Died on
Who died on December 1
118 figures who shaped history died on December 1.
- 118deaths
- 63events
Best known
Best known
Judah ha-Nasi
2nd-century rabbi and editor of the Mishnah
Saint Eligius
Christian bishop and saint
Thietmar of Merseburg
German bishop and historian
Henry I of England
King of England from 1100 to 1135
Isabella of England
Holy Roman Empress from 1235 to 1241
Muhammad III of Alamut
26th Nizari Ismaili Shia Imam
Judah ha-Nasi — 2nd-century rabbi and editor of the Mishnah, who died on December 1 217.
Saint Eligius — Christian bishop and saint, who died on December 1 660.
Thietmar of Merseburg — German bishop and historian, who died on December 1 1018.
Henry I of England — King of England from 1100 to 1135, who died on December 1 1135.
Isabella of England — Holy Roman Empress from 1235 to 1241, who died on December 1 1241.
Muhammad III of Alamut — 26th Nizari Ismaili Shia Imam, who died on December 1 1255.
All entries
- 948GGao ConghuiPrince of Nanping from 929 to 948
- 969FFujiwara no Morotada
- 1335
Abu Sa'id Bahadur KhanRuler of the Mongol Ilkhanate from 1316 to 1335 - 1374
Magnus ErikssonKing of Sweden (1319–1364) and Norway - 1433
Emperor Go-KomatsuEmperor of Japan from 1392 to 1412 - 1455
Lorenzo GhibertiItalian Early Renaissance artist - 1521
Pope Leo XHead of the Catholic Church from 1513 to 1521 - 1530
Margaret of Austria, Duchess of SavoyGovernor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1507 to 1530 - 1580
Giovanni MoroneItalian cardinal - 1581
Alexander BriantEnglish Roman Catholic saint - 1581
Edmund Campion16th-century English Jesuit priest, martyr and saint - 1581RRalph Sherwin (priest)English Roman Catholic saint
- 1633
Isabella Clara EugeniaSovereign of the Netherlands from 1598 to 1621 - 1640
Miguel de VasconcelosPrime Minister of Portugal - 1660
Pierre d'HozierFrench genealogist - 1729GGiacomo F. MaraldiFrench-Italian astronomer and mathematician
- 1750
Johann Gabriel DoppelmayrGerman astronomer - 1755
Maurice Greene (composer)English composer and organist - 1767
Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of BuchanScottish peer - 1825
Alexander I of RussiaEmperor of Russia from 1801 to 1825 - 1865
Abraham Emanuel FröhlichSwiss poet - 1866
George EverestBritish surveyor and geographer - 1867
Charles Gray RoundBritish politician - 1884
William Swainson (lawyer)New Zealand lawyer and politician - 1913
Juhan LiivEstonian writer - 1914
Alfred Thayer MahanAmerican naval officer, historian - 1916
Charles de FoucauldFrench explorer, geographer, linguist and Catholic saint - 1923
Virginie LovelingFlemish author - 1928
José Eustasio RiveraColombian lawyer and novelist - 1933
Pekka HalonenFinnish painter - 1934
Sergei KirovSoviet politician and revolutionary - 1935
Bernhard SchmidtEstonian optician - 1942
Leon WachholzPolish scientist and medical examiner - 1943
Damrong RajanubhabThai prince, historian, and public administrator - 1944
Charlie KerinsIrish Republican Army - 1947
Aleister CrowleyEnglish occultist - 1947
G. H. HardyBritish mathematician - 1950
Ernest John MoeranEnglish composer - 1954FFred Rose (songwriter)American music producer, publisher and songwriter
- 1958
Elizabeth PeratrovichNative-American civil rights activist - 1964
J. B. S. HaldaneGeneticist and evolutionary biologist - 1964
Charilaos VasilakosGreek runner - 1968
Nicolae BretanMusical artist - 1968
Dario MorenoTurkish-Jewish singer - 1973
David Ben-GurionPrime Minister of Israel (1948–1953; 1955–1963) - 1975
Nellie FoxAmerican baseball player - 1975
Ernesto MaseratiItalian racing driver and engineer - 1975
Anna Roosevelt HalstedAmerican writer and socialite - 1981
Russ ManningAmerican cartoonist - 1984
Roelof FrankotDutch painter - 1986FFrank McCarthy (producer)United States Army general
