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The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2016. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.


December 2016


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* Sulabha Brahme, 84, Indian economist. *
Don Calfa Donald George Calfa (December 3, 1939 – December 1, 2016) was an American film and television character actor whose credits spanned over 40 years, playing both comedic and dramatic roles. Although Calfa appeared in many high-profile films and ...
, 76, American actor (''
The Return of the Living Dead ''The Return of the Living Dead'' is a 1985 American comedy horror film written and directed by Dan O'Bannon in his directorial debut, and starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Thom Matthews and Don Calfa. The film tells the story of how a warehou ...
'', '' Weekend at Bernie's'', '' Me, Myself and I''). *
Elisabeth Carron Elisabeth Carron (born Elisabetta Caradonna; February 12, 1922 – December 1, 2016), was an American operatic soprano from Newark, New Jersey, who had an active international career from the 1940s through the 1980s. In 1954 she portrayed the ...
, 94, American operatic soprano. *
Jacques Cohen Jacques Cohen (born December 26, 1951) is a Dutch Embryology, embryologist based in New York, U.S. He is currently Director at Reprogenetics LLC, Laboratory Director at ART Institute of Washington at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center ...
, 86, Egyptian-born Israeli actor ('' HaMis'ada HaGdola''), complications from pneumonia. * Peter Corrigan, 75, Australian architect. *
Patricia Crampton Patricia Crampton (12 December 1925 – 1 December 2016) was a prize-winning British literary translator, including of children's literature. She studied at Oxford University and served as a translator at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. She tran ...
, 90, English translator. * Gérard Desrosiers, 97, Canadian physician. *
Jo-Anna Downey Jo-Anna Downey (February 1, 1967—December 2016) was a multiple Canadian Comedy Award-nominated stand-up comedian. She was the host of two popular weekly Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian provin ...
, 50, Canadian comedian, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *
Inkulab ''Makkal Pavalar'' Inkulab (also spelt Inquilab, Inkulab or Ingulab) ( ta, மக்கள் பாவலர் இன்குலாப்; c. 1944 – 1 December 2016) was an Indian rationalist Tamil poet/writer, activist, and Communist with ...
, 72, Indian poet and political activist. *
Bor-ming Jahn Bor-ming Jahn (; 24 August 1940 – 1 December 2016) was a Taiwanese-French geochemist. Born in Miaoli on 24 August 1940, Jahn graduated from Hsinchu Senior High School and attended National Taiwan University, where, in 1963, he earned a bachelo ...
, 76, Taiwanese geochemist. *
Helen Ketola Helen Julia Ketola ''LaCamera(September 30, 1931 – December 1, 2016) was an American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Listed at 5' 4", 109 lb., Ketola batted and threw right handed. She was dubbed 'Pee Wee' by her teamma ...
, 85, American baseball player (
AAGPBL The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the Uni ...
). *
Barry Lloyd Barry David Lloyd (born 19 February 1949) is an English retired professional footballer and manager. As a player, he most notably played as a midfielder in the Football League for Fulham, for whom he was captain and made over 280 appearances ...
, 63, Welsh cricketer (
Glamorgan , HQ = Cardiff , Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974) , Origin= , Code = GLA , CodeName = Chapman code , Replace = * West Glamorgan * Mid Glamorgan * South Glamorgan , Motto ...
). *
Joe McKnight Joseph Nathan McKnight Jr. (April 16, 1988 – December 1, 2016) was an American football running back and return specialist who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He attended the University of Sout ...
, 28, American football player (
New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...
), shot. *
Ljubo Sirc Ljubo Sirc CBE (19 April 1920 – 1 December 2016) was a British- Slovene economist and prominent dissident from Yugoslavia. Life and work Sirc was born in Kranj, then part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, in a wealthy and renow ...
, 96, Slovene economist. *
Ousmane Sow Ousmane Sow (10 October 1935 – 1 December 2016) was a Senegalese sculptor of larger-than-life statues of people and groups of people. Life Sow was born in Dakar, Senegal, on 10 October 1935. After the death of his father in 1956, he lef ...
, 81, Senegalese sculptor. *
Zekarias Yohannes Zekarias Yohannes (13 May 1925 – 1 December 2016) was an Ethiopian bishop of the Ethiopian Catholic Church who was bishop of the Eparchy of Asmara from 1984 to 2001. He was born in Adigenú. He was ordained a priest of the Eparchy of Asmara on ...
, 91, Eritrean Catholic hierarch, Bishop of
Asmara Asmara ( ), or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude and the second highest capital in Africa. The ...
(1984–2001).


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Odeefuo Boa Amponsem III Odeefuo Boa Amponsem III (11 November 1923 – December 2016) born as Michael Kwame Mensah and later changed to John Kwame Amofa Appiah  was a member of th He was popularly called Kwame Mensah, the first child and only son of Kwasi Apeagyei and A ...
, 94, Ghanaian royal, King of Denkyira (since 1955). *
Coral Atkins Coral Rosemary Atkins (13 September 1936 – 2 December 2016) was an English actress who opened and ran a home for disadvantaged children. She cared for 37 children over a period of 26 years. Biography Atkins was born in Richmond upon Thames, ...
, 80, English actress (''
A Family at War ''A Family At War'' is a British drama Television program, series that aired on ITV (TV network), ITV from 1970 to 1972. It was created by John Finch and made by ITV Granada, Granada Television for ITV. The original producer was Richard Doubled ...
'', '' Emmerdale''), cancer. *
Lyle Bouck Lyle Joseph Bouck, Jr. (December 17, 1923 – December 2, 2016) enlisted in the Missouri National Guard at age 14. During World War II, he was a 20-year-old lieutenant in charge of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon, 394th Infantry Regi ...
, 92, American military officer and war veteran ( Battle of the Bulge), pneumonia. *
H. Keith H. Brodie Harlow Keith Hammond Brodie (August 24, 1939 – December 2, 2016) was an American psychiatrist, educator, and former president of Duke University. Life and education Born in New Canaan, Connecticut, Brodie attended the New Canaan Country Sc ...
, 77, American psychiatrist and educator, President of
Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...
(1985–1993). *
Joan Chalmers Margaret Joan Chalmers, (May 30, 1928 – December 2, 2016) was a Canadian philanthropist and supporter of the arts. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she and her parents, Floyd and Jean Chalmers, founded the annual Chalmers Awards in 1972, which do ...
, 88, Canadian philanthropist. *
Billy Chapin Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a youn ...
, 72, American child actor ('' The Night of the Hunter''). *
Cherushii Chelsea Faith Dolan, better known by her stage name Cherushii (September 14, 1983 – December 2, 2016), was an American electronic music producer, DJ, live performer, and radio host based in San Francisco. Dolan was one of 36 victims of a fi ...
, 33, American electronic musician and radio host ( KALX), injuries from fire. * Paul de Wispelaere, 88, Belgian writer. *
Dejo Fayemi Dejo Fayemi was a Nigerian footballer. Fayemi was part of the team that unsuccessfully attempted to qualify Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer t ...
, 83, Nigerian footballer ( national team). *
Barry Frank Barry Frank (September 1930 – December 2, 2016) was a smooth-voiced 1950s and early 1960s pop and rock and roll vocalist who professionally recorded numerous 78s, 45s, 33s, and extended play/long play albums for Bell, Columbia, Jubilee, Seeco a ...
, 86, American pop singer ( Sammy Kaye Orchestra). *
Mark Gray Mark Gray may refer to: * Mark Gray (singer) (1952–2016), American country singer * Mark Gray (skier) (born 1967), Australian Olympic skier * Mark Gray (snooker player) (born 1973), English * Mark Gray (photographer) (born 1981), Australian pho ...
, 64, American country singer and songwriter (''
Take Me Down "Take Me Down" is a song recorded by American country music band Alabama. It was released in May 1982 as the second single from Alabama's album '' Mountain Music''. Written by Exile band members Mark Gray and J.P. Pennington, the song was orig ...
'', ''
The Closer You Get ''The Closer You Get'' is the second album by English indie rock band Six by Seven, recorded at The Square Centre in Nottingham with Ric Peet (who produced one track on their first album), and John Leckie, (who has worked with many British ban ...
''). *
Halvar Jonson Halvar de la Cluyse Jonson (August 14, 1941 – December 2, 2016) was a teacher and high school principal. He was also a long serving provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta an ...
, 75, Canadian politician, Alberta MLA (1982–2004). * Sammy Lee, 96, American diver, Olympic champion (
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
), pneumonia. *
Ko. Si. Mani Ko.Si. Mani (13 September 1929 – 2 December 2016) was an Indian politician who was the minister for co-operation, statistics and ex-servicemen in the Tamil Nadu state of India between 2006 and 2011 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) regime. ...
, 87, Indian politician. * Gisela May, 92, German actress and singer ( Berliner Ensemble). *
James Reiss James Reiss ( ; July 11, 1941 – December 2, 2016) was an American poet and novelist. Biography Reiss grew up in the Washington Heights section of New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the ...
, 75, American poet and novelist. * Teri Rofkar, 60, American Tlingit weaver. * Rocco Salini, 85, Italian politician, President of Abruzzo (1990–1992). *
Jean Stead Jean Bourne (30 May 1926 – 2 December 2016) Early life and education Jean Bourne nee Stead was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, 30 May 1926. Career Stead trained as a reporter on ''The Yorkshire Post'', working as a reporter for 10 year ...
, 90, British journalist ('' The Guardian''). *
Bosco Tjan Siaufung "Bosco" Tjan (曾学锋, January 21, 1966 – December 2, 2016) was a Chinese-American psychologist and neuroscientist. He was a professor of psychology at the University of Southern California's Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Scien ...
, 50, American professor and psychologist, stabbed. *
Tove Kari Viken Tove Kari Viken (11 August 1942 – 2 December 2016) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. Born Tove Kari Hanssen in Oppdal, she was raised on the train station at Kongsvoll, where her father was station master. She married Finn Vik ...
, 74, Norwegian politician, MP (1989–1997).


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* Harry Balk, 91, American record producer and record company executive. * Willie Casey, 84, Irish Gaelic football player ( Mayo). * Dave Cropper, 70, British Olympic athlete. * Susan Cummings, 86, German-born American actress, cardiogenic shock. *
Newman Darby Sidney Newman Darby Jr. (January 31, 1928 – December 3, 2016) was an American inventor best known as the inventor of the sailboard. Biography He was born in 1928 and grew up in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and began building boats when he was 12. ...
, 88, American sailboard inventor. * Gigliola Frazzoni, 93, Italian opera singer. *
Nikola Gigov Nikola Gigov ( bg, Никола Гигов; 10 November 1937 – 3 December 2016) was a Bulgarian poet and writer who won several national and international awards. In his later years, he lived and worked in the town of Smolyan Smolyan ( b ...
, 79, Bulgarian author. *
Herbert Hardesty Herbert Hardesty (March 3, 1925 – December 3, 2016) was an American musician who played tenor saxophone and trumpet. He is best known for his association with the New Orleans pianist Fats Domino and the producer Dave Bartholomew, beginning in 19 ...
, 91, American jazz musician. * Sir David Hay, 88, New Zealand cardiologist, anti-smoking campaigner. * Arthur Latham, 86, British politician, MP for
Paddington North Paddington North was a borough constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington in London which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post vot ...
(1969–1974) and Paddington (1974–1979), Leader of London Borough of Havering (1990–1996). * Bengt Lindqvist, 80, Swedish politician, MP (1982–1995). *
Bhai Mahavir Bhai Mahavir (30 October 1922 - 3 December 2016) was an Indian politician who was governor of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh between April 1998 and March 2003. He was a pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and served as a leade ...
, 94, Indian politician, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (1998-2003). *
Nancy Mairs Nancy Mairs (née Smith; July 23, 1943 – December 3, 2016) was an author who wrote about diverse topics, including spirituality, women's issues and her experiences living with multiple sclerosis. Life Mairs was born on July 23, 1943, in ...
, 73, American writer. * Brockway McMillan, 101, American government official and scientist, Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (1963–1965). *
Antonio Membrado Antonio Membrado (21 March 1935 – 3 December 2016) was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer resident in France since 1959. He was a student of Andrés Segovia and gave many concerts in France and abroad. Biography Membrado was born in ...
, 81, Spanish classical guitarist. *
Kuforiji Olubi Chief Bola Kuforiji-Olubi (September 28, 1936 – December 3, 2016) was a Nigerian traditional aristocrat, banker and federal minister of commerce. In addition to a variety of other chieftaincy titles, she held that of the Otunba Ayora of Ijebu- ...
, 80, Nigerian businesswoman and politician. *
Rémy Pflimlin Rémy Pflimlin (; 17 February 1954 – 3 December 2016) was a French media executive. He served as the CEO of France 3 from 1999 to 2005, the Nouvelles Messageries de la Presse Parisienne (later known as Presstalis) from 2006 to 2010, and France ...
, 62, French businessman, CEO of France Télévisions, cancer. *
Leonard B. Sand Leonard Burke Sand (May 24, 1928 – December 3, 2016) was an American judge who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Early life and education Sand was born and rais ...
, 88, American judge. *
Bekal Utsahi Muhammad Shafi Ali Khan (1 June 1928 – 3 December 2016), popularly known as Bekal Utsahi, was an Indian poet, writer and politician. He was a congressman close to Indira Gandhi and a Member of Parliament in the Upper House Rajya sabha. He rece ...
, 92, Indian poet and politician, MP (1986–1992), brain haemorrhage.


