Died on This Day (12-Dec)
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Danny Aiello | Daniel Louis Aiello Jr. was an American actor. He appeared in numerous motion pictures, including The Godfather Part II , The Front , Once Upon a Time in America , The Purple Rose of Cairo , Moonstruck , Harlem Nights , Hudson Hawk , Ruby , Léon: The Professional , 2 Days in the Valley , Dinner Rush , and Lucky Number Slevin . | American actor | 86 | 1 |
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Ed Lee | Edwin Mah Lee was an American politician and attorney who served as the 43rd Mayor of San Francisco, and was the first Asian American to hold the office. | Mayor of San Francisco | 65 | 3 |
Jang Sung-taek | Jang Song-thaek was a leading figure in the government of North Korea. | North Korean Politician | 67 | 7 | |
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Alberto de Mendoza | Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza was an Argentine film actor who appeared in some 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades. | Actor | 88 | 9 |
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Annette Stroyberg | Annette Susanne Strøyberg was a Danish actress. Her films included Les Liaisons dangereuses , which was directed by her first husband, Roger Vadim. | Danish actress | 69 | 15 |
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Homer Thornberry | William Homer Thornberry was an American politician and judge. | American politician | 86 | 25 |
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Anne Baxter | Anne Baxter was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. | Actress | 62 | 35 |
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Valentina Serova | Valentina Vasilyevna Serova was a Soviet film and theatre actress born in Ukraine. | Russian actor | 57 | 45 |
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H. M. Wheaton | Henry Myers "Jack" Wheaton was an American football player and coach. | American football coach | 59 | 75 |
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Allen G. Thurman | Allen Granberry Thurman was a Democratic Representative, Ohio Supreme Court justice, and Senator from Ohio. | American politician and lawyer | 82 | 125 |
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Vahid Sayadi Nasiri | Vahid Sayadi Nasiri was an Iranian human rights activist and political prisoner who died on hunger strike. | Iranian human rights activist | 38 | 2 | |
Jim Prior | James Michael Leathes Prior, Baron Prior, , usually known as Jim Prior, was a British Conservative politician. | British Conservative politician | 89 | 4 | |
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Manas Chakraborty | Pandit Manas Chakraborty was an Indian classical vocalist. | Indian singer | 70 | 8 |
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Lachhiman Gurung | Lachhiman Gurung was a Nepalese-Indian-British Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. | Recipient of the Victoria Cross | 92 | 10 |
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Götz Friedrich | Götz Friedrich was a German opera and theatre director. | German theatre director | 70 | 20 |
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Giorgio Ghezzi | Giorgio Ghezzi , nicknamed "Kamikaze", was an Italian football manager and player who played as a goalkeeper. | Italian footballer | 60 | 30 |
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Jean Lesage | Jean Lesage, was a Canadian lawyer and politician from Quebec. | Premier of Quebec | 68 | 40 |
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Carolyn Craig | {{Infobox person| name = Carolyn Craig| image = Sebastian Cabot Doug McClure Carolyn Craig Checkmate 1962. | American actress | 36 | 50 |
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Edward Gawler Prior | Edward Gawler Prior, was a mining engineer and politician in British Columbia. | Canadian politician | 67 | 100 |
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August von Voit | Richard Jakob August von Voit was a German architect specializing in glass and iron structures. | German architect | 69 | 150 |