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===1901–present=== *[[1905]] – [[Charles Yerkes]], American financier (b. 1837)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Salsbury |first1=Stephen |title=Yerkes, Charles Tyson (1837-1905), investment banker and traction entrepreneur |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1001789}}</ref> *[[1910]] – [[Samuel Butcher (classicist)|Samuel Butcher]], Anglo-Irish classical scholar and politician (b. 1850)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Prothero |first1=G. W. |first2=Roger T. |last2=Stearn |title=Butcher, Samuel Henry (1850–1910), classical scholar |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32205}}</ref> * 1910 – [[Reginald Doherty]], English tennis player (b. 1872)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Vamplew |first1=Wray |title=Doherty, (Hugh) Lawrence [Laurie] |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32851}}</ref> *[[1911]] – [[Rosamund Marriott Watson]], English poet, author and critic (b. 1860)<ref>{{cite ODNB |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/58579 |first1=Linda K. |last1=Hughes |title=Watson, Rosamund Marriott [''née'' Rosamund Ball; pseuds. Graham R. Tomson, R. Armytage] |date=2004}}</ref> *[[1918]] – [[Abby Leach]], American educator (b. 1855)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Briggs |first1=Ward |title=Abby Leach (1855-1918) |journal=The Classical World |date=1996 |volume=90 |issue=2/3 |pages=97–105 |doi=10.2307/4351924 |jstor=4351924}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[William Osler]], Canadian physician and professor (b. 1849)<ref>{{cite ODNB |first1=W. F. |last1=Bynum |title=Osler, Sir William, baronet (1849–1919), physician |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/35340}}</ref> *[[1921]] – [[Hermann Paul]], German philologist, linguist and lexicographer (b. 1846)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Reis |first1=Marga |author-link=Marga Reis |title=Hermann Paul |journal=Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur |date=1978 |volume=1978 |issue=100 |page=173 |doi=10.1515/bgsl.1978.1978.100.159 |s2cid=201828354 |language=de}}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Carl Spitteler]], Swiss poet and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1845)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Senn |first1=Alfred |title=Carl Spittelers Dichtersprache |journal=The German Quarterly |date=May 1959 |volume=32 |issue=3 |pages=187–198 |doi=10.2307/401859 |jstor=401859}}</ref> *[[1925]] – [[Félix Vallotton]], Swiss-French painter (b. 1865)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Neff |first1=John Hallmark |title=Felix Vallotton: A Forgotten Master Painter |journal=Bulletin of the Detroit Institute of Arts |date=June 1976 |volume=54 |issue=4 |page=166 |doi=10.1086/DIA41504576 |s2cid=192689405}}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Rainer Maria Rilke]], Austrian poet and author (b. 1875)<ref>{{cite journal |title=Rilke, Rainer [René] (Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef) Maria |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T072164}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Wilhelm Maybach]], German engineer and businessman, founded [[Maybach]] (b. 1846)<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Encyclopedia of World Biography Online |date=2009 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1631009278/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=8fbcc7a1 |access-date=7 November 2022 |format=Collection |title=Wilhelm Maybach |volume=29}}</ref> * 1929 – [[Edward Christopher Williams]], American librarian (b. 1871)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Josey |first1=E. J. |editor1-last=Wynar |editor1-first=Bohdan S. |title=Dictionary of American Library Biography |date=1978 |publisher=Libraries Unlimited |isbn=0-87287-180-0 |pages=552–553}}</ref> *[[1937]] – [[Don Marquis]], American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1878)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Gale |first1=Robert L. |title=Marquis, Don (1878-1937), columnist, short-story writer, and poet |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601062}}</ref> * 1937 – [[Alma Tell]], American actress (b. 1898)<ref>{{Cite book|author=Allan R. Ellenberger|title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory|url={{Google books|8bOJCgAAQBAJ|page=208|plainurl=yes}}|page=208}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[Kelly Miller (scientist)|Kelly Miller]], American mathematician, sociologist, essayist, newspaper columnist and author (b. 1863)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Winston |first1=Michael R. |title=Miller, Kelly (1863-1939), educator and essayist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1500478}}</ref> * 1939 – [[Madeleine Pelletier]], French psychiatrist, feminist and political activist (b. 1874)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mitchell |first1=Claudine |title=Madeleine Pelletier (1874–1939): The Politics of Sexual Oppression |journal=Feminist Review |date=November 1989 |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=72–92 |doi=10.1057/fr.1989.31 |s2cid=143944956}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Stephen Birch]], American businessman (b. 1873)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ingham |first1=John N. |title=Biographical dictionary of American business leaders |date=1983 |publisher=Greenwood Press |isbn=978-0-313-23907-6 |page=75 |volume=1}}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[Louis Eilshemius]], American painter (b. 1864)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Karlstrom |first1=Paul J. |title=Eilshemius, Louis M(ichel) |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T025707}}</ref> * 1941 – [[Tullio Levi-Civita]], Italian mathematician and scholar (b. 1873)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hodge |first1=William Vallance Douglas |title=Tullio Levi-Civita, 1873-1941 |journal=Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=30 November 1942 |volume=4 |issue=11 |pages=151–165 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1942.0013 |doi-access=free}}</ref> *[[1943]] – [[Art Young]], American cartoonist and writer (b. 