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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[855]] – [[Drogo of Metz]], illegitimate son of [[Charlemagne]] (born 801) * [[899]] – [[Arnulf of Carinthia]] (born 850) * [[964]] – [[Queen Zhou the Elder|Zhou the Elder]], Chinese queen consort *[[1186]] – [[Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen]] (bornc [[1125]]) *[[1292]] – [[John Peckham]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] *[[1365]] – [[Nicholas II, Duke of Opava]] (born 1288) *[[1431]] – [[Hedwig Jagiellon (1408–1431)|Hedwig Jagiellon]], Polish and Lithuanian princess (born 1408) *[[1550]] – [[Gian Giorgio Trissino]], Italian humanist, poet, dramatist and diplomat (born 1478) *[[1596]] – [[Luis de Carvajal the Younger]], [[Marrano]] writer and martyr (born {{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 (born 1569) *[[1632]] – [[Philippe van Lansberge]], Dutch astronomer and mathematician (born 1561) *[[1638]] – [[Ivan Gundulić]], Croatian poet (born 1589) *[[1643]] – [[John Pym]], English politician (born 1583) *[[1649]] – [[Noël Chabanel]], French missionary and saint (born 1613) *[[1680]] – [[Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester]], English lawyer and politician (born 1606) *[[1691]] – [[Richard Baxter]], English minister, poet, and hymn-writer (born 1615) *[[1695]] – [[Barthélemy d'Herbelot]], French orientalist and academic (born 1625) *[[1709]] – [[Thomas Corneille]], French playwright and philologist (born 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]] (born 1652) *[[1734]] – [[James Figg]], English prizefighter<ref>{{cite ODNB|last=Gee | first=Tony | title=Figg, James (born 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]] (born 1717) *[[1745]] – [[Étienne Fourmont]], French orientalist and academic (born 1683) *[[1746]] – [[Charles Radclyffe]], English courtier and soldier (born 1693) *[[1756]] – [[William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington]], English politician and diplomat, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (born 1690) *[[1768]] – [[Jean Denis Attiret]], French painter and missionary (born 1702) *[[1779]] – [[Nathan Alcock]], English physician (born 1707) *[[1815]] – [[Mary Bosanquet Fletcher]], [[Methodism|Methodist]] preacher and philanthropist (born 1739) *[[1830]] – [[Benjamin Constant]], Swiss-French philosopher and author (born 1767) *[[1856]] – [[Theobald Mathew (temperance reformer)|Theobald Mathew]], Irish social reformer and temperance movement leader (born 1790) *[[1859]] – [[Thomas De Quincey]], English journalist and author (born 1785) *[[1864]] – [[George Boole]], English mathematician and philosopher (born 1815) *[[1869]] – [[Narcisa de Jesús]], Ecuadorian saint (born 1832) *[[1885]] – [[William Henry Vanderbilt]], American businessman and philanthropist (born 1821) *[[1886]] – [[Isaac Lea]], American conchologist, geologist, and publisher (born 1792) *[[1894]] – [[Pafnuty Chebyshev]], Russian mathematician and theorist (born 1821) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Herbert Spencer]], English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher (born 1820) *[[1907]] – [[Oscar II|King Oscar II of Sweden]] (born 1829) *[[1913]] – [[Camille Jenatzy]], Belgian race car driver (born 1868) *[[1914]] – [[Melchior Anderegg]], Swiss mountain guide (born 1828) * 1914 – [[Maximilian von Spee]], Danish-German admiral (born 1861) *[[1917]] – [[Mendele Mocher Sforim]], Russian author (born 1836) *[[1918]] – [[Josip Stadler]], Bosnian Catholic archbishop (born 1843) *[[1919]] – [[J. Alden Weir]], American painter (born 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]] (born 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 (born 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 (born 1856) *[[1938]] – [[Friedrich Glauser]], Swiss author (born 1896) *[[1940]] – [[George Lloyd (bishop of Saskatchewan)|George Lloyd]], English-Canadian bishop and theologian (born 1861) *[[1941]] – [[Izidor Kürschner]], Hungarian football player and coach (born 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]] (born 1869) *[[1952]] – [[Charles Lightoller]], English sailor (born 1874) *[[1954]] – [[Claude Cahun]], French artist, photographer, and writer (born 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 (born 1904) * 1954 – [[Joseph B. Keenan]], American lawyer and politician (born 