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Hiroshi Arakawa was a Japanese professional baseball player. From 1953 to 1961, he played in the Pacific League as an outfielder for the Mainichi Orions (later renamed the Daimai Orions), batting .251 with 503 hits, 16 home runs and 172 RBIs. After retiring as ...
, 86, Japanese baseball player (
Mainichi Orions The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. History The Marines franchise began in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions, an inaugural ...
), batting coach ( Yomiuri Giants) and manager (
Yakult Swallows The Tokyo Yakult Swallows () are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Yom ...
), cardiac arrest. *
Byron Birdsall Byron Birdsall (December 18, 1937 – December 4, 2016) was an American painter. He was "one of Alaska's most renowned watercolorists" according to the ''Alaska Dispatch News''. Early life Byron Birdsall was born on December 18, 1937, in Buckeye, ...
, 78, American watercolor painter, heart failure. *
Lady Moyra Browne Lady Moyra Blanche Madeleine Browne (née Ponsonby; 2 March 1918 – 4 December 2016) was a British nurse and the only daughter of the 9th Earl of Bessborough, an Anglo-Irish peer, and his wife Roberte. On 10 December 1945, she became the se ...
, 98, British nursing administrator. *
Tadeusz Chmielewski Tadeusz Chmielewski (; 7 June 1927 – 4 December 2016) was a Polish film director, screenwriter and film producer, most notable for being one of the pioneers of popular Polish comedy. During World War II and until 1948, he was a soldier for the N ...
, 89, Polish film director, screenwriter and producer. * Leonard T. Connors, 87, American politician, member of the
New Jersey Senate The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232, ...
(1982–2008). * Kamarou Fassassi, 68, Beninese politician, Minister of Mines, Energy and Hydraulics (2001–2006). *
Julia Gomelskaya Julia Gomelskaya (russian: Юлия Александровна Гомельская, uk, Юлія Олександрівна Гомельська; 11 March 19644 December 2016) was a Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music. Biog ...
, 52, Ukrainian composer, traffic collision. * Gotlib, 82, French comics artist (''
Gai-Luron ''Gai-Luron'' is a French comics series about a melancholic basset hound, Gai-Luron, created on July 12, 1964, by Gotlib.''Gai-Luron ou la joie de vivre'', n°1, p1. Footnote of date of creation by Gotlib Originally published in the Franco-Belgi ...
'', ''
Les Dingodossiers ''Les Dingodossiers'' is a humorous series of comics created by French artists Marcel Gotlib (cartoonist) and René Goscinny (writer) first published in ''Pilote'' magazine from 1965 to 1967. Style The term ''dingodossiers'' is a portmanteau of ...
'', '' La Rubrique-à-Brac''). *
Ferreira Gullar José Ribamar Ferreira (September 10, 1930 – December 4, 2016), known by his pen name Ferreira Gullar, was a Brazilian poet, playwright, essayist, art critic, and television writer. In 1959, he was instrumental in the formation of the Neo-Concre ...
, 86, Brazilian writer, essayist and art critic, pneumonia. * Radim Hladík, 69, Czech musician (
Blue Effect Blue Effect was a Czech rock band, also operating under the names M. Efekt, Modrý efekt, or The Special Blue Effect, since their formation in 1968. The band's main and only permanent member, from its founding until his death in 2016, was guitar ...
), pulmonary fibrosis. * Peter Latham, 91, British air vice marshal. * Stu Locklin, 88, American baseball player ( Cleveland Indians). *
Jean-Loup Passek Jean-Loup Passek (29 July 1936 – 4 December 2016) was a French film critic. He was the director of cinematic collections at the Centre Georges Pompidou, and the author of several books about cinema. Early life Jean-Loup Passek was born on 29 J ...
, 80, French film critic. *
Patricia Robins Patricia Robins (1 February 1921 – 4 December 2016) was a British writer of short stories and over 80 novels mainly romances from 1934 to 2016, she also signed under the pseudonym Claire Lorrimer, she had sold more than ten million copies. S ...
, 95, British novelist. *
Jack Rudin Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ...
, 92, American real estate developer. * John Swaab, 88, Dutch Olympic equestrian *
Margaret Whitton Margaret Ann Whitton (November 30, 1949 – December 4, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actress. Life and career Whitton was born on Fort Meade, Maryland, a US Army base in the suburbs of Baltimore. She spent many of her formati ...
, 67, American actress ('' Major League'', '' The Secret of My Success'', ''
Steaming Steaming is a method of cooking using steam. This is often done with a food steamer, a kitchen appliance made specifically to cook food with steam, but food can also be steamed in a wok. In the American southwest, steam pits used for cooking ha ...
''), cancer. *
Tiina Wilén-Jäppinen Tiina Wilén-Jäppinen (26 February 1963 – 4 December 2016) was a Finnish politician for the Social Democratic Party. An Imatra Imatra is a town and municipality in southeastern Finland. Imatra is dominated by Lake Saimaa, the Vuoksi Rive ...
, 53, Finnish politician, shot.


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Charles H. Belzile Lieutenant General Charles Henri Belzile CM, CMM, CD (March 12, 1933 – December 5, 2016) was a Canadian army officer who served as head of the Canadian Army. He is an honorary member of the Royal Military College of Canada student #H22547. ...
, 83, Canadian army general.
Commander of the Canadian Army The commander of the Canadian Army (french: commandant de l'Armée canadienne) is the institutional head of the Canadian Army. This appointment also includes the title Chief of the Army Staff (french: links=no, chef de l'état-major de l'Armée) ...
(1992–1996). *
Big Syke Tyruss Gerald Himes (November 22, 1968 – December 5, 2016), better known by his stage names Big Syke and Mussolini, was an American rapper best known for his work with the American hip-hop groups Thug Life and Outlawz. His stage name "Big Syk ...
, 48, American rapper. * Mogens Camre, 80, Danish politician, MP (1968–1987) and MEP (1999–2009). *
Geydar Dzhemal Geydar Dzhahidovich Dzhemal (russian: Гейда́р Джахи́дович Джема́ль, az, Heydər Cahid oğlu Camal, sometimes transliterated as Heydar Jamal; 6 November 1947 – 5 December 2016) was a Russian Islamic public figure, ac ...
, 69, Russian Islamic revolutionist and activist. *
Julia Elena Fortún Julia Elena Fortún Melgarejo (9 October 1929 – 5 December 2016) was a Bolivian historian, anthropologist, folklorist, and ethnomusicologist, pioneer in this last field in her country. She was born in the city of Sucre but lived in La Paz ...
, 87, Bolivian anthropologist. *
Petros Fyssoun Petros Fyssoun ( el, Πέτρος Φυσσούν; 5 October 1933 – 5 December 2016) was a Greek actor in film and television. Biography Petros Fyssoun was born in Agrinio, Greece, his father was a Russian émigré, who was established in Gree ...
, 83, Greek actor. * Jayalalithaa, 68, Indian politician and actress, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1991–1996, 2001, 2002–2006, 2011–2014, since 2015), heart attack. *
Mona Maraachli Mona Mohamed Maraachli ( ar, منى محمد مرعشلي; 15 July 1958 – 5 December 2016) was a Lebanese singer. She was born in Msaitbé, in the Lebanese capital Beirut to Mohammed and Nazek Maraachli and gained fame through her participatio ...
, 58, Lebanese singer, heart attack. * Marcel Renaud, 90, French canoeist, Olympic silver medalist (
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
). * Larry Roberts, 53, American football player ( San Francisco 49ers). *
Rashaan Salaam Rashaan Iman Salaam (October 8, 1974 – December 5, 2016) was an American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons during the 1990s. Salaam played college football ...
, 42, American football player (
Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...
),
Heisman Trophy The Heisman Memorial Trophy (usually known colloquially as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman) is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football. Winners epitomize great ability combined with diligence, perseverance, and hard ...
winner (
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), suicide by gunshot. * Rodney Smith, 68, American photographer. *
Robert Sumner Robert L. Sumner (August 3, 1922 – December 5, 2016) was an American Christian author, Baptist pastor, evangelist and editor of the fundamentalist newspaper called ''The Biblical Evangelist''. Personal Born to an educated family in Upstate ...
, 94, American Baptist pastor and author. *
Sfiso Ncwane Sfiso Ncwane (April 21, 1979 – December 5, 2016) was a South African singer and composer. In 1997, Ncwane joined Mlazi based band called New Edition, joining lead vocalist Ntombifuthi Mntambo and drummer Skhumbuzo Gumede. Ncwane also join a g ...
, 37, South African singer, kidney failure.


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Bruno Bayen Bruno Bayen (13 November 1950 – 6 December 2016) was a French novelist, playwright and theatre director. Early life Bruno Bayen was born on 13 November 1950 in Paris. His father worked as the rector of the University of Strasbourg. With his fo ...
, 66, French novelist, playwright and theatre director. *
Adolf Burger Adolf Burger (12 August 1917 – 6 December 2016) was a Slovak Jewish typographer, memoir writer, and Holocaust survivor involved in Operation Bernhard. The film ''The Counterfeiters'', based largely on his memoirs, won the 2007 Academy Award fo ...
, 99, Slovak-born Czech typographer, memoirist and Holocaust survivor. *
Brittany CoxXx Adrian Cortez (July 19, 1978 – December 6, 2016), better known by the stage name Brittany CoxXx, was an American performer in gay and transsexual pornography. CoxXx had a successful career in gay pornography under the name Stonie before tra ...
, 38, American trans woman and performer. * Dave Edwards, 76, American football player ( Dallas Cowboys), heart illness. *
Lalit Mohan Gandhi Lalit Mohan Gandhi (2 October 1951 – 6 December 2016) was an Indian National Congress politician from Odisha. He was inducted into the Youth Congress during the Emergency as one of the Sanjay storm-troopers. Elected in the Odisha Legislative ...
, 65, Indian politician, fell from train. * Jan Frøystein Halvorsen, 88, Norwegian Supreme Court Justice. *
Dave MacLaren David MacLaren (12 June 1934 – 6 December 2016) was a footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Although born in Scotland, he spent most of his playing career in England, before turning to management in Malaysia and Australia. Playing caree ...
, 82, Scottish football player and manager (
Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...
). *
Jacky Morael Jacky Morael (26 November 1959 – 6 December 2016) was a Belgian politician. References 1959 births 2016 deaths Ecolo politicians {{Green-party-stub ...
, 57, Belgian politician. *
Charles B. Reed Charles Bass Reed (September 29, 1941 – December 6, 2016) served as chancellor of the State University System of Florida from 1985 to 1998 and chancellor of the California State University (CSU) system from 1998 to 2012. Early life Born in ...
, 75, American educator, Chancellor of
State University System of Florida The State University System of Florida (SUSF or SUS) is a system of twelve public universities in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2018, over 341,000 students were enrolled in Florida's state universities. Together with the Florida College Syst ...
(1985–1998) and California State University (1998–2012). * Chonosuke Takagi, 68, Japanese judoka, world champion (
1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
), heart attack. * Peter Vaughan, 93, British actor (''
Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...
'', '' Brazil'', '' The Remains of the Day''), epilepsy. * Jim Vickers, 93, Indian Olympic hurdler (
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
). * Luke Wendon, 90, British Olympic fencer.


