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Who died on December 3

88 figures who shaped history died on December 3.

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AD 311 — Calendar year, who died on December 3 311.

Birinus — 7th-century Bishop of Dorchester, who died on December 3 649.

Siegfried, Count of Merseburg — Count and Margrave of Merseburg (died 937), who died on December 3 937.

Pope Abraham of Alexandria — Head of the Coptic Church from 975 to 978, who died on December 3 978.

Saint Osmund — 11th-century Bishop of Salisbury and saint, who died on December 3 1099.

Pope Anastasius IV — Head of the Catholic Church from 1153 to 1154, who died on December 3 1154.

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Who died on December 3?

88 people with a Wikipedia article died on December 3, including AD 311, Birinus, Siegfried, Count 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 3?

50 documented historical events happened on December 3, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: During the First Mongol invasion of Burma, the fort at Ngasaunggyan was overrun after a two-month siege. On the same day, in another year: War of the Second Coalition: French forces defeated Austrian and Bavarian troops at the Battle of Hohenlinden, eventually resulting in the Austrians signing the Treaty of Lunéville. 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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