1866)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Harvey |first1=Robert C. |title=Young, Arthur Henry (1866-1943), cartoonist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601815}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Khasan Israilov]], [[Chechen people|Chechen]] rebel (b. 1910)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Burds |first1=Jeffrey |title=The Soviet War against 'Fifth Columnists': The Case of Chechnya, 1942—4 |journal=Journal of Contemporary History |date=April 2007 |volume=42 |issue=2 |page=307 |doi=10.1177/0022009407075545 |s2cid=159523593}}</ref> *[[1945]] – [[Beulah Dark Cloud]], American actress (b. 1887)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Berumen |first1=Frank Javier Garcia |title=American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood |date=2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-3647-4 |page=25}}</ref> *[[1946]] – [[Mirko Breyer]], Croatian writer, bibliographer, and antiquarian (b. 1863)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://narod.hr/vjera-i-kultura/kultura/23-listopada-1863-roden-mirko-breyer-prvak-hrvatske-bibliografije|title=23. listopada 1863. – rođen Mirko Breyer, prvak hrvatske bibliografije|author=Nikola Banić|date=Oct 23, 2016|language=hr|trans-title=October 23, 1863 – Mirko Breyer, champion of Croatian bibliography, was born|access-date=Apr 28, 2025}}</ref> * 1946 – [[Camillo Schumann]], German composer and organist (b. 1872)<ref>{{cite book |title=Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians |date=2001 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K2420010737/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=c126745e |access-date=7 November 2022 |chapter=Camillo Schumann}}</ref> *[[1948]] – [[Harry Farjeon]], British composer and music teacher (b. 1878)<ref>{{cite book |title=Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians |date=2001 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K2420003354/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=614cc7c7 |access-date=7 November 2022 |chapter=Harry Farjeon}}</ref> *[[1949]] – [[Tyler Dennett]], American historian and author (b. 1883)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Vicary |first1=Elizabeth Zoe |title=Dennett, Tyler Wilbur (1883-1949), historian, government official, and college president |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1400140}}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Fletcher Henderson]], American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1897)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Collier |first1=James Lincoln |title=Henderson, Fletcher |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.12781}}</ref> * 1952 – [[Beryl Rubinstein]], American pianist, composer and teacher (b. 1898)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Finn |first1=Robert |title=Rubinstein, Beryl |date=25 May 2016 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2292930}}</ref> *[[1954]] – [[William Merriam Burton]], American chemist (b. 1865)<ref>{{cite web |title=William Burton | Lemelson |url=https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/william-burton |website=lemelson.mit.edu |access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref> *[[1956]] – [[Miles Vandahurst Lynk]], American physician and author (b. 1871)<ref>{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2003 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000122810/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=9db4debf |access-date=7 November 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Miles V(andahurst) Lynk}}</ref> *[[1958]] – [[Doris Humphrey]], American dancer and choreographer (b. 1895)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Palfy |first1=Barbara |title=Humphrey, Doris |date=2 June 2011 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2103470}}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Robin Milford]], English soldier and composer (b. 1903)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Hurd |first1=Michael |title=Milford, Robin |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.18673}}</ref> *[[1960]] – [[Eden Phillpotts]], English author and poet (b. 1862)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Moult |first1=Thomas |last2=Dayananda |first2=James Y. |title=Phillpotts, Eden (1862–1960), writer |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/35518}}</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Frank Nugent]], American screenwriter, journalist and film reviewer (b. 1908)<ref>{{cite news |title=Frank S. Nugent, Screen Writer t And Former Film Critic, Dead; Credits Included 'Quiet Man' and 'Mister Roberts'-Reviewed for Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1965/12/31/archives/frank-s-nugent-screen-writer-t-and-former-film-critic-dead-credits.html |access-date=7 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=31 December 1965 |page=21}}</ref> * 1965 – [[Kōsaku Yamada]], Japanese composer and conductor (b. 1886)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Kanazawa |first1=Masakata |title=Yamada, Kósçak (opera) |date=2002 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O907001}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Paul Whiteman]], American violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1890)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Johnson |first1=Carl |title=Whiteman, Paul |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.30223}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Austin Farrer]], English theologian and philosopher (b. 1904)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Crombie |first1=I. M. |title=Farrer, Austin Marsden (1904–1968), philosopher, theologian, and biblical scholar |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/33092}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[William King Gregory]], American zoologist and anatomist (b. 1876)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Root |first1=Nina J. |title=Gregory, William King (1876-1970), paleontologist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1302317}}</ref> * 1970 – [[Marie Menken]], American director and painter (b. 1909)<ref>{{cite news |title=Marie Menken, 61, Early Leader In Underground