Today in History - Deaths - December 3rd

← Nov Jan → December

Deaths | Historical Events | Famous Birthdays | Deaths | Weddings | Divorces

Hop to:
Notable Deaths on December 3rd

1894Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, dies at 45

1910Mary Baker Eddy, founder (Christian Science (Monitor)), dies at 89

1919Pierre A Renoir, French painter/sculptor, dies at 78

311Diocletian, Roman Emperor (284-305), dies at 66

December 3rd Deaths
Date Event
311
Diocletian, Roman Emperor (284-305), dies at 66 
450
Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies 
1137
Lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67 
1154
Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies 
1265
Odofredus, Italian jurist 
1463
Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies 
1469
Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 
1491
Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies 
1533
Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54 
1552
St Francis Xavier, Jesuit missionary to the East (b. 1506) 
1610
Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general (b. 1548) 
1660
Jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 
1676
Daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried 
1706
Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German countess and hymn writer (b. 1637) 
1765
Lord John Philip Sackville, British cricketer (b. 1713) 
1789
Claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies 
1807
Clara Reeve, English author (old English baron), dies 
1815
John Carroll (priest), first Roman Catholic archbishop in the U.S. (b. 1735) 
1823
Joseph Pouteau, composer, dies at 84 
1839
Frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71 
1845
Gregor MacGregor, Scottish con-man (b. 1786) 
1854
Johann P. Eckermann, Werther 
1857
Christian D Rauch, German sculptor, dies at 80 
1866
Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer, dies at 65 
1866
Jan Kalivoda, Episode dated 27 December 2010 
1876
Hermann Goetz, composer, dies at 35 
1882
Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1811) 
1888
Carl Zeiss, German lens maker (b. 1816) 
1889
Baltasar Saldoni, composer, dies at 82 
1890
Bill Midwinter, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia, 4 for England), dies 
1892
William Bonaparte, grandson of Lucien, dies 
1892
Afanasy Fet, Russian poet (b. 1820) 
1894
HM Jozef Schadde, Flem architect (Antwerp Stock exchange), dies at 76 
1894
Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, dies at 45 
1894
Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Planet 
1902
Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect (b. 1833) 
1910
Mary Baker Eddy, founder (Christian Science (Monitor)), dies at 89 
1912
Prudente José de Morais Barros, President of Brazil (b. 1841) 
1915
Lewis F. Muir, The Pirates! Band of Misfits 
1919
Pierre A Renoir, French painter/sculptor, dies at 78 
1919
Auguste Renoir, Escalier C 
1926
Gabriela Montani, Entre Dois Amores 
1928
Valentina Zimina, La Boheme 
1930
William S. Adams, Won in the Clouds 
1931
Joseph Bennett, Youth's Desire 
1932
Marcelle Romée, Lilac 
1933
Richard Henry Warren, composer, dies at 74 
1934
Charles James O'Donnell, Irish politician (b. 1849) 
1936
Margit T. Halmi, The Charlatan 
1937
Prosper Poullet, Belgian mayor, dies 
1937
Attila József, Minden kezdet nehéz 
1939
William Ryno, Bullet Proof 
1940
Ugo Ceseri, Passaporto rosso 
1940
C. Henry Gordon, Scarface 
1941
