Died on This Day (05-Dec)
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| Ji Zhe | Ji Zhe was a Chinese professional basketball player for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association . | Chinese basketball player | 33 | 1 | |
| Jayalalithaa | Jayaram Jayalalithaa was an Indian politician and film actress who served six times as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for over fourteen years between 1991 and 2016. | Indian actress and politician | 68 | 4 | |
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Nelson Mandela | Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. | President of South Africa | 95 | 7 |
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Jos van der Vleuten | Jos van der Vleuten was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer from 1965 to 1973. | Road bicycle racer | 68 | 9 |
| Ed Masry | Edward Louis Masry was an American lawyer, a partner in the law firm of Masry & Vititoe and also a mayor and city councilman for the City of Thousand Oaks, California. | Lawyer | 73 | 15 | |
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Roone Arledge | Roone Pinckney Arledge Jr. was an American sports and news broadcasting executive who was president of ABC Sports from 1968 until 1986 and ABC News from 1977 until 1998, and a key part of the company's rise to competition with the two other main television networks, NBC and CBS, in the 1960s, '70s, '80s and '90s. | Sports TV Producer | 71 | 18 |
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Bill Bruton | William Havon Bruton was a Major League Baseball center fielder who played for the Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers . | American baseball player | 70 | 25 |
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Jay W. MacKelvie | Brigadier General Jay W. MacKelvie was a career United States Army officer. | American Army general | 95 | 35 |
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Cosmo Gordon Lang | William Cosmo Gordon Lang, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth, was a Scottish Anglican prelate who served as Archbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury . | Archbishop of Canterbury | 81 | 75 |
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Alexandre Dumas | Alexandre Dumas ʁi]; 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père , was a French writer. | French Writer | 68 | 150 |
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Michael I of Romania | Michael I was the last king of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947. | King of Romania | 96 | 3 |
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William McIlvanney | William McIlvanney was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet. | Scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet | 79 | 5 |
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Oscar Niemeyer | 'Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Ni , known as Oscar Niemeyer , was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. | Brazilian architect | 104 | 8 |
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Don Meredith | Joseph "Dandy" Don Meredith was an American football quarterback, sports commentator and actor. | American Footballer | 72 | 10 |
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Felix Kaspar | Felix Kaspar was an Austrian figure skater, twice World champion, and 1936 bronze medalist. | Figure skater | 88 | 17 |
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Ahmad Zaidi Adruce | Ahmad Zaidi Adruce bin Muhammed Noor was the fifth Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak . | Malaysian politician | 76 | 20 |
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Jack J. Catton | General Jack Joseph Catton was a United States Air Force four-star general and was commander of the Air Force Logistics Command with headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and of the Military Airlift Command. | Recipient of the Purple Heart medal | 70 | 30 |
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Jack Depler | John Charles Depler was a professional football player and coach. | American football player, coach, executive | 71 | 50 |
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Edward Hay Mackenzie Elliot | Major Edward Hay Mackenzie Elliot was a British soldier who served as Private Secretary to David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow while he was Governor of New Zealand in the 1890s. | Scottish footballer | 68 | 100 |
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Johan Friis | Johan Friis was a Danish statesman. He served as Chancellor under King Christian III of Denmark. | Danish politician | 75 | 450 |