Movies, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/12/31/archives/marie-menken-61-early-leader-in-underground-movies-dies.html |access-date=1 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=31 December 1970}}</ref> *[[1971]] – [[John Marshall Harlan II]], American lawyer and jurist (b. 1899)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Dorsen |first1=Norman |title=Harlan, John Marshall (1899-1971), lawyer and Supreme Court justice |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1101026}}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Joseph Cornell]], American sculptor and director (b. 1903)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cooper |first1=Philip |title=Cornell, Joseph |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T019548}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos]], Greek priest and missionary (b. 1903)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vimaorthodoxias.gr/nea/oi-ierapostoloi-deichnoyn-to-dromo-stoys-ischyroys/|date=Jun 28, 2023|language=el|script-title=el:Οι ιεραπόστολοι δείχνουν το δρόμο στους ισχυρούς|trans-title=Missionaries Show the Way to the Powerful|access-date=May 8, 2025}}</ref> *[[1975]] – [[Euell Gibbons]], American author and naturalist (b. 1911)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Vicary |first1=Elizabeth Zoe |title=Gibbons, Euell Theophilus (1911-1975), author and naturalist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1302575}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Ivo Van Damme]], Belgian runner (b. 1954)<ref>{{cite news |title=Van Damme, Belgian Track Star, Dies After Car Crash in France |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/30/archives/van-damme-belgian-track-star-dies-after-car-crash-in-france.html |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=30 December 1976}}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[F. Edward Hébert]], American journalist and politician (b. 1901)<ref>{{CongBio |id=H000437 |name=HÉBERT, Felix Edward |inline=YES}}</ref> * 1979 – [[Richard Tecwyn Williams]], Welsh biochemist (b. 1909)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Neuberger |first1=Albert |last2=Smith |first2=R. L. |title=Richard Tecwyn Williams, 20 February 1909 - 29 December 1979 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=1 November 1982 |volume=28 |pages=685–717 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1982.0026 |s2cid=86261072}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Tim Hardin]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.songsinger.info/th/biograph.html|title=Tim Hardin Biography|access-date=May 1, 2025}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Nadezhda Mandelstam]], Russian author and educator (b. 1899)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Austin |first1=Anthony |title=RUSSIANS BURY NADEZHDA MANDELSTAM |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/03/world/russians-bury-nadezhda-mandelstam.html |access-date=1 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=3 January 1981}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Irvin F. Westheimer]], American businessman and social reformer (b. 1879)<ref>{{cite book |title=Almanac of Famous People |date=2011 |publisher=Gale |issn=1040-127X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1601068804/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=ee3a634f |access-date=7 November 2022 |chapter=Irvin Ferdinand Westheimer}}</ref> *[[1981]] – [[Philip Handler]], American nutritionist, and biochemist (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sullivan |first1=Walter |title=DR. PHILIP HANDLER IS DEAD AT 64; EX-HEAD OF ACADEMY OF SCIENCES |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/30/obituaries/dr-philip-handler-is-dead-at-64-ex-head-of-academy-of-sciences.html |access-date=7 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 December 1981}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Miroslav Krleža]], Croatian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Możejko |first1=Edward |title=On the Edge of Reason: The Writing of Miroslav Krleža |journal=World Literature Today |date=1983 |volume=57 |issue=1 |pages=24–30 |doi=10.2307/40138480 |jstor=40138480}}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Indus Arthur]], American actress and singer (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entities.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrGyFVrqDp37khM7k7vHC.html|title=Indus Arthur|publisher=[[OCLC]]|access-date=Apr 23, 2025}}</ref> * 1984 – [[P. H. Polk]], American photographer (b. 1898)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Holloway |first1=Camara Dia |title=Polk, P(rentice) H(erman) |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=26 May 2010 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T2087080}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Leo Robin]], American composer, lyricist and songwriter (b. 1900)<ref>{{cite book |title=Almanac of Famous People |date=2011 |publisher=Gale |issn=1040-127X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1601054193/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=2c8bde20 |access-date=5 November 2022 |chapter=Leo Robin}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Harold Macmillan]], English captain and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1894)<ref>{{cite news |title=HAROLD MACMILLAN DIES AT 92; WAS PRIME MINISTER OF BRITAIN |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/30/obituaries/harold-macmillan-dies-at-92-was-prime-minister-of-britain.html |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 December 1986}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Andrei Tarkovsky]], Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goodman |first1=Walter |title=ANDREI TARKOVSKY, DIRECTOR AND SOVIET EMIGRE, DIES AT 54 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/30/obituaries/andrei-tarkovsky-director-and-soviet-emigre-dies-at-54.html |access-date=1 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 December 1986}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Jun Ishikawa]], Japanese author (b. 1899)<ref>{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2001 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000124115/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=c7fbe3db |access-date=5 November 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Jun Ishikawa}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Wilbert E. Moore]], American sociologist (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2003 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000070096/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=643c49f4 |access-date=5 November 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Wilbert E(llis) Moore}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Mike Beuttler]], Egyptian race car driver (b. 1940)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Victoria |title=Beuttler - Formula 1's LGBT+ pioneer |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/56141363 |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=21 February 2021}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Ieuan Maddock]], Welsh scientist and nuclear researcher (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Duckworth |first1=W. E. |title=Ieuan Maddock, 29 March 1917 - 29 December 1988 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=1 November 1991 |volume=37 |pages=321–340 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1991.0016 |jstor=770032 |s2cid=71268985}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Süreyya Ağaoğlu]], Azerbaijani-Turkish lawyer and jurist (b. 1903)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ataturkansiklopedisi.gov.tr/detay/9/S%C3%BCreyya_A%C4%9Fao%C4%9Flu_(1903-1989)|title=Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903-1989)|author=Selma Yel|date=Aug 7, 2023|language=tr|access-date=May 1, 2025}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Vivienne Segal]], American actress and singer (b. 1897)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Goldstein |first1=Howard |title=Segal, Vivienne |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.47948}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Frunzik Mkrtchyan]], Armenian actor (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.peoples.ru/art/cinema/actor/mkrchyan/|language=ru|script-title=ru:Фрунзик Мкртчян / Phrunzik Mkrchyan|access-date=Apr 23, 2025}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Frank Thring]], Australian actor (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite AuDB |first=Peter |last=Fitzpatrick |title=Thring, Francis William (Frank) (1926–1994) |volume=19 |edition= |year=2021 |id2=thring-francis-william-frank-19779 |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Lita Grey]], American actress (b. 1908)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.virtual-history.com/movie/person/4904/lita-grey|title=Lita Grey (1908 - 1995)|location=|access-date=Apr 23, 2025}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Hans Henkemans]], Dutch pianist, composer and psychiatrist (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Ryker |first1=Harrison |title=Henkemans, Hans |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.12791}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Pennar Davies]], Welsh clergyman and author (b. 1911)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stephens |first1=Meic |title=Obituary: Pennar Davies |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-pennar-davies-1281297.html |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The Independent |date=2 January 1997}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Mireille Hartuch]], French singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1906)<ref>{{cite news |title=Mireille, French Songwriter, 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/30/arts/mireille-french-songwriter-90.html |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=The New York Times |agency=Reuters |date=30 December 1996}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Peggy Herbison]], Scottish politician (b. 1907)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Dalyell |first1=Tam |title=Herbison, Margaret McCrorie [Peggy] (1907–1996), politician |date=22 September 2011 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/64016}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Ralph Siu]], American scholar, military and civil servant, and author (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Estrada |first1=Louie |title=RALPH SIU, DEVELOPER OF 'PANETICS,' DIES AT 80 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/12/31/ralph-siu-developer-of-panetics-dies-at-80/d1d087a9-d466-45e1-bc90-fe4a8061015a/ |access-date=5 November 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=31 December 1998}}</ref> * 1998 – [[Don Taylor (American filmmaker)|Don Taylor]], American actor and film director (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oliver |first1=Myrna |title=Don Taylor; Actor in War Films, Director |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-31-mn-59371-story.html |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=31 December 1998}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Leon Radzinowicz]], Polish-English criminologist and academic (b. 1906)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Terence |title=Sir Leon Radzinowicz |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/jan/01/guardianobituaries |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=1 January 2000}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Takashi Asahina]], Japanese conductor (b. 1908)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Martin |title=Takashi Asahina |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/takashi-asahina-9198620.html |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=The Independent |date=11 January 2002}}</ref> * 2001 – [[Cássia Eller]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1962)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://revistaepoca.globo.com/Revista/Epoca/0,,EDR71017-5856,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150506172146/http://revistaepoca.globo.com/Revista/Epoca/0,,EDR71017-5856,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-05-06|title=Saiba mais sobre a cantora Cássia Eller|language=pt|trans-title=Learn more about the singer Cássia Eller|access-date=Apr 25, 2025}}</ref> * 2001 – [[György Kepes]], Hungarian painter, photographer, designer, educator