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Warren Allmand William Warren Allmand (September 19, 1932 – December 7, 2016) was a Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Canada from 1965 to 1997. A member of the Liberal Party, he represented the Montreal riding ...
, 84, Canadian politician, member of the
House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...
(1965–1997) and Cabinet minister (1972–1979). * Brian Bulless, 83, English footballer ( Hull City). * Ian Cartwright, 52, English footballer ( Wolverhampton), renal and spinal cancer. *
Viktor Danilov Viktor Danilov (20 July 1927 – 7 December 2016) was a parish priest of the Greek Catholic parish in Grodno, dean of the Belarusian Greek Catholic Church, chaplain, writer in Soviet times and religious dissident. Biography Born in Yaroslavl i ...
, 89, Russian-born Belarusian Greek-Catholic priest and Soviet dissident. *
Paul Elvstrøm Paul Bert Elvstrøm (25 February 1928 – 7 December 2016) was a Danish yachtsman. He won four Olympic gold medals and twenty world titles in a range of classes including Snipe, Soling, Star, Flying Dutchman, Finn, 505, and 5.5 Metre. ...
, 88, Danish yachtsman, Olympic champion (
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
,
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...
). *
Mohamed Tahar Fergani Mohamed Tahar Fergani (9 May 1928 – 7 December 2016) was an Algerian singer, violinist and composer, nicknamed the Nightingale of Constantine. Early life He was born in Constantine. Master of the Malouf music of Constantine. Mohamed Tahar Ferga ...
, 88, Algerian singer. *
Hildegard Hamm-Brücher Hildegard Hamm-Brücher (11 May 1921 – 7 December 2016) was a liberal politician in Germany. She held federal state secretary positions from 1969 to 1972 and from 1977 to 1982. She was the Free Democratic Party's candidate in the first ...
, 95, German politician. *
Hui Yin-fat Hui Yin-fat, OBE, JP (; 28 April 1936 – 7 December 2016) was a Hong Kong social worker and politician. He was a long-time director of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service and was elected member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong ...
, 80, Hong Kong social worker and politician, MLC (1985–1995), MEC (1991–1992) and member of the PLC (1996–1998). * Junaid Jamshed, 52, Pakistani musician, television personality and preacher, plane crash. *
Alex Johnstone Alexander Johnstone (31 July 1961 – 7 December 2016) was a Scottish Conservative politician. He served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North East Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2016. Political career Johnstone had been ...
, 55, Scottish politician, MSP for North East Scotland (since 1999), cancer. * Mike Kelly, 74, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (2005–2011), plane crash. *
Phillip Knightley Phillip George Knightley (23 January 1929 – 7 December 2016) was an Australian journalist, critic, and non-fiction author. He became a visiting Professor of Journalism at the University of Lincoln, England, and was a media commentator on the ...
, 87, Australian journalist. *
Greg Lake Gregory Stuart Lake (10 November 1947 – 7 December 2016) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP). Born and b ...
, 69, English singer and musician ( King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer), cancer. * Martin Puhvel, 82, Estonian-born Canadian philologist. *
Cho Ramaswamy Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy, better known as Cho Ramaswamy (5 October 1934  – 7 December 2016), was an Indian actor, comedian, character actor, editor, political satirist, playwright, film director and lawyer from Tamil Nadu. He was a p ...
, 82, Indian actor ('' Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai'') and lawyer, heart attack. *
Mick Roche Michael Roche (8 October 1943 – 7 December 2016) was an Irish hurler whose league and championship career with the Tipperary senior team spanned twelve seasons from 1963 to 1974. He is regarded as one of the greatest centre-backs of all time, ...
, 73, Irish hurler ( Tipperary). *
Helen Roseveare Helen Roseveare (21 September 1925 – 7 December 2016) was an English Christian missionary, doctor and author. She worked with Worldwide Evangelization Crusade in the Congo from 1953 to 1973, including part of the period of political instabil ...
, 91, British Christian missionary. * Romilly Squire of Rubislaw, 63, Scottish heraldic artist. * Elliott Schwartz, 80, American composer. * İsmet Sezgin, 88, Turkish politician, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence (1997–1999), multiple organ failure. * Allan Stewart, 74, Scottish politician, MP for East Renfrewshire (1979–1983),
Eastwood Eastwood may refer to: Places ;in Australia *Eastwood, New South Wales **Eastwood railway station **Electoral district of Eastwood *Eastwood, South Australia ;in Canada * Eastwood, Ontario *Eastwood, Edmonton, Alberta, a neighborhood ;in the Ph ...
(1983–1997). *
Benny Woit Benedict Francis Woit (January 7, 1928 – December 7, 2016) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks between 1951 and 1956. With Detroit he won the Stanley Cup th ...
, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (
Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...
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* Joop Braakhekke, 75, Dutch restaurateur and television presenter, pancreatic cancer. *
Putsy Caballero Ralph Joseph "Putsy" Caballero (November 5, 1927 – December 8, 2016) was an American professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in parts of eight seasons, all for the Philadelphia Phillies, during the Whiz Kids e ...
, 89, American baseball player (
Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
). * Valdon Dowiyogo, 48, Nauruan politician, MP (since 2003). *
John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling ...
, 95, American astronaut ( Mercury-Atlas 6) and politician,
U.S. Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...
from Ohio (1974–1999). * Gareth Griffiths, 85, Welsh rugby union player ( Cardiff, national team). *
Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' trilogy ( ...
, 90, British animal conservationist and journalist. *
Lélis Lara Lélis Lara (December 19, 1925 – December 8, 2016) was a Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1959, Lara served auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Itabira-Fabriciano, Brazil from 1976 to 1995; he then served as coadjutor ...
, 90, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Itabira–Fabriciano (1996–2003). * Joseph Mascolo, 87, American actor (''
Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...
'', '' The Bold and the Beautiful'', '' Jaws 2''), complications from Alzheimer's disease. * Thomas C. Oden, 85, American theologian. * Dame Sheila Quinn, 96, British nurse, President of the Royal College of Nursing (1982–1986). *
Fred Secombe Rev. Frederick Thomas Secombe (31 December 1918 – 9 December 2016) was a Welsh Anglican clergyman and author, best known as the older brother of Harry Secombe. Born in Swansea, Secombe was named after his father, and was a graduate of St David's ...
, 97, Welsh priest and writer. *
Sir Alan Urwick Sir Alan Bedford Urwick (2 May 1930 – 8 December 2016) was a British diplomat, who served as Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons from 1989 to 1995. Early life Alan Bedford Urwick was born on 2 May 1930, in London. He was the young ...
, 86, British diplomat and public servant, Ambassador to Egypt (1985–1987), High Commissioner to Canada (1987–1989),
Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons The Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons is a parliamentary official responsible for order in the House of Commons. The office dates to 1415 and traditionally included responsibility for security. The role is now mainly ceremonial. The Hou ...
(1989–1995). *
Peter van Straaten Peter van Straaten (25 March 1935 – 8 December 2016) was a Dutch cartoonist and comics artist. He is best known for his political cartoons as well as his satirical observations of everyday people. He also had a newspaper comic strip '' Vader ...
, 81, Dutch comics artist and political cartoonist (''
Vader & Zoon ''Vader & Zoon'' (''Father & Son'') was a Dutch newspaper gag-a-day comic strip, drawn by Peter van Straaten. It was published in ''Het Parool'' from November 12, 1968 until 1987 and Van Straaten's most famous and popular work. Concept ''Vader ...
''). *
Palani Vaughan Palani Vaughan (May 27, 1944 – December 8, 2016) was a Hawaiian musician. During his career, he was a featured artist on Hawaii Calls. KCCN radio included his songs "Ipo Lei Manu", "Ka Mamakakaua", "Eia No Kawika/Kalakaua He Inoa", "He Pua Wehiwa ...
, 72, American Hawaiian music singer.


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Romualdas Aleliūnas Romualdas Aleliūnas (25 March 1960 – 7 December 2016) was a Lithuanian designer of ceramics from Panevėžys.Élcio Álvares, 84, Brazilian politician,
Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
(1991–1994, 1995–1999), Minister of Defence (1999–2000), and
Governor of Espírito Santo A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...
(1975–1979). *
Edwin Benson Edwin James Benson (; ''Ma-doke-wa-des-she'', modern Mandan orthography: ''Wéroke Wáatashe'', Iron Bison) was a Native American educator and the last native speaker of the Mandan language. He was born in Elbowoods, North Dakota, on the Fort Ber ...
, 85, American teacher, last speaker of the Mandan language. *
Georgia Blain Georgia Frances Elise Blain (12 December 19649 December 2016) was an Australians, Australian novelist, journalist and biographer. Biography Born in Sydney in 1964 to journalist and broadcaster Anne Deveson (d. 2016) and broadcaster Ellis Blain ...
, 51, Australian writer, brain cancer. *
Lawrence Demmy Lawrence Demmy (1931 – 9 December 2016) was a British ice dancer. With partner Jean Westwood, he was the World Champion for four consecutive years, 1952 to 1955A. Ross Eckler Jr. Albert Ross Eckler Jr. (August 29, 1927 – December 9, 2016) was an American logologist, statistician, and author, the son of statistician A. Ross Eckler. He served in the US Army from 1946 – 1947. He received a BA from Swarthmore College wi ...
, 89, American logologist, statistician, and author. *
Alejandro González Jr. Alejandro González Jr. (March 8, 1993 – December 9, 2016) was a Mexican professional boxer who challenged once for the IBF super bantamweight title. He was the son of former world champion Alejandro Martín González. Professional career Be ...
, 23, Mexican bantamweight boxer, shot. * Sergei Lemeshko, 44, Russian footballer ( Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky). *
Mario Milano Mario Bulfone (15 May 1935 – 9 December 2016), better known by his ring name Mario Milano, was a professional wrestler. Milano got his start in wrestling in Venezuela and later competed in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, Mex ...
, 81, Italian-born Australian professional wrestler ( NWA, WCW, AJPW). *
Nola Ochs Nola Ochs (née Hill) (November 22, 1911 – December 9, 2016) was an American woman, from Jetmore, Kansas, who in 2007, at age 95, graduated from college and was certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person in the world to become a co ...
, 105, American centenarian, world's oldest college graduate. * Luke Owens, 83, American football player ( St. Louis Cardinals). *
Jens Risom Jens Risom ( ; 8 May 1916 – 9 December 2016) was a Danish American furniture designer. An exemplar of Mid-Century modern design, Risom was one of the first designers to introduce Scandinavian design in the United States. Biography Risom was bo ...
, 100, Danish-born American furniture designer. * Franco Rosso, 75, Italian-born British film director (
Babylon ''Bābili(m)'' * sux, 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 * arc, 𐡁𐡁𐡋 ''Bāḇel'' * syc, ܒܒܠ ''Bāḇel'' * grc-gre, Βαβυλών ''Babylṓn'' * he, בָּבֶל ''Bāvel'' * peo, 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢 ''Bābiru'' * elx, 𒀸𒁀𒉿𒇷 ''Babi ...
). * Robert Scholes, 87, American literary critic and theorist. * Rob Sherman, 63, American political activist, plane crash. *
William N. Small William Newell Small (February 22, 1927 – December 9, 2016) was a four star admiral in the United States Navy who served as Vice Chief of Naval Operations and Commander in Chief, NATO Allied Forces Southern Europe and United States Naval Forces E ...
, 89, American admiral. * P. Viswambharan, 91, Indian politician. * Ronald Webster, 90, Anguillan politician, Chief Minister (1976–1977, 1980–1984). *
Günther Wilke Günther Wilke (23 February 1925 – 9 December 2016) was a German chemist who was influential in organometallic chemistry. He was the director of the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research (Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung) from 1967–199 ...
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* George Junus Aditjondro, 70, Indonesian academic and political dissident. *
Stefania Biegun Stefania Biegun (11 August 1935 – 10 December 2016) was a Polish cross-country skier. She competed at the 1960, 1964 and the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xe ...
, 81, Polish Olympic cross-country skier. *
Peter Brabrook Peter Brabrook (8 November 1937 – 10 December 2016) was an English footballer who made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League playing for Chelsea, West Ham United and Orient, and was capped three times for the England national team. ...
, 79, English footballer ( Chelsea, West Ham United). * Felix Browder, 89, American mathematician. * John Cordner, 87, Australian cricket and football player. *
T. Neil Davis Thomas Neil Davis (February 1, 1932 – December 10, 2016) was a professor of geophysics from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the author of several books. Born in Greeley, Colorado, Davis received his B.S in geophysics from University of Al ...
, 84, American geophysicist and writer. *
Bill Dineen William Patrick "Foxy" Dineen (September 18, 1932 – December 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and head coach. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks between 1953 a ...
, 84, Canadian ice hockey player (
Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...
) and coach. * Wolfgang Eisenmenger, 86, German physicist. * Damião Experiença, 81, Brazilian
outsider music Outsider music (from "outsider art") is music created by self-taught or naïve musicians. The term is usually applied to musicians who have little or no traditional musical experience, who exhibit childlike qualities in their music, or who suffe ...
ian. * Étienne Fabre, 20, French racing cyclist, fall. *
Jean-Claude Frécon Jean-Claude Frécon (3 September 1944 – 10 December 2016) was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Loire The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. Wit ...
, 72, French politician,
Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
from Loire (since 2001). * James Gair, 88, American linguist. *
A. A. Gill Adrian Anthony Gill (28 June 1954 – 10 December 2016) was a British journalist, critic, and author. Best known for his food and travel writing, he was also a television critic, was restaurant reviewer of ''The Sunday Times'', wrote for '' Van ...
, 62, British writer and restaurant critic ('' The Sunday Times''), lung cancer. *
Gene Hamm __NOTOC__ Eugene Perry Hamm Jr. (1923 – December 10, 2016) was an American professional golfer and golf course designer. Hamm grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and started his golf career as a caddy at the Raleigh Golf Association. He joined ...
, 93, American golf player and course designer. * Ken Hechler, 102, American politician, U. S. Representative from West Virginia's 4th congressional district (1959–1977), Secretary of State of West Virginia (1985–2001), stroke. *
Hans-Eric Hellberg Hans-Eric Hellberg (11 May 1927 – 10 December 2016) was a Swedish author and journalist. Born in , Borlänge, he primarily wrote young adult novels, most notably '' Kram'' (1973). Active between 1950 and 2003, he wrote approximately 78 publ ...
, 89, Swedish author (''
Kram KRAM (1070 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve West Klamath, Oregon, United States. The station, established in 1989, was owned by Scott D. MacArthur, personal representative of the estate of Sandra A. Falk. KRAM fell silent in July 200 ...
'') and journalist. *
Eric Hilton Eric Michael Hilton (July 1, 1933 – December 10, 2016) was an American heir, hotelier, and philanthropist. Early life Eric Hilton was born on July 1, 1933 in Dallas, Texas. He was the third son of Conrad Hilton (the founder of the Hilton World ...
, 83, American hotelier and philanthropist. *
László Huzsvár László Huzsvár (21 February 1931 – 10 December 2016) was a Serbian-born Hungarian Roman Catholic bishop. Life Huzsvár was born in Horgoš and was ordained to the priesthood on 29 June 1958. On 7 January 1988, he was appointed bish ...
, 85, Serbian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Zrenjanin (1988–2007). * Paul Shinichi Itonaga, 88, Japanese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Kagoshima (1969–2005). *
Herm Johnson Herman Austin Johnson (March 4, 1953 – December 10, 2016), was a driver in the CART Indy Car series, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He raced in seven seasons (1979–1985), with 35 career starts. He drove in the Indianapolis 500 in 1982 and 1984 ...
, 63, American race car driver, liver and renal failure. *
Rick Klassen Richard Danny "Rick" Klassen (July 25, 1959 – December 10, 2016) was a defensive lineman who played in the Canadian Football League for the BC Lions from 1981 to 1987, 1989–1990 and Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1988. In 2003, Klassen was vote ...
, 57, Canadian football player ( BC Lions), cancer. * George Klein, 91, Hungarian-Swedish biologist. * V. C. Kulandaiswamy, 87, Indian academic. * Miles Lord, 97, American federal judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (1966–1985),
Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
of Minnesota (1955–1960). * Ian McCaskill, 78, British meteorologist and weatherman. * Tommy McCulloch, 82, Scottish footballer ( Clyde). * Sergey Mikaelyan, 93, Russian film director ('' Love by Request''). * John Montague, 87, Irish poet. *
John Newhouse Wilfred John Newhouse (February 6, 1929 – December 10, 2016) was an American journalist and author. He was best known as the author of the book '' War and Peace in the Nuclear Age'', published in 1989 as companion to a PBS television series. ...
, 87, American journalist and author. * Luciano Nobili, 83, Italian footballer (
Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
, Reggiana, Pescara). * Allan Prell, 79, American radio host ( WBAL). *
William J. Richardson __NOTOC__ William John Richardson, S.J. (2 November 1920 – 10 December 2016) was an American philosopher, who was among the first to write a comprehensive study of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, featuring an important preface by Heideg ...
, 96, American philosopher. *
Alberto Seixas Santos Alberto Jorge Seixas dos Santos (20 March 1936 – 10 December 2016) was a Portuguese film director. Biography Seixas Santos was born on 20 March 1936 in Lisbon, Portugal. Studied Historical-philosophical Sciences in the Faculty of Letters of ...
, 80, Portuguese film director (''
Brandos Costumes ''Brandos Costumes'' (1974) is a Portuguese film directed by Alberto Seixas Santos which was a part of the Novo Cinema movement – influenced by the cinematographic neo-realism and specially by the Nouvelle Vague. It was released in 1975, wh ...
''). * Balbir Singh Sidhu, 84, Kenyan Olympic hockey player. * Robert Stiller, 88, Polish author and translator. * William Usery Jr., 92, American politician,
Secretary of Labor The United States Secretary of Labor is a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and as the head of the United States Department of Labor, controls the department, and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace, and all ot ...
(1976–1977), heart failure.


