Deaths in 2000
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- For later deaths, see Deaths in 2001Deaths in 2001-January 2001:* 1 – Ray Walston, 86, American actor, lupus* 11 – Dorothy M. Horstmann, 89, American virologist who made important discoveries about polio, Alzheimer's disease* 12 – Affirmed, 25, American race horse, euthanasia after contracting laminitis...
, 2002Deaths in 2002The following is a list of notable deaths in 2002. Names are listed under the date of death and not the date it was announced. Names under each date are listed in alphabetical order by family name....
, 2003Deaths in 2003The following is a list of notable deaths in 2003. Names are listed by date of death, not the date it was announced. Names under each date are listed in alphabetical order by family name.A typical entry appears in the following sequence:...
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January
- January 1 - Colin VaughanColin VaughanColin Vaughan was a television journalist, architect, urban activist and alderman serving the Canadian city of Toronto. He was best known as the political specialist for the Toronto television station Citytv from 1977 until his death...
, Canadian/Australian political journalist (b. 1931) - January 2 - Patrick O'BrianPatrick O'BrianPatrick O'Brian, CBE , born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centred on the friendship of English Naval Captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen...
, English writer (b. 1914) - January 7 - Makhmud EsambayevMakhmud EsambayevMakhmud Alisultanovich Esambayev was a Chechen actor and dancer. Makhmud was regarded as one the most famous dancers of the Soviet Union.-Biography:...
, Chechen dancer (b. 1924) - January 15 - Fran RyanFran RyanFran Ryan was an American character actress featured in television and films. She was born in Los Angeles, California....
, American actress (b. 1916) - January 15 - Željko RažnatovićŽeljko RažnatovicŽeljko Ražnatović , widely known as Arkan was a Serbian career criminal and later a paramilitary leader who was notable for organizing and leading a paramilitary force in the Yugoslav Wars...
, Serbian mobster and paramilitary leader (b. 1952) - January 19 - Bettino CraxiBettino CraxiBenedetto Craxi was an Italian politician, head of the Italian Socialist Party from 1976 to 1993, the first socialist President of the Council of Ministers of Italy from 1983 to 1987.-Political career:...
, Prime Minister of ItalyPrime minister of ItalyThe Prime Minister of Italy is the head of government of the Italian Republic...
(b. 1934) - January 19 - Hedy LamarrHedy LamarrHedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress celebrated for her great beauty who was a major contract star of MGM's "Golden Age".Lamarr also co-invented – with composer George Antheil – an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping, necessary to wireless...
, Austrian actress (b. 1913) - January 26 - Don RalkeDon RalkeDon Ralke was a prolific music arranger, composer, and producer, working for four decades in the Hollywood studio system in films, television, and pop recordings. He was born on July 13, 1920 in Battle Creek, Michigan...
, American music arranger (b. 1920) - January 26 - A. E. van VogtA. E. van VogtAlfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded by some as one of the most popular and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century: the "Golden Age" of the genre....
, Canadian science fiction writer (b. 1912) - January 28 - Syed Mahmood QuadriSyed Mahmood QuadriSyed Mahmood Quadri , also known as Syed Mahmood and Abul Fazl Syed Mahmood was a judge in the history of Hyderabad Estate and later in the Indian Judiciary after the merge of Hyderabad in free India.-Family:...
, Indian Judge & Philanthropist (b. 1911)
February
- February 4 - Ronald Robertson, American figure skater (b. 1937)
- February 4 - Phil TonkenPhil TonkenPhil Tonken was an American radio and television producer, announcer and voice-over artist....
, American radio and television announcer (b. 1919) - February 5 - Ward CornellWard CornellWard MacLaurin Cornell was a Canadian broadcaster noted for hosting Hockey Night in Canada between 1959 and 1972....
, Canadian radio/TV broadcaster & educator (b. 1924) - February 7 - Big PunBig PunChristopher Lee Rios , better known by his stage name Big Pun , was an American rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s...
, American rapper (b. 1971) - February 8 - Derrick ThomasDerrick ThomasDerrick Vincent Thomas , nicknamed D.T., was an American football linebacker and defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League . He played his entire 11-year career for the Chiefs after being drafted fourth overall in the 1989 NFL Draft...
, American football player (b. 1967) - February 9 - Beau JackBeau JackSidney Walker, better known as Beau Jack, , was an American lightweight boxer, he was a world champion twice...
, American boxer (b. 1921) - February 10 - Jim VarneyJim VarneyJames Albert "Jim" Varney, Jr. was an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, writer, voice artist, and comedian, best known for his role as Ernest P...
, American actor noted for his character, Ernest P. WorrellErnest P. WorrellErnest P. Worrell is a fictional character most principally portrayed by the late American actor Jim Varney in a series of television commercials, and later in a television series as well as a series of feature films. Ernest was created by the Nashville advertising agency Carden and Cherry and was...
. (b. 1949) - February 11 - Roger VadimRoger VadimRoger Vadim was a French screenwriter, director, and producer as well as a journalist, author and actor, who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman.-Early life:...
, French film director (b. 1928) - February 12 - Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" HawkinsScreamin' Jay HawkinsJalacy Hawkins , best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins was an American musician, singer, and actor...
, American musician (b. 1929) - February 12 - Tom LandryTom LandryThomas Wade "Tom" Landry was an American football player and coach. He is ranked as one of the greatest and most innovative coaches in National Football League history, creating many new formations and methods...
, American football coach (b. 1924) - February 12 - Charles M. SchulzCharles M. SchulzCharles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.-Early life and education:Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz grew up in Saint Paul...
