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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[925]] – [[Sancho I of Pamplona|Sancho I]], king of [[Kingdom of Navarra|Pamplona]] * [[949]] – [[Herman I, Duke of Swabia]] * [[990]] – [[Folcmar (bishop)|Folcmar]], bishop of [[Episcopal principality of Utrecht|Utrecht]]<ref name="aw">{{cite book |last1=Blok |first1=Dirk Peter |title=Folkmar (Poppo), Bischof von Utrecht (976–990); Lexikon des Mittelalters (LexMA). Band 4 |date=1989 |publisher=Artemis & Winkler |location=München/Zürich |isbn=3-7608-8904-2 |page=613}}</ref> *[[1041]] – [[Michael IV the Paphlagonian]], Byzantine emperor (b. 1010) *[[1081]] – [[Nikephoros III Botaneiates]], deposed [[Byzantine Emperor]] (b. c.1002) *[[1113]] – [[Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan|Radwan]], ruler of Aleppo *[[1310]] – [[Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria]] (b. 1271) *[[1454]] – [[Ignatius Behnam Hadloyo]], Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.<ref>{{cite book | last1 =Barsoum| first1=Ephrem |date=2003|title=The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences|edition=2nd|publisher=Gorgias Press|translator=Matti Moosa|author-link=Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum|page=497|url=https://archive.org/details/EphremBarsoumMattiMoosaTheScatteredPearlsAHistoryOfSyriacLiteratureAndSciences|access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1475]] – [[Paolo Uccello]], Italian painter (b. 1397) *[[1508]] – [[René II, Duke of Lorraine]] (b. 1451) *[[1541]] – [[Thomas Culpeper]], English courtier (b. 1514) * 1541 – [[Francis Dereham]], English courtier (b. c. 1513) *[[1561]] – [[Caspar Schwenckfeld]], German theologian and writer ===1601–1900=== *[[1618]] – [[Giulio Caccini]], Italian composer and educator (b. 1551) *[[1626]] – [[Edmund Gunter]], English mathematician and academic (b. 1581) *[[1665]] – [[Tarquinio Merula]], Italian organist, violinist, and composer (b. 1594) *[[1736]] – [[António Manoel de Vilhena]], Portuguese soldier and politician (b. 1663) *[[1791]] – [[Jacob Frank]], Polish religious leader (b. 1726) *[[1831]] – [[Thomas Johann Seebeck]], German physicist and academic (b. 1770) *[[1850]] – [[Józef Bem]], Polish general and physicist (b. 1794) * 1850 – [[François Sulpice Beudant]], French mineralogist and geologist (b. 1787) *[[1865]] – [[Leopold I of Belgium]] (b. 1790) *[[1867]] – [[Sakamoto Ryōma]], Japanese samurai and politician (b. 1836) *[[1896]] – [[Alfred Nobel]], Swedish chemist and engineer, invented [[Dynamite]] and founded the [[Nobel Prize]] (b. 1833) ===1901–present=== *[[1909]] – [[Red Cloud]], American tribal chief (of the [[Oglala|Oglala nation]]) (b. 1822) *[[1911]] – [[Joseph Dalton Hooker]], English botanist and explorer (b. 1817) *[[1917]] – [[Mackenzie Bowell]], English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (b. 1823) *[[1920]] – [[Horace Elgin Dodge]], American businessman, co-founded [[Dodge]] (b. 1868) *[[1922]] – [[Clement Lindley Wragge]], English meteorologist and author (b. 1852) *[[1926]] – [[Nikola Pašić]], Serbian politician, 46th [[Prime Minister of Serbia]] (b. 1845) *[[1928]] – [[Charles Rennie Mackintosh]], Scottish architect and painter (b. 1868) *[[1929]] – [[Harry Crosby]], American publisher and poet (b. 1898) *[[1932]] – [[Joseph Carruthers]], Australian politician, 16th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (b. 1857) *[[1936]] – [[Bobby Abel]], English cricketer (b. 1857) * 1936 – [[Luigi Pirandello]], Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1867) *[[1939]] – [[John Grieb]], American gymnast and triathlete (b. 1879) *[[1941]] – [[Colin Kelly]], American captain and pilot (b. 1915) *[[1944]] – [[John Brunt]], English captain, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (b. 1922) *[[1945]] – [[Theodor Dannecker]], German captain (b. 1913) *[[1946]] – [[Walter Johnson]], American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1887) * 1946 – [[Damon Runyon]], American newspaperman and short story writer (b. 1884) *[[1948]] – [[Na Hye-sok]], South Korean journalist, poet, and painter (b. 1896) *[[1951]] – [[Algernon Blackwood]], English author and playwright (b. 1869) *[[1953]] – [[Abdullah Yusuf Ali]], Indian-English scholar and translator (b. 1872) *[[1956]] – [[David Shimoni]], Russian-Israeli