Johann Christian August Sinding, composer, dies at 85 
1941
Pavel Filonov, Russian painter (b. 1883) 
1941
Christian Sinding, Intermezzo: A Love Story 
1942
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, composer, dies at 75 
1943
Edith Bostwick, The Violet Bride 
1943
Augusta Lindberg, Charles XII 
1944
Delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75 
1944
Anna Pírková, Krizovatky 
1944
Joseph Monahan, A Chip Off the Old Block 
1944
Gyuri Faragó, A Pál-utcai fiúk 
1944
Alan Paull, Sunnyside Up 
1945
George McKay, Babes in Arms 
1948
Booth McCracken, The Littlest Rebel 
1948
Dick Reinhart, Song of the Wasteland 
1948
Irving Gregg, Buck Privates Come Home 
1949
Elin Pelin, writer, dies 
1949
Maria Ouspenskaya, actress (Spookies), dies at 62 
1949
Maria Ouspenskaya, Love Affair 
1949
Philip Barry, The Philadelphia Story 
1949
Elin Pelin, Earth 
1950
Pavel Bazhov, The Stone Flower 
1950
Philip Wade, Jenny Meade 
1950
Kurt Seifert, Eine Nacht im Separee 
1950
Thomas C. Smith, The Invaders 
1951
Joseph B. Poindexter, December 7th: The Movie 
1952
Maria Dabrowska, Swiat bez granic 
1953
Aleksander Bogusinski, The Shot 
1953
Pat Chrisman, Bad Man Bobbs 
1953
Alfredo De Antoni, The Clemenceau Affair 
1954
Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 
1954
Helge Karlsson, The Sin of Anna Lans 
1954
Fernand René, Un drôle de numéro 
1955
Cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (b. 1894) 
1955
Lucille Van Slyke, The Stolen Kiss 
1956
Manik Bandopadhaya, Jago hua savera 
1956
Matthew Halton,  
1957
Frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher, dies at 81 
1957
Max Etzkorn, Swiss Miss 
1957
Urho Lahti, Niskavuoren Heta 
1958
Lou Meltzer, Bilko Goes South 
1959
Gustavo Barroso, Jesuíno Brilhante, o Cangaceiro 
1960
Hermann Stephani, composer, dies at 83 
1961
Jekabs Graubins, composer, dies at 75 
1961
Mary Charleson, actress (Upstairs & Downstairs), dies at 76 
1961
Frank Moran, Peyton Place 
1961
Mary Charleson, Satan's Private Door 
1962
Josef Sieber, Sechs unter Verdacht 
1963
Victor Rietti, To Live in Peace 
1964
Ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies 
1964
George Brown, cricketer (7 Tests for England), dies 
1964
Mel Pedesky, Swiss Miss 
1967
Annette Kolb, writer, dies at 92 
1967
Fred Engelen, Flemish actor/director (Kritisch Theater), dies at 54 
1967
Harry Wismer, American original owner of the New York Jets (b. 1913) 
1969
Ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55 
1969
Mathias Wieman, German actor (b. 1902) 
1972
Bill Johnson, American musician (b. 1872) 
1973
Michael O'Shea, actor (Denny- It's a Great Life), dies at 67 
1973
Emile Christian, American musician (b. 1895) 
1974
Erich Holder, To New Shores 
1975
Hugh Thurlow, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1932), dies 
1975
Jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist, dies at 76 
1976
Mary Nash, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), dies at 91 
1976
Mary Nash, The Philadelphia Story 
1978
William Grant Still, composer, dies at 83 
1978
Horst Schäfer, Reizende Leute 
1978
Walt Yoder, The Secret Fury 
1978
Ljubinka Bobic, Pop Cira i pop Spira 
1978
Hans-Joachim Schmiedel, Stop Train 349 
1978
Heinz Schmiedel, Heimweh nach St. Pauli 
1978
William Grant Still, The Awful Truth 
1978
Ivan Kavaleridze, Koliivshchina [1767-1768] 
1979
Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (b. 1905) 
1979
Alighiero Noschese, Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia 