, American comic strip artist (PeanutsPeanutsPeanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...
) (b. 1922) - February 16 - B. S. KesavanB. S. KesavanBellary Shamanna Kesavan is the first National Librarian of independent India. He is also known as Father of Indian National Bibliography as it was first brought out in its leadership on August 15, 1958. Later, he became the first Director of the Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre at...
, Indian National Librarian (b. 1908) - February 19 - Friedensreich HundertwasserFriedensreich HundertwasserFriedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser was an Austrian painter and architect. Born Friedrich Stowasser in Vienna, he became one of the best-known contemporary Austrian artists, although controversial, by the end of the 20th century.-Life:Hundertwasser's father Ernst Stowasser died three...
, artist (b. 1928) - February 22 - V.J.P. Saldanha, Indian Konkani language litterateur, dramatist, musician, and poet. (b. 1925)
- February 23 - Dennis EvansDennis EvansDennis Joseph Evans was an English football player.Born in Old Swan, Liverpool, Evans first played junior football for his hometown club, Ellesmere Port Town. He had an unsuccessful trial with Wolves, before signing for London side Arsenal and moving to Harringay in January 1951...
, English footballer (b. 1930) - February 23 - Sir Stanley MatthewsStanley MatthewsSir Stanley Matthews, CBE was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers'...
, English footballer (b. 1915) - February 23 - Ofra HazaOfra HazaOfra Haza was an Israeli singer of Yemeni origin, an actress and international recording artist....
, Israeli singer (b. 1957) - February 29 - Dennis DanellDennis DanellDennis Eric Danell was the founding guitarist for the Southern California punk rock band Social Distortion.Danell formed Social Distortion in 1979 with frontman Mike Ness while attending high school together...
, American musician (Social DistortionSocial DistortionSocial Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. The band currently consists of Mike Ness , Jonny Wickersham , Brent Harding and David Hidalgo, Jr...
) (b. 1961)
March
- March 3 - Joseph KayllJoseph KayllJoseph Robert Kayll DSO, OBE, DFC, AE, DL was a British flying ace who served in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War....
, British World War II flying ace (b.1914) - March 3 - Toni OrtelliToni OrtelliAntonio "Toni" Ortelli was an Italian alpinist, conductor and composer from the Veneto....
, Italian composer and alpinist (b. 1904) - March 5 - Dame Roma MitchellRoma MitchellDame Roma Flinders Mitchell, AC, DBE, CVO, QC was an Australian lawyer, judge and state governor. Mitchell was the first Australian woman to be a judge, a Queen's Counsel, a chancellor of an Australian university and the Governor of an Australian state.Roma Mitchell was born in Adelaide in 1913,...
, Australian lawyer and Governor of South Australia. (b. 1913) - March 10 - Barbara CooneyBarbara CooneyBarbara Cooney was an American children's author and illustrator of more than 200 books and double Caldecott Medalist. She has written books for six decades...
, American author and illustrator (b. 1917) - March 13 - Paramasiva Prabhakar KumaramangalamParamasiva Prabhakar KumaramangalamGeneral Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam, PV, DSO, MBE was the 7th Chief of Staff of the Indian Army in the period . He was the last of the King's Commissioned Indian Officers trained at Sandhurst in the Indian Army.-Early life and education:P.P. Kumaramangalam was born to the Former Chief...
, Indian army general (b. 1913) - March 15 - Robert Welch, British designer (b. 1929)
- March 19 - Joanne WeaverJoanne WeaverJoanne Weaver [″Joltin' Jo″] was a right fielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...
, American baseball player (b. 1935) - March 27 - Ian DuryIan DuryIan Robins Dury was an English rock and roll singer, lyricist, bandleader and actor who initially rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and New Wave era of rock music...
, BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
rock and roll singer (b. 1942) - March 28 - Anthony PowellAnthony PowellAnthony Dymoke Powell CH, CBE was an English novelist best known for his twelve-volume work A Dance to the Music of Time, published between 1951 and 1975....
, British author (b. 1905) - March 30 - Rudolf Kirchschlaeger, Austrian politician (b. 1915)
April
- April 1 - Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-StuartAlexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-StuartAlexander John Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart was a Scottish advocate and judge. He was the first judge from a United Kingdom jurisdiction to sit on the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, later becoming its President.-Early life:Jack Mackenzie Stuart, as he was widely known, was...
, British judge (b. 1924) - April 2 - Bunney BrookeBunney BrookeBunney Brooke was an Australian actress best known for her television acting roles including the long-running role of Flo Patterson in soap opera Number 96 in the 1970s, and Vi Patchett in E Street in 1990.Brooke was adopted at an early age and had an unhappy early life...
, Australian actor, acted in Round the TwistRound the TwistRound the Twist is a Logie Award-winning Australian children's television series about three children and their widowed father who live in a lighthouse and become involved in many magical adventures....
(well known children's TV show 1989) (b. 1921) - April 3 - Terence McKennaTerence McKennaTerence Kemp McKenna was an Irish-American philosopher, psychonaut, researcher, teacher, lecturer and writer on many subjects, such as human consciousness, language, psychedelic drugs, the evolution of civilizations, the origin and end of the universe, alchemy, and extraterrestrial beings.-Early...
, writer, philosopher (b. 1946) - April 4 - Derek AllhusenDerek AllhusenMajor Derek Swithin Allhusen, CVO was an English equestrian who was a 54 year old grandfather when he rode Lochinvar to team gold and individual silver medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico....
