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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[855]] – [[Drogo of Metz]], illegitimate son of [[Charlemagne]] (b. 801) * [[899]] – [[Arnulf of Carinthia]] (b. 850) * [[964]] – [[Queen Zhou the Elder|Zhou the Elder]], Chinese queen consort *[[1186]] – [[Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen]] (b.c [[1125]]) *[[1292]] – [[John Peckham]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] *[[1365]] – [[Nicholas II, Duke of Opava]] (b. 1288) *[[1431]] – [[Hedwig Jagiellon (1408–1431)|Hedwig Jagiellon]], Polish and Lithuanian princess (b. 1408) *[[1550]] – [[Gian Giorgio Trissino]], Italian humanist, poet, dramatist and diplomat (b. 1478) *[[1596]] – [[Luis de Carvajal the Younger]], [[Marrano]] writer and martyr (b. {{circa}} 1566/1567)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wiznitzer |first1=Arnold |title=Crypto-Jews in Mexico during the Sixteenth Century |journal=American Jewish Historical Quarterly |date=1962 |volume=51 |issue=3 |pages=212–213 |jstor=23873766 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23873766 |issn=0002-9068}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1626]] – [[John Davies (poet, born 1569)|John Davies]], English poet, lawyer, and politician (b. 1569) *[[1632]] – [[Philippe van Lansberge]], Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1561) *[[1638]] – [[Ivan Gundulić]], Croatian poet (b. 1589) *[[1643]] – [[John Pym]], English politician (b. 1583) *[[1649]] – [[Noël Chabanel]], French missionary and saint (b. 1613) *[[1680]] – [[Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester]], English lawyer and politician (b. 1606) *[[1691]] – [[Richard Baxter]], English minister, poet, and hymn-writer (b. 1615) *[[1695]] – [[Barthélemy d'Herbelot]], French orientalist and academic (b. 1625) *[[1709]] – [[Thomas Corneille]], French playwright and philologist (b. 1625)<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Corneille {{!}} French dramatist {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Corneille |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=10 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1722]] – [[Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine]] (b. 1652) *[[1734]] – [[James Figg]], English prizefighter<ref>{{cite ODNB|last=Gee | first=Tony | title=Figg, James (b. before 1700, d. 1734), prize-fighter | year=2004 |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-9417 | doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/9417 | isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |access-date=12 June 2022}}</ref> *[[1744]] – [[Marie Anne de Mailly]], French mistress of [[Louis XV of France]] (b. 1717) *[[1745]] – [[Étienne Fourmont]], French orientalist and academic (b. 1683) *[[1746]] – [[Charles Radclyffe]], English courtier and soldier (b. 1693) *[[1756]] – [[William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington]], English politician and diplomat, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (b. 1690) *[[1768]] – [[Jean Denis Attiret]], French painter and missionary (b. 1702) *[[1779]] – [[Nathan Alcock]], English physician (b. 1707) *[[1815]] – [[Mary Bosanquet Fletcher]], [[Methodism|Methodist]] preacher and philanthropist (b. 1739) *[[1830]] – [[Benjamin Constant]], Swiss-French philosopher and author (b. 1767) *[[1856]] – [[Theobald Mathew (temperance reformer)|Theobald Mathew]], Irish social reformer and temperance movement leader (b. 1790) *[[1859]] – [[Thomas De Quincey]], English journalist and author (b. 1785) *[[1864]] – [[George Boole]], English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1815) *[[1869]] – [[Narcisa de Jesús]], Ecuadorian saint (b. 1832) *[[1885]] – [[William Henry Vanderbilt]], American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1821) *[[1886]] – [[Isaac Lea]], American conchologist, geologist, and publisher (b. 1792) *[[1894]] – [[Pafnuty Chebyshev]], Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1821) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Herbert Spencer]], English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher (b. 1820) *[[1907]] – [[Oscar II|King Oscar II of Sweden]] (b. 1829) *[[1913]] – [[Camille Jenatzy]], Belgian race car driver (b. 1868) *[[1914]] – [[Melchior Anderegg]], Swiss mountain guide (b. 1828) * 1914 – [[Maximilian von Spee]], Danish-German admiral (b. 1861) *[[1917]] – [[Mendele Mocher Sforim]], Russian author (b. 1836) *[[1918]] – [[Josip Stadler]], Bosnian Catholic archbishop (b. 1843) *[[1919]] – [[J. Alden Weir]], American painter (b. 1852) *[[1922]] – [[Joe McKelvey]] and three other prominent [[Irish Republican Army]] officers are executed during the [[Irish Civil War]]<ref>Pat McCarthy, The Irish Revolution, 1912-23, Four Courts Press, Dublin, 2015, ISBN 978-1-84682-410-4, pg. 115</ref> *[[1929]] – [[José Vicente Concha]], Colombian politician and 8th [[President of Colombia]] (b. 1867)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1929/12/10/archives/colombia-mourns-expresident-concha-dies-at-rome-while-ambassador-to.html|title=COLOMBIA MOURNS EX-PRESIDENT CONCHA; Dies at Rome While Ambassador to Vatican--Once Served in Washington.