1888) *[[1958]] – [[Tris Speaker]], American baseball player and manager (born 1888) *[[1963]] – [[Sarit Thanarat]], Thai field marshal and politician, 11th [[Prime Minister of Thailand]] (born 1908) *[[1966]] – [[Ward Morehouse]], American playwright, author, and critic (born 1899) *[[1971]] – [[Ernst Krenkel]], Russian geographer and explorer (born 1903) * 1971 – [[Eleni Ourani]], Greek poet and critic (born 1896) *[[1975]] – [[Gary Thain]], New Zealand bass player (born 1948) *[[1978]] – [[Golda Meir]], Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Israel]] (born 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 (born 1940)<ref name=badman2001/> *[[1982]] – [[Bram Behr]], Surinamese journalist and politician (born 1951) * 1982 – [[André Kamperveen]], Surinamese footballer and manager (born 1924) * 1982 – [[Marty Robbins]], American singer-songwriter and race car driver (born 1925) * 1982 – [[Haim Laskov]], Israel Defense Forces fifth Chief of Staff (born 1919) *[[1983]] – [[Keith Holyoake]], New Zealand farmer and politician, 26th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (born 1904) * 1983 – [[Slim Pickens]], American actor (born 1919) *[[1984]] – [[Luther Adler]], American actor (born 1903) * 1984 – [[Robert Jay Mathews]], American militant leader, founded [[The Order (white supremacist group)|The Order]] (born 1953) * 1984 – [[Razzle (musician)|Razzle]], English drummer (born 1960) * 1984 – [[Semih Sancar]], Turkish general (born 1911) *[[1991]] – [[Buck Clayton]], American trumpet player and composer (born 1911) *[[1992]] – [[William Shawn]], American journalist (born 1917) *[[1993]] – [[Yevgeny Minayev]], Russian weightlifter (born 1933) *[[1994]] – [[Antônio Carlos Jobim]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1927) *[[1996]] – [[Howard Rollins]], American actor (born 1950) * 1996 – [[Kashiwado Tsuyoshi]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 47th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (born 1938) *[[1997]] – [[Bob Bell (actor)|Bob Bell]], American clown and actor (born 1922) *[[1999]] – [[Péter Kuczka]], Hungarian poet and author (born 1923) *[[2001]] – [[Mirza Delibašić]], Bosnian basketball player and coach (born 1954) * 2001 – [[Betty Holberton]], American computer scientist and programmer (born 1917) *[[2003]] – [[Rubén González (pianist)|Rubén González]], Cuban pianist (born 1919) *[[2004]] – [[Dimebag Darrell]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1966)<ref name=":0" /> *[[2005]] – [[Rose Heilbron]], British barrister and judge (born 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 (born 1915) * 2006 – [[José Uribe]], Dominican baseball player (born 1959) *[[2007]] – [[Gerardo García Pimentel]], Mexican journalist (born 1983) *[[2008]] – [[Oliver Postgate]], English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1925) * 2008 – [[Robert Prosky]], American actor (born 1930) *[[2009]] – [[Luis Días (composer)|Luis Días]], Dominican singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1952) *[[2012]] – [[Jerry Brown (American football)|Jerry Brown]], American football player (born 1987) * 2012 – [[John Gowans]], Scottish-English 16th [[General of The Salvation Army]] (born 1934) * 2012 – [[Johnny Lira]], American boxer (born 1951) *[[2013]] – [[John Cornforth]], Australian-English chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1917) * 2013 – [[Sándor Szokolay]], Hungarian composer and academic (born 1931) * 2013 – [[Richard S. Williamson]], American lawyer and diplomat (born 1949) *[[2014]] – [[Tom Gosnell]], Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1951) * 2014 – [[Russ Kemmerer]], American baseball player and coach (born 1930) * 2014 – [[Knut Nystedt]], Norwegian organist and composer (born 1915) *[[2015]] – [[Mattiwilda Dobbs]], American soprano and actress (born 1925) * 2015 – [[Alan Hodgkinson]], English footballer and coach (born 1936) * 2015 – [[Douglas Tompkins]], American businessman, co-founded [[The North Face]] and [[Esprit Holdings]] (born 1943) * 2015 – [[John Trudell]], American author, poet, and actor (born 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 (born 1913) *[[2016]] – [[John Glenn]], American astronaut and senator, first American to go into orbit (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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>
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