, British equestrian (b. 1914) - April 5 - Lee PettyLee PettyLee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
, American race car driver (b. 1914) - April 6 - Habib BourguibaHabib BourguibaHabib Bourguiba was a Tunisian statesman, the Founder and the first President of the Republic of Tunisia from July 25, 1957 until 7 November 1987...
, President of TunisiaPresident of TunisiaThe President of Tunisia, formally known as the President of the Tunisian Republic is the head of state of Tunisia. Tunisia is a presidential republic in which the president is the head of the executive branch of government with the assistance of the Prime Minister of Tunisia, formally the head of...
(b. 1903) - April 11 - Diana DarveyDiana DarveyDiana Magdalene Roloff , known professionally as Diana Darvey, was a British actress, singer and dancer, who is most famous for her appearances on The Benny Hill Show.-Early life and career:...
, British actress, singer and dancer (b. 1945) - April 13 - Arthur OwenArthur OwenArthur Owen was a British racing driver from England. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1960 Italian Grand Prix, driving a privately-entered 2.2 litre Cooper. He crashed on the first lap of the race at the South Corner, due to brake failure...
, British racing driver (b. 1915) - April 13 - Marlene GoldsmithMarlene GoldsmithMarlene Mary Herbert Goldsmith was an Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, upper house from 1988 to 1999. Marlene Goldsmith crossed the political 'floor' on several issues as she believed more in policies and truth than aligning with a party...
, Australian politician (b. 1942) - April 16 - Sultan Hisamuddin Alam ShahSultan Hisamuddin Alam ShahSultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Alaiddin Sulaiman Shah KCMG was the second Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 14 April to 1 September 1960, and fifth and seventh Sultan of Selangor between 1938–1942 and again from 1945-1960.-Early career:He was the first son of Almarhum Sultan...
, King of Malaysia (b. 1920) - April 22 - Jack BestJohn William BestFlight Lieutenant John William Best MBE, was a British Royal Air Force pilot. He was a notable Prisoner of War, who was held captive at Colditz Castle in eastern Germany during World War II...
, British RAF pilot, attempted escapee from ColditzColditzColditz is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, near Leipzig, located on the banks of the river Mulde. The town has a population of 5,188 ....
(b. 1912) - April 24 - Barkin' Bill SmithBarkin' Bill SmithBarkin' Bill Smith was an American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and songwriter. Although he was born in Cleveland, Mississippi, Smith spent his latter years in Chicago.-Biography:...
, American blues singer (b. 1928) - April 25 - David MerrickDavid MerrickDavid Merrick was a prolific Tony Award-winning American theatrical producer.-Life and career:Born David Lee Margulois to Jewish parents in St. Louis, Missouri, Merrick graduated from Washington University, then studied law at the Jesuit-run Saint Louis University School of Law...
, American stage producer (b. 1911) - April 27 - C. R. BoxerC. R. BoxerCharles Ralph Boxer FBA was a distinguished historian of Dutch and Portuguese maritime and colonial history.-Education and Military Career:...
, British historian (b. 1904) - April 29 - Phạm Văn Ðồng, Prime Minister of VietnamPrime Minister of Vietnam-Office:The Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the head of the executive branch of the Vietnamese government. The Prime Minister presides over the Vietnamese cabinet, and is responsible for appointing and supervising ministers...
(b. 1906)
May
- May 2 - Bob HommeBob HommeRobert "Bob" Homme, CM was an American-born television actor, best known as the host of The Friendly Giant, a popular Canadian children's television program from the 1950s through the 1980s, which was broadcast on CBC Television.Homme became a citizen of Canada in the early 1990s, holding dual...
, actor, known for his role as The Friendly GiantThe Friendly GiantThe Friendly Giant is a popular Canadian children's television program that aired on CBC Television from September 1958 through to March 1985...
(b. 1919) - May 11 - René MuñozRené MuñozRené Muñoz was a Cuban actor and screenwriter of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico.He is most remembered for his role in the Spanish film Fray Escoba.-Biography:...
, Cuban actor, screenwriter of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico (b. 1938) - May 11 - Paula WesselyPaula WesselyPaula Anna Maria Wessely was an Austrian theatre and film actress. Die Wessely , as she was affectionately called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actress....
, Austrian actress (b. 1907) - May 12 - Adam PettyAdam PettyAdam Kyler Petty was a professional racing driver. He was the first fourth-generation driver in NASCAR history.-Early life:...
, American race car driver (b. 1980) - May 14 - Keizo ObuchiKeizo Obuchiwas a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives for twelve terms, and ultimately as the 84th Prime Minister of Japan from July 30, 1998 to April 5, 2000. His political career ended when he suffered a serious and ultimately fatal stroke....
, Prime Minister of JapanPrime Minister of JapanThe is the head of government of Japan. He is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the Diet from among its members, and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office...
(b. 1937) - May 17 - Donald CogganDonald CogganFrederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan, PC was the 101st Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980, during which time he visited Rome and met the Pontiff, in company with Bishop Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, future Cardinal of England and Wales.-Background:Coggan was born in Highgate, London, England...
, Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
(b. 1909) - May 18 - William S. Miller, Eagle Scout and Scout Master (b. 1926)
- May 19 - Yevgeny KhrunovYevgeny KhrunovYevgeni Vassilyevich Khrunov was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 5/Soyuz 4 mission.He was born in Prudy.Yevgeni Khrunov was a colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union and Kandidat of Technical Sciences ....
, cosmonaut (b. 1933) - May 19 - Sir Larry Lamb, British newspaper editor (b.1929)
- May 20 - Edward BerndsEdward BerndsEdward Bernds was an American screenwriter and director, born in Chicago, Illinois.-Career:While in his junior year in Lake View High School, he and several friends formed a small radio clique and obtained amateur licenses...