poet and translator (b. 1891) *[[1957]] – [[Napoleon Zervas]], Greek general (b. 1891) *[[1958]] – [[Adolfo Camarillo]], American horse breeder, rancher, and philanthropist (b. 1864) *[[1963]] – [[K. M. Panikkar]], Indian historian and diplomat (b. 1894) *[[1967]] – [[Otis Redding]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1941) *[[1968]] – [[Karl Barth]], Swiss theologian and author (b. 1886) * 1968 – [[George Forrest (Northern Ireland politician)|George Forrest]], Northern Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1921) * 1968 – [[Thomas Merton]], American monk and author (b. 1915) *[[1970]] – [[Chen Qiyou]], Chinese politician and revolutionary (b. 1892)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.zg.org.cn/zgdjj/ljld/dljld/201102/t20110226_8664.htm |language=zh |script-title=zh:陈其尤 |trans-title=Chen Qiyou |publisher=China Zhi Gong Party |accessdate=13 October 2024 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241013223153/https://www.zg.org.cn/zgdjj/ljld/dljld/201102/t20110226_8664.htm |archivedate=13 October 2024 }}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Mark Van Doren]], American poet, critic, and academic (b. 1894) *[[1973]] – [[Wolf V. Vishniac]], German-American microbiologist and academic (b. 1922) *[[1974]] – [[Toshinari Shōji]], Japanese general (b. 1890) *[[1977]] – [[Adolph Rupp]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1901) *[[1978]] – [[Ed Wood]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924) *[[1979]] – [[Ann Dvorak]], American actress (b. 1911) *[[1982]] – [[Freeman Gosden]], American actor and screenwriter (b. 1899) *[[1987]] – [[Jascha Heifetz]], Lithuanian-American violinist and educator (b. 1901) *[[1988]] – [[Richard S. Castellano]], American actor (b. 1933) * 1988 – [[Johnny Lawrence (cricketer)|Johnny Lawrence]], English cricketer and coach (b. 1911) * 1988 – [[Dorothy de Rothschild]], English philanthropist and activist (b. 1895) *[[1990]] – [[Armand Hammer]], American businessman, founded [[Occidental Petroleum]] (b. 1898) *[[1991]] – [[Greta Kempton]], Austrian-American painter and academic (b. 1901) *[[1992]] – [[Dan Maskell]], English tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1908) *[[1993]] – [[Alice Tully]], American soprano (b. 1902) *[[1994]] – [[Keith Joseph]], English lawyer and politician, [[Secretary of State for Education]] (b. 1918) * 1994 – [[Alex Wilson (Canadian sprinter)|Alex Wilson]], Canadian-American sprinter (b. 1905) *[[1995]] – [[Darren Robinson (rapper)|Darren Robinson]], American rapper (b. 1967) *[[1996]] – [[Faron Young]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1932) *[[1999]] – [[Rick Danko]], Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1943) * 1999 – [[Franjo Tuđman]], Croatian general and politician, 1st [[President of Croatia]] (b. 1922) * 1999 – [[Woodrow Borah]], American historian of Spanish America (b. 1912) *[[2000]] – [[Marie Windsor]], American actress (b. 1919) *[[2001]] – [[Ashok Kumar]], Indian actor, singer, and producer (b. 1911) *[[2002]] – [[Andres Küng]], Swedish journalist and politician (b. 1945) * 2002 – [[Ian MacNaughton]], Scottish actor, director, and producer (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ian MacNaughton |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f4d5609 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321031002/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f4d5609 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 March 2018 |website=BFI |access-date=21 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Sean McClory]], Irish actor and director (b. 1924) *[[2004]] – [[Gary Webb]], American journalist and author (b. 1955) *[[2005]] – [[Mary Jackson (actress)|Mary Jackson]], American actress (b. 1910) * 2005 – [[Eugene McCarthy]], American poet, academic, and politician (b. 1916) * 2005 – [[Richard Pryor]], American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940) *[[2006]] – [[Olivia Coolidge]], English-American author and educator (b. 1908) * 2006 – [[Augusto Pinochet]], Chilean general and dictator, 30th [[President of Chile]] (b. 1915) *[[2007]] – [[Vitali Hakko]], Turkish businessman, founded [[Vakko]] (b. 1913) *[[2009]] – [[Vladimir Teplyakov]], Russian soldier and physicist (b. 1925) *[[2010]] – [[John Fenn (chemist)|John