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===1901–present=== *[[1914]] – [[Charles Martin Hall]], American chemist and engineer (b. 1863) *[[1919]] – [[Achilles Alferaki]], Russian-Greek composer and politician, [[Governor of Taganrog]] (b. 1846) *[[1923]] – [[Gustave Eiffel]], French architect and engineer, co-designed the [[Eiffel Tower]] (b. 1832) *[[1924]] – [[Agda Meyerson]], Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (b. 1866) *[[1936]] – [[Mehmet Akif Ersoy]], Turkish poet, academic, and politician (b. 1873) *[[1938]] – [[Calvin Bridges]], American geneticist and academic (b. 1889) * 1938 – [[Osip Mandelstam]], Polish-Russian poet and critic (b. 1891) * 1938 – [[Zona Gale]], American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1874) *[[1939]] – [[Rinaldo Cuneo]], American painter (b. 1877) *[[1943]] – [[Ants Kurvits]], Estonian general and politician, 10th [[Estonian Minister of War]] (b. 1887) *[[1950]] – [[Max Beckmann]], German-American painter and sculptor (b. 1884) *[[1952]] – [[Patrick Joseph Hartigan]], Australian priest, author, and educator (b. 1878) *[[1953]] – [[Şükrü Saracoğlu]], Turkish soldier and politician, 6th [[Prime Minister of Turkey]] (b. 1887) * 1953 – [[Julian Tuwim]], Polish poet and author (b. 1894) *[[1955]] – [[Alfred Carpenter]], English admiral, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (b. 1881) *[[1956]] – [[Lambert McKenna]], Irish priest and lexicographer (b. 1870) *[[1965]] – [[Edgar Ende]], German painter (b. 1901) *[[1972]] – [[Lester B. Pearson]], Canadian historian and politician, 14th [[Prime Minister of Canada]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1897) *[[1974]] – [[Vladimir Fock]], Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1898) * 1974 – [[Amy Vanderbilt]], American author (b. 1908) *[[1978]] – [[Chris Bell (American musician)|Chris Bell]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951) * 1978 – [[Houari Boumediene]], Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd [[President of Algeria]] (b. 1932) * 1978 – [[Bob Luman]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937) *[[1979]] – [[Hafizullah Amin]], Afghan educator and politician, 2nd General Secretary of the [[People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan]] (b. 1929) *[[1981]] – [[Hoagy Carmichael]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1899) *[[1982]] – [[Jack Swigert]], American pilot, astronaut, and politician (b. 1931) *[[1985]] – [[Jean Rondeau (racing driver)|Jean Rondeau]], French racing driver (b. 1946) *[[1986]] – [[George Dangerfield]], English-American historian and journalist (b. 1904) * 1986 – [[Dumas Malone]], American historian and author (b. 1892) *[[1987]] – [[Rewi Alley]], New Zealand writer and political activist (b. 1897)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alley, Rewi |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4a10/alley-rewi |website=teara.govt.nz |publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage |access-date=26 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Hal Ashby]], American director and producer (b. 1929) *[[1992]] – [[Kay Boyle]], American novelist, poet, and educator (b. 1902) *[[1993]] – [[Feliks Kibbermann]], Estonian chess player and philologist (b. 1902) * 1993 – [[Evald Mikson]], Estonian footballer (b. 1911) * 1993 – [[André Pilette]], Belgian racing driver (b. 1918) *[[1994]] – [[Fanny Cradock]], English author and critic (b. 1909) * 1994 – [[J. B. L. Reyes]], Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1902) *[[1995]] – [[Shura Cherkassky]], Ukrainian-American pianist (b. 1909) * 1995 – [[Genrikh Kasparyan]], Armenian chess player and composer (b. 1910) *[[1997]] – [[Brendan Gill]], American journalist and essayist (b. 1914) * 1997 – [[Billy Wright (loyalist)|Billy Wright]], Northern Irish loyalist leader (b. 1960) *[[1999]] – [[Michael McDowell (author)|Michael McDowell]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1950) *[[2002]] – [[George Roy Hill]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921) *[[2003]] – [[Alan Bates]], English actor (b. 1934) * 2003 – [[Iván Calderón (baseball)|Iván Calderón]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1962) *[[2004]] – [[Hank Garland]], American guitarist (b. 1930) *[[2007]] – [[Benazir Bhutto]], Pakistani politician, [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] (b. 1953)<ref>{{cite web |title=Benazir Bhutto |url=https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/benazir-bhutto |website=Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers |access-date=27 July 2021 |language=en |date=15 February 2019}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Jerzy Kawalerowicz]], Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1922) * 2007 – [[Jaan Kross]], Estonian author and poet (b. 1920) *[[2008]] – [[Delaney Bramlett]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1939) * 2008 – [[Robert Graham (sculptor)|Robert Graham]], Mexican-American sculptor (b. 1938) *[[2009]] – [[Isaac Schwartz]], Ukrainian-Russian composer and educator (b. 1923) *[[2011]] – [[Catê]], Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1973) * 2011 – [[Michael Dummett]], English soldier, philosopher, and academic (b. 1925) * 2011 – [[Helen Frankenthaler]], American painter and educator (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite web |last1=McNay |first1=Michael |title=Helen Frankenthaler obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/dec/28/helen-frankenthaler |website=The Guardian |access-date=17 January 2020 |date=28 December 2011}}</ref> * 2011 – [[Johnny Wilson (ice hockey)|Johnny Wilson]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929) *[[2012]] – [[Harry Carey, Jr.]