1979
Hugh Johnson, Honeysuckle Rose 
1979
Edwin Hugh, Throw Out the Anchor! 
1980
Oswald Mosley, British politician (b. 1896) 
1980
Jason Clark, Electra Glide in Blue 
1980
Dragi Kostovski, Republikata vo plamen 
1980
Oswald Mosley, Episode dated 15 November 1967 
1981
Walter Knott, American farmer (b. 1889) 
1981
Stanislaw Zelenski, The Epopee of Warsaw 
1981
Joel Rinne, Gas, Inspector Palmu! 
1982
Michael Smith, The Activist 
1982
Louis Auriacombe, Another Woman 
1982
Kay Elliot, I, Mudd 
1982
Abram Freydin, The Golden Calf 
1982
Estelle Clark, The Crowd 
1982
Ivan Solovyov, Mesto pod solntsem 
1982
Wladyslaw Kaczmarski, Czarci zleb 
1983
Justin Herman, Roller Derby Girl 
1983
Heinz Joest, A Day in the Warsaw Ghetto: A Birthday Trip in Hell 
1983
Dmitry Bessonov, The Hound of the Baskervilles 
1983
Irving Taylor, Memoirs of a Geisha 
1984
Virginia Lacy Jones, US librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72 
1984
Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Russian mathematician (b. 1919) 
1984
Charles R. Davis, Bustin' Loose 
1984
Rolando Aguilar, Una aventura en la noche 
1984
Ursula Braun, Solo Sunny 
1985
Sam Gillman, actor (Sam-Shane), dies at 70 
1985
Don Crosby, Newsfront 
1985
Herman Meckler, Amadeus 
1985
Ray Cash, The Johnny Cash Christmas Show 
1985
Prem Narayan Arora, Dil Daulat Duniya 
1985
Sam Gilman, One-Eyed Jacks 
1985
Homer Gayne, Border Wolves 
1985
Miki Morita, Bulldog Drummond's Revenge 
1986
Bengt Berger, Repmånad eller Hur man gör pojkar av män 
1986
Bob Howard, Murder with Music 
1986
Anthony Masarenhas, Anthony Mascarenhas 
1987
Brooke Johns, Manhandled 
1987
Anthony Charles, Shadows 
1988
Gábor Mocsár, Illetlenek 
1988
Neno Russo, Foul Play 
1988
James Ray, She's Having a Baby 
1989
Jean-Paul Moulinot, The Fire Within 
1989
Ping Ou Wei, The Way of the Dragon 
1989
Fernando Martín, Episode dated 22 January 1988 
1989
Carlo Rim, Simplet 
1989
Robert Vidalin, Le bossu 
1989
Ken Creel, Pufnstuf 
1990
Gavin Reed, actor (Body Beneath), dies at 59 
1990
Henriette Morineau, O Comprador de Fazendas 
1990
Patrick Van Antwerpen, Vivement ce soir 
1990
Rolf Hansen, Die große Liebe 
1990
Heino Mandri, Tants aurukatla ümber 
1990
Gavin Reed, Tootsie 
1991
Alex Graham, British cartoonstrip artist (Fred Basset), dies 
1991
Casey Walters, actor (True Story of Lynn Stuart), after a stroke at 75 
1991
Bert Arnold, Phantom from Space 
1991
Casey Walters, Clay Pigeon 
1991
Václav Hudecek, Poklad krále Davida 
1991
Jack Laird, The High Graders 
1991
Arthur Fischer, Summer with Monika 
1992
Harry Ellerbe, actor (House of Usher, Magnetic Monster), dies at 91 
1992
Luis Alcoriza, actor/writer/director (Tiburoneros), dies of emphysema 
1992
Nureddin Al-Atassi, president of Syria (1966-70), dies 
1992
James O'Hara, The Quiet Man 
1992
John Epper, The Scalphunters 
1992
Luis Alcoriza, El 
1993
Lewis Thomas, biologist, dies of cancer at 80 
1993
Thomas Mogotlane, South African actor (Mapantsula), dies at 40 
1993
Judit Holmgren, Söderpojkar 
1994
Dolf Verspoor, literary/translator (M Nijhoff prize 1958), dies at 77 
1994
Elizabeth Meyer, wife of Paul Michael Glaser, dies of AIDS at 47 
1994
Giorgi Chanturia, Pres of Georgia, assassinated 
1994
Lesley Peacock, jazz photogrpaher/author, dies 
1994
Said Mekbel, Algerian editor in chief (Le Matin), murdered at 57 
1994
Tadeusz Sliwiak, Colargol druzba/Colargol garçon d'honneur 
1994
Knut M. Hansson, Samfunnets støtter 
1994