and art theorist (b. 1906)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Ken |title=Gyorgy Kepes Is Dead at 95; Artist and Aesthetic Theorist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/arts/gyorgy-kepes-is-dead-at-95-artist-and-aesthetic-theorist.html |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=10 January 2002}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Lloyd Barbee]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite web |title=Barbee, Lloyd A. 1925-2003 |url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS1741 |website=Dictionary of Wisconsin History |publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society |access-date=5 November 2022 |date=3 August 2012}}</ref> * 2002 – [[Ralph Clanton]], American actor (b. 1914)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ralph-clanton-78098|title=Ralph Clanton|publisher=[[Internet Broadway Database]]|access-date=Apr 25, 2025}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Earl Hindman]], American actor (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=BIC&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CK1609013868&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-BIC&asid=78ea1cd7|title=Earl Hindman|publisher=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]]|access-date=Apr 25, 2025}}</ref> * 2003 – [[Dinsdale Landen]], English actor (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Dennis |title=Obituary: Dinsdale Landen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/dec/31/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=31 December 2003}}</ref> * 2003 – [[Bob Monkhouse]], English comedian, actor, and game show host (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Dennis |title=Obituary: Bob Monkhouse |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/dec/30/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=30 December 2003}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Julius Axelrod]], American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1912)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Snyder |first1=Solomon H. |title=Julius Axelrod (1912–2004) |journal=Nature |date=February 2005 |volume=433 |issue=7026 |page=593 |doi=10.1038/433593a |pmid=15703735 |s2cid=4413335 |doi-access=free}}</ref> * 2004 – [[Ken Burkhart]], American baseball player and umpire (b. 1916)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burkhke01.shtml|title=Ken Burkhart|publisher=[[Baseball Reference]]|access-date=May 8, 2025}}</ref> * 2004 – [[Peter Davison (poet)|Peter Davison]], American poet, essayist, teacher, lecturer, editor and publisher (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Peter Davison (1928-2004) |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/12/peter-davison-1928-2004/303707/ |access-date=7 November 2022 |magazine=The Atlantic |date=December 2004}}</ref> * 2004 – [[Liddy Holloway]], New Zealand actress and screenwriter (b. 1947)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/liddy-holloway/biography|title=Liddy Holloway|publisher=[[NZ on Screen]]|access-date=Apr 28, 2025}}</ref> *[[2005]] – [[Gerda Boyesen]], Norwegian-English psychotherapist and author (b. 1922)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gbpev.de/gerda-boyesen-eine-kurzbiografie/|title=Gerda Boyesen – eine Kurzbiografie|author=Thomas Haudel|author2=Ebba Boyesen|language=de|trans-title=Gerda Boyesen – a short biography|access-date=Apr 28, 2025}}</ref> * 2005 – [[Cyril Philips]], British historian and academic director (b. 1912)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yapp |first1=M. E. |title=Professor Sir Cyril Philips |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-sir-cyril-philips-523619.html |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The Independent |date=19 January 2006}}</ref> * 2005 – [[Basil William Robinson]], British art scholar and author (b. 1912)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hillenbrand |first1=Robert |last2=Bivar |first2=David |last3=Stronach |first3=David |last4=Crowe |first4=Yolande |title=Obituaries |journal=Iran |date=January 2006 |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=v–xiv |doi=10.1080/05786967.2006.11834678 |s2cid=218558465}}</ref> *[[2007]] – [[Phil O'Donnell (footballer)|Phil O'Donnell]], Scottish footballer (b. 1972)<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Hugman |editor1-first=Barry J. |title=The PFA Premier & Football League players' records 1946-2015 |date=2015 |publisher=G2 Entertainment |isbn=978-1-78281-167-1 |page=640 |edition=1st}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Phil Dusenberry]], American advertising executive (b. 1936)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Story |first1=Louise |title=Philip B. Dusenberry, 71, Adman, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/31/business/media/31dusenberry.html?ref=business |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=31 December 2007}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Kevin Greening]], English radio host (b. 1962)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3115066.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524101744/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3115066.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-05-24|title=Kevin Greening|date=Jan 1, 2008|access-date=Apr 23, 2025}}</ref> *[[2008]] – [[Freddie Hubbard]], American trumpet player and composer (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Keepnews |first1=Peter |title=Freddie Hubbard, Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 70 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/arts/music/30hubbard.html |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 December 2008}}</ref> * 2008 – [[Victor H. Krulak]], American soldier (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Victor H. Krulak, Marine Behind U.S. Landing Craft, Dies at 95 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/obituaries/05krulak.html |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=5 January 2009}}</ref> *[[2009]] – [[Janina Bauman]], Polish journalist and writer (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tester |first1=Keith |title=Introduction to a Special Section: Remembering Janina Bauman |journal=Thesis Eleven |date=November 