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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[304]] – [[Anastasia of Sirmium|Saint Anastasia]] * [[795]] – [[Pope Adrian I]] * [[820]] – [[Emperor Leo V]] * [[936]] – [[Zhang Jingda]], general of [[Later Tang]] * [[940]] – [[Makan ibn Kaki]], Iranian general *[[1147]] – [[Guy II of Ponthieu|Guy II, Count of Ponthieu]] (b. {{circa|1120}}) *[[1156]] – [[Peter the Venerable]], French abbot and saint (b. 1092) * 1156 – [[Sverker I of Sweden|Sverker the Elder]], king of Sweden *[[1294]] – [[Mestwin II, Duke of Pomerania]] *[[1395]] – [[Elisabeth, Countess of Neuchâtel]], Swiss ruler *[[1406]] – [[Henry III of Castile]] (b. 1379) *[[1505]] – [[George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent]], English politician (b. 1454) *[[1553]] – [[Pedro de Valdivia]], Spanish explorer and politician, 1st [[Royal Governor of Chile]] (b. 1500) ===1601–1900=== *[[1634]] – [[Lettice Knollys]], English noblewoman (b. 1543)<ref>{{Cite book |last=O'Day |first=Rosemary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PgKSouk9fHUC&pg=PA1585 |title=The Routledge Companion to the Tudor Age |date=26 July 2012 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-96253-0 |pages=1585 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1635]] – [[Samuel de Champlain]], French soldier, geographer, and explorer (b. 1567) *[[1676]] – [[William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire]] (b. 1592) * 1676 – [[Matthew Hale (jurist)|Matthew Hale]], English lawyer and jurist, [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales]] (b. 1609) *[[1683]] – [[Kara Mustafa Pasha]], Ottoman general and politician, 111th [[List of Ottoman Grand Viziers|Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire]] (b. 1634) *[[1708]] – [[Jørgen Thormøhlen]], German-Norwegian merchant (b. c.1640)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Jørgen Thor Møhlen |first1=Anders Bjarne |last1=Fossen |first2=Magnus A. |last2=Mardal |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=22 December 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Jørgen_Thor_Møhlen |language=no|access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1730]] – [[Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine]], Scottish peer and general (b. 1676) *[[1758]] – [[James Hervey]], English priest and author (b. 1714) *[[1784]] – [[Yosa Buson]], Japanese poet and painter (b. 1716) *[[1796]] – [[Velu Nachiyar]], Queen of Sivagangai (b. 1730) *[[1824]] – [[Barbara von Krüdener]], German mystic and author (b. 1764) * 1824 – [[William Lawless]], Irish revolutionary, later French Army general (b. 1772) *[[1866]] – [[Hayrullah Efendi]], Ottoman physician, historian, and official (b. 1818)<ref>{{TDV Encyclopedia of Islam|volume=17 |pages=67–75 |last=Akün |first=Ömer Faruk |title=Hayrullah Efendi |url=https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/hayrullah-efendi}}</ref> *[[1868]] – [[Linus Yale, Jr.]], American engineer and businessman (b. 1821) *[[1875]] – [[Young Tom Morris]], Scottish golfer (b. 1851) *[[1880]] – [[Fridolin Anderwert]], Swiss lawyer and politician, [[List of Presidents of the National Council of Switzerland|President of the Swiss National Council]] (b. 1828) ===1901–present=== *[[1916]] – [[Albert Chmielowski]], Polish saint, founded the [[Albertine Brothers]] (b. 1845) *[[1921]] – [[Vladimir Korolenko]], Russian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1853) *[[1925]] – [[Karl Abraham]], German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1877) *[[1926]] – [[Emperor Taishō]] of Japan (b. 1879) *[[1928]] – [[Miles Burke]], American boxer (b. 1885) *[[1930]] – [[Jakob Mändmets]], Estonian journalist and author (b. 1871) *[[1933]] – [[Francesc Macià]], Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd [[President of Catalonia]] (b. 1859) *[[1935]] – [[Paul Bourget]], French author and critic (b. 1852) *[[1938]] – [[Karel Čapek]], Czech author and playwright (b. 1890) *[[1940]] – [[Agnes Ayres]], American actress (b. 1898) *[[1941]] – [[Richard S. Aldrich]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1884) *[[1944]] – [[George Steer]], South African-English journalist and author (b. 1909) *[[1946]] – [[W. C. Fields]], American actor, comedian, juggler, and screenwriter (b. 1880) *[[1947]] – [[Gaspar G. Bacon]], American lawyer and politician, 51st [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts]] (b. 1886) *[[1949]] – [[Leon Schlesinger]], American animator and producer, founded [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] (b. 1884) *[[1950]] – [[Neil Francis Hawkins]], English politician (b. 1903) *[[1952]] – [[Margrethe Mather]], American photographer (b. 1886) *[[1953]] – [[Patsy Donovan]], Irish-American baseball player and manager (b. 1865)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Eisenbath |first=Mike |title=The Cardinals Encyclopedia |date=1999 |publisher=Temple University Press |isbn=978-1-56639-703-2 |location=Philadelphia |page=367 |chapter=Donovan, Patsy |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hymGG28xYcoC&pg=PA367}}</ref> * 1953 – [[William