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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[268]] – [[Pope Dionysius|Dionysius]], pope of the Catholic Church<ref>{{cite book |last1=Griggs |first1=C. Wilfred |title=Early Egyptian Christianity: From Its Origins to 451 Ce |date=1 January 2000 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-11926-0 |page=112 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tZLD6gBcAR0C&q=Dionysius+26+december+268&pg=PA112}}</ref> * [[418]] – [[Pope Zosimus|Zosimus]], pope of the Catholic Church * [[831]] – [[Euthymius of Sardis]], Byzantine bishop and saint (b. 754) * [[865]] – [[Empress Dowager Zheng|Zheng]], empress of the Tang Dynasty * [[893]] – [[Masrur al-Balkhi]], Abbasid general *[[1006]] – [[Gao Qiong]], Chinese general (b. 935) *[[1191]] – [[Reginald Fitz Jocelin]], archbishop-elect of Canterbury *[[1302]] – [[Valdemar, King of Sweden|Valdemar]], king of Sweden (b. 1239) *[[1331]] – [[Philip I, Prince of Taranto]], titular Latin Emperor (b. 1278) *[[1350]] – [[Jean de Marigny]], French archbishop *[[1352]] – [[John, 3rd Earl of Kent]], English politician (b. 1330) *[[1360]] – [[Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent]], English commander (b. 1314) *[[1413]] – [[Michele Steno]], doge of Venice (b. 1331) *[[1441]] – [[Niccolò III d'Este]], marquess of Ferrara *[[1458]] – [[Arthur III, Duke of Brittany|Arthur III]], duke of Brittany (b. 1393) *[[1476]] – [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]], duke of Milan (b. 1444) *[[1530]] – [[Babur]], Mughal emperor (b. 1483) *[[1574]] – [[Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine|Charles de Lorraine]], French cardinal (b. 1524) ===1601–1900=== *[[1646]] – [[Henri, Prince of Condé (1588–1646)|Henri de Bourbon]], prince of Condé (b. 1588) *[[1731]] – [[Antoine Houdar de la Motte]], French author (b. 1672) *[[1771]] – [[Claude Adrien Helvétius]], French philosopher and activist (b. 1715) *[[1780]] – [[John Fothergill (physician)|John Fothergill]], English physician and botanist (b. 1712) *[[1784]] – [[Seth Warner]], American colonel (b. 1743) *[[1786]] – [[Gasparo Gozzi]], Italian playwright and critic (b. 1713) *[[1863]] – [[Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont]], Irish politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone]] (b. 1775) *[[1869]] – [[Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille]], French physician and physiologist (b. 1797) *[[1890]] – [[Heinrich Schliemann]], German-Italian archaeologist and author (b. 1822) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Mary Hartwell Catherwood]], American author and poet (b. 1849)<ref>{{cite book|first=Price|last=Robert|chapter=Catherwood, Mary Hartwell|editor-first=Edward T.|editor-last=James|title=Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary|volume=1|year=1971|isbn=978-0-67462-734-5|page=308|publisher=Harvard University Press }}</ref> *[[1909]] – [[Frederic Remington]], American painter and illustrator (b. 1861) *[[1923]] – [[Dietrich Eckart]], German journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1868) *[[1925]] – [[Jan Letzel]], Czech architect, designed the [[Hiroshima Peace Memorial]] (b. 1880) *[[1929]] – [[Albert Giraud]], Belgian poet (b. 1860) *[[1931]] – [[Melvil Dewey]], American librarian and educator, created the [[Dewey Decimal Classification]] (b. 1851) *[[1933]] – [[Mary Ann Bevan]], English nurse who, after developing [[acromegaly]], toured the circus sideshow circuit as "the ugliest woman in the world" (b. 1874)<ref name=nfa>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfa.dept.shef.ac.uk/history/worlds_fair/extracts/1931–1940.html#fleetwood|title=National Fairground Archive – Extracts from ''World's Fair'', 1931–1940|last=|first=|date=2007|website=The University of Sheffield|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091933/http://www.nfa.dept.shef.ac.uk/history/worlds_fair/extracts/1931-1940.html#fleetwood|archive-date=18 