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December 12 is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 19 days remaining until the end of the year.
627 – Battle of Nineveh : A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh .1098 – First Crusade : Siege of Ma'arrat al-Numan – Crusaders breach the town's walls and massacre about 20,000 inhabitants. After finding themselves with insufficient food, they reportedly resort to cannibalism .1388 – Mary of Enghien sells the lordship of Argos and Nauplia to the Republic of Venice .1408 – The Order of the Dragon a monarchical chivalric order is created by Sigismund of Luxembourg , then King of Hungary.1781 – American Revolutionary War : Second Battle of Ushant – A British fleet led by HMS Victory defeats a French fleet.1787 – Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the United States Constitution , five days after Delaware became the first.1862 – USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River , becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by an electrically detonated mine.1870 – Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman , the first being Hiram Revels .1897 – Belo Horizonte , the first planned city in Brazil , is founded.1901 – Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland .1911 – Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India .1911 – King George V and Mary of Teck are enthroned as Emperor and Empress of India .
1915 – President of the Republic of China , Yuan Shikai , announces his intention to reinstate the monarchy and proclaim himself Emperor of China .1917 – In Nebraska , Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.1918 – The Flag of Estonia is raised atop the Pikk Hermann for the first time.1925 – The Majlis of Iran votes to crown Reza Khan as the new Shah of Iran , starting the Pahlavi dynasty .1935 – Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler .1936 – Xi'an Incident : The Generalissimo of the Republic of China , Chiang Kai-shek , is kidnapped by Zhang Xueliang .1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War : USS Panay incident – Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze River in China .1939 – Winter War : Battle of Tolvajärvi – Finnish forces defeat those of the Soviet Union in their first major victory of the conflict.1939 – HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.
1940 – World War II : Approximately 70 people are killed in the Marples Hotel , Fitzalan Square , Sheffield , as a result of a German air raid .1941 – World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines . Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.1941 – World War II: USMC F4F "Wildcats" sink the first 4 major Japanese ships off Wake Island .
1941 – World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria . Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States . India declares war on Japan .
1941 – Adolf Hitler declares the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery
1942 – World War II: German troops begin Operation Winter Storm , an attempt to relieve encircled Axis forces during the Battle of Stalingrad .1942 – A fire in a hostel in St. John's, Newfoundland , kills 100 people.
1946 – A fire at a New York City ice plant spreads to a nearby tenement, killing 37 people.1948 – Malayan Emergency : Batang Kali Massacre – 14 members of the Scots Guards stationed in Malaya allegedly massacre 24 unarmed civilians and set fire to the village.1950 – Paula Ackerman , the first woman appointed to perform rabbinical functions in the United States , leads the congregation in her first services.1956 – Beginning of the Irish Republican Army 's "Border Campaign ".1958 – Guinea joins the United Nations .1963 – Kenya gains its independence from the United Kingdom .1964 – Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta becomes the first President of the Republic of Kenya .1969 – Years of Lead : Piazza Fontana bombing – The offices of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura in Piazza Fontana, Milan , are bombed.1979 – Coup d'état of December Twelfth : South Korean Army Major General Chun Doo-hwan orders the arrest of Army Chief of Staff General Jeong Seung-hwa without authorization from President Choi Kyu-ha , alleging involvement in the assassination of ex-President Park Chung Hee .1979 – President of Pakistan Zia-ul-Haq confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz Abdus Salam .
1979 – The unrecognised state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia returns to British control and resumes using the name Southern Rhodesia .
1983 – The Australian Labor government led by Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Treasurer Paul Keating floats the Australian dollar .1984 – Maaouiya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya becomes the third president of Mauritania after a coup d'état against Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla while the latter is attending a summit.1985 – Arrow Air Flight 1285 , a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 , crashes after takeoff in Gander , Newfoundland , killing all 256 people on board, including 236 members of the United States Army 's 101st Airborne Division .1988 – The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.1991 – The Russian Federation gains independence from the USSR .2000 – The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore 2001 – Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng to the Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park , providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.2012 – North Korea successfully launches its first satellite , Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 , using a Unha-3 carrier rocket.2012 – 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief took place at Madison Square Garden and was broadcast on 20 international television networks to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy .
1298 – Albert II, Duke of Austria (d. 1358)1526 – Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz , Spanish admiral (d. 1588)1574 – Anne of Denmark (d. 1619)1610 – Basil of Ostrog , Serbian monk and saint (d. 1671)1685 – Lodovico Giustini , Italian pianist and composer (d. 1743)1712 – Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (d. 1780)1715 – Gennaro Manna , Italian composer (d. 1779)1724 – Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood , English admiral and politician (d. 1816)1731 – Erasmus Darwin , English physician and poet (d. 1802)1745 – John Jay , American jurist and politician, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1829)1766 – Nikolay Karamzin , Russian poet and historian (d. 1826)1779 – Madeleine Sophie Barat , French nun and saint, founded the Society of the Sacred Heart (d. 1865)1783 – Ner Middleswarth , American politician (d. 1865)1786 – William L. Marcy , American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st United States Secretary of State (d. 1857)1791 – Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (d. 1847)1792 – Alexander Ypsilantis , Greek-Russian general (d. 1828)1799 – Karl Bryullov , Russian painter (d. 1852)1805 – William Lloyd Garrison , American journalist and activist, founded The Liberator 1805 – Henry Wells , American businessman, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (d. 1878)
1806 – Stand Watie , American general (d. 1871)1812 – John Sandfield Macdonald , Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Ontario (d. 1872)1814 – Juan Prim, 1st Marquis of los Castillejos , Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1870)1821 – Gustave Flaubert , French author and playwright (d. 1880)1842 – Adolf Bötticher , German journalist and historian (d. 1901)1845 – Bruce Price , American architect, designed the American Surety Building and Bank of the Metropolis (d. 1903)1849 – William Kissam Vanderbilt , American businessman and horse breeder (d. 1920)1862 – André Fauquet-Lemaître , French polo player (d. 1943)1862 – J. Bruce Ismay , English businessman (d. 1937)
1863 – Edvard Munch , Norwegian painter (d. 1944)1864 – Paul Elmer More , American journalist, author, and critic (d. 1937)1866 – Alfred Werner , Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)1870 – Walter Benona Sharp , American businessman, co-founded Hughes Tool Company (d. 1912)1875 – Gerd von Rundstedt , German field marshal (d. 1953)1876 – Alvin Kraenzlein , American hurdler and runner (d. 1928)1881 – Harry Warner , Polish-American businessman, co-founded Warner Bros. (d. 1958)1887 – Kurt Atterberg , Swedish composer and engineer (d. 1974)1892 – Milko Kos , Slovenian historian and academic (d. 1972)1893 – Edward G. Robinson , Romanian-American actor and singer (d. 1973)1900 – Sammy Davis, Sr. , American actor and dancer (d. 1988)1901 – Harald Kaarmann , Estonian footballer (d. 1942)1902 – Koloman Sokol , Slovak-American painter and illustrator (d. 2003)1903 – Dagmar Nordstrom , American singer-songwriter and pianist (Nordstrom Sisters ) (d. 1976)1903 – Yasujirō Ozu , Japanese director and screenwriter (d. 1963)
1904 – Nicolas de Gunzburg , French-American banker, journalist, and actor (d. 1981)1905 – Manès Sperber , Austrian-French psychologist and author (d. 1984)1905 – Vasily Grossman , Russian journalist and author (d. 1964)1907 – Roy Douglas , English pianist and composer1908 – Gustav Ernesaks , Estonian composer and conductor (d. 1993)1909 – Karen Morley , American actress and singer (d. 2003)1909 – Hans Keilson , German-Dutch psychologist, author, and poet (d. 2011)
1911 – Boun Oum , Laotian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Laos (d. 1980)1914 – Patrick O'Brian , English author (d. 2000)1915 – Frank Sinatra , American singer, actor, and producer (d. 1998)1917 – James Wall , American actor and manager (d. 2010)1918 – Joe Williams , American singer (d. 1999)1919 – Olivia Barclay , English astrologer and author (d. 2001)1919 – Dan DeCarlo , American illustrator (d. 2001)
1919 – B. B. Nimbalkar , Indian cricketer (d. 2012)
1920 – Fred Kida , American illustrator (d. 2014)1921 – Toni Blankenheim , German opera singer (d. 2012)1922 – Christian Dotremont , Belgian painter and poet (d. 1979)1923 – Bob Barker , American game show host and producer1923 – Bob Dorough , American singer-songwriter and pianist
1923 – Ken Kavanagh , Australian race car driver and motorcycle racer
1924 – Ray Cordeiro , Hong Kong radio and television host1924 – Ed Koch , American lawyer, judge, and politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (d. 2013)
1925 – Vladimir Shainsky , Ukrainian-Russian composer1925 – Ahmad Shamloo , Iranian journalist and poet (d. 2000)
1927 – Robert Noyce , American inventor and businessman, co-invented the microchip and co-founded the Intel Corporation (d. 1990)1928 – Chinghiz Aitmatov , Kyrgyzstani diplomat and author (d. 2008)1928 – Helen Frankenthaler , American painter (d. 2011)1929 – Toshiko Akiyoshi , Japanese pianist and composer (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band )1929 – John Osborne , English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1994)
1930 – Bill Beutel , American journalist (d. 2006)1930 – Silvio Santos , Brazilian television host, founded Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