Haselden]], British cartoonist (b. 1872) *[[1956]] – [[Robert Walser]], Swiss author and playwright (b. 1878) *[[1957]] – [[Charles Pathé]], French record producer, founded [[Pathé Records]] (b. 1863) *[[1961]] – [[Owen Brewster]], American captain, lawyer, and politician, 54th [[Governor of Maine]] (b. 1888) * 1961 – [[Otto Loewi]], German-American pharmacologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1873) *[[1963]] – [[Tristan Tzara]], Romanian-French poet, playwright, painter, and critic (b. 1896) *[[1970]] – [[Michael Peto]], Hungarian-English photographer and journalist (b. 1908) *[[1973]] – [[İsmet İnönü]], Turkish general and politician, 2nd [[President of Turkey]] (b. 1884) * 1973 – [[Gabriel Voisin]], French pilot and engineer (b. 1880) *[[1975]] – [[Gaston Gallimard]], French publisher, founded [[Éditions Gallimard]] (b. 1881) * 1975 – [[Gunnar Kangro]], Estonian mathematician and author (b. 1913) *[[1977]] – [[Charlie Chaplin]], English actor and director (b. 1889) *[[1979]] – [[Joan Blondell]], American actress and singer (b. 1906) * 1979 – [[Jordi Bonet]], Canadian painter and sculptor (b. 1932) *[[1980]] – [[Fred Emney]], English actor and comedian (b. 1900) *[[1983]] – [[Joan Miró]], Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1893) *[[1988]] – [[Shōhei Ōoka]], Japanese author and critic (b. 1909) * 1988 – [[Edward Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle]], English entomologist and lepidopterist (b. 1920) *[[1989]] – [[Benny Binion]], American poker player and businessman (b. 1904) * 1989 – [[Elena Ceaușescu]], Romanian politician, [[First Lady of Romania]] (b. 1916) * 1989 – [[Nicolae Ceaușescu]], Romanian general and politician, 1st [[President of Romania]] (b. 1918) * 1989 – [[Betty Garde]], American actress (b. 1905) * 1989 – [[Frederick F. Houser]], American judge and politician, 34th [[Lieutenant Governor of California]] (b. 1905) * 1989 – [[Billy Martin]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1928) * 1989 – [[Robert Pirosh]], American director and screenwriter (b. 1910) *[[1991]] – [[Wilbur Snyder]], American football player and wrestler (b. 1929) *[[1992]] – [[Monica Dickens]], British-American nurse and author (b. 1915) *[[1993]] – [[Pierre Victor Auger]], French physicist and academic (b. 1899) *[[1994]] – [[Zail Singh]], Indian politician, 7th [[President of India]] (b. 1916) *[[1995]] – [[Emmanuel Levinas]], Lithuanian-French philosopher and academic (b. 1906) * 1995 – [[Dean Martin]], American singer and actor (b. 1917) * 1995 – [[Chang Kee-ryo]], Korean surgeon (b. 1914) * 1995 – [[Vincent Patriarca]], Italian-American aviator and [[mercenary]] (b. 1914)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maresciallo Vincenzo Joseph Patriarca |url=https://archive.today/20250420195826/http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/italy_patriarca.htm}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Bill Hewitt (sportscaster)|Bill Hewitt]], Canadian sportscaster (b. 1928) *[[1997]] – [[Anatoli Boukreev]], Kazakh mountaineer and explorer (b. 1958) * 1997 – [[Denver Pyle]], American actor (b. 1920) *[[1998]] – [[John Pulman]], English snooker player (b. 1923)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baxter |first=Trevor |date=26 January 1999 |title=Obituary: John Pulman |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-john-pulman-1076338.html |access-date=3 December 2022 |website=The Independent}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Neil Hawke]], Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1939) * 2000 – [[Willard Van Orman Quine]], American philosopher and academic (b. 1908) *[[2001]] – [[Alfred A. Tomatis]], French otolaryngologist and academic (b. 1920) *[[2003]] – [[Nicholas Mavroules]], American politician (b. 1929) *[[2004]] – [[Gennadi Strekalov]], Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1940) *[[2005]] – [[Derek Bailey (guitarist)|Derek Bailey]], English guitarist (b. 1930) * 2005 – [[Robert Barbers]], Filipino police officer, lawyer, and politician, 15th [[Secretary of the Interior and Local Government]] (b. 1944) * 2005 – [[Birgit Nilsson]], Swedish operatic soprano (b. 1918) * 2005 – [[Joseph Pararajasingham]], Sri Lankan journalist, businessman, and politician (b. 1934) *[[2006]] – [[James Brown]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web |title=James Brown Biography |url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/james-brown/bio/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403115329/http://rockhall.com/inductees/james-brown/bio/ |archive-date=3 April 2013 |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame}}</ref> *[[2007]] – [[Des Barrick]], English cricketer (b. 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Des Barrick |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/des-barrick-9566 |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=ESPN CricInfo}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Jim Beauchamp]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1939)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vivlamore |first=Chris |date=28 December 2007 |title=Beauchamp, ex-Braves player and coach, dies |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.astrosdaily.com/players/obits/Beauchamp_Jim.html |access-date=13 February 2023 |via=astrosdaily.com}}</ref> *[[2008]] – [[Eartha Kitt]], American singer and actress (b. 