May 2015|access-date=16 June 2019}}</ref> * 1933 – [[Anatoly Lunacharsky]], Russian journalist and politician (b. 1875) * 1933 – [[Henry Watson Fowler]], English lexicographer and educator (b. 1858) *[[1959]] – [[Jack Tresadern]], English footballer and manager (b. 1890) *[[1960]] – [[Tetsuro Watsuji]], Japanese historian and philosopher (b. 1889) *[[1963]] – [[Gorgeous George]], American wrestler (b. 1915) *[[1966]] – [[Ina Boudier-Bakker]], Dutch author (b. 1875) * 1966 – [[Herbert Otto Gille]], German general (b. 1897) * 1966 – [[Guillermo Stábile]], Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1905) *[[1968]] – [[Weegee]], Ukrainian-American photographer and journalist (b. 1898) *[[1970]] – [[Lillian Board]], South African-English runner (b. 1948) *[[1972]] – [[Harry S. Truman]], American colonel and politician, 33rd [[President of the United States]] (b. 1884) *[[1973]] – [[Harold B. Lee]], American religious leader, 11th [[President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (b. 1899) *[[1974]] – [[Farid al-Atrash]], Syrian-Egyptian singer-songwriter, [[oud]] player, and actor (b. 1915) * 1974 – [[Jack Benny]], American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, and violinist (b. 1894) * 1974 – [[Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton]], Scottish admiral (b. 1890) *[[1977]] – [[Howard Hawks]], American director and screenwriter (b. 1896) *[[1980]] – [[Tony Smith (sculptor)|Tony Smith]], American sculptor and educator (b. 1912) *1980 – [[Richard Chase]], American cannibalistic serial killer and necrophile (b. 1950)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Keppel |first1=Robert D. |last2=Birnes |first2=William J. |year=2003 |title=The Psychology of Serial Killer Investigations: The Grisly Business Unit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iDDn1KcdgfAC&pg=PA27 |publisher=Academic Press |page=27 |isbn=978-0124042605 |access-date=July 26, 2019 |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224191532/https://books.google.com/books?id=iDDn1KcdgfAC&pg=PA27 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1981]] – [[Amber Reeves]], New Zealand-English author and scholar (b. 1887) * 1981 – [[Suat Hayri Ürgüplü]], Turkish politician, [[Prime Minister of Turkey]] (b. 1903) * 1981 – [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], Indian actress, playback singer, dancer, director and producer (b. 1936) *[[1983]] – [[Hans Liska]], Austrian-German artist (b. 1907)<ref name="grieb">Manfred H. Grieb: ''Liska, Hans''. In: ''Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon: Bildende Künstler, Kunsthandwerker, Gelehrte, Sammler, Kulturschaffende und Mäzene vom 12. bis zur Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts.'' Walter de Gruyter, 2011, {{ISBN|978-3-11-091296-8}}, p. 930 ([https://books.google.com/books?id=hoRcf4LFZUcC&dq=HANS+LISKA&pg=PA930 books.google.de] – preview).</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Elsa Lanchester]], English-American actress (b. 1902) *[[1987]] – [[Dorothy Bliss]], American invertebrate zoologist, curator at the American Museum of Natural History (b. 1916) *[[1988]] – [[Glenn McCarthy]], American businessman, founded the [[Shamrock Hotel]] (b. 1907) * 1988 – [[Pablo Sorozábal]], German-Spanish composer and conductor (b. 1897) *[[1989]] – [[Doug Harvey (ice hockey)|Doug Harvey]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1924) *[[1990]] – [[Gene Callahan (production designer)|Gene Callahan]], American art director and production designer (b. 1923) *[[1994]] – [[Sylva Koscina]], Italian actress (b. 1933) *[[1997]] – [[Cahit Arf]], Turkish mathematician and academic (b. 1910) * 1997 – [[Cornelius Castoriadis]], Greek economist and philosopher (b. 1922) *[[1998]] – [[Ram Swarup]], Indian writer on Hindu philosophy and religion (b. 1920) *[[1999]] – [[Curtis Mayfield]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942) * 