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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[45 BC]] – [[Quintus Fabius Maximus (consul 45 BC)|Quintus Fabius Maximus]], consul suffectus * [[192]] – [[Commodus]], Roman emperor (b. 161)<ref>{{cite book|author=Anthony R Birley|title=Marcus Aurelius: A Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CzYRFge0NnsC&pg=PT15|date=6 December 2012|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-69569-0|pages=15}}</ref> * [[335]] – [[Pope Sylvester I]] * [[669]] – [[Li Shiji]], Chinese general (b. 594) * [[914]] – [[Ibn Hawshab]], founder of the [[Isma'ili]] community in Yemen<ref>{{cite book |last=Halm | first=Heinz |author-link = Heinz Halm |title=Das Reich des Mahdi: Der Aufstieg der Fatimiden | language = de | trans-title = The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids | publisher = C. H. Beck | location = Munich | year = 1991 | isbn = 978-3-406-35497-7 | pages=176–179 }}</ref> *[[1032]] – [[Ahmad Maymandi]], Persian statesman, vizier of the [[Ghaznavid Empire]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | article = Aḥmad Maymandī | last = Yusofi | first = G. H. | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/ahmad-b-19 | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 6 | pages = 650–652 | year = 1984 }}</ref> *[[1164]] – [[Ottokar III of Styria]] (b. 1124) *[[1194]] – [[Leopold V, Duke of Austria]] (b. 1157) *[[1298]] – [[Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford]], English politician, [[Lord High Constable of England]] (b. 1249) *[[1299]] – [[Margaret, Countess of Anjou]] (b. 1273) *[[1302]] – [[Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine]] (b. 1238) *[[1384]] – [[John Wycliffe]], English philosopher, theologian, and translator (b. 1331) *[[1386]] – [[Johanna of Bavaria, Queen of Bohemia]] (b. c. 1362) *[[1426]] – [[Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter]] (b. 1377) *[[1439]] – [[Margaret Holland]], English noblewoman (b. 1385) *[[1460]] – [[Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury]], English politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1400) *[[1510]] – [[Bianca Maria Sforza]], Holy Roman Empress (b. 1472) *[[1535]] – [[William Skeffington]], English-Irish politician, [[Lord Deputy of Ireland]] (b. 1465) *[[1568]] – [[Shimazu Tadayoshi]], Japanese daimyō (b. 1493) *[[1575]] – [[Pierino Belli]], Italian commander and jurist (b. 1502) *[[1583]] – [[Thomas Erastus]], Swiss physician and theologian (b. 1524) ===1601–1900=== *[[1610]] – [[Ludolph van Ceulen]], German-Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1540) *[[1637]] – [[Christian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen]], German count (b. 1585)<ref>{{cite book |last=Haarmann |first=Torsten |title=Das Haus Waldeck und Pyrmont. Mehr als 900 Jahre Gesamtgeschichte mit Stammfolge |language=de |location=Werl |publisher=Börde-Verlag |date=2014 |series=Deutsche Fürstenhäuser |volume=Heft 35 |pages=48 |isbn=978-3-981-4458-2-4 }}</ref> *[[1650]] – [[Dorgon]], Chinese emperor (b. 1612) *[[1655]] – [[Janusz Radziwiłł (1612–1655)|Janusz Radziwiłł]], Polish–Lithuanian politician (b. 1612) * 1655 – [[Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet]], English politicians and Roundheads supporter (b. 1586) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsW3.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501225021/http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsW3.htm|archive-date=1 May 2008|title=House of Commons|publisher=Leigh Rayment|url-status=usurped|access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1673]] – [[Oliver St John]], English judge and politician, [[Chief Justice of the Common Pleas]] (b. 1598) *[[1679]] – [[Giovanni Alfonso Borelli]], Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608) *[[1691]] – [[Robert Boyle]], Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist (b. 1627)<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Boyle {{!