|date=1929-12-10|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-12-01|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[Gertrude Jekyll]], British horticulturist and writer (b. 1843)<ref>{{cite ODNB |title=Jekyll, Gertrude (1843–1932), artist and garden designer |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-37597 |year=2004 |access-date=26 June 2020 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/37597|last1=Tooley |first1=Michael }}</ref> *[[1937]] – [[Hans Molisch]], Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (b. 1856) *[[1938]] – [[Friedrich Glauser]], Swiss author (b. 1896) *[[1940]] – [[George Lloyd (bishop of Saskatchewan)|George Lloyd]], English-Canadian bishop and theologian (b. 1861) *[[1941]] – [[Izidor Kürschner]], Hungarian football player and coach (b. 1885)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mtkbudapest.hu/en/hirek/multidezes/ezen-a-napon-szuletett-kurschner-izidor-a-kivalo-jatekos-es-vilagjaro-edzo-akinek-braziliaban-szobrot-allitottak|title=Ezen a napon született Kürschner Izidor, a kiváló játékos és világjáró edző, akinek Brazíliában szobrot állítottak|date=23 March 2019|publisher=MTK Budapest Labdarúgó Zrt. }}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Albert Kahn (architect)|Albert Kahn]], American architect, [[Fisher Building]], [[Packard Automotive Plant]], [[Ford River Rouge Complex]] (b. 1869) *[[1952]] – [[Charles Lightoller]], English sailor (b. 1874) *[[1954]] – [[Claude Cahun]], French artist, photographer, and writer (b. 1894)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claude-Cahun|title=Claude Cahun {{!}} French writer, photographer, Surrealist, and performance artist|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2018-03-12|language=en}}</ref> * 1954 – [[Gladys George]], American actress (b. 1904) * 1954 – [[Joseph B. Keenan]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1888) *[[1958]] – [[Tris Speaker]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1888) *[[1963]] – [[Sarit Thanarat]], Thai field marshal and politician, 11th [[Prime Minister of Thailand]] (b. 1908) *[[1966]] – [[Ward Morehouse]], American playwright, author, and critic (b. 1899) *[[1971]] – [[Ernst Krenkel]], Russian geographer and explorer (b. 1903) * 1971 – [[Eleni Ourani]], Greek poet and critic (b. 1896) *[[1975]] – [[Gary Thain]], New Zealand bass player (b. 1948) *[[1978]] – [[Golda Meir]], Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Israel]] (b. 1898)<ref>{{cite web |title=Golda Meir |url=https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/golda-meir |website=Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers |access-date=29 July 2021 |language=en |date=16 February 2019}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[John Lennon]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)<ref name=badman2001/> *[[1982]] – [[Bram Behr]], Surinamese journalist and politician (b. 1951) * 1982 – [[André Kamperveen]], Surinamese footballer and manager (b. 1924) * 1982 – [[Marty Robbins]], American singer-songwriter and race car driver (b. 1925) * 1982 – [[Haim Laskov]], Israel Defense Forces fifth Chief of Staff (b. 1919) *[[1983]] – [[Keith Holyoake]], New Zealand farmer and politician, 26th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (b. 1904) * 1983 – [[Slim Pickens]], American actor (b. 1919) *[[1984]] – [[Luther Adler]], American actor (b. 1903) * 1984 – [[Robert Jay Mathews]], American militant leader, founded [[The Order (white supremacist group)|The Order]] (b. 1953) * 1984 – [[Razzle (musician)|Razzle]], English drummer (b. 1960) * 1984 – [[Semih Sancar]], Turkish general (b. 1911) *[[1991]] – [[Buck Clayton]], American trumpet player and composer (b. 1911) *[[1992]] – [[William Shawn]], American journalist (b. 1917) *[[1993]] – [[Yevgeny Minayev]], Russian weightlifter (b. 1933) *[[1994]] – [[Antônio Carlos Jobim]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1927) *[[1996]] – [[Howard Rollins]], American actor (b. 1950) * 1996 – [[Kashiwado Tsuyoshi]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 47th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (b. 1938) *[[1997]] – [[Bob Bell (actor)|Bob Bell]], American clown and actor (b. 1922) *[[1999]] – [[Péter Kuczka]], Hungarian poet and author (b. 1923) *[[2001]] – [[Mirza Delibašić]], Bosnian basketball player and coach (b. 1954) * 2001 – [[Betty Holberton]], American computer scientist and programmer (b. 1917) *[[2003]] – [[Rubén González (pianist)|Rubén González]], Cuban pianist (b. 1919) *[[2004]] – [[Dimebag Darrell]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1966)<ref name=":0" /> *[[2005]] – [[Rose Heilbron]], British barrister and judge (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morton |first1=James |title=Obituary: Dame Rose Heilbron |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/dec/13/guardianobituaries.gender |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 April 2020 |date=13 December 2005}}</ref> *[[2006]] – [[Martha Tilton]], American singer (b. 1915) * 2006 – [[José Uribe]], Dominican baseball player (b. 1959) *[[2007]] – [[Gerardo