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Sadiq Jalal al-Azm Sadiq Jalal Al-Azm ( ar, صادق جلال العظم ''Ṣādiq Jalāl al-‘Aẓm''; 1934 – December 11, 2016) was a Professor Emeritus of Modern European Philosophy at the University of Damascus in Syria and was, until 2007, a visiting pro ...
, 82, Syrian philosopher and academician. *
Sark Arslanian Sarkis "Sark" Arslanian (February 4, 1924 – December 11, 2016) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Weber State University from 1965 to 1972 and at Colorado State University from 1973 to 1981, compiling a car ...
, 92, American football coach (
Weber State Wildcats The Weber State Wildcats are the varsity athletic teams representing Weber State University in Ogden, Utah in intercollegiate athletics, sponsoring 16 teams. The Wildcats compete in NCAA Division I FCS and are charter members (1963) of the Big Sk ...
, Colorado State Rams). * João Castelo, 79, Brazilian politician, Governor of Maranhão (1979–1982), complications from surgery. * Harry Jones, 71, American football player ( Philadelphia Eagles), heart attack. *
Bob Krasnow Robert Alan Krasnow (July 20, 1934 – December 11, 2016) was an American record label executive and entrepreneur who had a long and successful career in the music industry. He founded Blue Thumb Records, later became chairman of Elektra Records ...
, 82, American record label executive (
Elektra Records Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the 1 ...
), co-founder of the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF), sometimes simply referred to as the Rock Hall, is a museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and othe ...
. * Charlie McNeil, 53, Scottish footballer ( Stirling). * John Moffat, 97, British navy pilot. *
Marie Muhammad Mar'ie Muhammad (3 April 1939 – 11 December 2016) was an Indonesian politician and philanthropist. He served as the Minister of Finance under President Suharto from 1993 to 1998. He also served as the Chair of the Indonesian Red Cross Socie ...
, 77, Indonesian politician, Finance Minister (1993–1998), brain cancer. *
Michael Nicholson Michael Nicholson (9 January 1937 – 11 December 2016) was an English journalist, specializing in war reporting, and a newscaster. He was ITN's Senior Foreign Correspondent. Early life Nicholson was born in Romford, Essex, on 9 January 193 ...
, 79, British journalist and war correspondent. *
Sid O'Linn Sidney O'Linn (5 May 1927 – 11 December 2016) was a South African sportsman who played Test cricket in seven Tests for South Africa between 1960 and 1961 and professional football for South Africa. Born Sidney Olinsky into a Jewish family, ...
, 89, South African cricketer and footballer ( Charlton Athletic). * Kevin O'Morrison, 100, American playwright and actor (''
Charlie Wild, Private Detective ''Charlie Wild, Private Detective'' is an American detective series that aired on three of the four major American television networks of the 1950s. Origin The program was the televised version of a radio program with the same title. At least som ...
'', '' Sleepless in Seattle''). * Ramesh Prabhoo, 78, Indian politician, Mayor of Mumbai (1987–1988). *
Marion Pritchard Marion Philippina Pritchard (née van Binsbergen; 7 November 1920 – 11 December 2016) was a Dutch-American social worker and psychoanalyst, who distinguished herself as a savior of Jews in the Netherlands during the Second World War. Pritchar ...
, 96, Dutch-born American social worker and Righteous Among the Nations, cerebral arteriosclerosis. * Esma Redžepova, 73, Macedonian
Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnicities * Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia ** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule * Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...
singer. *
Alan Sherlock Alan Frederick Sherlock OBE, OAM (7 June 1938 – 11 December 2016) was an Australian politician. A former Scout Commissioner, Sherlock was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1986 as the Liberal member for Ashgrove serving ...
, 78, Australian politician. *
Thressa Stadtman Thressa Campbell Stadtman (February 12, 1920 – December 11, 2016) was an American biochemist, notable for her discovery of selenocysteine, and her research on selenoproteins and bioenergetics. In addition she made significant advances in amino a ...
, 96, American biochemist. *
Roberto Vizcaíno Roberto Vizcaíno Mallol (25 April 1957 – 11 December 2016) was a professional tennis player from Spain. Biography Vizcaíno took part in the 1980 French Open and was beaten in the opening round by Yannick Noah. He also played in the mixed doub ...
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Barrelhouse Chuck Barrelhouse Chuck (born Harvey Charles Goering; July 10, 1958 – December 12, 2016) was an American Chicago blues and electric blues pianist, keyboardist, singer, and songwriter. He claimed to be the only Chicago blues pianist to have studied u ...
, 58, American blues musician, prostate cancer. *
E. R. Braithwaite Eustace Edward Ricardo Braithwaite (June 27, 1912 – December 12, 2016), publishing as E. R. Braithwaite, was a Guyanese-born British-American novelist, writer, teacher and diplomat best known for his stories of social conditions and racia ...
, 104, Guyanese novelist (''
To Sir, With Love ''To Sir, with Love'' is a 1967 British drama film that deals with social and racial issues in an inner city school. It stars Sidney Poitier and features Christian Roberts, Judy Geeson, Suzy Kendall and singer Lulu making her film debut. Jam ...
'') and diplomat, heart failure. * Myron H. Bright, 97, American judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (1968–2016). * Lucila Campos, 78, Peruvian singer. *
Gerard Clifford Gerard Clifford (24 June 1941 – 12 December 2016) was an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh, Northern Ireland from 1991 until 2013. He was born in Lordship, County Louth. He was educated at Bellurgan ...
, 75, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of
Armagh Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Pri ...
(1991–2013). * Donald L. Corbin, 78, American judge, Arkansas Supreme Court (2005–2014), lung cancer. *
Jean-Claude Deret Jean-Claude Deret, born Claude Breitman, (July 11, 1921 – December 12, 2016) was a French television writer, songwriter, actor, playwright and author of children's books and detective novels. Early life Jean-Claude Deret was born as Claude ...
, 95, French screenwriter ('' Thierry la Fronde''). *
Anne Deveson Anne Barbara Deveson (19 June 1930 – 12 December 2016) was an Australian writer, broadcaster and filmmaker who also worked in England. Early life Deveson was born in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya, Malaya. During World War II, her family ...
, 86, Australian writer and broadcaster, Alzheimer's disease. *
Jimbo Elrod James Whittington "Jimbo" Elrod (May 25, 1954 – December 12, 2016) was an American football linebacker who was an All-American at the University of Oklahoma and played professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Oilers of the Nati ...
, 62, American football player ( Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Oilers), traffic collision. *
Jean Fisher Jean Fisher (17 October 1942 – 12 December 2016) was a UK-based art critic and writer. Her research explored the intertwined legacies of colonialism and the emergent conflicts of globalization in Ireland, Native America, the Black Atlantic and ...
, 74, British art critic and writer. * Mark Fisher, 57, British musician ( Matt Bianco). *
Robert Gomer Robert Gomer (24 March 1924, in Vienna, Austria – 12 December 2016) was an Austrian scientist known for his research on field electron emission and field ionization, and his role as an adviser to the United States government. He was educated a ...
, 92, Austrian-born American chemical physicist, complications from Parkinson's disease. *
Shirley Hazzard Shirley Hazzard (30 January 1931 – 12 December 2016) was an Australian-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She was born in Australia and also held U.S. citizenship. Hazzard's 1970 novel ''The Bay of Noon'' was shortlisted f ...
, 85, Australian-born American writer (''
The Bay of Noon ''The Bay of Noon'' is a 1970 novel by the Australian author Shirley Hazzard. It was shortlisted for the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010. Synopsis A young Englishwoman, Jenny, is working in Naples some years after World War II. Alone in the ruined ...
'', '' The Great Fire''). *
Gustav Jahoda Gustav Jahoda, FBA, FRSE (11 October 1920 – 12 December 2016) was an Austrian psychologist and writer. He was educated in Vienna, then subsequently in Paris and London. He studied sociology and psychology at London University before obtaining ...
, 96, Austrian-born British psychologist. *
Ratan Kumar Ratan Kumar (19 March 1941 – 12 December 2016) was the screen name of the Indian born child artist who later migrated to Pakistan. He acted in Indian & Pakistani movies. He was born as Syed Nazir Ali Rizvi. He is best known for his work i ...
, 75, Pakistani actor (''
Boot Polish A boot is a type of footwear. Most boots mainly cover the foot and the ankle, while some also cover some part of the lower calf. Some boots extend up the leg, sometimes as far as the knee or even the hip. Most boots have a heel that is cle ...
'', '' Jagriti'', '' Do Bigha Zamin''). *
Lord Gyllene Lord Gyllene (10 November 1988 – 12 December 2016) was a New Zealand-bred racehorse whose greatest victory came in the 1997 Grand National at Aintree. He was trained by Steve Brookshaw for owner Stanley Clarke (businessman), Sir Stanley ...
, 28, New Zealand-bred racehorse, winner of the
1997 Grand National The 1997 Grand National (known officially as the Martell Grand National and also informally as the Monday National) was the 150th official running of the Grand National steeplechase held at Aintree near Liverpool. The race was scheduled to be ...
. *
Jim Lowe James Ellsworth Lowe (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1956 number-one hit song, " The Green Door". He also served as a disc jockey and radio host and personality, and was considered ...
, 93, American singer-songwriter ("
Green Door "The Green Door" (or "Green Door") is a 1956 popular song, with music composed by Bob "Hutch" Davie and lyrics by Marvin J. Moore. It was first recorded by Jim Lowe which reached number one on the US chart in 1956. The song has been covered ...
"). * Jim Prior, Baron Prior, 89, British politician,
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a w ...
(1981–1984) and
Employment Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any othe ...
(1979–1981). *
Konrad Reuland Konrad Albert Reuland (April 4, 1987 – December 12, 2016) was an American football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He attended the University of Notre Dame, and later went to Stanford University. Undrafted out of co ...
, 29, American football player ( Baltimore Ravens), brain aneurysm. *
Javier Echevarría Rodríguez Javier Echevarría Rodríguez (14 June 1932 – 12 December 2016) was a Spanish bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Until his death, he was the head of the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei. He held doctorates in both civil and canon law ...
, 84, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, head of the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (since 1994). *
Claus Ryskjær Claus Ryskjær (26 June 1945 – 12 December 2016) was a Danish actor active from 1966 to 2008. Selected filmography *''Fun in the Streets'' (1969) *''The Egborg Girl'' (1969) *''The Olsen Gang's Big Score'' (1972) *''Nu går den på Dagmar'' (197 ...
, 71, Danish humorist and actor. *
Bob Schnelker Robert Bernard Schnelker (October 17, 1928 – December 12, 2016) was an American football tight end who played for nine seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the New York Giants. Schnelker played college football at Bowling Gree ...
, 88, American football player (
New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...
) and coach. *
Leo Sharp Leo Earl Sharp Sr. (May 7, 1924 – December 12, 2016), also known as El Tata, was an American World War II veteran, horticulturist, and drug courier for a branch of the Sinaloa Cartel. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Jeff Moore ar ...
, 92, American drug dealer. * Charles Mwando Simba, 80, Congolese politician. * Walter Swinburn, 55, British jockey, fall from window. * Bob Thomas, 62, Australian politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Council (1989–2001), mesothelioma. *
Esther Wilkins Esther Mae Wilkins (December 9, 1916 – December 12, 2016) was an American dental hygienist, dentist and author of the first comprehensive book on dental hygiene, ''Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist'' (first edition published in 1959). T ...
, 100, American dentist.


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* Ralph Brown, 90, American football player and coach. *
Lawrence Colburn Lawrence Manley Colburn (July 6, 1949 – December 13, 2016) was a United States Army veteran who, while serving as a helicopter gunner in the Vietnam War, intervened in the March 16, 1968 Mỹ Lai massacre. Born in Coulee Dam, Washington, Colbu ...
, 67, American Vietnam War veteran, intervened to end the My Lai Massacre, cancer. * Roy Harrover, 88, American architect, emphysema. * Bob James, 83, American Olympic sailor. * Hebe Charlotte Kohlbrugge, 102, Dutch theologian. *
Ahuva Ozeri Ahuva Ozeri ( he, אהובה עוזרי; March 3, 1948 – December 13, 2016) was an Israeli singer, songwriter and composer. She released 20 albums over her four-decade career. According to ''The Times of Israel'', she was "a pioneer of Israeli ...
, 68, Israeli singer, laryngeal cancer. *
Betsy Pecanins Elizabeth Taylor Pecanins (1954 – December 13, 2016) was an American-born Mexican singer, songwriter and record producer. Known in Mexico as ''Queen of the Blues'' Biography Betsy Pecanins was born to a Catalan mother and an American father ...
, 62, American-born Mexican singer, songwriter and record producer, stroke. * Ralph Raico, 80, American historian. * Thomas Schelling, 95, American economist and professor, Nobel Prize laureate (2005), complications from a hip fracture. *
Poul Søgaard Poul Søgaard (né Pedersen; 12 November 1923 – 13 December 2016) was a Danish politician. Shortly after his 1923 birth in Odense, Poul Pedersen was adopted by Johannes Søgaard, and his name was changed accordingly. In 1939, Poul Søgaard joi ...
, 93, Danish politician, MP (1960–1990) and
Defence Minister A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...
(1977–1982). * David Strangway, 82, Canadian geophysicist. * Zubaida Tharwat, 76, Egyptian actress (''
There Is a Man In Our House ''There Is a Man in Our House '' or ''A Man in Our House'' ( ar, في بيتِنا رَجِل Fi baitina rajul), is a 1961 Egyptian drama, history, romance film directed by Henry Barakat, an Egyptian film director of Lebanese origin. The film is ...
''). * Alan Thicke, 69, Canadian actor ('' Growing Pains'', ''
Not Quite Human ''Not Quite Human'' is the name of a series of young adult novels by Seth McEvoy about a scientist and his android creation which resembles a teenager. Description Widower scientist, Dr. Jonas Carson's lifetime work is to create an android he n ...
''), talk show host (''
The Alan Thicke Show ''The Alan Thicke Show'' was a Canadian daytime talk show hosted by Alan Thicke. A replacement for '' The Alan Hamel Show'', which ran from 1976 to 1980, it aired on CTV between 1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Car ...
''), and songwriter, ruptured aorta. *
Fernando Vignoli Fernando Torres Vignoli (Belo Horizonte, August 14, 1960 – December 13, 2016), professionally known as Vignoli, was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He began his career in 1982 creating canvases in oil on canvas, where he applies his own techni ...
, 56, Brazilian painter and sculptor, sepsis. *
Andrzej Wasilewicz Andrzej Wasilewicz (10 March 1951 – 13 December 2016) was a Polish stage and film actor, and film director. Wasilewicz was born in Białogard in 1951. In 1975, he graduated from PWST in Warsaw. His first major film role came in 1974—as Zenek, ...
, 65, Polish stage and film actor ('' Nie ma mocnych''), and director, Alzheimer's disease. *
Yevgeny Yufit Yevgeny Yufit (also known as Evgenii Iufit; 1961 – 13 December 2016) was a Russian filmmaker, photographer and painter, born in Leningrad. He was a founding member of the Soviet parallel cinema movement. Yufit first became famous for his maca ...
, 55, Russian filmmaker.