Fenn]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1917) * 2010 – [[J. Michael Hagopian]], Armenian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1913) * 2010 – [[MacKenzie Miller]], American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1921) *[[2012]] – [[Iajuddin Ahmed]], Bangladeshi academic and politician, 13th [[President of Bangladesh]] (b. 1931) * 2012 – [[Antonio Cubillo]], Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1930) * 2012 – [[Tommy Roberts (designer)|Tommy Roberts]], English fashion designer (b. 1942) *[[2013]] – [[Alan Coleman]], English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936) * 2013 – [[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]], American guitarist and composer (b. 1930) * 2013 – [[Don Lund]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1923) * 2013 – [[Srikanta Wadiyar]], Indian politician and the titular [[Maharaja of Mysore]](b. 1946) *[[2014]] – [[Ralph Giordano (writer)|Ralph Giordano]], German author and publicist (b. 1923) * 2014 – [[Robert B. Oakley]], American diplomat, 19th [[United States Ambassador to Pakistan]] (b. 1931) * 2014 – [[Bob Solinger]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925) * 2014 – [[Judy Baar Topinka]], American journalist and politician (b. 1944) * 2014 – [[Gerard Vianen]], Dutch cyclist (b. 1944) *[[2015]] – [[Ron Bouchard]], American race car driver and businessman (b. 1948) * 2015 – [[Denis Héroux]], Canadian director and producer (b. 1940) * 2015 – [[Arnold Peralta]], Honduran footballer (b. 1989) * 2015 – [[Dolph Schayes]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1928) *[[2017]] – [[Bruce Brown (director)|Bruce Brown]], American filmmaker (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=2017-12-12|title=Bruce Brown Dies: Surf Movie Pioneer Who Sought The Perfect Wave For 'Endless Summer' Was 80|url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/bruce-brown-dead-endless-summer-director-1202225197/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-01|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212195018/http://deadline.com/2017/12/bruce-brown-dead-endless-summer-director-1202225197/ |archive-date=12 December 2017 }}</ref> * 2017 – [[Max Clifford]], British publicist (b. 1943) * 2017 – [[Angry Grandpa|Charles M. Green Jr.]], American Internet personality (b. 1950)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-11|title=YouTube's 'Angry Grandpa' dies at 67|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/charles-green-dead-angry-grandpa-youtube-dies-died-67-a8103081.html|access-date=2021-10-01|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> * 2017 – [[Curtis W. Harris]], American minister (b. 1924)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Monfort|first=Ashley|date=2017-12-13|title=Civil Rights leader, former Hopewell mayor dies|url=https://www.nbc12.com/story/37055795/civil-rights-leader-former-hopewell-mayor-dies|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-01|website=NBC 12|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213124707/http://www.nbc12.com/story/37055795/civil-rights-leader-former-hopewell-mayor-dies |archive-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Philip McKeon]], American actor (b. 1964) * 2019 – [[Gershon Kingsley]], American composer and musician (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/8546355/gershon-kingsley-dead |title=Gershon Kingsley, Moog Synthesizer Pioneer, Dies at 97 |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=14 December 2019 |website=billboard.com |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Emily Mason (painter)|Emily Mason]], American painter (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=2020-02-07|title=Emily Mason, Who Created Colorful Canvases, Is Dead at 87|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/arts/emily-mason-dead.html|access-date=2021-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609160334/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/arts/emily-mason-dead.html|archive-date=2020-06-09|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Tommy Lister Jr.|Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.]], American actor and wrestler (b. 1958)<ref>{{Cite web|author=Sarah Moon|title=Thomas 'Tiny' Lister Jr., 'Friday' actor, dead at 62|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/entertainment/thomas-lister-jr-death-trnd/index.html|access-date=2020-12-18|website=CNN|date=11 December 2020 }}</ref> * 2020 – [[Joseph Safra]], Lebanese-Brazilian financier (b.1938)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sandy|first=Matt|date=2020-12-16|title=Joseph Safra, Banker Who Was the Richest Brazilian, Dies at 82|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/world/americas/joseph-safra-banker-who-was-the-richest-brazilian-dies-at-82.html|access-date=2021-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218080507/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/world/americas/joseph-safra-banker-who-was-the-richest-brazilian-dies-at-82.html|archive-date=2021-02-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Carol Sutton (actress)|Carol Sutton]], American actress (b. 1944)<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-12-12|title=Carol Sutton: Steel Magnolias actress dies from Covid-19|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55288523|access-date=2021-10-01}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Barbara Windsor]], English actress (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tributes paid to 'unofficial queen' Barbara Windsor |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/1211/1183774-tributes-paid-to-unofficial-queen-barbara-windsor/ |website=RTE |access-date=11 December 2020}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Michael Nesmith]], American musician ([[The Monkees]]), songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=December 10, 2021|title=Michael Nesmith, the 'Quiet Monkee,' Is Dead at 78|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/arts/music/michael-nesmith-dead.html|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210190249/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/arts/music/michael-nesmith-dead.html|archive-date=10 December 2021|accessdate=December 10, 2021}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Julian Carroll]], American politician, 54th [[Governor of Kentucky]] (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll dies at 92 |url=https://www.wkyt.com/2023/12/10/former-kentucky-governor-julian-carroll-dies-92/ |access-date=December 10, 2023 |publisher=WKYT |date=December 10, 2023}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Rocky Colavito]], American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Rocky Colavito, All-Star Slugger for Cleveland, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/sports/baseball/rocky-colavito-dead.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241211025713/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/sports/baseball/rocky-colavito-dead.html |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Michael Cole (actor)|Michael Cole]], American actor (b. 1940)<ref>{{Cite news |last=E. Petri |first=Alexandra |date=December 11, 2024 |title=Michael Cole, a Star of ‘The Mod Squad,’ Is Dead at 84 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/arts/television/michael-cole-dead.html |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *2024 – [[Kreskin]], American mentalist (b. 1935)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fortin |first=Jacey |date=December 11, 2024 |title=The Amazing Kreskin, Mentalist and 1970s TV Star, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/arts/the-amazing-kreskin-dead.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241211194640/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/arts/the-amazing-kreskin-dead.html |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[S. M. Krishna]], Indian politician and statesman, [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]], 10th [[List of chief ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister of Karnataka]], 19th [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Governor of Maharashtra]] (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/veteran-politician-and-ex-karnataka-chief-minister-sm-krishna-dies-aged-92-7212371|title=Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna, Who Transformed Bengaluru, Dies At 92|date=10 December 2024|editor-last=Mitra|editor-first=Chandrajit|agency=India News|access-date=10 December 2024|work=NDTV}}</ref>
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