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jack |first=Adrian |date=26 December 2008 |title=Obituary: Eartha Kitt |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/dec/26/eartha-kitt-obituary |access-date=10 December 2020 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> *[[2009]] – [[Vic Chesnutt]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1964)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=25 December 2009 |title=Vic Chesnutt, Singer and Songwriter, Dies at 45 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/26/arts/music/26chesnutt.html |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> *[[2010]] – [[Carlos Andrés Pérez]], Venezuelan politician, 66th [[List of Presidents of Venezuela|President of Venezuela]] (b. 1922)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ore |first=Diego |date=25 December 2010 |title=Former Venezuela leader Perez dies at 88 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-perez/former-venezuela-leader-perez-dies-at-88-idUSTRE6BO15C20101226 |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=Reuters}}</ref> *[[2011]] – [[Giorgio Bocca]], Italian journalist (b. 1920)<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 December 2011 |title=E' morto a Milano Giorgio Bocca: Napolitano: "Sempre stato coerente" |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli-e-cultura/2011/12/25/news/morte_giorgio_bocca-27198140/ |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref> * 2011 – [[Jim Sherwood]], American saxophonist (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=28 December 2011 |title=Jim Sherwood, Original Mother of Invention, Dies at 69 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jim-sherwood-original-mother-of-invention-dies-20111228 |url-status=dead |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124161347/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jim-sherwood-original-mother-of-invention-dies-at-69-204689/ |archive-date=24 January 2022 |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref> * 2011 – [[Simms Taback]], American author and illustrator (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heller |first=Stephen |date=31 December 2011 |title=Simms Taback, Author of Wry Children's Books, Dies at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/books/simms-taback-writer-and-illustrator-of-childrens-books-dies-at-79.html |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Erico Aumentado]], Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1940)<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 December 2012 |title=Christmas death: Bohol Rep Erico Aumentado |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/18600-christmas-death-bohol-rep-erico-aumentado/ |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=Rappler}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Halfdan Hegtun]], Norwegian radio host and politician (b. 1918)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Honningsøy |first=Kirsti Haga |date=25 December 2012 |title=Halfdan Hegtun er død |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/halfdan-hegtun-er-dod-1.10852947 |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=nrk.no |language=Norwegian}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Joe Krivak]], American football player and coach (b. 1935)<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 December 2012 |title=Former Maryland football coach Joe Krivak dies at 77 |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/former-maryland-football-coach-joe-krivak-dies-at-77/2012/12/26/e4636f96-4fb0-11e2-839d-d54cc6e49b63_story.html |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Turki bin Sultan]], Saudi Arabian politician (b. 1959)<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 December 2012 |title=Royal Court Announces The Passing of Prince Turki bin Sultan |url=http://sites.alriyadh.com/en/article/796002/royal-court-announces-the-passing-of-prince-turki-bin-sultan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710083744/http://sites.alriyadh.com/en/article/796002/royal-court-announces-the-passing-of-prince-turki-bin-sultan |archive-date=10 July 2017 |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=Riyadh Daily}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Şerafettin Elçi]], Turkish lawyer, politician, government minister (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 December 2012 |title=Kürt bilge Elçi, 74 yaşında veda etti |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/turkiye/kurt-bilge-elci-74-yasinda-veda-etti-1113888/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117011559/http://www.radikal.com.tr/turkiye/kurt-bilge-elci-74-yasinda-veda-etti-1113888/ |archive-date=17 January 2021 |website=Radikal |language=Turkish}}</ref> *[[2013]] – [[Anthony J. Bryant]], American historian and author (b. 1961)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony J. 