Danilo Colic, Salas u Malom Ritu 
1994
Elizabeth Glaser, And the Band Played On 
1995
Jimmy Jewel, comedian, dies at 82 
1995
Robertson Davies (author), dies at 82 
1995
Roxie Roker, actress (Claudine)/mother of Lenny Kravitz, dies at 66 
1995
Lautaro Murúa, Odd Number 
1995
Robertson Davies, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street 
1995
Rod Paavola, The First Miracle: 1960 US Olympic Hockey Team 
1995
Jimmy Jewel, The Krays 
1995
Henry Rosner,  
1996
Babrak Karmal, PM of Afghanistan (1980-81), dies 
1996
Det Glynn, teacher/anti-apartheid activist, dies at 84 
1996
George Duby, historian, dies at 77 
1996
Fabián Polosecki, La vereda de la sombra 
1996
Julius Rosenkrantz, The War Wagon 
1996
Paul-Dolf Neis, Der Fall Gleiwitz 
1996
Dmitriy Anpilov, Letuchiy korabl 
1996
Sam Segal, Body Heat 
1996
Georges Duby, La vie des paysans 
1996
Solveig von Schoultz, Enkeli lentää läpi huoneen 
1996
Kaarlo Karppanen, The Guarded Village 1944 
1997
Marian Kratochwil, artist, dies at 91 
1997
Steve Hamilton, pitcher (NY Yankees), dies of cancer at 63 
1997
Héctor Stamponi, Carlos Gardel, historia de un ídolo 
1997
Henryk Czarnecki, Ogloszenie matrymonialne 
1997
Violet Carlson, Monkee Mayor 
1997
Olesya Malakhova, The Mechanic Gavrilov's Beloved Woman 
1998
Pierre Hétu, Quebec conductor and pianist (b. 1936) 
1998
George Murcell, Cutthroat Island 
1998
Bob Haggart, Raging Bull 
1999
Madeline Kahn, American actress (b. 1942) 
1999
Jarl Wahlström, 12th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1918) 
1999
Scatman John, American singer (b. 1942) 
1999
Madeline Kahn, Young Frankenstein 
1999
Vyacheslav Syomin, Noch nad Chili 
1999
Tami Mauriello, On the Waterfront 
1999
Enrique Cadícamo, Noites Cariocas 
1999
Scatman John, BASEketball 
1999
Noel Trevarthen, Dusty 
1999
Anne Francine, Crocodile Dundee 
1999
John Archer, Destination Moon 
1999
Lee Amber, The Touch of Satan 
1999
Bud Bostwick, Jade 
2000
Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet (b. 1917) 
2000
Hoyt Curtin, American songwriter (b. 1922) 
2000
Anne P. Kramer, Bagdad 
2000
Jun Fukuda, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 
2000
Hoyt Curtin, The Swimming Pool 
2000
Gwendolyn Brooks, The 6th Annual Black Achievement Awards 
2000
Kevin Mills, Can't Be Heaven 
2001
Horst Winter, G.P.U. 
2001
Juan José Arreola, Murmullos 
2001
Dee Barton, High Plains Drifter 
2001
Grady Martin, Episode #2.10 
2001
Gerhart M. Riegner, Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die? 
2001
Kirk Kirkham, Episode #4.5 
2002
Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (b. 1970) 
2002
Glenn Quinn, Dr. Giggles 
2002
Jerry Jensen, Chaplin 
2002
Jimmy Caras, Super Cue Men 
2002
Klaus Löwitsch, The Marriage of Maria Braun 
2002
Timo Toikka, Punainen huone 
2002
Mike Svayko, Fire and Ice 
2003
David Hemmings, English actor (b. 1941) 
2003
Claire Polan, Five the Hard Way 
2003
Geneva Gray, Angels' Alley 
2003
Al Braggs, Disco Godfather 
2003
Ellen Drew, Isle of the Dead 
2003
Donald C. Klune, Hang 'Em High 
2003
David Hemmings, Gladiator 
2003
Elis Ask, Ask - Montané. Kevyen sarjan EM-ottelu nyrkkeilyssä Helsinki 17.8.51 
2003
Meyer Kupferman, Blast of Silence 
2004
Shiing-Shen Chern, Chinese mathematician (b. 1911) 
2004
Willem Duyn, Mouth & MacNeal: How Do You Do 
2004
Maria Perschy, General Hospital 
2004
Tihomir Petrovic, Vidim ti ladju na kraju puta 
2004
Fred Silva, Super Bowl XIV 
2004
Eva Senková, Amadeus 
2005
Herb Moford, American baseball player (b. 1928) 
