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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 36|36]] – [[Gongsun Shu]], emperor of [[Chengjia]] * [[427]] – [[Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople]] * [[903]] – [[Hedwiga]], duchess of [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]] * [[950]] – [[Shi Hongzhao]], Chinese general * 950 – [[Wang Zhang]], Chinese official * 950 – [[Yang Bin]], Chinese chancellor *[[1193]] – [[Roger III of Sicily]] (b. 1175) *[[1257]] – [[John I, Count of Hainaut]] (b. 1218) *[[1263]] – [[Hōjō Tokiyori]], regent of Japan (b. 1227) *[[1281]] – [[Henry V of Luxembourg]] (b. 1216) *[[1449]] – [[Walter Bower]], Scottish chronicler (b. 1385) *[[1453]] – [[John Dunstaple]], English composer (b. 1390) *[[1456]] – [[Đurađ Branković]], Despot of Serbia (b. 1377) *[[1473]] – [[John Cantius]], Polish scholar and theologian (b. 1390) *[[1524]] – [[Vasco da Gama]], Portuguese explorer and politician, [[List of governors of Portuguese India|Governor of Portuguese India]] (b. 1469) *[[1541]] – [[Andreas Karlstadt]], Christian theologian and reformer (b. 1486) ===1601–1900=== *[[1635]] – [[Hester Jonas]], German nurse (b. 1570) *[[1660]] – [[Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange]] (b. 1631) *[[1707]] – [[Noël Coypel]], French painter and educator (b. 1628) *[[1813]] – [[Empress Go-Sakuramachi]] of Japan (b. 1740) *[[1844]] – [[Friedrich Bernhard Westphal]], Danish-German painter (b. 1803) *[[1863]] – [[William Makepeace Thackeray]], English author and poet (b. 1811) *[[1865]] – [[Charles Lock Eastlake]], English painter and historian (b. 1793) *[[1867]] – [[José Mariano Salas]], Mexican general and politician. President of Mexico (1846, 1859) and [[regent]] of the [[Second Mexican Empire]] (b. 1797)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10064/Mariano%20Salas|publisher=Busca Biografias|access-date=May 27, 2019|title=Mariano Salas|language=es}}</ref> *[[1868]] – [[Adolphe d'Archiac]], French paleontologist and geologist (b. 1802) *[[1872]] – [[William John Macquorn Rankine]], Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1820) *[[1873]] – [[Johns Hopkins]], American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795) *[[1879]] – [[Anna Bochkoltz]], German operatic soprano, voice teacher and composer (b. 1815) *[[1889]] – [[Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate]], Dutch pastor and poet (b. 1819) *[[1893]] – [[B. T. Finniss]], Australian politician, 1st [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1807) *[[1898]] – [[Charbel Makhluf]], Lebanese priest and saint (b. 1828) ===1901–present=== *[[1914]] – [[John Muir]], Scottish-American geologist, botanist, and author, founded [[Sierra Club]] (b. 1838) *[[1920]] – [[Stephen Mosher Wood]], American lieutenant and politician (b. 1832) *[[1923]] – [[Dinny Lacey|Joe Lacey]], Irish Hunger Striker died during the [[1923 Irish hunger strikes]] (b. 1895)<ref>Durney, James (2003) ''The Civil War in Kildare'', Mercier Press, Cork, pg 165</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Wesley Coe]], American shot putter, hammer thrower, and discus thrower (b. 1879) *[[1931]] – [[Carlo Fornasini]], micropalaeontologist (b. 1854) * 1931 – [[Flying Hawk]], American warrior, educator and historian (b. 1854) *[[1935]] – [[Alban Berg]], Austrian composer and educator (b. 1885) *[[1938]] – [[Bruno Taut]], German architect and urban planner (b. 1880) *[[1941]] – [[Siegfried Alkan]], German composer (b. 1858) *[[1942]] – [[François Darlan]], French admiral and politician, 122nd [[Prime Minister of France]] (b. 1881) *[[1945]] – [[Josephine Sabel]], American singer and comedian (b. 1866) *[[1947]] – [[Charles Gondouin]], French rugby player and [[tug of war]] competitor (b. 1875) *[[1957]] – [[Norma Talmadge]], American actress and producer (b. 1894) *[[1961]] – [[Robert Hillyer]], American poet and academic (b. 1895) *[[1962]] – [[Wilhelm Ackermann]], German mathematician (b. 1896) * 1962 – [[Eveline Adelheid von Maydell]], German illustrator (b. 1890) *[[1964]] – [[Claudia Jones]], Trinidad-British journalist and activist (b. 1915) *[[1965]] – [[John Black (businessman)|John Black]], English businessman (b. 1895) * 1965 – [[William M. Branham]], American minister and theologian (b. 1906) *[[1967]] – [[Burt Baskin]], American