'Tony' Bryant, Franklin |url=http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/obit/16748 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228075815/http://dailyjournal.net/view/obit/16748/#.Ur6Eoj3n_6o |archive-date=28 December 2013 |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=Daily Journal}}</ref> * 2013 – [[David R. Harris (geographer)|David R. Harris]], English geographer, anthropologist, archaeologist and academic (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Martin |date=17 January 2014 |title=David Harris obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/17/david-harris |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Wayne Harrison (footballer, born 1967)|Wayne Harrison]], English footballer (b. 1967)<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 December 2013 |title=Former Liverpool and Oldham Athletic player Wayne Harrison dies |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-25526130 |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=BBC}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Mike Hegan]], American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Bruce |date=26 December 2013 |title=Mike Hegan, Baseball Player and Broadcaster, Dies at 71 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/27/sports/baseball/mike-hegan-baseball-player-and-broadcaster-dies-at-71.html |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Lola Lange]], Canadian rural feminist and appointee to the [[Royal Commission on the Status of Women]] (b. 1922)<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 January 2014 |title=Feminism and the farm: Lola Lange left her mark on royal commission |language=en-GB |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/lola-lange-left-her-mark-on-royal-commission-on-the-status-of-women/article16536540/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com& |access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Mel Mathay]], Filipino politician, 8th [[Mayor of Quezon City]] (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 December 2013 |title=Former QC Mayor Mel Mathay dies at 81 |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/46631-mel-mathay-dies/ |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=Rappler}}</ref> *[[2014]] – [[Ricardo Porro]], Cuban-French architect (b. 1925)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunlap |first=David W. |date=29 December 2014 |title=Ricardo Porro, Exiled Cuban Architect, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/30/arts/ricardo-porro-exiled-cuban-architect-dies-at-89.html |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Geoff Pullar]], English cricketer (b. 1935)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mason |first=Peter |date=28 December 2014 |title=Geoff Pullar obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/dec/28/geoff-pullar |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> * 2014 – [[David Ryall]], English actor (b. 1935)<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2014 |title=Harry Potter actor David Ryall dies aged 79 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30615934 |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=BBC}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[George Clayton Johnson]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=25 December 2015 |title=George Clayton Johnson, Writer of First 'Star Trek' Episode, Dies at 86 |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/george-clayton-johnson-died-dead-star-trek-logans-run-1201667540/ |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=Variety}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Acharya S|Dorothy M. Murdock]], American author and historian (b. 1961)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dorothy Murdock |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hartfordcourant/name/dorothy-murdock-obituary?id=8589230 |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=Hartford Courant |via=Legacy.com}}</ref> *[[2016]] – [[Valery Khalilov]], Russian military musician and composer (b. 1952)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henke |first=Joe |date=27 December 2016 |title=Russian conductor killed in crash had UGA connection |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/russian-conductor-killed-in-crash-had-uga-connection/85-379318046 |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=11Alive}}</ref> * 2016 – [[George Michael]], British singer and songwriter (b. 1963)<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 December 2016 |title=George Michael: Pop superstar dies at 53 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38432862 |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=BBC}}</ref> * 2016 – [[Vera Rubin]], American astronomer (b. 1928)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Overbye |first=Dennis |date=27 December 2016 |title=Vera Rubin, 88, Dies; Opened Doors in Astronomy, and for Women |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/science/vera-rubin-astronomist-who-made-the-case-for-dark-matter-dies-at-88.html |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> *[[2017]] – [[D. Herbert Lipson]], American magazine publisher (''[[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia]]'', ''[[Boston (magazine)|Boston]]'') (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite news |last=McDonald |first=Danny |date=December 27, 2017 |title=D. Herbert Lipson, owner of Boston magazine, dies at 88 - The Boston Globe |work=BostonGlobe.com |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/12/26/herbert-lipson-owner-boston-magazine-dies/MfaTgwi111GJgFyWRhpkWJ/story.html}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Sulagitti Narasamma]], Indian midwife (b. 1920)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Padma Shri awardee Sulagitti Narasamma passes away at 98 |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/padma-shri-awardee-sulagitti-narasamma-passes-away-at-98/articleshow/67245106.cms}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Ari Behn]], Norwegian writer (b. 1972)<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 25, 2019 |title=Ari Behn: Author and Norway princess's ex-husband dies aged 47 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50913962 |website=BBC.com}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[K. C. Jones]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1932)<ref name="goldstein">{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=December 25, 2020 |title=K.C. Jones, Celtics Standout as Player and Coach, Dies at 88 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/25/sports/kc-jones-dead.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Obituaries |access-date=December 26, 2020}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Wayne Thiebaud]], American artist (b. 1920)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kimmelman |first=Michael |date=December 26, 2021 |title=Wayne Thiebaud, Playful Painter of the Everyday, Dies at 101 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/26/obituaries/wayne-thiebaud-dead.html |access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Fabián O'Neill]], Uruguayan footballer (b. 1973)<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 December 2022 |title=Fabian O'Neill, hailed by Zidane as the 'most talented player ever', passes away at 49 |work=The Hindu |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/fabian-oneill-hailed-by-zidane-as-the-most-talented-player-ever-passes-away-at-49/article66308223.ece |access-date=28 December 2022}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Jim Breaks]], British wrestler (b. 1940)<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 December 2023|title=Christmas Death of 'Cry Baby' Jimmy Breaks Concludes a Sad Finale |work=Slam Wrestling |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2023/12/31/christmas-death-of-cry-baby-jimmy-breaks-concludes-a-sad-finale/ |access-date=28 February 2024}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Britt Allcroft]], English writer (b. 1943)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kwai |first=Isabella |date=January 3, 2025 |title=Britt Allcroft, Who Brought Thomas the Tank Engine to TV, Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/arts/britt-allcroft-thomas-tank-engine-dead.html |access-date=January 5, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *2024 – [[Bill Bergey]], American football player (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 25, 2024 |title=Ex-Eagles LB Bergey dies at 79 after cancer battle |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43156971/legendary-eagles-lb-bill-bergey-dies-79-cancer-battle |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Jax Dane]], American professional wrestler (b. 1976)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phu |first=Angeline |date=December 26, 2024 |title=Jax Dane Dead, Former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Unexpectedly Dies At Age 48 |url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1747063/jax-dane-dead-former-nwa-worlds-heavyweight-champion-unexpectedly-dies-age-48/ |access-date=January 15, 2025 |website=Wrestling Inc. |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2024 – [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]], Indian author and screenwriter (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=December 25, 2024 |title=M.T. Vasudevan Nair, Revered Indian Screenwriter and Literary Icon, Dies at 91 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/mt-vasudevan-nair-dead-indian-screenwriter-literary-icon-1236259882/ |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Osamu Suzuki (businessman)|Osamu Suzuki]], Japanese businessman (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/auto/news/osamu-suzuki-the-visionary-behind-maruti-suzuki-in-india-passes-away-at-94/articleshow/116711656.cms|title=Osamu Suzuki, the visionary behind Maruti-Suzuki in India, passes away at 94|date=27 December 2024|access-date=28 December 2024|work=The Times of India}}</ref> <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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