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* Chuck Allen, 77, American football player (
San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team that played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 season, before relocating to Los Angeles, where the franchise had played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now ...
). * Paulo Evaristo Arns, 95, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate,
Cardinal Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...
(since 1973) and Archbishop of São Paulo (1970–1998), complications from pneumonia. *
Fosco Becattini Fosco Becattini (; 16 March 1925 – 14 December 2016) was an football in Italy, Italian football player and manager, who played as a Defender (association football), defender.
, 91, Italian footballer ( Genoa). * Shirley Dysart, 88, Canadian politician, MLA (1974–1995). *
Stephen Fienberg Stephen Elliott Fienberg (27 November 1942 – 14 December 2016) was a Professor Emeritus (formerly the Maurice Falk University Professor of Statistics and Social Science) in the Department of Statistics, the Machine Learning Department, Heinz Co ...
, 74, Canadian statistician. * Bernard Fox, 89, Welsh actor ('' Titanic'', ''
Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typic ...
'', ''
The Mummy A mummy is an unusually well preserved corpse. Mummy or The Mummy may also refer to: Places *Mummy Range, a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States *Mummy Cave, a rock shelter and archeological site in Par ...
''), heart failure. *
Harold Gilliam Harold Gilliam (1918 – December 14, 2016) was a San Franciscobased writer, newspaperman and environmentalist, a columnist for the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' and ''Examiner'' newspapers. The Harold Gilliam Award for Excellence in Environmental Re ...
, 98, American environmental journalist. *
Garrett K. Gomez Garrett Keith Gomez (January 1, 1972 – December 14, 2016) was an American Thoroughbred jockey who won two Eclipse Awards and thirteen Breeders' Cup races during his career. Racing career Early career Gomez learned to ride by watching his fathe ...
, 44, American jockey, drug overdose. *
Hurricane Run Hurricane Run (2002–2016) was a world champion Irish-bred thoroughbred racehorse. He was the second French-trained horse, after his sire Montjeu, to win both the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. He w ...
, 14, Irish racehorse, euthanized. *
Karel Husa Karel Husa (August 7, 1921 – December 14, 2016) was a Czech-born classical composer and conductor, winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Music and 1993 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. In 1954, he emigrated to t ...
, 95, Czech-born American composer. *
Halfdan T. Mahler Halfdan Theodor Mahler (21 April 1923 – 14 December 2016) was a Danish physician. He served three terms as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) from 1973 to 1988, and is widely known for his effort to combat tuberculosis and h ...
, 93, Danish physician, Director-General of the World Health Organization (1973–1988). * Michael Manning, 75, American Roman Catholic priest, complications of brain cancer. *
Tom Ong Mariano "Tom" Ong (October 1938 – 14 December 2016) was a Filipino Shooting sport, sports shooter. Ong, born in October 1938 in Malabon, competed for the Philippines at the Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 and Shooting at the 19 ...
, 78, Filipino Olympic sport shooter (
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
). *
Sadatoshi Ozato was a Japanese politician. Political career Born in Kirishima, Kagoshima (town), Kirishima, Kagoshima, Ozato's first electoral victory came at the prefectural level in 1959. He served the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly until 1979, when he was el ...
, 86, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (1979–2005) and Minister of Labour (1990–91). * Päivi Paunu, 70, Finnish singer, cancer. *
Jean-Paul Pier Jean-Paul Pier (July 5, 1933 – December 14, 2016) was a Luxembourgish mathematician, specializing in harmonic analysis and the history of mathematics, particularly mathematical analysis in the 20th century. Education and career Jean-Paul Pier w ...
, 83, Luxembourgian mathematician *
Ahmed Rateb Ahmed Rateb ( ar, أحمد راتب‎; 23 January 1949 – 14 December 2016) was an Egyptian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films. Selected filmography See also *Cinema of Egypt *Lists of Egyptian films The following is a list of Eg ...
, 67, Egyptian actor (''
The Yacoubian Building ''The Yacoubian Building'' ( ar, عمارة يعقوبيان ''‘Imārat Ya‘qūbyān'') is a novel by Egyptian author Alaa-Al-Aswany. The book was made into a film of the same name in 2006 and into a TV series in 2007. Published in Arabi ...
''), stroke. * Sir Dudley Smith, 90, British politician, MP for Brentford and Chiswick (1959–1966) and
Warwick and Leamington Warwick and Leamington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2017 general election by Matt Western, of the Labour Party. Members of Parliament Constituency profile The seat comprises the two epon ...
(1968–1997). *
Reginald Stackhouse Reginald "Reg" Francis Stackhouse (April 30, 1925 – December 14, 2016) was a Canadians, Canadian educator and politician. He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1972 to 1974 and from 1984 to 1988 as a member of the Progressive Conser ...
, 91, Canadian politician and academic. *
Harvey Stevens Harvey Stevens (8 August 1930 – 15 December 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Stevens started his career in 1948 at Collingwood and played in their 1 ...
, 86, Australian footballer ( Collingwood). * Jeremy Summers, 85, British film and television director ('' The Protectors'', ''
The Saint The Saint may refer to: Fiction * Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint", the protagonist of a book series by Leslie Charteris and subsequent adaptations: ** ''The Saint'' (film series) (1938–43), starring Louis Hayward, George Sanders an ...
''). *
Gennady Tsygurov Gennady Fedorovich Tsygurov (russian: Геннадий Фёдорович Цыгу́ров; 14 April 1942 – 14 December 2016) was a Russian professional ice hockey coach and player. He played for Traktor Chelyabinsk from 1959 to 1977 in the Sovi ...
, 74, Russian ice hockey player ( Traktor Chelyabinsk) and coach, cancer. * Bunny Walters, 63, New Zealand singer ("
Brandy Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif. Some brandies are aged in wooden casks. Others are coloured with ...
").


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* Albert Bennett, 72, English footballer ( Rotherham United,
Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...
, Norwich City). *
Howard Bingham Howard Leonid Bingham (May 29, 1939December 15, 2016) was a biographer of Muhammad Ali and a professional photographer.Deford, FranYou don't know Muhammad Ali until you know his best friend''Sports Illustrated''. March 11, 2016 Bingham was born in ...
, 77, American photographer and biographer (
Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...
). *
Leanna Brown Leanna Brown (May 11, 1935 – December 15, 2016) was an American politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature, where she represented New Jersey's 26th legislative district, including parts of Morris and Passaic Counties. S ...
, 81, American politician. * Beki İkala Erikli, 48, Turkish self-help author, shot. * Shep Houghton, 102, American actor (''
The Wizard of Oz ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' or ''The Wizard of Oz'' most commonly refers to: *'' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', a 1900 American novel by L. Frank Baum often reprinted as ''The Wizard of Oz'' ** Wizard of Oz (character), from the Baum novel serie ...
'', '' Gone with the Wind'', '' Perry Mason''). *
Shūji Iuchi (September 15, 1950 – December 15, 2016) was a director of anime series. Iuchi directed ''Crush Gear Turbo'',
, 66, Japanese anime director ('' Crush Gear Turbo'', ''
Mashin Hero Wataru is a mecha multimedia franchise originally created by Sunrise and Red Entertainment. The first series aired on April 15, 1988, replacing the 17:00–17:30 timeslot used for '' Transformers: The Headmasters''. Sunrise credited "Hajime Y ...
''). * Fran Jeffries, 79, American actress and dancer ('' The Pink Panther''). *
Osiride Pevarello Osiride Pevarello (26 July 1920 – 15 December 2016) was an Italian actor. His brother is . Selected filmography *''The Mill on the Po'' (1949) *''Gladiators Seven'' (1964) - Gladiator (uncredited) *''The Triumph of Hercules'' (1964) - Soldier ...
, 96, Italian actor (''
Caligula Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula (), was the third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 until his assassination in 41. He was the son of the popular Roman general Germanicu ...
'', ''
Ator 2 - L'invincibile Orion ''Ator'' is a film series of four Italian movies made in the 1980s by director Joe D'Amato, under the pseudonym David Hills. D'Amato wrote and directed the first, second, and fourth films in the series, himself disregarding the existence of the t ...
''). * Craig Sager, 65, American sportscaster ('' NBA on TNT''), leukemia. *
Harley Saito Sayori Saito (斉藤 さより) (December 21, 1967 – December 15, 2016) was a Japanese professional wrestler, who performed under the name of Harley Saito (ハーレー斉藤). She spent much of her career for Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling. Car ...
, 48, Japanese professional wrestler, esophageal cancer. *
Dave Shepherd David Joseph Shepherd (7 February 1929 – 15 December 2016) was an English jazz clarinettist and bandleader. Biography Shepherd was born in Walthamstow, London, England, to Cecilia (nee Sadgrove), a machinist, and Joseph Shepherd, a semi-profe ...
, 87, English jazz clarinetist. *
Bohdan Smoleń Bohdan Smoleń (9 June 1947 – 15 December 2016) was a Polish comedian, singer and actor. He was a member of the Kabaret TEY, and was featured in the television show ''Świat według Kiepskich'' (''Night and Day''). On 20 May 2009 he was awar ...
, 69, Polish comedian, singer and actor, lung infection. *
Ajit Varman Ajit Singh Varman ( hi, अजीत वर्मन; 26 March 1947 – 15 December 2016), sometimes also credited as Ajit Verman, was an Indian film music composer. He started his career in the 1960s as a musician for the likes of Satyajit Ray, ...
, 69, Indian composer. * Ron Ziel, 77, American railway historian. *
Mohamed Zouari Mohamed Zouari () (Sfax, 1967 - 15 December 2016) was a Tunisian aerospace engineer working for The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing. He was assassinated in his hometown of Sfax on December 15, 2016 when he was shot dead in a ...
, 49, Tunisian flight engineer, shot.


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* David Berry, 73, American playwright ('' The Whales of August''), heart attack. *
Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista (Tibetan: འཇིག་མེད་རྡོ་རྗེ་དཔལ་འབར།, Nepali: जिग्मे दोर्जे पलवर विष्ट; 1930– 16 December 2016) was the unofficial King of Mus ...
, 86, Nepalese royal, King of Mustang (1965–2008), complications from pneumonia. *
Joyce Dalton Joyce Dalton (20 May 1933 – 16 December 2016) was an Australian cricketer. Dalton played three Tests for the Australia national women's cricket team, all in 1958 and all against England. Dalton played for New South Wales in domestic cricket, ...
, 83, Australian cricketer. * Walter Hachborn, 95, Canadian businessman, co-founder of Home Hardware. * Cecil Howard, 85, American pornographic film director. * Bill Malenfant, 87, Canadian politician, MLA for
Memramcook Memramcook, sometimes also spelled Memramcouke or Memramkouke, is a village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. Located in south-eastern New Brunswick, the community is predominantly people of Acadian descent who speak the Chiac deri ...
(1974–1982), Mayor of Dieppe, New Brunswick (1971–1977, 1983–1998). *
Faina Melnik Faina Grigorievna Melnik (russian: Фаина Григорьевна Велева-Мельник, uk, Фаїна Григорівна Мельник (''Faina Hryhorivna Melnyk''); 9 June 1945 – 16 December 2016) was a Soviet discus thrower, a ...
, 71, Ukrainian-born Russian discus thrower, Olympic champion (
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
). *
Saintly Saintly (21 September 1992 – 16 December 2016) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was named Australia's champion racehorse in 1997. A giant chestnut gelding by Sky Chase out of All Grace (by Sir Tristram), he was bred by his tra ...
, 24, Australian racehorse, national champion (1997). *
Fred Swearingen Fred Swearingen (September 25, 1921 - December 16, 2016) was a former official in the National Football League, serving as both a referee and field judge from 1960 through 1980. He wore uniform number 21 for the majority of his career. He worked Su ...
, 95, American football official. * Jim Williams, 90, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Florida (1975–1979). *
Ive Mažuran Ive Mažuran (1928–2016) was a Croatian historian. Mažuran was a longtime editor at the Školska knjiga publishing house where he edited several hundred textbooks and research publications. He also published some 100 research papers and about 2 ...
, 89, Croatian historian.