}} Biography, Contributions, Works, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Boyle |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=4 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1691 – [[Dudley North (economist)|Dudley North]], English merchant and economist (b. 1641) *[[1705]] – [[Catherine of Braganza]] (b. 1638) *[[1719]] – [[John Flamsteed]], English astronomer and academic (b. 1646) *[[1730]] – [[Carlo Gimach]], Maltese architect, engineer and poet (b. 1651) *[[1742]] – [[Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine]] (b. 1661) *[[1775]] – [[Richard Montgomery]], American general (b. 1738) *[[1799]] – [[Jean-François Marmontel]], French historian and author (b. 1723) *[[1818]] – [[Jean-Pierre Duport]], French cellist (b. 1741) *[[1872]] – [[Aleksis Kivi]], Finnish author and playwright (b. 1834) *[[1876]] – [[Catherine Labouré]], French nun and saint (b. 1806) *[[1877]] – [[Gustave Courbet]], French-Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1819) *[[1888]] – [[Samson Raphael Hirsch]], German rabbi and scholar (b. 1808) *[[1889]] – [[Ion Creangă]], Romanian author and educator (b. 1837) * 1889 – [[George Kerferd]], English-Australian politician, 10th [[Premier of Victoria]] (b. 1831) *[[1890]] – [[Pancha Carrasco]], Costa Rican soldier (b. 1826) *[[1891]] – [[Samuel Ajayi Crowther]], Nigerian bishop and linguist (b. 1809) *[[1894]] – [[Thomas Joannes Stieltjes]], Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1856) ===1901–present=== *[[1909]] – [[Spencer Trask]], American financier and philanthropist (b. 1844) *[[1910]] – [[Archibald Hoxsey]], American pilot (b. 1884) * 1910 – [[John Moisant]], American pilot and engineer (b. 1868) *[[1921]] – [[Boies Penrose]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1860) *[[1934]] – [[Cornelia Clapp]], American marine biologist (b. 1849)<ref>{{cite book|first=Moira Davison|last=Reynolds|title=American Women Scientists: 23 Inspiring Biographies, 1900-2000|location=Jefferson NC|publisher=McFarland|year=2004|page=8|isbn=978-0-78642-161-9}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Miguel de Unamuno]], Spanish philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1864) *[[1948]] – [[Malcolm Campbell]], English racing driver and journalist (b. 1885) *[[1949]] – [[Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı]], Turkish philosopher, poet, and politician (b. 1869) * 1949 – [[Raimond Valgre]], Estonian pianist and composer (b. 1913) *[[1950]] – [[Charles Koechlin]], French composer and educator (b. 1867) *[[1951]] – [[Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri]], Indian Muslim scholar (b. 1868) *[[1953]] – [[Albert Plesman]], Dutch businessman, founded [[KLM]] (b. 1889) *[[1964]] – [[Bobby Byrne (baseball)|Bobby Byrne]], American baseball and soccer player (b. 1884) * 1964 – [[Ólafur Thors]], Icelandic lawyer and politician, 8th [[Prime Minister of Iceland]] (b. 1892) * 1964 – [[Henry Maitland Wilson]], English field marshal (b. 1881) *[[1968]] – [[George Lewis (clarinetist)|George Lewis]], American clarinet player and composer (b. 1900) *[[1970]] – [[Cyril Scott]], English composer, writer, and poet (b. 1879) *[[1972]] – [[Roberto Clemente]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player and Marine (b. 1934) * 1972 – [[Henry Gerber]], German-American activist, founded the [[Society for Human Rights]] (b. 1892) *[[1978]] – [[Basil Wolverton]], American illustrator (b. 1909) *[[1980]] – [[Marshall McLuhan]], Canadian philosopher and theorist (b. 1911) * 1980 – [[Raoul Walsh]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1887) *[[1983]] – [[Sevim Burak]], Turkish author and playwright (b. 1931) *[[1985]] – [[Ricky Nelson]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1940) *[[1987]] – [[Jerry Turner (anchorman)|Jerry Turner]], American journalist (b. 1929) *[[1988]] – [[Nicolas Calas]], Greek-American poet and critic (b. 1907) *[[1990]] – [[George Allen (American football coach)|George Allen]], American football player and coach (b. 1918) * 1990 – [[Vasily Lazarev]], Russian physician, colonel, and astronaut (b. 1928) * 1990 – [[Giovanni Michelucci]], Italian architect and urban planner, designed the [[Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station]] (b. 1891) *[[1993]] – [[Zviad Gamsakhurdia]], Georgian anthropologist and politician, 1st [[President of Georgia]] (b. 1939) * 1993 – [[Brandon Teena]], American murder victim (b. 1972) * 1993 – [[Big Bertha (cow)|Big Bertha]], Irish [[cattle]] and twice [[Guinness World Record]] holder (oldest cow, cow with most offspring) (b. 1945)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/dec/04/ireland-bars|title=My Travels: Turtle Bunbury in Ireland|quote=A wake for a cow in a pub in rural Ireland sounds like an episode of Father Ted. We knew we'd get no further that night.