44 notable people died on December 1, including George J. Stigler, Al-Jahiz, Jacob of Serugh.
21st Century
2 deaths
Gustavo Adolfo Palma
singersongwriter
Guatemalan musician (1920-2009)
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Kim Yong-ju
politician
North Korean politician and Kim Il-sung's younger brother
20th Century
15 deathsGS
George J. Stigler
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1982)
Antonio Segni
diplomatpolitician
4th President of Italy (1891-1972)
Gunnar Knudsen
businesspersonengineer
11th Prime Minister of Norway (1848–1928)
Zygmunt Mineyko
civil engineerclassical archaeologist
Polish aristocrat, army officer, scientist and engineer (1840-1925)
Cyrille Duquet
clockmakerco-collector
Canadian inventor, politician, goldsmith and flutist in Quebec city (1841–1922)
Ella Hudson Gasking
businesspersonengineer
British industrialist and engineer
Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala
anthropologistbiologist
Sri Lankan academic (1900–1976)
Harald Torp
editing staffjournalist
Norwegian politician (1890-1972)
Ya'akov Winschel
physicianwriter
Israeli doctor, Zionist activist, and writer
Lajos Zilahy
film directorjournalist
Hungarian novelist and playwright (1891–1974)
Rose Margaret Zeller
painterteacher
New Zealand artist, writer and teacher (1891-1975)
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Toduraki Makridi Bey
anthropologistarchaeologist
Turkish-Greek archaeologist and art historian (1872–1940)
Federico González Suárez
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Catholic Archibishop (1844-1917)
Virginie Loveling
poetpolitician
Author of poetry, novels, essays and children's stories from Flanders, Belgium (1836-1923)
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Joe Wallace
journalistwriter
Canadian poet
19th Century
8 deaths
Louis Courtois
magicianphysicist
Juggler, physicist, and illusionist
Joseph Bernard de Chabert
astronomergeographer
French Navy officer, astronomer and mathematician (1724-1805)
Hugh Hamilton
Anglican priestmathematician
Bishop of Ossory; Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh; Irish Anglican bishop
Agustín Durán
journalistlibrarian
Spanish writer
Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich
authorparson
Swiss poet (1796-1865)
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Ang Chan II
king
King of Cambodia
Abdullah bin Saud Al Kabeer
politicianruler
Fourth ruler of the Saudi State (1785-1818)
Constant Van Crombrugghe
politiciantheologian
Canon (1789-1865)
18th Century
4 deaths
Johann Ernst Immanuel Walch
entomologistgeologist
German theologian
Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr
astronomercartographer
German astronomer (1677–1750)
Abraham a Sancta Clara
friartheologian
German writer and Augustinian Monk (1644-1709)
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Francisco del Castillo Andraca
Christian ministerplaywright
Poet
17th Century
1 death
Georg Engelhard Löhneysen
non-fiction writerpublisher
German publisher (1552-1622)
16th Century
3 deaths
Mạc Mậu Hợp
monarch
Emperor of Annam
Hans von Kulmbach
architectural draftspersondraftsperson
German painter (1480–c. 1522)
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Raffaello da Montelupo
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1504-1566)
14th Century
1 death
Kyawswa I of Pinya
monarch
King of Pinya
13th Century
1 death
Mathieu II de Montmorency
monarch
Lord of Montmorency
12th Century
2 deaths
Constantine II of Torres
monarch
Judge of Logudoro-Torres
Usama ibn Munqidh
Amirdiplomat
Arabic poet
10th Century
3 deaths
Leo VI
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Agapetus II
Catholic priestwriter
Catholic pope, 946-955
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Li Congyan
military leader
Later Tang/Later Jin general
9th Century
1 death
Al-Jahiz
biologisthistorian
Arabic writer (776–869)
6th Century
1 death
Jacob of Serugh
Christian ministermatenagir
Syrian writer and bishop
5th Century
1 death
Alaric I
military leadersovereign
King of the Visigoths
4th Century BC
1 deathSP
Spitamenes
military leader
Sogdian warlord
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