2011 |volume=107 |issue=1 |pages=66–69 |doi=10.1177/0725513611421478 |s2cid=147135052}}</ref> * 2009 – [[David Levine]], American artist and illustrator (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=David Levine, Biting Caricaturist, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/30/arts/design/30levine.html |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=29 December 2009}}</ref> * 2009 – [[Steve Williams (wrestler)|Steve Williams]], American football player and wrestler (b. 1960)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=237|title=Steve Williams|access-date=Apr 30, 2025}}</ref> *[[2010]] – [[Avi Cohen]], Israeli footballer and manager (b. 1956)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/30/avi-cohen-obituary |title=Avi Cohen Obituary |date=30 December 2010 |work=The Guardian |first1=Brian |last1=Glanville |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref> * 2010 – [[Bill Erwin]], American actor and cartoonist (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Bill Erwin, Seinfeld's grumpy old man |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2011/01/04/obituary_bill_erwin_seinfelds_grumpy_old_man.html |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=Toronto Star |agency=Associated Press |date=4 January 2011}}</ref> *[[2011]] – [[Constance Bartlett Hieatt]], American scholar (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2001 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000045333/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=5d6e20d5 |access-date=5 November 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Constance B(artlett) Hieatt}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Mike Auldridge]], American singer and guitarist (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000478847|title=Mike Auldridge|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=May 1, 2025}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Tony Greig]], South African-Australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1946)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Frith |first1=David |title=Tony Greig obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/dec/30/tony-greig |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=30 December 2012}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Roland Griffiths-Marsh]], Malaysian-Australian soldier and author (b. 1923)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/au/obituaries/theage-au/name/roland-griffiths-marsh-obituary?id=44428144#fbLoggedOut|title=Roland Griffiths-Marsh Obituary|date=Jan 4, 2013|website=[[Legacy.com]]|access-date=Apr 22, 2025}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Edward Meneeley]], American painter and sculptor (b. 1927)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090200/http://pennsylvania.obituaries.funeral.com/2012/12/30/edward-meneeley-jr/|title=Edward S. Meneeley, Jr.|access-date=May 6, 2025}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Ben Overton]], American jurist (b. 1926)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2012/12/former-florida-supreme-court-justice-overton-dies.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103233341/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2012/12/former-florida-supreme-court-justice-overton-dies.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-03|title=Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Overton dies|date=Dec 30, 2012|access-date=Apr 21, 2025}}</ref> * 2012 – [[William Rees-Mogg]], British newspaper journalist (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bates |first1=Stephen |title=Lord Rees-Mogg obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/dec/29/william-rees-mogg-obituary |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=29 December 2012}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Salvador Reyes Monteón]], Mexican footballer and manager (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/17991/Salvador_Reyes.html|title=Salvador Reyes|access-date=Apr 21, 2025}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Paulo Rocha (film director)|Paulo Rocha]], Portuguese director and screenwriter (b. 1935)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=person&itemid=419843|title=Paulo Rocha|publisher=[[Swedish Film Database]]|language=sv|access-date=May 6, 2025}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Bruce Stark]], American cartoonist (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.invaluable.com/artist/xxln9wk1ls/#ARTIST_DETAIL_INFO|title=About Bruce Stark|access-date=May 6, 2025}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Ignacy Tokarczuk]], Polish archbishop (b. 1918)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btoka.html|title=Archbishop Ignacy Marcin Tokarczuk †|website=[[Catholic-Hierarchy.org]]|access-date=Apr 21, 2025}}</ref> *[[2013]] – [[C. T. Hsia]], Chinese-American critic and scholar (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yardley |first1=William |title=C. T. Hsia, Who Brought Chinese Literature to the West, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/09/books/c-t-hsia-scholar-of-chinese-literature-dies-at-92.html |access-date=1 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=9 January 2014}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Paul Comstive]], English footballer (b. 1961)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/10903829.ex-bolton-wanderers-midfielder-paul-comstive-dies-aged-52/|title=Ex-Bolton Wanderers midfielder Paul Comstive dies, aged 52|access-date=Apr 23, 2025}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Benjamin Curtis (musician)|Benjamin Curtis]], American guitarist, drummer, and songwriter (b. 1978)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=August |title=School of Seven Bells' Benjamin Curtis dies at 35 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-school-of-seven-bells-benjamin-curtis-dies-at-35-20131230-story.html |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=31 December 2013}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Connie Dierking]], American basketball player (b. 1936)<ref>{{cite news |title=Connie Dierking, 77, Journeyman Who Was Linked to N.B.A. Greats, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/sports/basketball/connie-dierking-dies-at-77-part-of-wilt-chamberlain-trade.html |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=1 January 2014}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Wojciech Kilar]], Polish classical and film music composer (b. 1932)<ref name="idziemy">{{cite news |date=29 December 2013 |title=Od pół roku Kilar zmagał się z nowotworem |url=http://www.idziemy.pl/kultura/od-pol-roku-kilar-zmagal-sie-z-nowotworem/ |newspaper=Tygodnik Idziemy |access-date=13 January 2013 |language=pl}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Besik Kudukhov]], Russian wrestler (b. 1986)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/besik-kudukhov-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131914/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/besik-kudukhov-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-04|title=Besik Kudukhov|access-date=Apr 22, 2025}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Jagadish Mohanty]], Indian author and translator (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lifeandlegends.com/sarojini-sahoo-translations-jagadish-mohanty/|title=Sarojini Sahoo: Translations by Jagadish Mohanty|date=Jun 11, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2025}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Mike O'Connor (journalist)|Mike O'Connor]], German-American journalist (b. 1946)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-mike-oconnor-20131231-story.html#axzz2p2NraEQk|title=Mike O'Connor dies at 67; advocate for journalists in Mexico|author=Richard Fausset|date=Dec 30, 2013|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=Apr 29, 2025}}</ref> *[[2014]] – [[Syed Hamid]], Indian academic and diplomat (b. 1920)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Eminent-Muslim-educationist-Saiyid-Hamid-dead/articleshow/45682694.cms|title=Eminent Muslim educationist Saiyid Hamid dead|author=Eram Agha|date=Dec 30, 2014|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=Apr 30, 2025}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Hari Harilela]], Indian-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Velloor |first1=Ravi |title=Hotelier and patriarch of Hong Kong's Harilela clan dies at age 92 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hotelier-and-patriarch-of-hong-kongs-harilela-clan-dies-at-age-92 |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=The Straits Times |date=31 December 2014}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Odd Iversen]], Norwegian footballer (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/odd-iversen/|title=Odd Iversen|access-date=May 4, 2025}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Juanito Remulla, Sr.]], Filipino lawyer and politician, [[Governor of Cavite]] (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cinco |first1=Bong Lozada, Maricar |title=Former Cavite governor Juanito 'Johnny' Remulla dies |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/660386/former-cavite-governor-juanito-johnny-remulla-dies |access-date=31 October 2022 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=29 December 2014}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Om Prakash Malhotra]], Indian general and politician, 25th [[List of governors of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former army chief General OP Malhotra passes away at 93 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/former-army-chief-general-op-malhotra-passes-away-at-93/story-czfHaiZh63dRJfmAEfgDTI.html |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=30 December 2015}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Pavel Srníček]], Czech footballer and coach (b. 1968)<ref>{{cite news |title=Pavel Srnicek: Goalkeeper who won fans' hearts |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/pavel-srnicek-goalkeeper-who-won-fans-hearts-and-helped-take-newcastle-to-within-sight-of-the-a6791456.html |work=The Independent |access-date=30 June 2020 |date=30 December 2015 |first1=Ivan |last1=Ponting}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Kim Yang-gon]], North Korean politician (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite news|author=<!-- not stated -->|date=Jan 9, 2016|title=Kim Yang-gon: North Korean official who helped to maintain the state's precarious diplomatic ties with Seoul|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/kim-yanggon-north-korean-official-who-helped-to-maintain-the-state-s-precarious-diplomatic-ties-with-seoul-a6803476.html|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=May 2, 2025}}</ref> *[[2016]] – [[Keion Carpenter]], American football defensive back (b. 1977)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Klingaman |first1=Mike |title=Keion Carpenter, former Woodlawn High, NFL player, dies at 39 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/nfl/bal-keion-carpenter-former-woodlawn-high-nfl-player-dies-at-39-20161229-story.html |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=Baltimore Sun}}</ref> * 2016 – [[LaVell Edwards]], American football head coach (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=LaVell Edwards, Coach Who Led B.Y.U. to a Football Title, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/sports/football/lavell-edwards-dead-brigham-young-football-coach.html |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 December 2016}}</ref> *[[2017]] – [[Peggy Cummins]], Irish actress (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Michael Freedland |title=Peggy Cummins obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/09/peggy-cummins-obituary |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=9 January 2018}}</ref> * 2017 – [[John C. Portman Jr.]], American neofuturistic architect and real estate developer (b. 1924)<ref>{{cite news |last1=McFadden |first1=Robert D. |title=John Portman, Architect Who Made Skylines Soar, Dies at 93 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/30/obituaries/john-portman-dead.html |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 December 2017}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Brian Garfield]], American novelist, historian and screenwriter (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Seelye |first1=Katharine Q. |title=Brian Garfield, Prolific Author of 'Death Wish,' Dies