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===1901–present=== *[[1913]] – [[Juhan Liiv]], Estonian poet and author (b. 1864) *[[1914]] – [[Alfred Thayer Mahan]], American captain and historian (b. 1840) *[[1916]] – [[Charles de Foucauld]], French priest and martyr (b. 1858) *[[1923]] – [[Virginie Loveling]], Belgian author and poet (b. 1836)<ref>{{cite book |first=Lia |last=Van Gemert |title=Women's Writing from the Low Countries 1200-1875: A Bilingual Anthology |location=Amsterdam |publisher=Amsterdam University Press |year=2011 |page=559 |isbn=978-9-08964-129-8}}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[José Eustasio Rivera]], Colombian-American lawyer and poet (b. 1888) *[[1933]] – [[Pekka Halonen]], Finnish painter (b. 1865) *[[1934]] – [[Sergey Kirov]], Russian engineer and politician (b. 1886) *[[1935]] – [[Bernhard Schmidt]], Estonian-German optician, invented the [[Schmidt camera]] (b. 1879) *[[1942]] – [[Leon Wachholz]], Polish scientist and medical examiner (b. 1867)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://krakowianie1939-56.mhk.pl/pl/archiwum,1,wachholz,3663.chtm |title=Archiwum ofiar terroru nazistowskiego i komunistycznego w Krakowie 1939 - 1956 |language=pl |trans-title=Archive of victims of Nazi and communist terror in Krakow 1939 - 1956 |access-date=Dec 9, 2020}}</ref> *[[1943]] – [[Damrong Rajanubhab]], Thai historian and educator (b. 1862) *[[1944]] – [[Charlie Kerins]], [[Irish republicanism|Irish Republican]] executed by hanging (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://republicansinnfein.org/2013/12/21/1215/ |title=Charlie Kerins commemorated in Tralee |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=20 December 2013 |website=Irish Republican Information Service |publisher= |access-date=19 May 2023 |quote=}}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[Aleister Crowley]], English magician, poet, and mountaineer (b. 1875) * 1947 – [[G. H. Hardy]], English mathematician and theorist (b. 1877) *[[1950]] – [[Ernest John Moeran]], English pianist and composer (b. 1894) *[[1954]] – [[Fred Rose (songwriter)|Fred Rose]], American pianist, composer, and publisher (b. 1898) *[[1958]] – [[Elizabeth Peratrovich]], American civil rights activist (b. 1911)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weingroff |first1=Richard F. |title=Who Is Elizabeth Peratrovich? The Story Behind the Country's First Anti-Discrimination Law |url=https://highways.dot.gov/highway-history/general-highway-history/who-elizabeth-peratrovich-story-behind-countrys-first-anti |website=[[Federal Highway Administration|Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)]] |publisher=U.S. Federal Highway Administration |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[J. B. S. Haldane]], English-Indian geneticist and biologist (b. 1892) * 1964 – [[Charilaos Vasilakos]], Greek runner (b. 1877) *[[1968]] – [[Nicolae Bretan]], Romanian opera singer, composer, and conductor (b. 1887) * 1968 – [[Darío Moreno]], Turkish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1921) *[[1973]] – [[David Ben-Gurion]], Israeli politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Israel]] (b. 1886) *[[1975]] – [[Nellie Fox]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1927) * 1975 – [[Ernesto Maserati]], Italian race car driver and engineer (b. 1898) * 1975 – [[Anna Roosevelt Halsted]], American journalist (b. 1906) *[[1981]] – [[Russ Manning]], American author and illustrator (b. 1929) *[[1984]] – [[Roelof Frankot]], Dutch painter and photographer (b. 1911) *[[1986]] – [[Frank McCarthy (producer)|Frank McCarthy]], American general and film producer (b. 1912) *[[1987]] – [[James Baldwin]], American novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1924) * 1987 – [[Punch Imlach]], Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1918) *[[1988]] – [[J. Vernon McGee]], American pastor and theologian (b. 1904) *[[1989]] – [[Alvin Ailey]], American dancer and choreographer (b. 1931) *[[1990]] – [[Carla Lehmann]], Canadian-English actress (b. 1917) *[[1991]] – [[Pat O'Callaghan]], Irish athlete (b. 1906)<ref>{{cite web |title=Patrick O'Callaghan |url=https://www.olympic.org/patrick-o-callaghan |publisher=International Olympic Committee |access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref> * 1991 – [[George Stigler]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1911) *[[1993]] – [[Ray Gillen]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1959) *[[1995]] – [[Hopper Levett]], English cricketer (b. 1908) * 1995 – [[Colin Tapley]], New Zealand-English actor (b. 1907) * 1995 – [[Maxwell R. Thurman]], American general (b. 1931) *[[1996]] – [[Peter Bronfman]], Canadian businessman (b. 1928) *[[1997]] – [[Michel Bélanger]], Canadian banker and businessman (b. 1929) * 1997 – [[Stéphane Grappelli]], French violinist (b. 1908) * 1997 – [[Endicott Peabody]], American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 62nd [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (b. 1920) *[[1998]] – [[Janet Lewis]], American poet and novelist (b. 1899)<ref name=NYTobit>{{cite news |author1=Robert McG. Thomas Jr. |author-link1=Robert McG. Thomas Jr. |title=Janet Lewis, 99, Poet of Spirit and Keeper of the Hearth, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/05/arts/janet-lewis-99-poet-of-spirit-and-keeper-of-the-hearth-dies.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 April 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=5 December 1998 |page=C 16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Janet Lewis |author=Davis, Dick |newspaper=The Independent |date=December 15, 1998 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-janet-lewis-1191516.html |accessdate=July 11, 2010}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Ellis R. Dungan]], American director and producer (b. 1909) *[[2002]] – [[Edward L. Beach Jr.]], American captain and author (b. 1918) * 2002 – [[Dave McNally]], American baseball player (b. 1942) *[[2003]] – [[Clark Kerr]], American economist and academic (b. 1911) * 2003 – [[Eugenio Monti]], Italian bobsledder (b. 1928) *[[2004]] – [[Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld]] (b. 1911)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bernhard, prince of the Netherlands, prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld | prince of the Netherlands |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bernhard-prince-of-the-Netherlands-prince-of-Lippe-Biesterfeld |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=1 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 2004 – [[Bill Brown (goalkeeper)|Bill Brown]], Scottish footballer (b. 1931) *[[2005]] – [[Gust Avrakotos]], American [[CIA]] officer (b. 1938) * 2005 – [[Mary Hayley Bell]], English actress and playwright (b. 1911) * 2005 – [[Freeman V. Horner]], American soldier, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (b. 1922) *[[2006]] – [[Claude Jade]], French actress (b. 1948) * 2006 – [[Bruce Trigger]], Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and historian (b. 1937) *[[2007]] – [[Ken McGregor]], Australian tennis player and footballer (b. 1929) * 2007 – [[Anton Rodgers]], British actor (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite web |title=Anton Rodgers | Television industry |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/04/guardianobituaries.television |website=The Guardian |date=4 December 2007 |access-date=1 December 2020 |last1=Barker |first1=Dennis }}</ref> * 2007 – [[Ivo Rojnica]], Croatian-Argentine war crimes suspect, businessman, diplomat, and intelligence agent (b. 1915)<ref>{{cite book |last=Brozović |first=Dalibor |year=1999 |title=Hrvatska enciklopedija |volume=1 |language=Croatian |publisher=Leksikografski zavod "Miroslav Krleža" |location=Zagreb, Croatia |isbn=978-9-53603-629-5 |page=400}}</ref> *[[2008]] – [[Paul Benedict]], American actor (b. 1938) * 2008 – [[Joseph B. Wirthlin]], American businessman and religious leader (b. 1917) *[[2010]] – [[Adriaan Blaauw]], Dutch astronomer and academic (b. 1914) * 2010 – [[Hillard Elkins]], American actor and producer (b. 1929) *[[2011]] – [[Christa Wolf]], German author and critic (b. 1929) *[[2012]] – [[Jovan Belcher]], American football player (b. 1987) * 2012 – [[Arthur Chaskalson]], South African lawyer and judge, 18th [[Chief Justice of South Africa]] (b. 1931) * 2012 – [[Rick Majerus]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1948) * 2012 – [[Ed Price (Florida politician)|Ed