|date=4 December 2010|access-date=21 June 2023|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Woody Strode]], American football player, wrestler, and actor (b. 1914) *[[1996]] – [[Wesley Addy]], American actor (b. 1913) *[[1997]] – [[Floyd Cramer]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1933) * 1997 – [[Billie Dove]], American actress (b. 1903) *[[1998]] – [[Ted Glossop]], Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1934) *[[1999]] – [[Elliot Richardson]], American lawyer and politician, 69th [[United States Attorney General]] (b. 1920) * 1999 – [[Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi]], Indian Muslim scholar and author (b. 1914) *[[2000]] – [[Alan Cranston]], American journalist and politician (b. 1914) * 2000 – [[José Greco]], Italian-American dancer and choreographer (b. 1918) * 2000 – [[Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane]], American-Israeli rabbi and scholar (b. 1966) *[[2001]] – [[Eileen Heckart]], American actress (b. 1919) *[[2002]] – [[Kevin MacMichael]], Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cjls.com/2020/01/24/remembering-the-cutting-crew-and-their-guitarist-dartmouths-kevin-macmichael/|title=Remembering the Cutting Crew and Their Guitarist, Darmouth's (Nova Scotia) Kevin MacMichael|website=cjls.com|date= 24 January 2020|access-date = 31 December 2020|language=en}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Arthur R. von Hippel]] German-American physicist and author (b. 1898) *[[2004]] – [[Gérard Debreu]], French economist and mathematician, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1921) *[[2005]] – [[Enrico Di Giuseppe]], American tenor and educator (b. 1932) * 2005 – [[Phillip Whitehead]], English screenwriter, producer, and politician (b. 1937) *[[2006]] – [[Ya'akov Hodorov]], Israeli footballer (b. 1927)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.4945306|title=Soccer / Yaacov Hodorov, age 79, Israel's greatest 'keeper|website=Haaretz}}</ref> * 2006 – [[Seymour Martin Lipset]], American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1922) * 2006 – [[George Sisler, Jr.]], American businessman (b. 1917) *[[2007]] – [[Roy Amara]], American scientific researcher (b. 1925) * 2007 – [[Michael Goldberg (painter)|Michael Goldberg]], American painter and educator (b. 1924) * 2007 – [[Bill Idelson]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1919) * 2007 – [[Milton L. Klein]], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1910) * 2007 – [[Ettore Sottsass]], Austrian-Italian architect and designer (b. 1917) *[[2008]] – [[Donald E. Westlake]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1933) *[[2009]] – [[Cahal Daly]], Irish cardinal and philosopher, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh|Archbishop of Armagh]] (b. 1917) * 2009 – [[Justin Keating]], Irish surgeon, journalist, and politician, [[Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment|Minister for Industry and Commerce]] (b. 1930) *[[2010]] – [[Raymond Impanis]], Belgian cyclist (b. 1925) * 2010 – [[Per Oscarsson]], Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927) *[[2012]] – [[Tarak Mekki]], Tunisian businessman and politician (b. 1958)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dami |first1=Samira |title=Le père de «Dégage» tire sa révérence |url=http://www.lapresse.tn/01012013/60391/le-pere-de-degage-tire-sa-reverence.html |access-date=October 17, 2024 |work=[[La Presse de Tunisie]] |date=January 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104083220/http://www.lapresse.tn/01012013/60391/le-pere-de-degage-tire-sa-reverence.html |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |language=fr |trans-title=The father of "Dégage" bids farewell}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Jovette Marchessault]], Canadian author and playwright (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jovette Marchessault, écrivaine et artiste, est décédée à l'âge de 74 ans |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/theatre/367454/jovette-marchessault-ecrivaine-et-artiste-est-decedee-a-l-age-de-74-ans? |website=[[Le Devoir]] |access-date=October 17, 2024 |language=fr |date=December 31, 2012 |trans-title=Jovette Marchessault, writer and artist, passed away at age 74}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Günter Rössler]], German photographer and journalist (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/ddr-aktfotograf-guenter-roessler-ist-gestorben-a-875432.html |title= Aktfotograf Günter Rössler ist tot |website=[[Der Spiegel|Spiegel Online]] |date=January 2, 2013 |access-date=October 17, 2024|language=de |trans-title=Nude Photographer Günter Rössler Is Dead}}</ref> *[[2013]] – [[James Avery (actor)|James Avery]], American actor (b. 1945)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/01/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/james-avery-obit/|title=James Avery, star of ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', dies at 68|last=France|first=Lisa Respers|date=January 1, 2014|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=January 1, 2014|archive-date=June 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602205316/http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/01/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/james-avery-obit/|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Roberto Ciotti]], Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1953)<ref>{{cite news|last=Assante |first=Ernesto |author-link=Ernesto Assante|title=Addio a Roberto Ciotti, bluesman romano. Era chiamato l'Eric Clapton italiano|url=http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2013/12/31/news/addio_a_roberto_ciotti_bluesman_italiano-74857486/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101034456/http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2013/12/31/news/addio_a_roberto_ciotti_bluesman_italiano-74857486/|archive-date=January 1, 2014|url-status=live |access-date=October 17, 2024|newspaper=[[La Repubblica]]|date=December 31, 2013 |language=it |trans-title=Goodbye to Roberto Ciotti, Roman bluesman. He was called the Italian Eric Clapton}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Bob Grant (radio host)|Bob Grant]], American radio host (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303870704579297041708589288|title=Outspoken Radio Host Bob Grant Dead at 84|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=January 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103155938/http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303870704579297041708589288 |url-status=live |archive-date=January 3, 2014|access-date=October 17, 2024}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Irina Korschunow]], German author and screenwriter (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/irina-korschunow-gestorben-a-942280.html |title= Irina Korschunow ist tot |website=[[Der Spiegel|Spiegel Online]] |date=January 7, 2014 |access-date=October 17, 2024|language=de |trans-title=Irina Korschunow Is Dead}}</ref> *[[2014]] – [[Edward Herrmann]], American actor (b. 1943)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/04f5f68366d941d597977a9ef8f6b52c|title=Stage, screen actor Edward Herrmann dies at 71|last=Elber|first=Lynn|work=[[AP News]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=December 31, 2014|access-date=October 17, 2024}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Abdullah Hussain]], Malaysian author (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarabatin |first1=Mohd Azrone |title=Sasterawan Negara, Abdullah Hussain meninggal dunia |url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2015/01/26477/sasterawan-negara-abdullah-hussain-meninggal-dunia |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=[[BH (newspaper)|BH]] |date=31 December 2014 |language=ms |trans-title=National Laureate, Abdullah Hussain Died}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Norm Phelps]], American author and activist (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Paul |title=Norm Phelps – 1939-2014 |url=http://cok.net/norm-phelps |website=[[Compassion Over Killing]] |access-date=October 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106064750/http://cok.net/norm-phelps |archive-date=January 6, 2015 |date=January 2, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * 2014 – [[S. Arthur Spiegel]], American captain, lawyer, and judge (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite news |title=Judge who imprisoned Pete Rose dies in Ohio at 94 |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=12113001 |access-date=October 17, 2024 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=January 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Vicar |first1=Nathan |title=Federal Judge Arthur Spiegel passes away at 94 |url=https://www.fox19.com/story/27745233/federal-judge-arthur-spiegel-passes-away-at-94/ |access-date=October 17, 2024 |publisher=[[WXIX-TV|Fox 19 Now]] |date=January 2, 2015}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington]], British soldier and politician (b. 1915)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rayner|first1=Gordon|title=Duke of Wellington dies, aged 99|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11318923/Duke-of-Wellington-dies-aged-99.html|access-date=13 September 2015|work=The Telegraph|date=31 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=His Grace The Duke of Wellington passed away today ( 31 December 