de Foucauld was a cavalry officer in the French Army in the late 19th century. He later became an explorer and geographer, eventually adopting the life of a hermit and a Catholic priest. He was assassinated in 1916 and is listed as a martyr in the liturgy of the Catholic Church.
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Hugo Haas(Czech Actor, Writer, and Director)
Birthdate: February 19, 1901
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Died: 1968
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Billy Lyall(Singer)
Birthdate: March 26, 1953
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Edinburgh
Died: 1989
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Joseph Engelberger(American Physicist, Engineer and Entrepreneur Who Developed the First Industrial Robot in the United States)
Birthdate: July 26, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Died: 2015
Known as the Father of Robotics, Joseph Engelberger went down in history as the developer of the first industrial robot in the U.S., the Unimate, which was installed in a GM plant. His book Robotics in Practice is classic in the field of robotics and has been translated in multiple languages.
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Jean Lesage(Lawyer)
Birthdate: June 10, 1912
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: 1980
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Robert Anthony
Birthdate: December 6, 1916
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Silver Spring
Died: 2006
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Joe McKnight(American football player)
Birthdate: April 16, 1988
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kenner, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Freddie Young(British Cinematographer Best Known for His Work on David Lean's Movies)
Birthdate: October 9, 1902
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1998
Freddie Young was a British cinematographer best remembered for his work on David Lean's movies like Lawrence of Arabia, Ryan's Daughter, and Doctor Zhivago, winning Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for all three films. Freddie Young also served during World War II as a captain of the British Army's Kinematograph Unit.
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Fritz Fischer(Historian)
Birthdate: March 5, 1908
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ludwigsstadt, Germany
Died: 1999
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Feodosia Morozova(Saint)
Birthdate: May 21, 1632
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1675
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Takizawa Bakin(Japanese Novelist)
Birthdate: July 4, 1767
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: 1848
Japanese novelist Takizawa Bakin belonged to the Edo period and was known as a gesaku author. Admired for his lengthy and serious historical novels, Bakin published over 200 works during his prolific career. He created the historical romance in Japan with special attention to Chinese civilization, Buddhist philosophy, and national history. Nansō Satomi hakkenden is among his most popular works.
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Ken Berry(Actor)
Birthdate: November 3, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moline, Illinois, United States
Died: 2018
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Edwin Rosario(Puerto Rican Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: March 15, 1963
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Died: 1997
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Aleister Crowley(British Occultist, Ceremonial Magician and Founder of the Religion 'Thelema')
Birthdate: October 12, 1875
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Died: 1947
Aleister Crowley was an occultist, writer, and ceremonial magician. He is credited with founding a religion called Thelema and promised his followers with guiding them into the Aeon of Horus, a time of self-realization. More than seven decades after his death, Crowley remains influential among those who revere counterculture and Western esotericism and is considered a prophet in Thelema.
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George William, Elector of Brandenburg(Elector of Brandenburg)
Birthdate: November 13, 1595
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kolln an der Spree, Germany
Died: 1640
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Magnus IV of Sweden(King)
Birthdate: 1316 AD
Birthplace: Norway
Died: 1374
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Dario Moreno(Singer)
Birthdate: April 3, 1921
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Aydın, Turkey
Died: 1968
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Jim Loscutoff(Basketball player)
Birthdate: February 4, 1930
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San Francisco San Francisco, California
Died: 2015
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Fred Rose(Musician)
Birthdate: August 24, 1897
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Evansville, Indiana, United States
Died: 1954
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Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye(Writer)
Birthdate: October 21, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Southampton, England
Died: 2015