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Houshmand Almasi Houshmand Almasi ( fa, هوشمند الماسی; 30 March 1928 – 17 December 2016) was an Iranian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil, épée and sabre events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Colonel Almasi, president of th ...
, 88, Iranian Olympic fencer (
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
). *
Eric Defoort Eric Defoort (27 June 1943 in Ypres – 16 or 17 December 2016) was a Flemish Belgian politician and president of the European Free Alliance. Between 2007 and 2009, Defoort was the president of the Flemish Popular Movement (Vlaamse Volksbeweging ...
, 73, Belgian politician, President of the European Free Alliance (since 2010). *
Edmond Farhat Edmond Farhat (20 May 1933 – 17 December 2016) was a Lebanese prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See Biography Farhat was born in Ain Kfaa, Lebanon, on 20 May 1933. On 28 March 1959, the Maro ...
, 83, Lebanese Maronite Catholic hierarch, Apostolic Nuncio (1989–2009). *
Benjamin A. Gilman Benjamin Arthur Gilman (December 6, 1922 – December 17, 2016) was an American politician and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Middletown, New York, from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 2003. Early life Gilm ...
, 94, American politician, Member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's
20th 20 (twenty; Roman numeral XX) is the natural number following 19 and preceding 21. A group of twenty units may also be referred to as a score. In mathematics *20 is a pronic number. *20 is a tetrahedral number as 1, 4, 10, 20. *20 is the ba ...
, 22nd and 26th congressional districts (1973–2003), complications from hip surgery. * Bill Hanna, 86, American politician, Mayor of
Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, respectively. The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, with a population of 393,406 in 2020, is t ...
(1978–1982). * Louis Harris, 95, American opinion polling entrepreneur, journalist, and author. *
Henry Heimlich Henry Judah Heimlich (February 3, 1920 – December 17, 2016) was an American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher. He is widely credited as the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, a technique of abdominal thrusts for stopping choking, first ...
, 96, American physician, inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, complications from a heart attack. * Gordon Hunt, 87, American voice director ('' The Jetsons'', '' Uncharted'') and voice actor ('' Dilbert''), Parkinson's disease. *
Leanid Marakou Leanid Marakou ( be, Леанід Маракоў; russian: Леонид Моряков; April 15, 1958 in Minsk – December 17, 2016) was a Belarusian journalist, writer. Biography Marakou ( Belarusian: Леанід Маракоў, Russian: ...
, 58, Belarusian journalist, writer and historian, brain cancer. *
Anne Ranasinghe Anne Ranasinghe (born Anneliese Katz; 2 October 1925 – 17 December 2016) was a History of the Jews in Germany, Jewish-German born Sri Lankan English-language poet. She is considered one of Sri Lanka's leading English-language poets, having won ...
, 91, German-born Sri Lankan poet. * Ismoil Talbakov, 61, Tajik politician.


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Eddie Bailham Eddie Bailham (8 May 1941 in Dublin – 18 December 2016) was an Irish football player. After an apprenticeship at Manchester United the same time as Johnny Giles he returned home to play for Home Farm F.C. In August 1959 he signed for Cork H ...
, 75, Irish footballer (
Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...
,
Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ...
). *
Ken Baird Kenneth Stewart Baird (February 1, 1951 – December 18, 2016) was a professional ice hockey player who played 332 games in the World Hockey Association and 10 games in the National Hockey League between 1971 and 1978. He played for the NHL's Cal ...
, 65, Canadian ice hockey player ( Edmonton Oilers). *
Rolf Trygve Busch Rolf Trygve Busch (15 November 1920 – 18 December 2016) was a Norwegian diplomat and ambassador. Biography He was born at Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway. He was the son of Aksel Busch (1887-1948) and Alette Tunby (1885-1977). He was awarded h ...
, 96, Norwegian diplomat, Ambassador to West Germany (1977–1982), to the United Kingdom (1982–1989). *
Enrique Cirules Enrique Cirules (1938 – 18 December 2016) was a Cuban writer and essayist. He was born in Nuevitas, Camagüey Province. Biography Among his best known works are ''Conversation with the last American'' (1973), a non-fiction novel about the establi ...
, 78, Cuban writer. *
Frank Crotty Francis Patrick Crotty (11 April 1938 – 18 December 2016) was a New Zealand rower and industrial chemist. Early life Born in Foxton on 11 April 1938, Crotty was the son of Thomas Vincent Crotty and Lucy Pearl Crotty (née Thompson). In 1956 ...
, 78, New Zealand rower. *
Brendan J. Dugan Brendan J. Dugan (August 24, 1947 – December 18, 2016) was the 18th President of St. Francis College. Prior to becoming the President of St. Francis College, Dugan served as chairman of St. Francis College's Board of Trustees and as chairman an ...
, 69, American academic administrator, President of
St. Francis College , mottoeng = My God, My All , established = , type = Private college , chancellor = , president = Miguel Martinez-Saenz , provost = Jennifer Lancas ...
(since 2008). * Zsa Zsa Gabor, 99, Hungarian-born American actress ('' Moulin Rouge'', '' Touch of Evil'', ''
Lili ''Lili'' is a 1953 American film released by MGM. It stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French girl whose emotional relationship with a carnival puppeteer is conducted through the medium of four puppets. The film won the Academy Award for ...
'') and socialite, heart attack. * Guinio Ganev, 88, Bulgarian politician. * Bobby Guanzon, 68, Filipino journalist and politician, cardiac arrest. *
William H. Hudnut III William Herbert Hudnut III (October 17, 1932 – December 18, 2016) was the 45th mayor of Indianapolis from 1976 to 1992. A Republican, his four terms made him the city's longest-serving mayor. He had previously represented the Indianapolis a ...
, 84, American politician, Member of the United States House of Representatives from
Indiana's 11th congressional district Indiana's 11th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Indiana. In its final configuration, it covered most of the southern portion of Indianapolis. It was eliminated as a result of th ...
(1973–1975), Mayor of Indianapolis (1976–1992). *
Sata Isobe was a Japanese volleyball player. She was a member of the Japanese winning teams, , at the 1962 World Championships and 1964 Summer Olympics. She died at 72 in 2016. It is reported by THE SANKEI NEWS that she lost her parents because of Worl ...
, 72, Japanese volleyball player, Olympic champion (
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
). * Vibeke Knudsen, 68, Norwegian diplomat, ambassador to Colombia (2009–2016). *
Jack V. Lunzer Jack Valmadonna Lunzer (1924–2016) was an industrial diamond merchant and the custodian of the Valmadonna Trust Library. He was born in Antwerp in 1924, where his British father was working as a diamond dealer for De Beers. He was a great-gran ...
, 92, Belgian-born British industrial diamond merchant and museum curator ( Valmadonna Trust Library). *
China Machado Noelie Dasouza Machado (25 December 1929 – 18 December 2016), known as China Machado, was a Chinese-born American fashion model, editor, and television producer. She was the first model of color to appear in a major American fashion magazin ...
, 86, Chinese fashion model, cardiac arrest. * Léo Marjane, 104, French singer. *
Sonny Moran Garland E. "Sonny" Moran (June 29, 1926 – December 18, 2016) was an American college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head men's baseball coach at Morris Harvey College—now the University of Charleston—from 195 ...
, 90, American college basketball coach ( West Virginia). * Herbert Nootbaar, 108, American businessman and philanthropist. * Rachel Owen, 48, British academic and print-maker, cancer. * Gustavo Quintero, 76, Colombian singer-songwriter. * Gordie Tapp, 94, Canadian country singer and entertainer ('' Hee Haw''). *
Margit Tóth Margit Tóth (27 October 1961 – 18 December 2016) was a Hungarian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Born in Dunaújváros Dunaújváros (; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names) is an industri ...
, 55, Hungarian Olympic artistic gymnast (
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
). *
Heinz Ulzheimer Heinz Ulzheimer (December 27, 1925 – December 18, 2016) was a West German track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the 800 metres. He was born in Höchst. He competed in the 800 metres for Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics he ...
, 90, German athlete, Olympic bronze medalist (
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
). * Thomas Warburton, 98, Finnish writer and translator.


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* Elizabeth Bell, 88, American composer. * Ger Blok, 77, Dutch football manager (
Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
and Myanmar national teams). * Lionel Blue, 86, British rabbi, journalist and broadcaster, complications from Parkinson's disease. * Anne Borg, 80, Norwegian ballet dancer. *
Phil Gagliano Philip Joseph Gagliano (December 27, 1941 – December 19, 2016) was an American professional baseball player who forged a 12-season, 702-game career in Major League Baseball as a utility infielder/outfielder and pinch hitter for four clubs (pri ...
, 74, American baseball player ( St. Louis Cardinals,
Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...
, Boston Red Sox). *
Hugh Iltis Hugh Iltis (April 7, 1925 – December 19, 2016) was a professor of botany and director of the herbarium at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. While he is most noted as a scientist for his role in the discovery of perennial teosinte (''Zea d ...
, 91, Czechoslovakian-born American botanist, complications of a vascular disease. * Andrei Karlov, 62, Russian diplomat, Ambassador to Turkey (since 2013),
shot Shot may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Shot'' (album), by The Jesus Lizard *''Shot, Illusion, New God'', an EP by Gruntruck *''Shot Rev 2.0'', a video album by The Sisters of Mercy * "Shot" (song), by The Rasmus * ''Shot'' (2017 fi ...
. *
Annette Karmiloff-Smith Annette Karmiloff-Smith CBE FBA FMedSci (1938–2016) was a professorial research fellow at the Developmental Neurocognition Lab at Birkbeck, University of London. Before moving to Birbeck, she was Head of the Neurocognitive Development Unit a ...
, 78, British neuroscientist. *
Dick Latessa Richard Robert Latessa (September 15, 1929 – December 19, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Early life Latessa was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1929. After serving in the Army in maybe 1952, he began performing in Clevela ...
, 87, American actor ('' Hairspray'', '' Promises, Promises'', '' Stigmata''), heart failure. *
Ville Lyytikäinen Ville Lyytikäinen (4 February 1967 – 19 December 2016) was a Finnish football agent and football coach, born in Helsinki. His last work was head coach of Atlantis FC in Finland's second highest tier, Ykkönen. In the past Lyytikäinen coa ...
, 49, Finnish football coach (
Atlantis FC Atlantis FC is a Finnish football club, based in Helsinki. It currently plays in the third tier of Finnish football (''Kakkonen''). History The club was founded in late 1995 when Johanneksen Dynamo (founded 1980) and FC Norssi (founded 1985) me ...
). *
Anupam Mishra Anupam Mishra (1948 – 19 December 2016) was an Indian Gandhian, author, journalist, environmentalist, TED speaker, and water conservationist who worked on promoting water conservation, water management and traditional rainwater harvesting tech ...
, 68, Indian author, journalist and environmentalist. * Sir John Oakeley, 8th Baronet, 84, British Olympic yachtsman (
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
). *
Jim Pettapiece James K. Pettapiece (May 7, 1937 – December 19, 2016) was a Canadian curler. He was the second on the Don Duguid rink that won two Curling Championships and two Brier Championships in 1970 and 1971. Pettapiece also played in the 1973 Macdonald ...
, 79, Canadian curler, world champion (
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
,
1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...
), cancer. *
Anique Poitras Anique Poitras (May 22, 1961 – December 19, 2016) was an award-winning writer in Quebec, Canada, whose work was aimed mostly at adolescent readers. She was born in L'Épiphanie and lived there until the age of 13. Poitras received a bachelor' ...
, 55, Canadian writer. * Kishori Sinha, 91, Indian politician. *
Fidel Uriarte Fidel Uriarte Macho (1 March 1945 – 19 December 2016) was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker. Having spent most of his 15-year professional career with Athletic Bilbao, he was crowned La Liga's Pichichi in 1968, winning two Copa ...
, 71, Spanish footballer (
Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous com ...
, national team). *
Christopher Young Christopher Young (born April 28, 1957) is an American composer and orchestrator of film and television scores. Many of his compositions are for horror and thriller films, including ''Hellraiser'', ''Species'', ''Urban Legend'', ''The Grudge'', ...
, 71, British rugby league player ( Hull Kingston Rovers, Great Britain), complications from cancer and chest infection.


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Lawrence Borst Lawrence Marion "Larry" Borst Jr. (July 16, 1927 – December 20, 2016) was an American veterinarian and politician. Borst was born in Champaign County, Ohio and graduated from North High School. He met and married Eldoris June Wood in 1948 and ...
, 89, American politician, member of the
Indiana House of Representatives The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House memb ...
(1967) and
Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
(1969–2005). * Robert Eddins, 28, American football player (
Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...
), shot. *
Raymond Heacock Raymond L. Heacock (January 9, 1928 – December 20, 2016) was an American engineer who spent his career at NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible ...
, 88, American engineer. *
Toby Hemenway Toby Hemenway (April 23, 1952 – December 20, 2016) was an American author and educator who wrote extensively on permaculture and ecological issues. He was the author of ''Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture'' and ''The Permacultur ...
, 64, American author and educator, pancreatic cancer. *
El Hortelano José Alfonso Morera Ortiz (August 6, 1954 – December 20, 2016), commonly known by his artist name, El Hortelano (the horticulturist), was a painter. He was influential in the countercultural movement known as the Movida Madrileña, along w ...
, 62, Spanish painter. * Patrick Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding, 90, British politician, Secretary of State for Social Services (1979–1981), Industry (1981–1983), and
Environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...
(1983–1985). *
Andrew Karpati Kennedy Andrew Edmund Karpati Kennedy (born Kárpáti Andor Ödön; 9 January 1931 – 20 December 2016) was a Hungarian-born British author, literary critic and academic with a passionate interest in the language of drama. Biography Early years Born i ...
, 85, Hungarian-born British author and literary critic. *
Andrew Killgore Andrew Ivy Killgore (November 7, 1919 – December 20, 2016) was an American diplomat and a U.S. Foreign Service Officer. He was ambassador of the United States to Qatar from 1977 until his retirement from the U.S. Foreign Service in 1980. E ...
, 97, American diplomat, Ambassador to Qatar (1977–1980). *
Michèle Morgan Michèle Morgan (; née Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered to have been one of the g ...
, 96, French film actress (''
Port of Shadows ''Port of Shadows'' (french: Le Quai des brumes , "The dock of mists") is a 1938 French film directed by Marcel Carné. An example of poetic realism, it stars Jean Gabin, Michel Simon and Michèle Morgan. The screenplay was written by Jacques Pr ...
'', '' Passage to Marseille'', ''
La Symphonie pastorale ''Pastoral Symphony'' (French: ''La Symphonie pastorale'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Michèle Morgan, Pierre Blanchar and Jean Desailly.Crisp p.122 The film is based on the novella '' La Symphonie Past ...
''). *
Archie Norman Archibald John Norman (born 1 May 1954) is a British businessman and politician. He is the only person to have been chairman of an FTSE 100 company and a Member of the House of Commons (MP) at the same time. From January 2010 to January 2016, N ...
, 104, British paediatrician. * Dame Frances Patterson, 62, British judge. * Paul Peter Porges, 89, American cartoonist ('' Mad''). * Jagannatha Varma, 77, Indian actor ('' Devasuram'', '' Dolls'').