businessman, co-founded [[Baskin-Robbins]] (b. 1913) *[[1969]] – [[Stanisław Błeszyński]], Polish-German entomologist and lepidopterist (b. 1927) * 1969 – [[Cortelia Clark]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1907) * 1969 – [[Olivia FitzRoy]], English soldier and author (b. 1921) * 1969 – [[Alfred B. Skar]], Norwegian journalist and politician (b. 1896) *[[1971]] – [[Maria Koepcke]], German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (b. 1924) *[[1972]] – [[Gisela Richter]], English-American archaeologist and historian (b. 1882) *[[1973]] – [[Fritz Gause]], German historian and author (b. 1893) *[[1975]] – [[Bernard Herrmann]], American composer and conductor (b. 1911) *[[1977]] – [[Samael Aun Weor]], Colombian author and educator (b. 1917) *[[1980]] – [[Karl Dönitz]], German admiral and politician, [[List of German presidents|President of Germany]] (b. 1891) *[[1982]] – [[Louis Aragon]], French author and poet (b. 1897) *[[1984]] – [[Peter Lawford]], English-American actor (b. 1923) *[[1985]] – [[Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith]], American lawyer (b. 1904) * 1985 – [[Camille Tourville]], Canadian-American wrestler and manager (b. 1927) *[[1986]] – [[Gardner Fox]], American author (b. 1911) *[[1987]] – [[Joop den Uyl]], Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, 45th [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] (b. 1919) * 1987 – [[M. G. Ramachandran]], Sri Lankan-Indian actor, producer, and politician, 5th [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] (b. 1917) *[[1988]] – [[Jainendra Kumar]], Indian author (b. 1905) *[[1990]] – [[Thorbjørn Egner]], Norwegian playwright and songwriter (b. 1922) *[[1991]] – [[Virginia Sorensen]], American author (b. 1912) *[[1992]] – [[Bobby LaKind]], American singer-songwriter and conga player (b. 1945) * 1992 – [[James Mathews (rugby league)|James Mathews]], Australian rugby league player (b. 1968) * 1992 – [[Peyo]], Belgian cartoonist, created [[The Smurfs]] (b. 1928) *[[1993]] – [[Norman Vincent Peale]], American minister and author (b. 1898) *[[1994]] – [[John Boswell]], American historian, author, and academic (b. 1947) * 1994 – [[Rossano Brazzi]], Italian actor (b. 1916) *[[1997]] – [[James Komack]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930) * 1997 – [[Toshiro Mifune]], Chinese-Japanese actor and producer (b. 1920) * 1997 – [[Pierre Péladeau]], Canadian businessman, founded [[Quebecor]] (b. 1925) *[[1998]] – [[Syl Apps]], Canadian ice hockey player and pole vaulter (b. 1915) *[[1999]] – [[Bill Bowerman]], American runner, coach, and businessman, co-founded [[Nike, Inc.]] (b. 1911) * 1999 – [[Maurice Couve de Murville]], French soldier and politician, 152nd [[List of Prime Ministers of France|Prime Minister of France]] (b. 1907) * 1999 – [[João Figueiredo]], Brazilian general and politician, 30th [[President of Brazil]] (b. 1918) * 1999 – [[William C. Schneider]], American aerospace engineer (b. 1923) *[[2000]] – [[John Cooper (car maker)|John Cooper]], English businessman, co-founded the [[Cooper Car Company]] (b. 1923) *[[2002]] – [[Kjell Aukrust]], Norwegian author and poet (b. 1920) * 2002 – [[Jake Thackray]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938) *[[2004]] – [[Johnny Oates]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1946) *[[2006]] – [[Braguinha (composer)|Braguinha]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1907) * 2006 – [[Kenneth Sivertsen (musician)|Kenneth Sivertsen]], Norwegian guitarist and composer (b. 1961) * 2006 – [[Frank Stanton (executive)|Frank Stanton]], American businessman (b. 1908) *[[2007]] – [[Nicholas Pumfrey]], English lawyer and judge (b. 1951) * 2007 – [[George Warrington]], American businessman (b. 1952) *[[2008]] – [[Ralph Harris (journalist)|Ralph Harris]], British journalist (b. 1921) * 2008 – [[Harold Pinter]], English playwright, screenwriter, director, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1930) *[[2009]] – [[Marcus Bakker]], Dutch journalist and politician (b. 1923) * 2009 – [[Rafael Caldera]], Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th [[President of Venezuela]] (b. 1916) * 2009 – [[George Michael (sportscaster)|George Michael]], American sportscaster (b. 1939) * 2009 – [[Gero von Wilpert]], German author and academic (b. 1933) *[[2010]] – [[Elisabeth