- 1987
James BaldwinAmerican writer and activist - 1987
Punch ImlachCanadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager - 1988JJ. Vernon McGeeChristian minister
- 1989
Alvin AileyAmerican dancer and activist - 1990
Carla LehmannCanadian actress - 1991
Pat O'CallaghanIrish hammer thrower - 1991
George StiglerAmerican economist and Nobel Laureate - 1993
Ray GillenAmerican singer - 1995
Hopper LevettEnglish cricketer - 1995
Colin TapleyNew Zealand actor - 1995
Maxwell R. ThurmanUnited States Army general - 1996
Peter BronfmanCanadian businessman and entrepreneur - 1997MMichel BélangerCanadian businessman and banker
- 1997
Stéphane GrappelliFrench jazz violinist - 1997
Endicott PeabodyAmerican politician - 1998
Janet LewisAmerican novelist, poet - 2001
Ellis R. DunganAmerican director of Indian films - 2002
Edward L. Beach Jr.US Navy officer, author - 2002
Dave McNallyAmerican baseball player - 2003
Clark KerrAmerican academic - 2003
Eugenio MontiItalian bobsledder - 2004
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-BiesterfeldPrince consort of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1980 - 2004
Bill Brown (footballer, born 1931)Scottish footballer - 2004NNorman NewellEnglish record producer
- 2005
Gust AvrakotosAmerican intelligence officer - 2005
Mary Hayley BellEnglish actress, writer and dramatist - 2005
Freeman V. Horner - 2006
Claude JadeFrench actress - 2006
Bruce TriggerCanadian archaeologist - 2007
Ken McGregorAustralian tennis player - 2007
Anton RodgersEnglish actor - 2007
Ivo RojnicaCroatian fascist official - 2008
Paul BenedictAmerican actor
- 2008
Joseph B. WirthlinApostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 2010
Adriaan BlaauwDutch astronomer - 2010HHillard ElkinsAmerican theater and film producer
- 2011
Christa WolfGerman novelist and essayist - 2012
Jovan BelcherAmerican football player
- 2012
Arthur ChaskalsonSouth African judge - 2012
Rick MajerusAmerican basketball coach - 2012
Ed Price (Florida politician)American politician - 2012
Israel KeyesAmerican serial killer - 2013
Richard CoughlanEnglish musician - 2013
Stirling ColgateAmerican nuclear physicist - 2013
Edward HeffronAmerican veteran of World War II - 2013
Martin SharpAustralian artist - 2014
Mario AbramovichMusical artist - 2014
Dimitrios TrichopoulosAmerican-Greek researcher - 2014RRocky WoodAustralian writer
- 2015
Rob BlokzijlDutch physicist and computer scientist - 2015
Joseph EngelbergerAmerican pioneer in robotics - 2015
Jim LoscutoffAmerican professional basketball player - 2015
Trevor ObstAustralian rules footballer - 2018
Vivian LynnNew Zealand artist - 2018
Ken BerryAmerican actor
- 2019PPaula TilbrookEnglish actress
- 2020
Arnie RobinsonAmerican athlete - 2022
Gaylord PerryAmerican baseball player - 2023
Sandra Day O'ConnorAmerican lawyer, politician and judge - 2024
Terry GriffithsWelsh snooker player - 2024IIan RedpathAustralian cricketer
Frequently asked questions
Who died on December 1?
118 people with a Wikipedia article died on December 1, including Judah ha-Nasi, Saint Eligius, Thietmar of Merseburg. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on December 1?
63 documented historical events happened on December 1, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: French Revolutionary Wars: Austrian forces, led by Archduke John of Austria, defeated two divisions of the French First Republic, led by Paul Grenier, at the Battle of Ampfing. On the same day, in another year: Pedro I was crowned the first emperor of Brazil, seven weeks after his reign began on his 24th birthday. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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