2014) |url=http://www.dwr.org.uk/news.php?id=2&nw=273 |publisher=Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) Regimental Association |access-date=October 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231142638/http://www.dwr.org.uk/news.php?id=2&nw=273 |archive-date=December 31, 2014 |date=December 31, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Natalie Cole]], American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1950)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Natalie Cole, ''Unforgettable'' Voice and Million-Selling Hitmaker, Dies at 65 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/02/arts/music/natalie-cole-grammy-award-winning-singer-dies-at-65.html |access-date=31 December 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1 January 2016}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Wayne Rogers]], American actor and investor (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/179052_mash_star_wayne_rogers_dies_at_82/ |title=''MASH'' Star Wayne Rogers Dies at 82 |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=January 1, 2016 |first=Antoinette |last=Bueno |date=31 December 2014 |publisher=[[CBS Television Distribution]] |agency=[[CBS Studios Inc.]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://bnonews.com/index.php/2015/12/mash-star-wayne-rogers-dead-at-82/ |title=M*A*S*H star Wayne Rogers dead at 82 |work=[[BNO News]] |access-date=January 1, 2016 |date=31 December 2015}}</ref> *[[2016]] – [[William Christopher]], American actor (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dunham|first1=Will|title=Actor William Christopher, ''M*A*S*H'' chaplain, dead at 84|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-christopher-idUSKBN14L0OZ|website=[[Reuters]]|date=December 31, 2016 |access-date=October 17, 2024}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Kader Khan]], Indian actor (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kader-khan-dead-5513822/|title=Actor-screenwriter Kader Khan passes away |date=1 January 2019|access-date=1 January 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Betty White]], American actress, comedian and producer (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/betty-white-dead-obituary-197806/|title=Beloved TV Icon Betty White Dead on Cusp of 100th Birthday |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=December 31, 2021 |first=Jon |last=Blistein |date=31 December 2021}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Pope Benedict XVI]], German Roman Catholic cardinal and theologian, pope (2005–2013) and archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977–1982) (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64107731 |work=[[BBC]] |last=McGarvey |first=Emily |date=1 January 2023 |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref> * 2022 – [[Barry Lane]], English golfer (b. 1960)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/barry-lane-1960-2022|title=Barry Lane: 1960 – 2022|publisher=PGA European Tour|date=1 January 2023|access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref> * [[2023]] – [[Cale Yarborough]], American [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] racing driver and founder of [[Cale Yarborough Motorsports]], [[NASCAR Cup Series]] champion ([[1976 NASCAR Cup Series|1976]], [[1977 NASCAR Cup Series|1977]], [[1978 NASCAR Cup Series|1978]]) (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite news |title=Cale Yarborough, three-time NASCAR champion in '70s, dies at 84 |url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/39215537/cale-yarborough-three-nascar-champion-70s-dies-84 |access-date=October 17, 2024 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=December 31, 2023}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Arnold Rüütel]], Estonian politician, 3rd [[President of Estonia]] (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://valitsus.ee/uudised/memoriam-arnold-ruutel|title=IN MEMORIAM Arnold Rüütel|publisher=Vabariiki Valitsus|date=1 January 2025|access-date=1 January 2025|language=et}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Johnnie Walker (DJ)|Johnnie Walker]], British radio DJ (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=December 31, 2024 |title=Johnnie Walker Dies: Much-Loved BBC Radio DJ Was 79 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/johnnie-walker-dead-bbc-radio-dj-79-1236244181/ |access-date=January 3, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |language=en-US}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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