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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[343]] – [[Saint Nicholas]], Greek bishop and saint (b. 270) * [[735]] – [[Prince Toneri]] of Japan (b. 676) * [[762]] – [[Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya]], Arab rebel leader (b. 710) *[[1185]] – [[Afonso I of Portugal]] (b. 1109) *[[1305]] – [[Maximus, Metropolitan of all Rus|Maximus, Metropolitan of Kyiv]] *[[1306]] – [[Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk]] (b. 1270) *[[1352]] – [[Pope Clement VI]] (b. 1291)<ref>{{cite web |title=Clement VI {{!}} pope {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clement-VI |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=20 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1562]] – [[Jan van Scorel]], Dutch painter (b. 1495) ===1601–1900=== *[[1616]] – [[Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi]], Moroccan writer, judge and mathematician (b. 1552) *[[1618]] – [[Jacques Davy Duperron]], French cardinal (b. 1556) *[[1658]] – [[Baltasar Gracián]], Spanish priest and author (b. 1601) *[[1675]] – [[John Lightfoot]], English priest, scholar, and academic (b. 1602) *[[1686]] – [[Eleonora Gonzaga (1630–1686)|Eleonora Gonzaga]], Queen consort of Ferdinand III (b. 1630) *[[1716]] – [[Benedictus Buns]], Dutch priest and composer (b. 1642) *[[1718]] – [[Nicholas Rowe (writer)|Nicholas Rowe]], English poet and playwright (b. 1674) *[[1746]] – [[Lady Grizel Baillie]], Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1665) *[[1771]] – [[Giovanni Battista Morgagni]], Italian anatomist and pathologist (b. 1682) *[[1779]] – [[Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin]], French painter (b. 1699) *[[1788]] – [[Jonathan Shipley]], English bishop (b. 1714) *[[1855]] – [[William Swainson]], English ornithologist and entomologist (b. 1789) *[[1867]] – [[Jean Pierre Flourens]], French physiologist and academic (b. 1794) *[[1868]] – [[August Schleicher]], German linguist and academic (b. 1821) *[[1878]] – [[Theodoros Vryzakis]], Greek painter and educator (b. 1814) *[[1879]] – [[Erastus Brigham Bigelow]], American businessman (b. 1814) *[[1882]] – [[Alfred Escher]], Swiss businessman and politician, founded [[Credit Suisse]] (b. 1819) * 1882 – [[Anthony Trollope]], English novelist, essayist, and short story writer (b. 1815) *[[1889]] – [[Jefferson Davis]], American general and politician, [[President of the Confederate States of America]] (b. 1808) *[[1892]] – [[Werner von Siemens]], German engineer and businessman, founded the [[Siemens|Siemens Company]] (b. 1816) ===1901–present=== *[[1918]] – [[Alexander Dianin]], Russian chemist (b. 1851) *[[1921]] – [[Said Halim Pasha]], Ottoman politician, 280th [[List of Ottoman Grand Viziers|Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire]] (b. 1865) *[[1924]] – [[Gene Stratton-Porter]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1863) *[[1945]] – [[Edmund Dwyer-Gray]], Irish-Australian politician, 29th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. 1870) *[[1951]] – [[Harold Ross]], American journalist and publisher, founded ''[[The New Yorker]]'' (b. 1892) *[[1955]] – [[Honus Wagner]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1874) *[[1956]] – [[B. R. Ambedkar]], Indian economist and politician, 1st [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Indian Minister of Justice]] (b. 1891) *[[1961]] – [[Frantz Fanon]], Martinique-French psychiatrist and author (b. 1925) *[[1964]] – [[Evert van Linge]], Dutch footballer and architect (b. 1895) *[[1972]] – [[Janet Munro]], English actress and singer (b. 1934) *[[1974]] – [[Nikolay Kuznetsov (officer)|Nikolay Kuznetsov]], Soviet naval officer (b. 1904) *[[1976]] – [[João Goulart]], Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th [[President of Brazil]] (b. 1918) *[[1980]] – [[Charles Deutsch]], French engineer and businessman, co-founded [[DB (car)|DB]] (b. 1911) *[[1982]] – [[Jean-Marie Seroney]], Kenyan activist and politician (b. 1927) *[[1983]] – [[Lucienne Boyer]], French singer and actress (b. 1903) * 1983 – [[Gul Khan Nasir]], Pakistani poet, historian, and politician (b. 1914) *[[1985]] – [[Burr Tillstrom]], American actor and puppeteer (b. 1917) * 1985 – [[Burleigh Grimes]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1893) *1985 – [[Carroll Cole]], American serial killer, arsonist, and cannibal (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/07/us/confessed-murderer-of-13-is-executed-in-nevada.html | title=Confessed Murderer of 13 is Executed in