2005
Kikka, Eurovision laulukilpailu 1992 - Suomen karsinta 
2005
Fred Ashworth, July 22-July 28: The Final Ultimatum 
2005
Carl Otto Petersen, Ud med post 
2005
Ileana Ghione, Episode #1.4 
2005
Anthony Georgilas, Death Doll 
2006
Logan Whitehurst, American musician (b. 1977) 
2006
Emmett 'Babe' Wallace, The Black Network 
2006
Jesse Stone, Carter's Army 
2006
Lee Zimmer, The Architects of Fear 
2007
James Kemsley, Australian cartoonist and actor (b. 1948) 
2007
Danny Dukes, First Time Swallows Vol. 2 
2007
Liana Burgess, Part Two 
2007
James Kemsley, Ginger Meggs 
2007
Spain Logue, JFK 
2007
Gary Shaffer, Babe 
2007
Art Arfons, The Green Monster 
2008
Robert Zajonc, Polish-American social psychologist (b. 1923) 
2008
Earl Booth, Men at Law 
2009
Richard Todd, Irish-born British actor (b. 1919) 
2009
Joan Castle, Gold Bricks 
2009
Nathan Boxer, The Godfather: Part II 
2009
Dorothy Keller, Single Room Furnished 
2009
Leila Lopes, Young Hearts 
2009
Torrie Zito, Frankie and Johnny 
2009
Richard Todd, Asylum 
2010
Abdumalik Bahori, Tajik poet and fiction writer (b.1927) 
2010
Ljiljana Gener, Lapitch the Little Shoemaker 
2010
Phil Jasner, Allen Iverson 
2010
Rolf Heydel, The Desert Song 
2010
Elaine Kaufman, Morning Glory 
2011
Dev Anand, Indian actor (b. 1923) 
2011
Philip Burrell, influential Jamaican record producer, dies of a heart attack at 57 
2011
Vera F. Birkenbihl, Pragmatische Esoterik 
2011
Dev Anand, Guide 
2011
Sam Waynberg, Repulsion 
2011
Diana Gould, Episode dated 24 May 1983 
2011
Larry Rickles, Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project 
2011
Sabri Godo, Dritat e qytezës 
2011
Juan Carlos Adrianza, El último cuerpo 
2011
Irena Romanska, Triumph of the Spirit 
2012
Max Hunt, Episode dated 9 March 2011 
2012
Eileen Moran, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 
2012
Clarence Fay Konkel, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 
2012
Colin McKean, A Mighty Wind 
2012
Jeroen Willems, Ocean's Twelve 
2012
Vladislav Barkovskiy, The Bourne Supremacy 
2012
Zlata Petkovic, The Written Off Return 
2012
Ekaterina Kazimirova, Where Has Love Gone? 
2012
Helena Vinkka, The Unknown Soldier 
2012
Fyodor Khitruk, Winnie Pooh 
2012
Grady Allen, 1968 Cotton Bowl 
2013
Avo Paistik, Klaabu kosmoses 
2013
Alina Kulik, Zakochani sa miedzy nami 
2013
Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Zoya 
2013
Ronald Hunter, Along Came Polly 
2013
Richard E. Butler, Back to the Future 
2013
Paul Aussaresses, Torture?/Women in Combat/Ms. Swift 
2013
Seffy Rivlin, The Secrets 
2013
Norbert Kuchinke, Autumn Marathon 
2014
Fanny Touré, Sia, the Dream of the Python 
2014
Norbert Muller, The Scarlet Claw 
2014
Ann Marcus, Episode #1.1 
2014
Herman Badillo, William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe 
2014
Martti Innanen, Kun kello käy 
2014
L. Stephen Coles, Technocalyps 
2014
Giulio Questi, Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! 
2014
Edward 'Sonny' Bivins, Motown Returns to the Apollo 
2014
Walter Reyno, The Aura 
2014
Ian McLagan, Let's Spend the Night Together 
2014
Nathaniel Branden, Self-Esteem 
2014
Vicente Leñero, The Crime of Father Amaro 
2014
Jacques Barrot, Episode dated 23 January 2008 
2015
'Little' Melvin Williams Dead: Baltimore Drug Kingpin, Star Of 'The Wire' Dies At 73 
Keep in touch with us:
beta testing:

nothing here now


Today in history calendar
January 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31