at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/06/obituaries/brian-garfield-dies-at-79.html |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=6 January 2019}}</ref> * 2018 – [[Rosenda Monteros]], Mexican actress (b. 1935)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slotnik |first1=Daniel E. |title=Rosenda Monteros, Actress in 'The Magnificent Seven,' Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/obituaries/rosenda-monteros-dead.html |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=7 January 2019}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Alasdair Gray]], Scottish writer and artist (b. 1934)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=James |title=Alasdair Gray obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/dec/29/alasdair-gray-obituary |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=29 December 2019}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Neil Innes]], English writer, comedian and musician (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Welch |first1=Chris |title=Neil Innes obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/30/neil-innes-obituary |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=30 December 2019}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Pierre Cardin]], Italian-French fashion designer (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Horwell |first1=Veronica |title=Pierre Cardin obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/dec/29/pierre-cardin-obituary |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=29 December 2020}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Joe Louis Clark]], American educator (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Langer |first=Emily |date=30 December 2020 |title=Joe Clark, New Jersey principal who inspired 'Lean on Me,' dies at 83 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/joe-clark-dead/2020/12/30/df02c530-4aa0-11eb-a9f4-0e668b9772ba_story.html |access-date=18 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718024741if_/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/joe-clark-dead/2020/12/30/df02c530-4aa0-11eb-a9f4-0e668b9772ba_story.html |archive-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Alexi Laiho]], Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1979)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/96710|title=Alexi Laiho|access-date=May 5, 2025}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Peter Klatzow]], South African composer (b. 1945)<ref>{{cite book |title=Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians |date=2001 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K2420006220/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=a5645658 |access-date=4 November 2022 |chapter=Peter James Leonard Klatzow}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Pelé]], Brazilian footballer (b. 1940)<ref>{{cite news |title=Pele: Brazil football legend dies aged 82 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42751517 |access-date=29 December 2022 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> * 2022 – [[Edgar Savisaar]], Estonian politician, [[Minister of the Interior (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of the Interior]] (b. 1950)<ref>{{cite web |title=Edgar Savisaar 31.05.1950 - 29.12.2022 |url=https://www.eesti.ca/edgar-savisaar-31051950-29122022-/article59855 |website=Estonian World Review |access-date=30 December 2022 |language=en |date=29 December 2022}}</ref> * 2022 – [[Vivienne Westwood]], English fashion designer (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite web |title=Dame Vivienne Westwood, fashion designer, dies aged 81 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/dec/29/dame-vivienne-westwood-fashion-designer-dies-aged-81 |website=the Guardian |access-date=30 December 2022 |language=en |date=29 December 2022}}</ref> * [[2023]] – [[Gil de Ferran]], French-born Brazilian racing driver, [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]] champion ([[2000 CART season|2000]], [[2001 CART season|2001]]), [[2003 Indianapolis 500]] winner (b. 1967)<ref>[https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indy-500-winner-gil-de-ferran-dead-at-56/10561436/ 2003 Indy 500 winner Gil de Ferran dead at 56 ]</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Aaron Brown (journalist)|Aaron Brown]], American journalist and academic (b. 1948)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Watkins |first=Ali |date=December 31, 2024 |title=Aaron Brown, CNN Anchor During the Sept. 11 Attacks, Dies at 76 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/business/media/aaron-brown-dead-911.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250101060045/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/business/media/aaron-brown-dead-911.html |archive-date=January 1, 2025 |access-date=January 3, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Jimmy Carter]], American politician, 39th [[President of the United States]] (b. 1924)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Suggs |first1=Ernie |last2=Quinn |first2=Christopher |title=Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 100, dies |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/former-us-president-jimmy-carter-100-dies/3ODQTR5NHVDTDF2SXOU34MKNZM/ |website=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |access-date=29 December 2024}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Linda Lavin]], American actress and singer (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite web |title=Linda Lavin Dies: 'Alice' Star & Tony-Winning Broadway Actor Was 87 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/linda-lavin-dead-alice-no-good-deed-tony-winner-1236243483/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=30 December 2024 |language=en |date=29 December 2024}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Tomiko Itooka]], Japanese [[supercentenarian]] (b. 1908)<ref>{{cite web |title=World's Oldest Person, Tomiko Itooka, Dies at 116 |url=https://longeviquest.com/2025/01/worlds-oldest-person-tomiko-itooka-dies-at-116/ |website=LongeviQuest |access-date=4 January 2025 |language=en |date=4 January 2025}}</ref> <!-- Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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