, American director (b. 1905) - May 20 - Jean Pierre Rampal, French flutist (b. 1922)
- May 20 - Malik SealyMalik SealyMalik Sealy was an American professional basketball player, active from 1992 until his death in an automobile accident at the age of 30...
, Minnesota Timberwolves basketball player (b. 1970) - May 21 - Dame Barbara CartlandBarbara CartlandDame Barbara Hamilton Cartland, DBE, CStJ , was an English author, one of the most prolific authors of the 20th century...
, English novelist (b. 1901) - May 21 - Sir John GielgudJohn GielgudSir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH was an English actor, director, and producer. A descendant of the renowned Terry acting family, he achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937...
, English actor (b. 1904) - May 21 - Mark R. HughesMark R. HughesMark Reynolds Hughes was an American businessman who was founder, chairman and CEO of Herbalife International Ltd.- Early life :...
, American entrepreneur and founder of HerbalifeHerbalifeHerbalife International is a global nutrition, weight-loss and skin-care company. The company was founded in 1980 and it employs around 4,000 people worldwide. Herbalife reported net sales of USD 2.7 billion in 2010...
(b. 1956) - May 27 - Gonzalo, Duke of Aquitaine, Spanish aristocrat, (b. 1937)
- May 27 - Maurice RichardMaurice RichardJoseph Henri Maurice "the Rocket" Richard, Sr., was a French-Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League from 1942 to 1960. The "Rocket" was the most prolific goal-scorer of his era, the first to achieve the feat of 50 goals in 50...
, Canadian hockey player (b. 1921) - May 27 - Kazimierz LeskiKazimierz LeskiKazimierz Leski, nom de guerre Bradl , was a Polish engineer, co-designer of the Polish submarines ORP Sęp and ORP Orzeł, a fighter pilot, and an officer in the World War II Home Army's intelligence and counter-intelligence.He is credited, during World War II, with at least 25 journeys across...
, Polish engineer, fighter pilot, and Home Army's intelligence and counter-intelligence officer (b. 1912) - May 31 - John CoolidgeJohn CoolidgeJohn Coolidge was an executive with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, the founder of the Plymouth Cheese Corporation and the first son of President Calvin Coolidge and Grace Anna Goodhue.-Biography:...
, son of American President Calvin CoolidgeCalvin CoolidgeJohn Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...
(b. 1906)
June
- June 2 - Lepo SumeraLepo SumeraLepo Sumera was an Estonian composer and teacher. Considered one of Estonia's most renowned composers along with Heino Eller and Arvo Pärt, he was also his country's Minister of Culture from 1988 to 1992 during the days of the Singing Revolution.He was born in Tallinn and studied with Veljo...
, Estonian composer (b. 1950) - June 10 - Hafez al-AssadHafez al-AssadHafez ibn 'Ali ibn Sulayman al-Assad or more commonly Hafez al-Assad was the President of Syria for three decades. Assad's rule consolidated the power of the central government after decades of coups and counter-coups, such as Operation Wappen in 1957 conducted by the Eisenhower administration and...
, President of Syria (b. 1930) - June 14 - Robert Trent JonesRobert Trent JonesRobert Trent Jones, Sr. was a golf course architect who designed about 500 golf courses in at least 40 US states and 35 other countries all around the world...
, English-born golf course designer (b. 1906) - June 16 - Empress KōjunEmpress Kojun' was empress consort of Emperor Hirohito of Japan. Born , she was the mother of the present Emperor .Her posthumous name is Kōjun, which means "fragrant purity"...
of Japan (b. 1903) - June 17 - Brian StathamBrian StathamJohn Brian "George" Statham, CBE was one of the leading English fast bowlers in 20th-century English cricket. Initially a bowler of a brisk fast-medium pace, Statham was able to remodel his action to generate enough speed to become genuinely fast...
, English cricketer (b. 1930) - June 18 - Nancy MarchandNancy MarchandNancy Marchand was an American actress, whose career encompassed both stage and screen. She appeared in various theatre productions throughout the early 1950s, before being offered roles on film and television....
, American actress who starred in The SopranosThe SopranosThe Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
(b. 1928) - June 21 - Alan HovhanessAlan HovhanessAlan Hovhaness was an Armenian-American composer.His music is accessible to the lay listener and often evokes a mood of mystery or contemplation...
, American composer (b. 1911) - June 24 - Rodrigo BuenoRodrigo BuenoRodrigo Alejandro Bueno , mostly known as Rodrigo, was an Argentine singer of cuarteto music. His nickname among cuarteto fans was el potro ....
, Argentine singer (b. 1973) - June 24 - David TomlinsonDavid TomlinsonDavid Cecil MacAlister Tomlinson was an English film actor. He is primarily remembered for his roles as authority figure George Banks in Mary Poppins, fraudulent magician Professor Emelius Browne in Bedknobs and Broomsticks and as hapless antagonist Peter Thorndyke in The Love Bug.-Early life:Born...
, English actor (b. 1917) - June 27 - David NealDavid NealDavid Neal was a popular British television actor, active in the 1960s, 1970, 1980s, and 1990s. He is chiefly remembered for a prolific range of supporting roles in major productions....
, English actor (b. 1932) - June 28 - Jane BirdwoodJane BirdwoodJane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood was the wife of Lord Birdwood and a political figure on the far right in the United Kingdom who took part in a number of movements.-Early life:...
, British far right politician (b. 1913) - June 29 - John Aspinall (zoo owner)John Aspinall (zoo owner)John Victor Aspinall was a British zoo owner and gambler. He was born in Delhi, India, but was a citizen of the United Kingdom.-Biography:...