1999 – [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]], Indian academic and politician, 9th [[President of India]] (b. 1918) *[[2000]] – [[Jason Robards]], American actor (b. 1922) *[[2001]] – [[Nigel Hawthorne]], English actor (b. 1929) *[[2002]] – [[Herb Ritts]], American photographer and director (b. 1952) * 2002 – [[Armand Zildjian]], American businessman, founded the [[Avedis Zildjian Company]] (b. 1921) *[[2003]] – [[Virginia Coffey]], American civil rights activist (b. 1904) *[[2004]] – [[Jonathan Drummond-Webb]], South African surgeon and academic (b. 1959) * 2004 – [[Angus Ogilvy]], English businessman (b. 1928) * 2004 – [[Reggie White]], American football player and wrestler (b. 1961) *Casualties of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]]: ** [[Troy Broadbridge]], Australian footballer (b. 1980) ** [[Sigurd Køhn]], Norwegian saxophonist and composer (b. 1959) ** [[Mieszko Talarczyk]], Polish-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1974) *[[2005]] – [[Muriel Costa-Greenspon]], American soprano (b. 1937) * 2005 – [[Ted Ditchburn]], English footballer and manager (b. 1921) * 2005 – [[Kerry Packer]], Australian publisher and businessman (b. 1937) * 2005 – [[Viacheslav Platonov]], Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1939) * 2005 – [[Vincent Schiavelli]], American actor (b. 1948) * 2005 – [[Erich Topp]], German commander (b. 1914) *[[2006]] – [[Gerald Ford]], American commander, lawyer, and politician, 38th [[President of the United States]] (b. 1913) * 2006 – [[Ivar Formo]], Norwegian skier and engineer (b. 1951) * 2006 – [[Munir Niazi]], Pakistani poet (b. 1923)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-12-27 |title=Munir Niazi passes away |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/225165/munir-niazi-passes-away |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> *[[2009]] – [[Felix Wurman]], American cellist and composer (b. 1958) *[[2010]] – [[Salvador Jorge Blanco]], 48th President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1926) * 2010 – [[Edward Bhengu]], South African activist (b. 1934) * 2010 – [[Teena Marie]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1956) *[[2011]] – [[Houston Antwine]], American football player (b. 1939) * 2011 – [[Pedro Armendáriz, Jr.]], Mexican-American actor and producer (b. 1940) * 2011 – [[Sarekoppa Bangarappa]], Indian politician, 15th [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]] (b. 1932) * 2011 – [[Joe Bodolai]], American screenwriter and producer (b. 1948) * 2011 – [[James Rizzi]], American painter and illustrator (b. 1950) *[[2012]] – [[Gerry Anderson]], English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929) * 2012 – [[Gerald McDermott]], American author and illustrator (b. 1941) * 2012 – [[Ibrahim Tannous]], Lebanese general (b. 1929) *[[2013]] – [[Paul Blair (baseball)|Paul Blair]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1944) * 2013 – [[Marta Eggerth]], Hungarian-American actress and singer (b. 1912) *[[2014]] – [[Stanisław Barańczak]], Polish-American poet, critic, and scholar (b. 1946) * 2014 – [[James B. Edwards]], American dentist, soldier, and politician, 3rd [[United States Secretary of Energy]] (b. 1927) * 2014 – [[Leo Tindemans]], Belgian politician, 43rd [[Prime Minister of Belgium]] (b. 1922) *[[2015]] – [[Sidney Mintz]], American anthropologist and academic (b. 1922) * 2015 – [[Jim O'Toole]], American baseball player (b. 1937) *[[2016]] – [[Ricky Harris]], American comedian, actor (b. 1962) * 2016 – [[George S. Irving]], American actor, singer and dancer (b. 1922) *[[2017]] – [[Irv Weinstein]], American broadcaster and television news anchor (b. 1930) *[[2020]] – [[Brodie Lee]], American Professional Wrestler (b. 1979) *[[2021]] – [[Giacomo Capuzzi]], Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi]] (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web|title=È