Beresford]], English journalist and author (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elisabeth Beresford: Children's author who created the Wombles |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/elisabeth-beresford-children-s-author-who-created-the-wombles-2174490.html |website=The Independent |access-date=10 January 2022 |language=en |date=3 January 2011}}</ref> * 2010 – [[Frans de Munck]], Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1922) * 2010 – [[Orestes Quércia]], Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 28th [[List of Governors of São Paulo|Governor of São Paulo State]] (b. 1938) * 2010 – [[Eino Tamberg]], Estonian composer and educator (b. 1930) *[[2011]] – [[Johannes Heesters]], Dutch-German entertainer (b. 1903) *[[2012]] – [[Richard Rodney Bennett]], English-American composer and academic (b. 1936) * 2012 – [[Charles Durning]], American soldier and actor (b. 1923) * 2012 – [[Jack Klugman]], American actor (b. 1922) * 2012 – [[Dennis O'Driscoll]], Irish poet and critic (b. 1954) *[[2013]] – [[Frédéric Back]], German-Canadian director, animator, and screenwriter (b. 1924) * 2013 – [[Ian Barbour]], Chinese-American author and scholar (b. 1923) * 2013 – [[John M. Goldman]], English haematologist and oncologist (b. 1938) * 2013 – [[Allan McKeown]], English-American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946) *[[2014]] – [[Buddy DeFranco]], American clarinet player (b. 1923) * 2014 – [[Edward Greenspan]], Canadian lawyer and author (b. 1944) * 2014 – [[Herbert Harris]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1926) * 2014 – [[Krzysztof Krauze]], Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1953) *[[2015]] – [[Turid Birkeland]], Norwegian businesswoman and politician, [[Minister of Culture (Norway)|Norwegian Minister of Culture]] (b. 1962) * 2015 – [[Letty Jimenez Magsanoc]], Filipino journalist (b. 1941) * 2015 – [[Adriana Olguín]], Chilean lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Justice (Chile)|Chilean Minister of Justice]] (b. 1911) *[[2016]] – [[Rick Parfitt]], British musician (b. 1948) * 2016 – [[Liz Smith (actress)|Liz Smith]], English actress (b. 1921) * 2016 – [[Richard Adams]], English author (b. 1920) * 2016 – [[Ben Xi]], Chinese singer (b.1994) *[[2017]] – [[Jerry Kindall]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1935) * 2017 – [[Heather Menzies]], Canadian-American model and actress (b. 1949) *[[2018]] – [[Martha Érika Alonso]], [[Governor of Puebla]] (b. 1973) * 2018 – [[Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas]], former governor of Puebla (b. 1968)<ref name=van/> *[[2023]] – [[Cheri Barry]], American politician and [[mayor of Meridian, Mississippi]] (b. 1955)<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= December 24, 2023|title=Former Meridian Mayor Cheri Barry passes away |url= https://www.wtok.com/2023/12/25/former-meridian-mayor-cheri-barry-passes-away/|work= [[WTOK-TV]]|location= [[Meridian, Mississippi|Meridian]], [[Mississippi]]|access-date=December 25, 2023}}</ref> * 2023 – [[Richard Bowes]], American science fiction author (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date=December 26, 2023 |title= Richard Bowes (1944-2023)|url=https://locusmag.com/2023/12/richard-bowes-1944-2023/ |magazine= [[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]|location= |publisher= |access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> * 2023 – [[Troy Dargan]], Cook Islands rugby league footballer (b. 1997)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zerotackle.com/troy-dargan-passes-away-in-tragic-accident-204579/ |title= Troy Dargan passes away in tragic accident|last=Chalk|first=Ethan Lee |date=25 December 2023 |website=zerotackle.com |publisher= Zero Tackle|access-date= 25 December 2023|quote=}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Richard Perry]], American record producer (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Italie |first=Hillel |date=December 24, 2024 |title=Richard Perry, record producer behind 'You're So Vain' and other hits, dies at 82 |url=https://apnews.com/article/richard-perry-dies-obituary-833cc183720594a290f2038e67b17d27 |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</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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