(b. 1926)
July
- July 1 - Walter MatthauWalter MatthauWalter Matthau was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon, as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears...
, American actor (b. 1920) - July 2 - Joey DunlopJoey DunlopWilliam Joseph "Joey" Dunlop, OBE , was a world champion motorcyclist from Ballymoney in Northern Ireland, best known for road racing. Referred to throughout the sport as "Joey", in 2005 he was voted the fifth greatest motorcycling icon ever by Motorcycle News...
, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1952) - July 7 - James C. QuayleJames C. QuayleJames Cline Quayle was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who owned several newspapers in the United States including the Huntington Herald-Press in Indiana and the Wickenburg Sun in Arizona. He was the father of Dan Quayle, the 44th Vice-President of the United States.Quayle was...
, American newspaper publisher (b. 1921) - July 7 - Kenny Irwin, NASCAR driver (b. 1969)
- July 10 - Vakkom MajeedVakkom MajeedS. Abdul Majeed known as Vakkom Majeed, was a veteran Freedom fighter and a former member of Travancore-Cochin State Assembly. Majeed was a politician-extraordinary in the socio-political realm of Kerala in the 20th Century...
, Indian politician (b. 1909) - July 10 - Denis O'Conor DonDenis O'Conor DonDenis Armar O'Conor Don, was hereditary chief of the O'Conor Don sept of Ireland.Born in London in 1912 to Charles William O'Conor and Evelyn Lowry-Corry, he inherited his title in 1981 from his second cousin Fr. Charles O'Conor, a Jesuit priest. He used his position to promote an interest in...
, O'Conor DonO'Conor DonThe Ó Conchubhair Donn is the hereditary Prince and Chief of the Name of the Royal Family of Connacht, the Clan Ó Conchubhair.-Overview:...
(b. 1912) - July 10 - Justin PierceJustin PierceJustin Charles Pierce was an English-born American actor and professional skateboarder.-Early life:Born in London, England to a Welsh mother and an American father of English descent, Pierce was raised in the Marble Hill section of New York City. He attended P.S. 7 in the Bronx for Elementary...
, British skateboarder and actor (b. 1975) - July 11 - Robert RuncieRobert RuncieRobert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Baron Runcie, PC, MC was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991.-Early life:...
, Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
(b. 1921) - July 12 - Prince Tomislav of YugoslaviaPrince Tomislav of YugoslaviaPrince Tomislav of Yugoslavia was a member of the House of Karađorđević.-Early life and education:...
, Yugoslav prince (b. 1928) - July 14 - Meredith MacRaeMeredith MacRaeMeredith Lynn MacRae was an American actress and singer.-Life and career:MacRae was best known for her television roles as Billie Jo on Petticoat Junction and as Sally Ann in My Three Sons...
, American actress (b. 1944) - July 15 - Johnny Duncan, American musician (b. 1932)
- July 20 - James H. MorrisonJames H. MorrisonJames Hobson "Jimmy" Morrison, Sr. , was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the Sixth Congressional District of Louisiana, who served from 1943 to 1967...
, American politician (b. 1908) - July 27 - Bruce Douglas-MannBruce Douglas-MannBruce Leslie Home Douglas-Mann was a British politician.Bruce Douglas-Mann was born at Bexhill, Sussex, the son of a solicitor, Leslie John Douglas-Mann, MC....
, British politician (b. 1927) - July 27 - Gordon SolieGordon SolieJonard Frank Labiak , better known as Gordon Solie, was a Florida-based professional wrestling play-by-play announcer working for World Championship Wrestling...
, American wrestling commentator (b. 1929) - July 28 - Abraham PaisAbraham PaisAbraham Pais was a Dutch-born American physicist and science historian. Pais earned his Ph.D. from University of Utrecht just prior to a Nazi ban on Jewish participation in Dutch universities during World War II...
, Dutch-born American physicist (b. 1918) - July 29 - René FavaloroRené FavaloroDr. René Gerónimo Favaloro was an Argentine cardiac surgeon who created the technique for coronary bypass surgery....
, Argentine cardiologist who created the technique for coronary bypass surgery (b. 1923)
August
- August 3 - Joann LõssovJoann LõssovJoann Lõssov was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Lõssov trained at VSS Kalev in Tallinn....
, Estonian basketball player (b. 1921) - August 5 - Sir Alec GuinnessAlec GuinnessSir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE was an English actor. He was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets in which he played eight different characters. He later won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai...
, English actor and writer (b. 1914) - August 5 - Otto BuchsbaumOtto BuchsbaumOtto Buchsbaum was born in Vienna, Austria. He went to Brazil in 1939. In 1967, he led, together with his wife, Florence Buchsbaum, the movement "Teatro ao Encontro do Povo" , whose aim was to offer theater shows to the people, trying to discuss their lives and the world...
, writer and ecological activist (b. 1920) - August 6 - Sir Robin DayRobin DaySir Robin Day, OBE was a British political broadcaster and commentator. His obituary in the Guardian stated that "he was the most outstanding television journalist of his generation...
, British political broadcaster (b. 1923) - August 6 - John Joseph GrahamJohn Joseph GrahamJohn Joseph Graham was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from 1964 to 1988.-Early life and education:...
, American Roman Catholic prelate (b.1913) - August 9 - John HarsanyiJohn HarsanyiJohn Charles Harsanyi was a Hungarian-Australian-American economist and Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner....
, Hungarian-born economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920) - August 9 - Bob LidoBob LidoBob Lido was an American musician and singer who was a regular member of television's The Lawrence Welk Show, his instrument was the violin....