morto monsignor Giacomo Capuzzi, vescovo di Lodi dal 1989 al 2005. FU IL VESCOVO DEL PAPA A LODI|url=https://www.ilcittadino.it/stories/Cronaca/e-morto-monsignor-giacomo-capuzzi-vescovo-di-lodi-dal-1989-al-2005_73256_96/|access-date=2021-12-26|website=ilcittadino.it|date=26 December 2021 |language=it}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Paul B. Kidd]], Australian author, journalist, and radio show host (b. 1945)<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-radio-legend-paul-b-kidd-dead-aged-76-2gb-weekends-232725315.html|title=Aussie radio 'legend' Paul B. Kidd dead aged 76: 'We'll miss you'|publisher=Yahoo News|last=Wolski|first=Gillian|date=27 December 2021|access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Karolos Papoulias]], Greek politician, [[President of Greece]] from 2005 to 2015 (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Newsroom|date=2021-12-26|title=Πέθανε ο πρώην Πρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας Κάρολος Παπούλιας|url=https://www.cnn.gr/politiki/story/295035/pethane-o-proin-proedros-tis-dimokratias-karolos-papoylias|access-date=2021-12-26|publisher=CNN.gr|language=el}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Desmond Tutu]], South African Anglican bishop, theologian and anti-apartheid and human rights activist (b. 1931)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-26|title=Anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies aged 90|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/26/archbishop-desmond-tutu-giant-in-fight-against-apartheid-south-africa-dies-at-90|access-date=2021-12-26|website=The Guardian}}</ref> * 2021 – [[E. O. Wilson|Edward O. Wilson]], American biologist (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zimmer |first1=Carl |title=E.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/science/eo-wilson-dead.html |access-date=28 December 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=December 27, 2021}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Lukas Enembe]], Indonesian politician, [[List of governors of Papua|Governor of Papua]] from 2013 to 2023 (b.1967)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fajar Papua|date=2023-12-26|title=Breaking News: Lukas Enembe Meninggal di RSPAD Gatot Subroto, Besok Jenazah Diterbangkan ke Jayapura |url=https://fajarpapua.com/2023/12/26/breaking-news-lukas-enembe-meninggal-di-rspad-gatot-subroto-besok-jenazah-diterbangkan-ke-jayapura/|access-date=2021-12-27|website=fajarpapua.com|language=id}}</ref> * 2023 – [[Tom Smothers]], American comedian, actor, and activist (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite web |last1=France |first1=Lisa |title=Tom Smothers, one half of famed comedy duo, dies at 86 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/27/entertainment/tom-smothers-death/index.html |publisher=CNN|access-date=December 27, 2023|date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Richard Parsons (businessman)|Richard Parsons]], American business executive (b. 1948)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mullin |first=Benjamin |date=December 26, 2024 |title=Richard Parsons, Serial Fixer of Media and Finance Giants, Dies at 76 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/business/media/richard-parsons-dead.html |access-date=December 26, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Manmohan Singh]], Indian economist and politician, 13th [[Prime Minister of India]] (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite news |title=Manmohan Singh, India's reluctant prime minister, dies aged 92 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/manmohan-singh-indias-reluctant-prime-minister-dies-aged-92-2024-12-26/ |access-date=26 December 2024 |work=Reuters |date=26 December 2024}}</ref> <!-- Do not add your own name or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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