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Mandell Berman Mandell "Bill" Berman (1917–2016) was the businessman (housing construction industry) and philanthropist behind the Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Foundation,McGinity, KerenAssociation for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry Lifetime A ...
, 99, American businessman and philanthropist. * Corno, 64, Canadian artist, throat cancer. * Deddie Davies, 78, British actress ('' The Railway Children'', ''
Stella Stella or STELLA may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Comedy *Stella (comedy group), a comedy troupe consisting of Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black and David Wain Characters *Stella (given name), including a list of characters with th ...
'') and musician ( The Zimmers). *
Welington de Melo Welington Celso de Melo (17 November 1946 – 21 December 2016) was a Brazilian mathematician. Known for his contributions to dynamical systems theory, he served as full professor at Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada from 1980 to ...
, 70, Brazilian mathematician. *
Sidney Drell Sidney David Drell (September 13, 1926 – December 21, 2016) was an American theoretical physicist and arms control expert. At the time of his death, he was professor emeritus at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) and senior fel ...
, 90, American physicist. * Rob Gray, 54, Canadian production designer (''
Falling Skies ''Falling Skies'' is an American science fiction television series set in a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic era, created by Robert Rodat and Executive producer#Motion pictures and television, executive produced by Steve ...
'', '' Fido'', '' Shadowhunters''), cancer. *
Abdul Gafur Hali Abdul Gafur Hali (also known as Gafur Hali Maizbhanderi; 6 August 1929 – 21 December 2016) was a Bangladeshi folk lyricist, composer and singer of the Maizbhandari musical tradition. He was the first folk play author to use the Chittagonian la ...
, 87, Bangladeshi singer, composer and lyricist. *
John Gwilliam John Albert Gwilliam (28 February 1923 – 21 December 2016) was a Welsh rugby union player and schoolteacher. As a "Rugby union positions#8. Number Eight, No. 8" he played international rugby for Wales national rugby union team, Wales and cl ...
, 93, Welsh rugby union player ( national team). * Robert Leo Hulseman, 84, American entrepreneur, inventor of the red solo cup. * Bob Jeffery, 81, British Anglican priest, Dean of Worcester (1987–1996). * Jaan Klõšeiko, 77, Estonian printmaker and photographer. * Remigijus Morkevičius, 34, Lithuanian mixed martial artist and kickboxer, shot. *
Madame Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Đặng Tuyết Mai, also known as Madame Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (4 October 1941 – 21 December 2016) was the former wife of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, former Republic of Vietnam Air Force commander and politician, who served as Prime Minister of South Vietna ...
, 75, Vietnamese air hostess, First Lady of South Vietnam. * Sir Nigel Nicholls, 78, British civil servant, Clerk of the Privy Council (1992–1998). *
Weston Noble Weston H. Noble (November 30, 1922 – December 21, 2016) was an American music educator and conductor. The Ervin and Phyllis Johnson Professor of Music Emeritus at Luther College since 2005, he was best known for his 57-year tenure on the facu ...
, 94, American music educator and conductor, complications from a fall. *
Şehmus Özer Şehmus Özer (10 May 1980 – 21 December 2016) was a Turkish professional footballer who played as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forwa ...
, 36, Turkish footballer ( Amed,
Mardinspor Mardinspor is a Turkish football (soccer), football club located in Mardin, Turkey. They play their home games in Mardin Sehir in Mardin. The club was founded in 1969 when the clubs Timurspor, Mezopotamyaspor, Gençlik and Spor joined together. ...
), traffic collision. * Vyacheslav Shalevich, 82, Russian actor (''
Seventeen Moments of Spring ''Seventeen Moments of Spring'' (russian: Семнадцать мгновений весны, Semnadtsat' mgnoveniy vesny) is a 1973 Soviet twelve-part television series, directed by Tatyana Lioznova and based on the novel of the same title by Yu ...
'', '' The Master and Margarita''). *
Betty Loo Taylor Betty Loo Taylor (February 27, 1929 – December 21, 2016) was an American jazz pianist and musician, known as Hawaii's "First Lady of Jazz." She was the subject of the 2003 documentary, ''They Call Her Lady Fingers: The Betty Loo Taylor Story'', ...
, 87, American jazz pianist.


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William Abitbol William Abitbol (6 September 1949 – 22 December 2016) was a French politician and, in later life, a restaurateur. His father was a Tunisian Jew. He was a member of the far-right militant group "Occident" as a young man. He started his career as ...
, 67, French politician. * Carlos Averhoff, 69, Cuban jazz saxophonist. * John Buckingham, 76, British jockey. *
Mocho Cota Manuel Cota Soto (June 5, 1954 – December 22, 2016) was a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Mocho Cota. "Mocho" is Spanish for "mutilated", and Cota had lost two fingers. In his career, which began i ...
, 62, Mexican professional wrestler (
CMLL Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...
). *
Yevgeny Dzhugashvili Yevgeny Yakovlevich Dzhugashvili (russian: Евге́ний Я́ковлевич Джугашви́ли; 10 January 1936 – 22 December 2016) was a Soviet Air Force colonel. He was the son of Yakov Dzhugashvili, the eldest son of Soviet leader ...
, 80, Russian-Georgian activist and politician. * Solomon Levy, 80, Gibraltarian politician, Mayor of Gibraltar (2008–2009). *
Andre Martel Andre A. "Andy" Martel (December 16, 1946 – December 22, 2016) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Martel graduated from Bishop Bradley High School in 1964 and New Hampshire College (now Southern ...
, 70, American politician, member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 204 legislative district ...
(1998–2002, since 2012). * Bill Price, 72, British record producer (
Tom Jones Tom Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer * Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist *''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', a novel by Henry Fielding published in ...
, The Sex Pistols, The Clash). * Sidney Percy Roberson, 79, British bodybuilder and director (''
The Sweeney ''The Sweeney'' is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. It stars John Thaw as Detective Ins ...
''). *
Philip Saville Philip Saville (28 October 1927 – 22 December 2016) was a British director, screenwriter and former actor whose career lasted half a century. The British Film Institute's Screenonline website described Saville as "one of Britain's most prolifi ...
, 86, British television director and screenwriter. *
Kenneth Snelson Kenneth Duane Snelson (June 29, 1927 – December 22, 2016) was an American contemporary sculptor and photographer. His sculptural works are composed of flexible and rigid components arranged according to the idea of 'tensegrity'. Snelson prefer ...
, 89, American sculptor (''
Needle Tower ''Needle Tower'' is a public artwork by American sculptor Kenneth Snelson located outside of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., United States. Description This 26,5 meter tall abstract sculpture is a tapering tower ...
'', ''
Six Number Two ''Six Number Two'' is a stainless steel sculpture by Kenneth Snelson. It is located at the Annmarie Sculpture Garden, Solomons, Maryland, on loan from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an ...
''), prostate cancer. *
Franca Sozzani Franca Sozzani (; 20 January 1950 – 22 December 2016) was an Italian journalist and the editor-in-chief of ''Vogue Italia'' from 1988 until her death in 2016. Biography Sozzani was born and grew up in Mantua, Lombardy, northern Italy. She stu ...
, 66, Italian journalist, Editor-in-chief of '' Vogue Italia'' (since 1988). * Sir Dwight Venner, 70, Vincentian banker. * Lella Vignelli, 82, Italian designer, dementia. * Lillian Walker, 93, American politician. * Miruts Yifter, 72, Ethiopian long-distance runner, Olympic champion (
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...
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John Aitchison John Aitchison (22 July 1926 – 23 December 2016) was a Scottish statistician. Career John Aitchison studied at the Universitiy of Edinburgh after being uncomfortable explaining to his headmaster that he didn’t plan to attend universi ...
, 90, Scottish statistician. *
Anis Amri On 19 December 2016, a truck was deliberately driven into the Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, leaving 12 people dead and 56 others injured. One of the victims was the truck's original dri ...
, 24, Tunisian terrorism suspect, shot. *
Joyce Appleby Joyce Oldham Appleby (April 9, 1929 – December 23, 2016) was an American historian. She was a professor of history at UCLA. She was president of the Organization of American Historians (1991) and the American Historical Association (1997). Lif ...
, 87, American historian. *
Claude Arnold Claude C. Arnold (November 1, 1924 – December 23, 2016) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with the Eskimos in 1954. He previously attended and played football at the University of Okla ...
, 92, Canadian football player (
Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...
). *
Doug Coombs Doug Coombs (September 24, 1957 – April 3, 2006) was an American alpine skier and mountaineer who helped to pioneer the sport of extreme skiing, both in North America and worldwide. Early life and education Coombs was born in Boston and gr ...
, 92, New Zealand geologist ( University of Otago) and cricketer (
Otago Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local government reg ...
). * Jean Gagnon, 75, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Gaspé (2002–2016). *
Robert Hinde Robert Aubrey Hinde (26 October 1923 – 23 December 2016) was a British zoologist, ethologist and psychologist.Bateson, P., Stevenson-Hinde, J., & Clutton-Brock, T. (2018). Robert Aubrey Hinde CBE. 26 October 1923—23 December 2016. 65, ...
, 93, British zoologist, Master of St John's College, Cambridge (1989–1994). * Meto Jovanovski, 88, Macedonian writer. *
Willa Kim Wullah Mei Ok Kim (Korean:; Hanja:; June 30, 1917 – December 23, 2016), known as Willa Kim, was an American costume designer for stage, dance, and film. Life and career Kim was born near Santa Ana, California in 1917 and graduated Belmont Hig ...
, 99, American costume designer ('' The Will Rogers Follies''). *
Jim Lehew James Anthony Lehew (August 19, 1937 – December 23, 2016) was an American professional baseball player. The right-handed relief pitcher appeared in eight games for the Baltimore Orioles during the 1961 and 1962 seasons. He was listed at tall ...
, 79, American baseball player ( Baltimore Orioles), congestive heart failure. * James F. Merow, 84, American judge. *
Poul Pedersen Poul Ebbesen Pedersen (31 October 1932 – 23 December 2016), simply known as Poul Pedersen, was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who won a silver medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was th ...
, 84, Danish footballer, Olympic silver medalist (
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...
). *
Tim Pitsiulak Timootee "Tim" Pitsiulak (10 March 1967 – 23 December 2016) was an Inuk artist and hunter based in Nunavut, Canada, best known for his large coloured-pencil drawings of Arctic scenery, wildlife, and Inuit culture. Early life Timootee Pi ...
, 49, Canadian artist, complications from pneumonia. * Chetan Ramarao, 76, Indian actor. *
Andrés Rivera Andrés Rivera, born Marcos Ribak (December 12, 1928 – December 23, 2016) was an Argentine writer, born in Buenos Aires. He was at various points a textile worker, a journalist, and a writer. From 1953–1957, Rivera worked as a journalis ...
, 88, Argentine writer. * Heinrich Schiff, 65, Austrian cellist. * Piers Sellers, 61, British astronaut and meteorologist, pancreatic cancer. *
Luba Skořepová Luba Skořepová (21 September 1923 – 23 December 2016) was a Czech actress.Zemř ...
, 93, Czech actress. *
Vladimir Stupishin Vladimir Stupishin (27 November 1932 – 23 December 2016) was a Russian diplomat who served as Russia's first Ambassador to Armenia from April 1992 until September 1994 following the break-up of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Sovie ...
, 84, Russian diplomat, first Ambassador of Russia to Armenia (1992–1994). * George Thompson, 88, Scottish politician, MP for Galloway (1974–1979). * Vesna Vulović, 66, Serbian flight attendant, world record holder for longest fall.


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Edith Ackermann Edith K. Ackermann (1946 – December 24, 2016) was a Swiss-born American psychologist who explored the interactions between developmental psychology, play, learning and design. A graduate of the University of Geneva, and a protege to Jean Piage ...
, 70, Swiss-born American psychologist. *
Richard Adams Richard George Adams (9 May 1920 – 24 December 2016) was an English novelist and writer of the books ''Watership Down'', ''Maia'', ''Shardik'' and ''The Plague Dogs''. He studied modern history at university before serving in the British Army ...
, 96, British author ('' Watership Down'', '' The Plague Dogs'', ''Shardik''), complications from a blood disorder. *Pape Badiane, 36, French basketball player (Chorale Roanne Basket, Chorale Roanne, Poitiers Basket 86, France national basketball team, national team), traffic collision. *John Barfield, 52, American baseball player (Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers), shot. *Dinanath Bhargava, 89, Indian artist, cardiac ailment. *Aloke Bhattacharjee, 63, Indian cricketer and umpire. *Ron Broom, 91, New Zealand cricketer (Wellington cricket team, Wellington). *Philip Cannon (composer), Philip Cannon, 87, British composer. *Davis Earle, 79, Canadian physicist. *Joseph Fitzmyer, 96, American Roman Catholic priest and professor (The Catholic University of America). *Jeffrey Hayden, 90, American television director and producer (''Peyton Place (TV series), Peyton Place'', ''The Donna Reed Show''). *Felix Krivin, 88, Ukrainian-Israeli writer and poet. *Ted Meines, 95, Dutch military officer and veteran affairs activist. *Rick Parfitt, 68, British singer, songwriter and guitarist (Status Quo (band), Status Quo), infection. *Gil Parrondo, 95, Spanish art director and production designer (''Patton (film), Patton'', ''Nicholas and Alexandra'', ''Travels with My Aunt (film), Travels with My Aunt''), Academy Award for Best Production Design, Oscar winner (43rd Academy Awards, 1971, 44th Academy Awards, 1972). *Edwin Reinecke, 92, American politician, Member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 27th congressional district (1965–1969) and Lieutenant Governor of California (1969–1974). *Vasant Sarwate, 89, Indian cartoonist and author. *Liz Smith (actress), Liz Smith, 95, English actress (''The Royle Family'', ''I Didn't Know You Cared'', ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''). *Bronson Thayer, 77, American banker and civil leader, prostate cancer. *C. Howard Wilkins, Jr., 78, American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Netherlands, Ambassador to the Netherlands (1989–1992). *George Williams (racewalker), George Williams, 81, British racewalker. *Zhao Er-mi, 86, Chinese zoologist. * Ben Xi, 22, Chinese singer.


