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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[384]] – [[Pope Damasus I]] (b. c.304)<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Damasus I {{!}} Biography, Pope, Legacy, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Damasus-I |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * [[861]] – [[Al-Fath ibn Khaqan]], chief confidant and councillor to al-Mutawakkil * [[969]] – [[Nikephoros II Phokas]], Byzantine emperor (b. 912) *[[1121]] – [[Al-Afdal Shahanshah]], Egyptian political adviser (b. 1066) *[[1198]] – [[Averroes]], Spanish astronomer, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1126)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Ibn Rushd|first=Roger|last=Arnaldez | author-link=Roger Arnaldez|encyclopedia=[[The Encyclopaedia of Islam]], New Edition |volume=III: H-Iram |date=1986 |publisher=[[Brill Publishers|Brill]] and Luzac & co. | location=[[Leiden]] and [[London]]|editor=B. Lewis |editor2=V.L. Menage |editor3=Ch. Pellat |editor4=J. Schacht|isbn=978-90-04-08118-5|pages=909–920|doi=10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0340}}</ref> *[[1241]] – [[Ögedei Khan]], Mongolian emperor (b. 1186) *[[1282]] – [[Llywelyn ap Gruffudd]], Welsh prince (b. 1223) * 1282 – [[Michael VIII Palaiologos]], Byzantine emperor (b. 1225) *[[1474]] – [[Henry IV of Castile]], King of the [[Crown of Castile]] (b. 1425) *[[1532]] – [[Pietro Accolti]], Italian cardinal (b. 1455) *[[1582]] – [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba]], Spanish general and politician, 12th [[Constable of Portugal]] (b. 1508) ===1601–1900=== *[[1610]] – [[Adam Elsheimer]], German artist working in Rome (b. 1578) *[[1686]] – [[Louis, Grand Condé]], French general (b. 1621)<ref>{{cite web |title=Louis II de Bourbon, 4e prince de Condé {{!}} French general and prince |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-II-de-Bourbon-4e-prince-de-Conde |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1694]] – [[Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma]] (b. 1630) *[[1737]] – [[John Strype]], English priest, historian, and author (b. 1643) *[[1747]] – [[Edmund Curll]], English bookseller and publisher (b. 1675) *[[1797]] – [[Richard Brocklesby]], English physician (b. 1722) *[[1826]] – [[Maria Leopoldina of Austria]] (b. 1797) *[[1840]] – [[Emperor Kōkaku]] of Japan (b. 1771) *[[1872]] – [[Kamehameha V]] of Hawaii (b. 1830) *[[1880]] – [[Oliver Winchester]], American businessman, founded the [[Winchester Repeating Arms Company]] (b. 1810) *[[1892]] – [[William Milligan]], Scottish theologian and scholar (b. 1821) ===1901–present=== *[[1906]] – [[Charles Townsend (fencer)|Charles Townsend]], American fencer, engineer, and academic (b. 1872) *[[1909]] – [[Ludwig Mond]], German-born chemist and British industrialist who discovered the [[metal carbonyl]]s (b. 1839) *[[1913]] – [[Carl von In der Maur]], Governor of Liechtenstein (b. 1852) *[[1918]] – [[Ivan Cankar]], Slovenian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1876) *[[1920]] – [[Olive Schreiner]], South African author and activist (b. 1855) *[[1936]] – [[Myron Grimshaw]], American baseball player (b. 1875)<ref>{{cite web |title=Moose Grimshaw |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/moose-grimshaw/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> *[[1937]] – [[Jaan Anvelt]], Estonian theorist and politician (b. 1884) * 1937 – [[Hugh Thackeray Turner]], English architect and painter (b. 1853) *[[1938]] – [[Christian Lous Lange]], Norwegian historian and educator, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1869) *[[1941]] – [[John Gillespie Magee, Jr.]], American pilot and poet (b. 1922) * 1941 – [[Émile Picard]], French mathematician and academic (b. 1856) *[[1945]] – [[Charles Fabry]], French physicist and academic (b. 1867) *[[1950]] – [[Leslie Comrie]], New Zealand astronomer and author (b. 1893) *[[1951]] – [[Mustafa Muğlalı]], Turkish general (b. 1882) * 1951 – [[Hijri Dede]], Iraqi Turkmen poet and writer (b. 1881) *[[1953]] – [[Sedat Simavi]], Turkish journalist and director (b. 1896) *[[1957]] – [[Musidora]], French actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889) *[[1959]] – [[Jim Bottomley]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1900)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Bottomley |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jim-bottomley/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Sam Cooke]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1931) * 1964 – [[Percy Kilbride]], American actor (b. 1888) *[[1966]] – [[Augusta Fox Bronner]], American psychologist, specialist in juvenile psychology (b. 1881) *[[1968]] – [[Richard Sagrits]], Estonian painter and author (b. 1910) * 1968 – [[Arthur Hays Sulzberger]], American publisher (b. 1891) *[[1971]] – [[Richard and Maurice McDonald|Maurice McDonald]], American businessman, co-founded [[McDonald's]] (b. 1902) *[[1975]] – [[Lee Wiley]], American singer (b. 1908) * 1975 – [[Nihal Atsız]], Turkish philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1905) *[[1978]] – [[Vincent du Vigneaud]], American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1901) * 1978 – [[Paul O'Dea]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1920) *[[1979]] – [[James J. Gibson]], American psychologist and author (b. 1904) *[[1983]] – [[Neil Ritchie]], Guyanese-English general (b. 1897) *[[1984]] – [[Oskar Seidlin]], German-American author, poet, and scholar (b. 1911) * 1984 – [[George Waggner]], American director, producer and actor (b. 1894) *[[1987]] – [[G. A. Kulkarni]], Indian author