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921) * 2012 – [[Lloyd Charmers]], Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1938) * 2012 – [[Tingye Li]], Chinese-American physicist and engineer (b. 1931) * 2012 – [[Archie Roy]], Scottish astronomer and academic (b. 1924) * 2012 – [[Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.]], American general and engineer (b. 1934) * 2012 – [[Salt Walther]], American race car driver (b. 1947) *[[2013]] – [[Richard Ambler]], English-Scottish biologist and academic (b. 1933) * 2013 – [[Mohamad Chatah]], Lebanese economist and politician, [[Ministry of Finance (Lebanon)|Lebanese Minister of Finance]] (b. 1951) * 2013 – [[Gianna D'Angelo]], American soprano and educator (b. 1929) * 2013 – [[John Matheson]], Canadian colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917) * 2013 – [[Farooq Sheikh]], Indian actor, philanthropist and a popular television presenter (b. 1948) *[[2014]] – [[Ben Ammi Ben-Israel]], American-Israeli religious leader, founded the [[African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem]] (b. 1939) * 2014 – [[Ulises Estrella]], Ecuadorian poet and academic (b. 1939) * 2014 – [[Ronald Li]], Hong Kong accountant and businessman (b. 1929) * 2014 – [[Karel Poma]], Belgian bacteriologist and politician (b. 1920) *[[2015]] – [[Stein Eriksen]], Norwegian-American skier (b. 1927) * 2015 – [[Dave Henderson]], American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1958) * 2015 – [[Ellsworth Kelly]], American painter and sculptor (b. 1923) * 2015 – [[Meadowlark Lemon]], American basketball player and minister (b. 1932) * 2015 – [[Alfredo Pacheco]], Salvadoran footballer (b. 1982) * 2015 – [[Stevie Wright (Australian singer)|Stevie Wright]], English-Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1947) *[[2016]] – [[Carrie Fisher]], American actress, screenwriter, author, producer, and speaker (b. 1956) * 2016 – [[Ratnasiri Wickremanayake]], Sri Lankan politician (b. 1933) *[[2018]] – [[Frank Blaichman]], Polish resistance fighter (b. 1922)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Obituary: Frank Blaichman died on December 27th|newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/obituary/2019/02/02/obituary-frank-blaichman-died-on-december-27th|access-date=12 September 2020|issn=0013-0613}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Remilia|Maria Creveling]], American ''League of Legends'' player (b. 1995)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wolf |first1=Jacob |title=Remilia, first woman to compete in LCS, dies at 24 |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/28383021/remilia-first-woman-compete-lcs-dies-24 |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=ESPN |date=December 28, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Lee Sun-kyun]], South Korean actor (b. 1975)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000466058|last=Jang|first=Jin-ri|date=December 27, 2023|language=ko|publisher=SpoTV News|script-title=ko:故이선균 측 "비통하고 참담...유가족·동료와 조용히 장례 치를것"[전문]|trans-title=The late Lee Sun-kyun said, "Heartbreaking and miserable... Hold a quiet funeral with the bereaved family and colleagues" [Full Text]|access-date=December 27, 2023|via=[[Naver]]}}</ref> *2023 – [[Gaston Glock]], Austrian firearm engineer and founder of [[Glock Ges.m.b.H.|Glock]] (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/obituary-gaston-glock-man-behind-gun-dies-aged-94-apa-2023-12-27/|last=Knolle|first=Kristi|publisher=Reuters|title=Obituary Gaston Glock, the man behind the gun, dies aged 94 |access-date=December 27, 2023|date=December 27, 2023|language=en}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Greg Gumbel]], American sportscaster (b. 1946)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saperstein |first=Pat |date=December 27, 2024 |title=Greg Gumbel, Longtime CBS Sports Broadcaster, Dies at 78 |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/greg-gumbel-dead-cbs-sports-1236261024/ |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 – [[Olivia Hussey]], Argentinian-English actress (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rhoden-Paul |first=André |title=Olivia Hussey: Romeo and Juliet actress dies aged 73 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdd6q5yzjq5o |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> *2024 – [[Charles Shyer]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=December 27, 2024 |title=Oscar-Nominated Writer-Director Charles Shyer Dies: ‘Private Benjamin’, ‘Father Of The Bride’ Filmmaker Was 83 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/charles-shyer-father-of-the-bride-director-dead-1236243121/ |access-date=December 29, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |language=en-US}}</ref> <!-- Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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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