García Pimentel]], Mexican journalist (b. 1983) *[[2008]] – [[Oliver Postgate]], English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925) * 2008 – [[Robert Prosky]], American actor (b. 1930) *[[2009]] – [[Luis Días (composer)|Luis Días]], Dominican singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952) *[[2012]] – [[Jerry Brown (American football)|Jerry Brown]], American football player (b. 1987) * 2012 – [[John Gowans]], Scottish-English 16th [[General of The Salvation Army]] (b. 1934) * 2012 – [[Johnny Lira]], American boxer (b. 1951) *[[2013]] – [[John Cornforth]], Australian-English chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1917) * 2013 – [[Sándor Szokolay]], Hungarian composer and academic (b. 1931) * 2013 – [[Richard S. Williamson]], American lawyer and diplomat (b. 1949) *[[2014]] – [[Tom Gosnell]], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1951) * 2014 – [[Russ Kemmerer]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1930) * 2014 – [[Knut Nystedt]], Norwegian organist and composer (b. 1915) *[[2015]] – [[Mattiwilda Dobbs]], American soprano and actress (b. 1925) * 2015 – [[Alan Hodgkinson]], English footballer and coach (b. 1936) * 2015 – [[Douglas Tompkins]], American businessman, co-founded [[The North Face]] and [[Esprit Holdings]] (b. 1943) * 2015 – [[John Trudell]], American author, poet, and actor (b. 1946)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Berumen |first1=Frank Javier Garcia |title=American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood |date=2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476636474 |pages=234–236}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Elsie Tu]], English-Hong Kong educator and politician (b. 1913) *[[2016]] – [[John Glenn]], American astronaut and senator, first American to go into orbit (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite web |title=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details: GLENN, John Herschel Jr. (1921-2016) |url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=G000236 |website=bioguideretro.congress.gov |access-date=19 July 2020}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[David Weatherall]], English physician, geneticist, and academic (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Richmond |first1=Caroline |title=Sir David Weatherall obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/dec/16/sir-david-weatherall-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=31 January 2020 |date=16 December 2018}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[René Auberjonois]], American actor (b. 1940)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ren-auberjonois-dead-star-trek-benson-actor-dies-at-79-1260677|title=René Auberjonois, 'Star Trek' and 'Benson' Actor, Dies at 79 | Hollywood Reporter|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=8 December 2019}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Juice Wrld]], American rapper, singer and songwriter (b. 1998)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50707164|title=US rapper Juice Wrld dies aged 21|work=BBC News|date=December 8, 2019}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Caroll Spinney]], American puppeteer and actor (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/caroll-spinney-dead-big-bird-muppeteer-sesame-street-was-85-1171833|title=Caroll Spinney, Big Bird Muppeteer for Nearly 50 Years, Dies at 85 | Hollywood Reporter|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=8 December 2019}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Robbie Shakespeare]], Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer (b. 1953)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/08/robbie-shakespeare-sly-and-robbie-dies|title=Robbie Shakespeare, of Sly and Robbie fame, dies at age 68; The Guardian|website=www.theguardian.com|date=8 December 2021}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Ryan O'Neal]], American actor (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan O'Neal, 'Paper Moon' and 'Love Story' actor, dies at 82 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/ryan-oneal-paper-moon-love-story-actor-dies-82-rcna128827 |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Jill Jacobson]], American actress (b. 1954)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minton |first=Matt |date=December 15, 2024 |title=Jill Jacobson, ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and ‘Falcon Crest’ Actress, Dies at 70 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jill-jacobson-dead-falcon-crest-star-trek-actress-1236250038/ |access-date=January 5, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 – [[Clarke Reed]], American businessman and politician (b. 1928)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=December 12, 2024 |title=Clarke Reed, Who Helped the G.O.P. Conquer the South, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/us/politics/clarke-reed-dead.html |access-date=January 5, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</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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