, American musician (b. 1914) - August 12 - Loretta YoungLoretta YoungLoretta Young was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953...
, American actress (b. 1913) - August 12 - Dave EdwardsDave Edwards (musician)Dave Edwards was an American big band-style musician who most notably was the lead alto saxophonist and multireedist for the long running, weekly Lawrence Welk Show on T.V. for over a decade from 1968 through 1979....
, American musician (b. 1941) - August 13 - Nazia HassanNazia HassanNazia Hassan was an iconic Pakistani pop singer. Her song "Aap Jaisa Koi" from the Indian film Qurbani made her a legend and pop icon in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980s, where she is admired and loved even today, years after her death...
, first South Asian pop singer (b.1965) - August 13 - Tom TromanTom TromanVictor Thomas 'Tom' Wilfred Troman was an English cricketer. Troman was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire....
, English cricketer (b. 1914) - August 17 - Hans-Dietrich von TiesenhausenHans-Dietrich von TiesenhausenCommander Hans-Diedrich Freiherr von Tiesenhausen was a German Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
, Baltic GermanBaltic GermanThe Baltic Germans were mostly ethnically German inhabitants of the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, which today form the countries of Estonia and Latvia. The Baltic German population never made up more than 10% of the total. They formed the social, commercial, political and cultural élite in...
Kapitänleutnant during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
(b. 1913) - August 19 - Bineshwar BrahmaBineshwar BrahmaBineshwar Brahma was the president of the Bodo Sahitya Sabha in Assam, India. He was born on 28 February 1948 in a small village of Bhatarmari near Kokrajhar. He was the son of Late Taramoni Brahma and Late Sanathi Brahma.-Family:*Fathers Name: Late Taramoni Brahma,*Mother's Name: Late Sanathi...
, Bodo activist and leaderBodo peopleThe Bodos are an ethnic and linguistic community, early settlers of Assam in the North-East of India. According to the 1991 census, there were 1.2 million Bodos in Assam which makes for 5.3% of the total population in the state. Bodos belong to a larger ethnic group called the Bodo-Kachari. The...
(b. 1946) - August 19 - Theodore TrautweinTheodore TrautweinTheodore Walter Trautwein was an American judge from New Jersey who presided over issues related to release of reporter's notes that arose from the 1978 murder trial of "Dr...
, American judge (b. 1920) - August 20 - Sir Peter CompstonPeter CompstonVice Admiral Sir Peter Maxwell Compston KCB was a Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.-Naval career:...
, British admiral (b. 1915) - August 21 - Daniel LisuloDaniel LisuloDaniel Muchiwa Lisulo was the Prime Minister of Zambia from June 1978 until February 1981. Born in Mongu, Zambia, Lisulo married Mary Mambo in 1967; she died in 1976, leaving Lisulo with two daughters. Lisulo served as the director of the Bank of Zambia from 1964 to 1977 before becoming Prime...
, Zambian politician (b. 1930) - August 24 - Bob McPhailBob McPhailRobert Lowe "Bob" McPhail was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Airdrieonians, Rangers and represented Scotland.-Career:...
, Scottish footballer (b. 1905) - August 25 - Carl BarksCarl BarksCarl Barks was an American Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck , Gladstone Gander , the Beagle Boys , The Junior Woodchucks , Gyro Gearloose , Cornelius Coot , Flintheart Glomgold , John D...
, American cartoonist (b. 1901) - August 25 - Ian StephensonIan StephensonIan Stephenson was an English abstract artist. Stephenson trained at King's College, Durham along with Noel Forster and had his first solo show in London at the New Vision Centre in 1958...
, British artist (b.1934) - August 27 - Dolores MooreDolores MooreDolores Moore [″Dee″] was an infielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 153 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
, American baseball player (b. 1932) - August 28 - Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Wied, German prince (b. 1931)
September
- September 2 - Elvera SanchezElvera SanchezElvera Sanchez was an American dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis, Jr.Sammy Davis, Jr. often stated that his mother was Puerto Rican and born in San Juan...
, American dancer (b. 1905) - September 6 - Breanna Lynn Bartlett-Stewart, notable American stillborn baby girl (b. 2000)
- September 16 - Georgiy Gongadze, Ukrainian journalist (b. 1969)
- September 17 - Nicole ReinhartNicole ReinhartNicole Louise Reinhart was an American professional track and road racing cyclist who twice won gold medals in cycling at the Pan American Games.-Early life:...
, American cyclist (b. 1976) - September 17 - Paula YatesPaula YatesPaula Elizabeth Yates was a British television presenter and writer, best known for her work on two television programmes, The Tube and The Big Breakfast.-Early life:...
, British television presenter and journalist (b. 1959) - September 19 - Anthony Robert KlitzAnthony Robert KlitzAnthony Robert Klitz was an artist who specialised in cityscapes, notably London. He was born in Southport, attended Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury and studied art at the Cheltenham Art College , whilst simultaneously training to be an architect...
, British artist (b. 1917) - September 20 - Stanislav StratievStanislav Stratiev-Biography:Stanislav Stratiev was a Bulgarian playwright, screenwriter, and author. He began his career as a journalist while studying for an MA in Literature at Sofia University...
, Bulgarian playwright (b. 1941) - September 20 - Gherman TitovGherman TitovGherman Stepanovich Titov was a Soviet cosmonaut who, on August 6, 1961, became the second human to orbit the Earth aboard Vostok 2, preceded by Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1...
