Famous Deaths In December - 01

1977  Paul Hardy, Belgian designer (Italian Country, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1980  Sam Levene, actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1982  Dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday on December - 01.  

1983  On this day in history mirsky, mathematician, dies  

1984  Death of Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter (b. 1911) on December - 01.  

1986  On this day in history horace Heidt, orch leader (Swift Show Wagon), dies at 85  

1987  On December - 01 donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57  

1989  Alvin Ailey, US choreographer (Blues Suite, Revelations), dies at 58 on December - 01.  

1990  Jan H de Groot, Dutch co-founder (Vrij Nederland), dies on December - 01.  

1991  Byron Webster, actor (That Man Bolt), dies of AIDS at 58 on this day in history.  

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1994  On this day in history hugh Chilvers, cricketer (151 wickets leg-spin for NSW 1928-37), dies  

1996  On December - 01 barbak Karmal, politician, dies at 67  

1997  On December - 01 denis Gerald Barrington, artist, dies at 67  

1998  Death of Freddie Young, British cinematographer (b. 1902) on December - 01.  

2001  On December - 01 death of ellis R Dungan, American born Indian film director (b. 1909)  

2002  On this day in history death of dave McNally, American baseball player (b. 1942)  

2003  On December - 01 death of clark Kerr, first Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley (b. 1911)  

2004  Death of Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (b. 1911) on December - 01.  

2005  Death of Gust Avrakotos, American intelligence case officer (b. 1938) on December - 01.  

2006  Death of Claude Jade, French actress (b. 1948) on December - 01.  

2007  Death of Anton Rodgers, British actor (b. 1933) on December - 01.  

2008  On this day in history death of mikel Laboa, Basque singer and songwriter (b. 1934)  

2009  On this day in history death of gustavo Adolfo Palma, Guatemalan singer (b. 1920)  

2017  Death of Fredy Schmidtke, German cyclist on this day in history.  

2018  On December - 01 death of ken Berry, American actor  

2018  Death of Ennio Fantastichini, Italian actor on this day in history.  

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)  

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on December - 01.  

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.  

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.  

1549  On December - 01 birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)  

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on this day in history.  

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on December - 01.  

1580  On December - 01 birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)