and academic (b. 1923) *[[1989]] – [[Louise Dahl-Wolfe]], American photographer (b. 1895) *[[1991]] – [[Robert Q. Lewis]], American actor, comedian, game show host/panelist, and television personality (b. 1921) * 1991 – [[Artur Lundkvist]], Swedish author and critic (b. 1906) *[[1994]] – [[Philip Phillips (archaeologist)|Philip Phillips]], American archaeologist and scholar (b. 1900) *[[1995]] – [[Greg Bahnsen]], American minister and philosopher (b. 1948) *[[1996]] – [[Willie Rushton]], English cartoonist, author, and publisher, co-founded ''[[Private Eye]]'' (b. 1937) *[[1997]] – [[Eddie Chapman]], English spy (b. 1914) * 1997 – [[Simon Jeffes]], English guitarist and composer (b. 1949) *[[1998]] – [[André Lichnerowicz]], French physicist and mathematician (b. 1915) * 1998 – [[Lynn Strait]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1968) *[[2000]] – [[Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah]], Pakistani politician and diplomat (b. 1915) * 2000 – [[David Lewis (American actor)|David Lewis]], American actor (b. 1916) *[[2001]] – [[Mainza Chona]], Zambian lawyer and politician, first [[Prime Minister of Zambia]] (b. 1930) *[[2003]] – [[Ahmadou Kourouma]], Ivorian author and playwright (b. 1927) *[[2004]] – [[José Luis Cuciuffo]], Argentinian footballer (b. 1962) * 2004 – [[Arthur Lydiard]], New Zealand runner and coach (b. 1917) *[[2008]] – [[Bettie Page]], American model (b. 1923) *[[2010]] – [[Dick Hoerner]], American football player (b. 1922) *[[2011]] – [[John Patrick Foley]], American cardinal (b. 1935) *[[2012]] – [[Galina Vishnevskaya]], Russian soprano and actress (b. 1926) * 2012 – [[Mendel Weinbach]], Polish-Israeli rabbi and scholar (b. 1933) * 2012 – [[Ravi Shankar]], Indian-American [[sitar]] player and composer (b. 1920) *[[2013]] – [[Nadir Afonso]], Portuguese painter and architect (b. 1920) * 2013 – [[Barbara Branden]], Canadian-American author and academic (b. 1929) * 2013 – [[Javier Jáuregui (boxer)]], Mexican boxer (b. 1973) * 2013 – [[Sheikh Mussa Shariefi]], Indian philosopher and scholar (b. 1942) *[[2014]] – [[Hans Wallat]], German conductor and director (b. 1929) *[[2015]] – [[Abish Kekilbayev]], Kazakh academic and politician (b. 1939) * 2015 – [[H. Arnold Steinberg]], Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and academic (b. 1933) * 2015 – [[Hema Upadhyay]], Indian painter and sculptor (b. 1972) * 2015 – [[John "Hot Rod" Williams]], American basketball player (b. 1962) * 2015 – [[Ken Woolley]], Australian architect (b. 1933) *[[2017]] – [[Keith Chegwin]], British TV presenter (b. 1957)<ref>{{cite web |title=Keith Chegwin obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/dec/11/keith-chegwin-obituary |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=20 March 2021 |language=en |date=11 December 2017}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[James Flynn (academic)|James Flynn]], New Zealand intelligence researcher. (b. 1934)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-27|title=Beyond the Flynn effect: new myths about race, family and IQ?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/sep/27/james-flynn-race-iq-myths-does-your-family-make-you-smarter|access-date=2020-12-13|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Anne Rice]], American author (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite magazine |last=de los Reyes |first=Lisa |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/anne-rice-dead-author-interview-with-the-vampire-1235061422/ |title=Anne Rice, Author and Screenwriter of 'Interview With the Vampire,' Dies at 80 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 12, 2021 |access-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Andre Braugher]], American actor (b. 1962)<ref>{{cite web |title=Andre Braugher, star of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' and 'Men of a Certain Age,' dies at 61 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-12-12/andre-braugher-dead-brooklyn-nine-nine |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=13 December 2023 |date=13 December 2023}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[David Bonderman]], American billionaire businessman (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sorkin |first=Andrew Ross |last2=Mattu |first2=Ravi |last3=Warner |first3=Bernhard |last4=Kessler |first4=Sarah |last5=Merced |first5=Michael J. de la |last6=Hirsch |first6=Lauren |date=December 12, 2024 |title=Remembering David Bonderman, a Private Equity Pioneer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/business/dealbook/david-bonderman-tpg-dead.html |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *2024 – [[Khalil Haqqani]], Afghan politician and warlord (b. 1966)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yawar |first=Mohammad Yunus |last2=Ali |first2=Mushtaq |date=December 11, 2024 |title=Afghan Taliban's refugees minister killed in Kabul blast, nephew says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghan-talibans-minister-refugees-killed-kabul-blast-his-nephew-says-2024-12-11/ |access-date=December 18, 2024 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> *2024 – [[Purushottam Upadhyay]], Indian musician, singer and composer (b. 1934)<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2024-12-12 |title=Purushottam Upadhyay, doyen of Gujarati sugam sangeet no more |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/tribute-to-purushottam-upadhyay-icon-of-gujarati-sugam-sangeet-passes-away-at-90/articleshow/116225679.cms |access-date=2024-12-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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