, Soviet cosmonaut (b. 1935) - September 23 - Aurelio RodríguezAurelio RodríguezAurelio Rodríguez Ituarte, Jr. , was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the California Angels , Washington Senators , Detroit Tigers , San Diego Padres , New York Yankees , Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles...
, Mexican Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player (b. 1947) - September 25 - R. S. Thomas, Welsh poet (b. 1913)
- September 26 - Carl SigmanCarl SigmanCarl Sigman was an American songwriter.-Biography:Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, Sigman graduated from law school and passed his Bar exams to practice in the state of New York...
, American songwriter (b. 1909) - September 27 - Sammy LuftspringSammy LuftspringSammy Luftspring was a Jewish Canadian boxer. A former Canadian Welterweight Champion and highly ranked in the Welterweight class during his career, Luftspring was forced to retire from the sport due to an eye injury. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.-Early...
, Canadian boxer (b. 1916) - September 28 - Pierre TrudeauPierre TrudeauJoseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
, Prime Minister of CanadaPrime Minister of CanadaThe Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
(b. 1919) - September 30 - Erno PaasilinnaErno PaasilinnaErno Paasilinna was a Finnish writer and journalist. He received several literary prizes, the most notable being the Finlandia Prize in 1984 for his collection of essays Yksinäisyys ja uhma...
, FinnishFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
writer and journalist (b. 1935)
October
- October 3 - Benjamin OrrBenjamin OrrBenjamin Orr was an American rock musician best known as the bassist and vocalist for the Boston based rock band, The Cars....
, the Cars bassist and singer (b. 1947) - October 4 - Michael SmithMichael Smith (chemist)Michael Smith, CC, OBC, FRS was a British-born Canadian biochemist who won the 1993 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.-Biography:...
, English-born chemist, Nobel PrizeNobel Prize in ChemistryThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...
laureate (b. 1932) - October 9 - Patrick Anthony PorteousPatrick Anthony PorteousColonel Patrick Anthony Porteous VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
, Scottish recipient of the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
(b. 1918) - October 11 - Donald DewarDonald DewarDonald Campbell Dewar was a British politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000. He served in Tony Blair's cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997-1999 and was instrumental in the creation...
, Scottish politician (b. 1937) - October 13 - Tony RoperTony RoperAnthony Dean "Tony" Roper was a NASCAR driver. He was born in Springfield, Missouri, to Dean Roper and Shirley Medley. Growing up his family was heavily involved in auto racing. Roper started racing in 1986. For the next six years Tony raced in IMCA Modifieds and late models on Midwest dirt and...
, NASCAR driver (b. 1964) - October 15 - Konrad Emil BlochKonrad Emil BlochKonrad Emil Bloch ForMemRS was a German American biochemist. Bloch received Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 1964 for discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of the cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism.-Biography:Bloch was born in Neisse in the German Empire's Prussian...
, German-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineNobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineThe Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine administered by the Nobel Foundation, is awarded once a year for outstanding discoveries in the field of life science and medicine. It is one of five Nobel Prizes established in 1895 by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, in his will...
(b. 1912) - October 21 - Reginald Kray, British murderer (b. 1933)
- October 22 - Rodney Anoa'iRodney Anoa'iRodney Agatupu Anoa'i was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation where he wrestled under the ring name Yokozuna. The term yokozuna refers to the highest rank in professional sumo wrestling in Japan...
, American wrestler known as Yokozuna (b. 1966) - October 27 - Walter BerryWalter Berry (opera singer)Walter Berry was an Austrian bass-baritone who enjoyed a prominent career in opera.Walter Bery was born in Vienna. He studied voice at the Vienna Music Academy and made his stage debut with the Vienna State Opera in 1947...
, Austrian bass-baritone (b. 1929) - October 28 - Andujar CedenoAndújar CedeñoAndújar Cedeño Donastorg was a Major League Baseball shortstop from to . Born in La Romana, Dominican Republic, he played for the Houston Astros from 1990 to , the San Diego Padres in , and in 1996 played for the Padres, Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros again.He hit for the cycle in and was a...
, Dominican baseball player (b. 1969) - October 30 - Steve AllenSteve Allen (comedian)Stephen Valentine Patrick William "Steve" Allen was an American television personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, and writer. Though he got his start in radio, Allen is best known for his television career. He first gained national attention as a guest host on Arthur Godfrey's Talent...
, American comedian, composer, talk show host, and author (b. 1921)
November
- November 2 - Eva MorrisEva MorrisEva Morris née Sharpe was the oldest recognised person in the world, by the Guinness Book of Records, from December 1999 until November 2000...
, British supercentenarian, oldest person in the world (b. 1885). - November 3 - Robert Sherlaw JohnsonRobert Sherlaw JohnsonRobert Sherlaw Johnson , was a British composer, pianist and music scholar. Sherlaw Johnson was one of that group of post-war British musicians whose work reflected wider European interests in new ideas, techniques and aesthetics...
, British composer and musicologist (b. 1932) - November 6 - L. Sprague de CampL. Sprague de CampLyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography. In a writing career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and notable works of non-fiction, including biographies of other important fantasy authors...
, American writer (b. 1907) - November 7 - C Subramaniam, Indian politician (b. 1910)
- November 7 - Ingrid of SwedenIngrid of SwedenIngrid of Sweden was a Swedish princess and the queen consort of King Frederick IX of Denmark.-Background:...
, Queen consort of Frederick IX of DenmarkFrederick IX of DenmarkFrederick IX was King of Denmark from 20 April 1947 until his death on 14 January 1972....
(b. 1910) - November 11 - Hugh PaddickHugh PaddickHugh William Paddick was an English actor, whose most notable role was in the 1960s BBC radio show Round the Horne in sketches such as Charles and Fiona and Julian and Sandy...