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*Aghakhan Abdullayev, 66, Azerbaijani folk singer. *Sibylle Boden-Gerstner, 96, German costume designer and fashion writer. *Marion Fraser, Lady Marion Fraser, 84, Scottish music educator. *Sandra Giles, 84, American actress (''Daddy-O (film), Daddy-O''). *John Gregson (sailor), John Gregson, 92, British George Cross recipient. *Karl Golser, 73, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone, Bolzano-Bressanone (2008–2011). *Jim Malacko, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (Lethbridge Maple Leafs). *George Michael, 53, British singer (Wham!) and songwriter ("Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Careless Whisper", "Faith (George Michael song), Faith"), Grammy Award, Grammy winner (29th Annual Grammy Awards, 1987, 31st Annual Grammy Awards, 1989), cardiomyopathy. *Alphonse Mouzon, 68, American jazz drummer (Weather Report, The Eleventh House) and record label owner, neuroendocrine carcinoma. *John Nike, 81, English businessman. *Miriam Pirazzini, 98, Italian opera singer. *Núria Pompeia, 85, Spanish cartoonist and feminist activist. *Vera Rubin, 88, American astronomer, innovator of dark matter theory, dementia. *Johnny Rutherford (baseball), Johnny Rutherford, 91, American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers). *Léon-Raymond Soulier, 92, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Pamiers, Pamiers (1971–1987) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges, Limoges (1988–2000). *Eliseo Subiela, 71, Argentine film director (''Man Facing Southeast'', ''The Adventures of God''). *Rafael Vardi, 94, Israeli general. * Notable Russian people killed in the 2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash, Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash: **Elizaveta Glinka, 54, humanitarian worker and charity activist. **Anton Gubankov, 51, scholar and journalist, Director of the Department of Culture (since 2013). **Valery Khalilov, 64, military band conductor.


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*Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti, 30s, Kuwaiti Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIL commander. *Kyriakos Amiridis, 59, Greek diplomat, Ambassador to Brazil, homicide. *Ashot Anastasian, 52, Armenian chess grandmaster. *John J. Benoit, 64, American politician, member of the California State Senate (2008–2009), pancreatic cancer. *Joachim Calmeyer, 85, Norwegian actor (''Kitchen Stories''). *Jaume Camprodon i Rovira, 90, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Girona, Girona (1973–2001). *Duck Edwing, 82, American cartoonist (''Mad (magazine), Mad''). *Frances Gabe, 101, American artist and inventor. *Petr Hájek, 76, Czech mathematician. *Ricky Harris, 54, American comedian and actor (''Heat (1995 film), Heat'', ''Dope (2015 film), Dope'', ''Everybody Hates Chris''), heart attack. *George S. Irving, 94, American actor (''Underdog (TV series), Underdog'', ''Me and My Girl'', ''The Year Without a Santa Claus''), heart failure. *József Katona (swimmer), József Katona, 75, Hungarian Olympic swimmer (1960 Summer Olympics, 1960, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964). *Bujar Lako, 69, Albanian actor (''Amsterdam Express''). *Antonio Martínez (basketball), Antonio Martínez, 90, Filipino Olympic basketball player (1952 Summer Olympics, 1952). *Seth J. McKee, 100, American military officer. *Peter Nowell, 88, American cancer researcher. *Luciano Panetti, 87, Italian football player and manager. *Elvio Porta, 71, Italian screenwriter and film director (''What if Gargiulo Finds Out?''). *Martin Reagan, 92, English football player and manager (England women's national football team, women's national team). *Buddha Sayami, 72, Nepalese politician and poet. *Barbara Tarbuck, 74, American actress (''General Hospital'', ''Short Circuit (1986 film), Short Circuit'', ''American Horror Story: Asylum, American Horror Story''), Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. *Mary Wondrausch, 93, British artist and potter. *Ashot Yeghiazaryan, 73, Armenian diplomat and politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Armenia), Interim Minister of Foreign Affairs (1991).


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*Chrissy Adams, 49, American attorney, Chief Solicitor for South Carolina Circuit Court, South Carolina Circuit Court Tenth Judicial Circuit (since 2005), cancer. *Gloria Begué Cantón, 85, Spanish professor, senator and magistrate. *Mariza Corrêa, 71, Brazilian anthropologist. *Anthony Cronin, 88, Irish poet and novelist. *Bruce DeHaven, 68, American football coach (
Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...
, Carolina Panthers), prostate cancer. *Jules Dervaes, 69, American urban homesteading leader, pulmonary embolism. *Maurice Failevic, 83, French film director. *Carrie Fisher, 60, American actress (''Star Wars'', ''When Harry Met Sally...''), novelist and screenwriter (''Postcards from the Edge (film), Postcards from the Edge''), cardiac arrest. *Claude Gensac, 89, French actress (''Scènes de ménages''). *Heno Magee, 77, Irish playwright. *Annanias Mathe, 40, Mozambican criminal. *George A. Russell, 95, American educator, President of University of Missouri System (1991–1996). *Hans Tietmeyer, 85, German economist, President of Deutsche Bundesbank (1993–1999). *Ellen Watters, 28, Canadian racing cyclist, injuries sustained in a traffic collision. *Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, 83, Sri Lankan politician, List of Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister (2000–2001, 2005–2010). *Chuck Wright (politician), Chuck Wright, 97, American politician, Mayor of Topeka, Kansas (1965–1969).


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*Gregorio Conrado Álvarez, 91, Uruguayan politician, President of Uruguay, President (1981–1985). *Pierre Barouh, 82, French actor (''A Man and a Woman''), writer and musician, heart attack. *Lars Bilet, 89, Norwegian Olympic wrestler. *Gilles Borrie, 91, Dutch politician and historian, Mayor of Sleen (1960–1968), Tiel (1968–1973), Rheden (1973–1979), and Eindhoven (1979–1987). *Michel Déon, 97, French novelist and literary columnist, pulmonary embolism. *Donya Fannizadeh, 49, Iranian puppeteer (Kolah Ghermezi), cancer. *Minnevali Galiyev, 86, Russian Olympic skier. *Lev Gor'kov, 87, Russian-born American physicist. *Balozi Harvey, 76, American community activist. *Annelise Hovmand, 92, Danish director and screenwriter (''Be Dear to Me''). *Knut Kiesewetter, 75, German jazz musician, singer-songwriter and producer. *Kyi Aye, 87, Burmese writer. *Pan Pan (giant panda), Pan Pan, 31, Chinese-born giant panda. *Sunder Lal Patwa, 92, Indian politician, List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (1980, 1990–1992), heart attack. *Bruce D. Porter, 64, American Mormon elder, member of the First Quorum of the Seventy (since 2003). *Paul Powell (minister), Paul Powell, 83, American Baptist minister and educator, complications from a stroke. *Debbie Reynolds, 84, American actress, dancer (''Singin' in the Rain'', ''The Unsinkable Molly Brown (film), The Unsinkable Molly Brown'') and singer ("Tammy (song), Tammy"), stroke. *Edgar Robles, 39, Paraguayan footballer (Club Libertad, Libertad). *Marilyn Sachs, 89, American author. *Jean-Christophe Victor, 69, French political scientist, heart attack. *Bernard Zaslav, 90, American viola soloist.


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*Raymond Burki, 67, Swiss cartoonist, cancer. *Derick Burleson, 53, American academic and writer. *Chris Cannizzaro, 78, American baseball player (New York Mets, San Diego Padres), emphysema. *Laurie Carlos, 67, American performance artist, playwright and theater director, colon cancer. *Keion Carpenter, 39, American football player (
Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...
, Atlanta Falcons), injuries sustained in a fall. *Matt Carragher, 40, English footballer (Wigan Athletic F.C., Wigan, Port Vale F.C., Port Vale), cancer. *Arthur H. Cash, 94, American academic and biographer. *Kamal Mani Dixit, 87, Nepalese writer. *Uzama Douglas, 18, Nigerian footballer (Gombe United F.C., Gombe United), shot. *LaVell Edwards, 86, American football coach (BYU Cougars football, BYU Cougars), complications from a broken hip. *Pooran Farrokhzad, 83, Iranian writer, poet, playwright, and encyclopedist, cardiac arrest. *Néstor Gonçalves, 80, Uruguayan footballer (C.A. Peñarol, Peñarol). *Santi Ibáñez, 58, Spanish actor (''El Cor de la Ciutat'', ''Plats Bruts''), lung cancer. *F. Ross Johnson, 85, Canadian businessman (RJR Nabisco), pneumonia. *John Kelly (boxer), John Kelly, 84, British boxer. *Aleksander Koj, 81, Polish biochemist. *Ferdinand Kübler, 97, Swiss racing cyclist, Tour de France winner (1950 Tour de France, 1950). *Judith Mason, 78, South African painter. *Jinpachi Nezu, 69, Japanese actor (''Farewell to the Land''), pneumonia. *Maurice M. Paul, 84, American judge. *Norman Rimmington, 93, English footballer (Hartlepool United F.C., Hartlepool, Barnsley F.C., Barnsley), kidney failure. *William Salice, 83, Italian businessman and inventor (Kinder Surprise), stroke. *Lucien Schaeffer, 88, French footballer (US Valenciennes-Anzin, Valenciennes, RC Strasbourg). *Gustav Schmidt (canoeist), Gustav Schmidt, 90, German Olympic canoeist. *Peter Tamm, 88, German publishing manager (Axel Springer SE, Axel Springer Verlag). *Olga Ulianova, 53, Russian-Chilean historian, cancer. *Philip Wolfe (mathematician), Philip Wolfe, 89, American mathematician. *Wacław Zalewski, 99, Polish construction engineer.


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*Ad-Diba, 89, Egyptian football player (Al Ittihad Alexandria Club). *Cara Rafaela, 23, American racehorse, euthanized. (death announced on this date) *Rich Conaty, 62, American disc jockey, lymphoma. *Thomas Ludger Dupré, 83, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts, Springfield in Massachusetts (1995–2004). *Selig S. Harrison, 89, American journalist, blood disorder. *Gabriel Jiménez Remus, 76, Mexican diplomat and politician, Ambassador to Cuba (2007–2013) and Spain (2001–2007), member of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico), Senate of the Republic (1994–2000) and Congress of Jalisco (1988–1991). *George Kosana, 81, American actor (''Night of the Living Dead''). *Con Linton, 78, New Zealand Olympic sailor. *Jan Lutomski, 79, Polish Olympic swimmer (1960 Summer Olympics, 1960). *Justo Mullor García, 84, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio (1979–2000), President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (2000–2007). *Judith Ortiz Cofer, 64, Puerto Rican-American writer, liver cancer. *Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, 84, Indian politician. *Gopal Rath, 71, Indian poet. *Glen L. Rudd, 98, American general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. *Huston Smith, 97, American religious scholar and author (''The World's Religions''). *Matt Snorton, 74, American football player (Denver Broncos). *Sutter Brown, 13, American Welsh Corgi belonging to Governor of California Jerry Brown. *Allan Williams, 86, English businessman and promoter (The Beatles). *Rose Wolfe, 100, Canadian social worker and philanthropist, chancellor of the University of Toronto. *Tyrus Wong, 106, Chinese-born American artist and film production illustrator (''Bambi'', ''Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film), Around the World in 80 Days'').


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*James S. Ackerman, 97, American architectural historian. *Imtiaz Ahmed (cricketer, born 1928), Imtiaz Ahmed, 88, Pakistani Test cricketer, chest infection. *José Ángel Sánchez Asiaín, 87, Spanish economist. *Raj Brar, 44, Indian singer and actor. *William Christopher, 84, American actor (''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'', ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'', ''The Smurfs (1981 TV series), The Smurfs''), small-cell carcinoma. *Henning Christophersen, 77, Danish politician, List of Foreign ministers of Denmark, Foreign Minister (1978–1979), List of Finance Ministers of Denmark, Finance Minister (1982–1984), Vice-President of the European Commission (1985–1995). *Dennis Faulkner, Sir Dennis Faulkner, 90, British officer in the Royal Navy. *Peter Fernando, 77, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin, Tuticorin (1999–2003) and Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai, Madurai (2003–2014). *Edward Gamble, 81, Canadian Olympic archer. *He Qun, 60, Chinese film director (''Country Teachers''), heart attack. *Keiichi Ishizaka, 71, Japanese businessman (Universal Music Group, Universal Music Japan). *Manjurul Islam Liton, 48, Bangladeshi politician, Jatiyo Sangshad, MP (since 2009), shot. *Henk Koning, 83, Dutch politician, House of Representatives (Netherlands), MP (1967–1977, 1981–1982, 1986, 1989–1991). *David Meltzer (poet), David Meltzer, 79, American poet and musician, stroke. *Shirley Neil Pettis, 92, American politician, Member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 37th congressional district (1975–1979). *Prince Dimitri Romanov, 90, Russian prince, banker, philanthropist, and author, claimant to the headship of the House of Romanov, Imperial House of Russia. *Orvis Sigler, 94, American college basketball coach (Army Black Knights men's basketball, Army, Centenary Gentlemen basketball, Centenary). *Eva Šuranová, 70, Hungarian-born Czechoslovak athlete, Olympic bronze medalist (Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump, 1972). *Robert Taussat, 96, French historian and author.La mort de Robert Taussat


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