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Famous People Who Died on December 12
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Ike Turner
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- Ike and Tina Turner
- Soul Train Guests
- Famous Scorpios
Ike Turner
Musician / 1931 - 2007
Ike Turner made a string of R&B hits with singer and wife Tina Turner. He struggled with drug addiction and died of an accidental cocaine overdose.
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Robert Browning
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- Famous People Named Robert
- Famous Poets
- Famous Fiction Authors
Robert Browning
Author, Poet / - 1889
English poet and playwright Robert Browning was a master of dramatic verse and is best known for his 12-book long form blank poem The Ring and the Book.
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Donatello
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- Famous Sculptors
- Famous Artists
- Famous Italians
Donatello
Sculptor / 1386 - 1466
Italian sculptor Donatello was the greatest Florentine sculptor before Michelangelo (1475–1564) and was the most influential individual artist of the 15th century in Italy.
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Menelik II
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- Famous Leos
- Famous Emperors
- Famous Royalty
Menelik II
Emperor / 1844 - 1913
Menelik II was king of Shewa and emperor of Ethiopia (1889). He expanded the empire, repelled an Italian invasion, and modernized Ethiopia.
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Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
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- Sparks On The Set
- Silent Screen Stars
- Famous Action Movie Stars
Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
Film Actor, Producer / 1883 - 1939
Silent movie star Douglas Fairbanks Sr. (1883–39) teamed up with Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith and his wife Mary Pickford to launch United Artists in 1919.
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Peter Boyle
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- Famous Military Veterans
- Famous Libras
- Famous Actors
Peter Boyle
Actor / 1935 - 2006
American actor Peter Boyle is best known as the grumpy dad on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, a role he held for eleven years.
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