, British actor (b. 1915) - November 12 - Harold WalkerHarold Walker (cricketer)Harold Walker was an English cricketer. Walker was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Desborough, Northamptonshire....
, English cricketer (b. 1918) - November 16 - DJ ScrewDJ ScrewRobert Earl "DJ Screw" Davis, Jr. was a Houston, Texas-based DJ. He was known as a central figure in the Houston hip-hop community and was the creator of the now-famous Chopped and Screwed DJ technique...
, DJ and rapper (b. 1971) - November 18 - Hubert MillerHubert MillerHubert E. Miller was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen...
, American bobsledder (b. 1918) - November 22 - Carlos CardosoCarlos CardosoCarlos Cardoso was a Mozambican journalist. His murder in 2000 followed his newspaper's investigation into corruption in the privatisation of Mozambique's biggest bank.-Early life:...
, Mozambican journalist (b. 1951) - November 22 - Sir Cyril Astley ClarkeCyril ClarkeSir Cyril Astley Clarke KBE, FRCP, FRCOG, FRC Path, FRS was a British physician, geneticist and lepidopterist...
, British physician, geneticist and entomologist, former President of the Royal College of Physicians (b. 1907) - November 27 - Damilola TaylorDamilola TaylorDamilola Taylor was a ten-year-old Nigerian schoolboy who died in the United Kingdom. Several young boys were cleared of murder charges after a lengthy trial, and later two brothers were convicted of manslaughter....
, murder victim (b. 1989) - November 28 - Liane HaidLiane HaidLiane Haid was an Austrian actress who has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star.Born in Vienna, Haid trained both as a dancer and singer and became the epitome of the Süßes Wiener Mädel and a popular pin-up throughout the 1920s and 30s...
, Austrian actress (b. 1895) - November 29 - Ilmar LaabanIlmar LaabanIlmar Laaban, was an Estonian poet and publicist.-Biography:Laaban attended the first Tallinn Boys' Gymnasium from 1934 to 1940. In 1939-1940 and 1941-1942 he studied composition and piano at the Tallinn Conservatory. In 1940-1943 Laaban studied Romance languages at Tartu University's faculty of...
, Estonian poet and publicist (b. 1921)
December
- December 3 - Gwendolyn BrooksGwendolyn BrooksGwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an American poet. She was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968 and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1985.-Biography:...
, American poet( born 7 June 1917) - December 6 - Werner KlempererWerner KlempererWerner Klemperer was a comedic and dramatic actor, best known for his role as Colonel Klink on the CBS television sitcom, Hogan's Heroes.-Early life:...
, German actor (b. 1920) - December 7 - Toby Low, 1st Baron AldingtonToby Low, 1st Baron AldingtonToby Austin Richard William Low, 1st Baron Aldington, KCMG, CBE, DSO, TD, DL, PC , was a British Conservative Party politician and businessman.-Life:...
, British politician (b. 1914) - December 7 - Leszek PodhorodeckiLeszek PodhorodeckiLeszek Podhorodecki , was a Polish historian and writer. Teacher in secondary school, he has published over 40 different books about history of Poland, as well as dozens of academic articles and other publications....
, Polish historian (b. 1934) - December 11 - David Lewis, American actor (b. 1916)
- December 11 - Johannes VirolainenJohannes VirolainenJohannes Virolainen was a Finnish politician.Virolainen was born near Viipuri. After the Continuation War Virolainen moved to Lohja, but he remained one of the leaders of the evacuated Karelians, and never gave up the hope that Soviet Union and later Russia would return Finnish Karelia to Finland...
, Finnish politician (b. 1914) - December 18 - Kirsty MacCollKirsty MacCollKirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer-songwriter.MacColl scored several pop hits from the early 1980s to the early 1990s...
, British singer-songwriter (b. 1959) - December 19 - Roebuck "Pops" StaplesPops StaplesRoebuck "Pops" Staples was a Mississippi-born Gospel and R&B musician.A "pivotal figure in gospel in the 1960s and 70s," he was an accomplished songwriter, guitarist and singer...
, patriarch of The Staple SingersThe Staple SingersThe Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples , the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha , Pervis , Yvonne , and Mavis...
(b. 1914) - December 20 - Bill Clarke, Canadian footballer, (b. 1932)
- December 23 - Victor BorgeVictor BorgeVictor Borge ,born Børge Rosenbaum, was a Danish comedian, conductor and pianist, affectionately known as The Clown Prince of Denmark,The Unmelancholy Dane,and The Great Dane.-Early life and career:...
, Danish-born comedian and pianist (b. 1909) - December 23 - Noor JehanNoor JehanNoorjehan or Noorjehan was the adopted stage name for Allah Wasai who was a legendary singer and actress in British India and Pakistan. Her career spanned seven decades...
, Pakistani actress and singer (b. 1926) - December 24 - Nick MassiNick MassiNick Massi was the bass singer and bass guitarist for the Four Seasons. He was born in Newark, New Jersey...
, bass singer and bass guitarist for The Four SeasonsThe Four Seasons (group)The Four Seasons are an American rock and pop band who became internationally successful in the mid-1960s. The Vocal Group Hall of Fame has stated that the group was the most popular rock band before The Beatles...
(b. 1935) - December 31 - Rabbi Binyamin Ze'ev KahaneBinyamin Ze'ev KahaneBinyamin Ze'ev Kahane was a rabbi and the son of Rabbi Meir Kahane.Born in New York City, he emigrated to Israel with his family at the age of four, in 1971...
, Israeli settler leader (b. 1966)