Price]], American soldier, pilot, and politician (b. 1918) *[[2013]] – [[Richard Coughlan]], English drummer (b. 1947) * 2013 – [[Stirling Colgate]], American physicist and academic (b. 1925) * 2013 – [[Edward Heffron]], American soldier (b. 1923) * 2013 – [[Martin Sharp]], Australian cartoonist and songwriter (b. 1942) *[[2014]] – [[Mario Abramovich]], Argentinian violinist and composer (b. 1926) * 2014 – [[Dimitrios Trichopoulos]], Greek epidemiologist, oncologist, and academic (b. 1938) * 2014 – [[Rocky Wood]], New Zealand-Australian author (b. 1959) *[[2015]] – [[Rob Blokzijl]], Dutch physicist and computer scientist (b. 1943) * 2015 – [[Joseph Engelberger]], American physicist and engineer (b. 1925) * 2015 – [[John F. Kurtzke]], American neurologist and academic (b. 1926) * 2015 – [[Jim Loscutoff]], American basketball player (b. 1930) * 2015 – [[Trevor Obst]], Australian footballer and coach (b. 1940) *[[2018]] – [[Vivian Lynn]], New Zealand artist (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite web |title=Vivian Lynn |url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/agent/1412 |website=collections.tepapa.govt.nz |access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref> * 2018 – [[Ken Berry]], American actor, dancer, and singer (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ken-berry-dead-f-troop-mamas-family-star-was-85-999739 |title=Ken Berry, Star of 'F Troop' and 'Mama's Family,' Dies at 85 |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=December 1, 2018 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Paula Tilbrook]], English actress (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Paula Tilbrook |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries-archive/obituaries/paula-tilbrook |website=The Stage |access-date=15 July 2020 |language=En}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Arnie Robinson]], American athlete (b. 1948)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sports-columnists/story/2020-12-01/arnie-robinson-olympics-long-jump-gold-montreal-died-san-diego-aztecs-mesa-college |title=Column: Arnie Robinson dies at 72; Olympic long jump gold medalist, San Diego mainstay |date=December 1, 2020 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174749/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/arnie-robinson-1.html |title=Arnie Robinson |archive-date=2020-04-17 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/arnie-robinson-1.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Gaylord Perry]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gaylord-perry-died-baseball-hall-famer-pitcher-dead-age-84/ |title=Gaylord Perry, two-time Cy Young winner and master of the spitball, dies at 84 |website=CBSNews.com |date=December 2022}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Sandra Day O'Connor]], first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1981–2006) (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sandra-day-oconnor-former-supreme-court-justice-dead-93 |title=Sandra Day O'Connor, former Supreme Court Justice, dead at 93 |website=FoxNews.com |date=December 2023}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Terry Griffiths]], Welsh snooker player and coach (b. 1947)<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 2, 2024 |title=Terry Griffiths: Former world snooker champion dies after lengthy battle with dementia |url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12040/13265097/terry-griffiths-former-world-snooker-champion-dies-after-lengthy-battle-with-dementia |access-date=December 2, 2024 |work=[[Sky Sports]]}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Ian Redpath]], Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1941)<ref name="k405">{{cite web |title=Tributes as Australian Cricket Hall of Famer Ian Redpath passes away, aged 83 |website=foxsports.com.au |date=1 December 2024 |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/tributes-as-australian-cricket-hall-of-famer-ian-redpath-passes-away-aged-83/news-story/44be6336ec49583e3f5bf976126132a9 |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref> <!--Do not add your own name or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.-->
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