Leonardus Syttin (131)
December 3rd, 1892

Lithuanian sport shooter – Leonardus Syttin was born in Vilnius (Capital and largest city of Lithuania) on December 3rd, 1892 and is 131 years old today.

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Charles M. Huber

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91

Manne Siegbahn

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*December 3rd, 1886, Örebro †September 26th, 1978, Engelbrekt church parish

76

Kate O'Brien

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*December 3rd, 1897, Limerick †August 13th, 1974, Canterbury

28

Angèle

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*December 3rd, 1995, Uccle - Ukkel

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

*December 3rd, 1930, 7th arrondissement of Paris †September 13th, 2022, Rolle

86

Anna Freud

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*December 3rd, 1895, Vienna †October 9th, 1982, London

78

Rajendra Prasad

President of India from 1950 to 1962

*December 3rd, 1884, Ziradei Block †February 28th, 1963, Patna

63

Julianne Moore

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*December 3rd, 1960, Fort Liberty

61

Anton Webern

Austrian composer and conductor

*December 3rd, 1883, Vienna †September 15th, 1945, Mittersill

59

Herman Heijermans

Dutch playwright (1864-1924)

*December 3rd, 1864, Rotterdam †November 22nd, 1924, Zandvoort

66

Joseph Conrad

Polish-British writer (1857–1924)

*December 3rd, 1857, Terekhove †August 3rd, 1924, Bishopsbourne

69

Edmond Decottignies

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*December 3rd, 1893, Comines †June 3rd, 1963, Comines

88

Eddie Bernice Johnson

American politician

*December 3rd, 1935, Waco †December 31st, 2023

84

Oscar Han

Romanian artist and academic

*December 3rd, 1891, Bucharest †February 14th, 1976, Bucharest

75

Ozzy Osbourne

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*December 3rd, 1948, Marston Green

80

Mary Alice

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*December 3rd, 1941, Indianola †July 27th, 2022, Manhattan

68

Heather Menzies

Canadian actress (1949-2017)

*December 3rd, 1949, Toronto †December 24th, 2017, Frankford

57

Bernd Althusmann

German politician, State Minister of Lower Saxony

*December 3rd, 1966, Oldenburg

65

Hayato Ikeda

Prime Minister of Japan from 1960 to 1964

*December 3rd, 1899, Yoshina †August 13th, 1965, Tokyo

77

Joop Zoetemelk

Dutch racing cyclist

*December 3rd, 1946, Rijpwetering

55

Brendan Fraser

Canadian-American actor (born 1968)

*December 3rd, 1968, Indianapolis

42

David Villa

Spanish association football player

*December 3rd, 1981, Tiuya / Tuilla

83

Carlo Schmid

German academic and politician of the social-democratic SPD (1896-1979)

*December 3rd, 1896, Perpignan †December 11th, 1979, Bad Honnef

29

Tom Lockyer

Welsh association football player

*December 3rd, 1994, Cardiff

24

Spencer Wishart

American racecar driver

*December 3rd, 1889, Philadelphia †August 22nd, 1914, Elgin

57

Barbara Blida

Polish politician (1949-2007)

*December 3rd, 1949, Siemianowice Śląskie †April 25th, 2007, Siemianowice Śląskie

89

Richard Pankhurst

British-Ethiopian scholar (1927–2017)

*December 3rd, 1927, Woodford Green †February 16th, 2017, Addis Ababa

64

Fedor von Bock

German field marshal

*December 3rd, 1880, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †May 4th, 1945, Oldenburg in Holstein

45

Bram Tankink

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*December 3rd, 1978, Haaksbergen

85

Patrick van Rensburg

Motswana writer (1931-2017)

*December 3rd, 1931, Durban †May 23rd, 2017, Serowe

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81

J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

*January 3rd, 1892, Bloemfontein †September 2nd, 1973, Bournemouth

25

Manfred von Richthofen

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*May 2nd, 1892, Wrocław †April 21st, 1918, Vaux-sur-Somme

63

Otto Harder

German footballer and SS officer (1892-1956)

*November 25th, 1892, Brunswick †March 14th, 1956, Hamburg

87

Josip Broz Tito

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*May 7th, 1892, Kumrovec †May 4th, 1980, Ljubljana

82

Francisco Franco

Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)

*December 4th, 1892, Ferrol †November 20th, 1975, Madrid

70

Thomas Mitchell

American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962)

*July 11th, 1892, Elizabeth †December 17th, 1962, Beverly Hills

46

Alice Brady

American actress (1892–1939)

*November 2nd, 1892, New York City †October 28th, 1939, New York City

46

Alfonsina Storni

Argentine writer

*May 29th, 1892, Capriasca †October 25th, 1938, Mar del Plata

69

Arthur Holly Compton

American physicist

*September 10th, 1892, Wooster †March 15th, 1962, Berkeley

83

Haile Selassie I

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974

*July 23rd, 1892, Ejersa Goro †August 27th, 1975, Addis Ababa

82

Ivo Andrić

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*October 9th, 1892, Dolac †March 13th, 1975, Belgrade

52

Robert Ritter von Greim

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*June 22nd, 1892, Bayreuth †May 24th, 1945, Salzburg

83

George Paget Thomson

English physicist

*May 3rd, 1892, Cambridge †September 10th, 1975, Cambridge

86

Janet Flanner

American journalist

*March 13th, 1892, Indianapolis †November 7th, 1978, New York City

45

Osgood Perkins

American actor (1892-1937)

*May 16th, 1892, West Newton †September 21st, 1937, Washington, D.C.

94

Louis de Broglie

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*August 15th, 1892, Dieppe †March 19th, 1987, Louveciennes

87

Mary Pickford

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*April 8th, 1892, Toronto †May 29th, 1979, Santa Monica

88

Felix Pollaczek

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*December 1st, 1892, Vienna †April 29th, 1981, Boulogne-Billancourt

76

Jimmy Wilde

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*May 15th, 1892, Quakers Yard †March 10th, 1969, Cardiff

88

Marius Casadesus

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*October 24th, 1892, 18th arrondissement of Paris †October 13th, 1981, Suresnes

73

Maurice Monney-Bouton

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*February 24th, 1892, Paris †June 15th, 1965, Clichy

53

Alexander Alekhine

Russian-French chess player (1892–1946)

*October 31st, 1892, Moscow †March 24th, 1946, Estoril

63

Arthur Honegger

Swiss composer (1892-1928)

*March 10th, 1892, Le Havre †November 27th, 1955, Paris

82

Robert Ellis

American actor and film director (1892-1974)

*June 27th, 1892, Brooklyn †December 29th, 1974, Santa Monica

48

Walter Benjamin

German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic (1892–1940)

*July 15th, 1892, Berlin †September 26th, 1940, Portbou

80

Pearl S. Buck

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*June 26th, 1892, Hillsboro †March 6th, 1973, Danby

41

Engelbert Dollfuss

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*October 4th, 1892, Texingtal †July 25th, 1934, Vienna

76

Corneille Heymans

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*March 28th, 1892, Ghent †July 18th, 1968, Knokke-Heist

51

Frederick Schiller Faust

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*May 29th, 1892, Seattle †May 12th, 1944, Santa Maria Infante

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Ruth Chatterton

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*December 24th, 1892, New York City †November 24th, 1961, Norwalk

Leonardus Syttin