Nevada | work=The New York Times | date=7 December 1985 }}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Roy Orbison]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936) *[[1989]] – [[Frances Bavier]], American actress (b. 1902) * 1989 – [[Sammy Fain]], American pianist and composer (b. 1902) * 1989 – [[John Payne (actor)|John Payne]], American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1912) *[[1990]] – [[Pavlos Sidiropoulos]], Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948) * 1990 – [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]], Malaysian lawyer and politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]] (b. 1903) *[[1991]] – [[Mimi Smith]], English nurse (b. 1906) * 1991 – [[Richard Stone]], English economist and statistician, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1913) *[[1993]] – [[Don Ameche]], American actor (b. 1908) *[[1994]] – [[Heinz Baas]], German footballer and manager (b. 1922) * 1994 – [[Gian Maria Volonté]], Italian actor and director (b. 1933) *[[1996]] – [[Pete Rozelle]], American businessman (b. 1926) *1996 – [[Harry Babcock (American football)|Harry Babcock]], American football player and [[First overall NFL draft picks|first overall]] draft pick (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Babcock Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BabcHa00.htm |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Willy den Ouden]], Dutch swimmer (b. 1918) *[[1998]] – [[César Baldaccini]], French sculptor and educator (b. 1921) *[[2000]] – [[Werner Klemperer]], German-American actor (b. 1920) * 2000 – [[Aziz Mian]], Pakistani singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1942) *[[2001]] – [[Charles McClendon]], American football player and coach (b. 1923) *[[2002]] – [[Philip Berrigan]], American priest and activist (b. 1923) *[[2003]] – [[Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio]], Guatemalan general and politician, [[President of Guatemala]] (b. 1918) *[[2005]] – [[Charly Gaul]], Luxembourger cyclist (b. 1932) * 2005 – [[Devan Nair]], Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd [[President of Singapore]] (b. 1923) * 2005 – [[Danny Williams (singer)|Danny Williams]], South African singer (b. 1942) * 2005 – [[William P. Yarborough]], American general (b. 1912) *[[2006]] – [[John Feeney (filmmaker)|John Feeney]], New Zealand director and producer (b. 1922) *[[2010]] – [[Mark Dailey]], American-Canadian journalist and actor (b. 1953) *[[2011]] – [[Dobie Gray]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1940) *[[2012]] – [[Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó]], Equatoguinean engineer and politician, [[Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea]] (b. 1961) * 2012 – [[Jan Carew]], Guyanese author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920) * 2012 – [[Jeffrey Koo Sr.]], Taiwanese banker and businessman (b. 1933) * 2012 – [[Huw Lloyd-Langton]], English guitarist (b. 1951) * 2012 – [[Pedro Vaz (diplomat)|Pedro Vaz]], Uruguayan lawyer and politician, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Uruguay)|Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay]] (b. 1963) *[[2013]] – [[Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers]], French poet and critic (b. 1939) * 2013 – [[Stan Tracey]], English pianist and composer (b. 1926) * 2013 – [[M. K. Turk]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1942) *[[2014]] – [[Ralph H. Baer]], German-American video game designer, created the [[Magnavox Odyssey]] (b. 1922) * 2014 – [[Jimmy Del Ray]], American wrestler and manager (b. 1962) * 2014 – [[Fred Hawkins (golfer)|Fred Hawkins]], American golfer (b. 1923) * 2014 – [[Luke Somers]], English-American photographer and journalist (b. 1981) *[[2015]] – [[Ko Chun-hsiung]], Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (b. 1945) * 2015 – [[Liu Juying]], Chinese general and politician (b. 1917) * 2015 – [[Nicholas Smith (actor)|Nicholas Smith]], British actor (b. 1934) *[[2016]] – [[Peter Vaughan]], British actor (b. 1923) *[[2024]] – [[Maggie Tabberer]], Australian fashion model and television personality (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 5, 2024 |title=TV and fashion personality Maggie Tabberer dies aged 87 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-06/maggie-tabberer-dies/104693746 |access-date=December 6, 2024 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |language=en-AU}}</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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