1931 – Lionel Blair , English actor, dancer, and choreographer1932 – Bob Pettit , American basketball player and coach1934 – Miguel de la Madrid , Mexican lawyer and politician, 52nd President of Mexico (d. 2012)1935 – John Wise , Canadian farmer and politician, 23rd Minister of Agriculture (d. 2013)1936 – Denise Coffey , English actress and director1936 – Jefferson Kaye , American announcer (d. 2012)
1937 – Philip Ledger , English organist and composer (d. 2012)1937 – Buford Pusser , American police officer (d. 1974)
1937 – Michael Jeffery , Australian general and politician, 24th Governor-General of Australia
1938 – Connie Francis , American singer and actress1940 – Sharad Pawar , Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of Maharashtra 1940 – Dionne Warwick , American singer and actress
1940 – Frances Willard , American magician
1941 – Tim Hauser , American singer (The Manhattan Transfer ) (d. 2014)1942 – Morris Sadek , Egyptian-American lawyer and activist1942 – Brough Scott , English jockey and journalist
1943 – Vassilis Alexakis , Greek-French author1943 – Dickey Betts , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band )
1943 – Phyllis Somerville , American actress-singer
1943 – Grover Washington, Jr. , American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer (d. 1999)
1944 – Kenneth Cranham , Scottish actor1944 – Jean Doré , Canadian lawyer and politician, 39th Mayor of Montreal
1944 – Cara Duff-MacCormick , Canadian actress
1944 – Zoe Laskari , Greek actress
1944 – Rob Tyner , American singer-songwriter and bass player (MC5 ) (d. 1991)
1945 – Portia Simpson-Miller , Jamaican politician, 7th Prime Minister of Jamaica 1945 – Tony Williams , American drummer, composer, and producer (The Tony Williams Lifetime ) (d. 1997)
1946 – Clive Bunker , English drummer (Jethro Tull , Electric Sun , Solstice , and Aviator )1946 – Emerson Fittipaldi , Brazilian race car driver
1946 – Barrie Rutter , English actor and director
1946 – Josepha Sherman , American anthologist and author (d. 2012)
1946 – Paula Wagner , American actress and producer
1947 – Will Alsop , English architect, designed the Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre 1947 – Wings Hauser , American actor, director, and screenwriter
1947 – Chris Mullin , English journalist and politician
1949 – Chris Baillieu , English rower1949 – Bill Nighy , English actor and singer
1949 – Gopinath Munde , Indian politician, 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2014)
1949 – Marc Ravalomanana , Malagasy politician, President of Madagascar
1950 – Rajinikanth , Indian actor, producer, and screenwriter1950 – Pedro Ferriz de Con , Mexican journalist
1950 – Billy Smith , Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1950 – Gorman Thomas , American baseball player
1951 – Rehman Malik , Pakistani politician, Pakistani Minister of Interior 1952 – Herb Dhaliwal , Indian-Canadian politician1952 – Sarah Douglas , English actress
1952 – Helen Dunmore , English poet and author
1952 – Cathy Rigby , American gymnast and actress
1953 – Martin Ferguson , Australian politician1953 – Bruce Kulick , American guitarist and songwriter (Kiss , Grand Funk Railroad , Blackjack , Union , and Eric Singer Project )
1953 – Dave Meniketti , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Y&T )
1953 – Rafael Septien , Mexican-American football player
1954 – Hemant Karkare , Indian police officer (d. 2008)1955 – Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki , Greek businesswoman1955 – Eddy Schepers , Belgian cyclist
1955 – Stephen Smith , Australian lawyer and politician, 53rd Australian Minister of Defence
1956 – Johan van der Velde , Dutch cyclist1957 – Sheila E. , American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actress1957 – Robert Lepage , Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
1958 – Monica Attard , Australian journalist1958 – Lucie Guay , Canadian canoe racer
1958 – Dag Ingebrigtsen , Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Kids and TNT )
1958 – Sheree J. Wilson , American actress and producer
1959 – Jasper Conran , English fashion designer1961 – Harriet Green , English businesswoman1962 – Tracy Austin , American tennis player and sportscaster1962 – Peter Bergen , American-English journalist and author
1962 – Mike Golic , American football player and radio host
1962 – Ulrike Tillmann , German mathematician
1963 – Liz Claman , American journalist1963 – Eduardo Castro Luque , Mexican businessman and politician (d. 2012)
1963 – Ai Orikasa , Japanese voice actress and singer
1964 – Sabu , American wrestler1964 – Reeta Chakrabarti , English journalist
1964 – Haywood Jeffires , American football player
1965 – Will Carling , English rugby player1966 – Último Dragón , Japanese wrestler and actor1966 – Royce Gracie , Brazilian-American mixed martial artist
1966 – Kōichi Nagano , Japanese voice actor
1966 – Ian Paisley, Jr. , Irish politician
1966 – Selen , Italian actress and TV presenter and pornographic actress
1967 – Yuzo Koshiro , Japanese composer and producer1967 – Takenobu Mitsuyoshi , Japanese composer and voice actor
1967 – John Randle , American football player
1967 – Deke Sharon , American singer-songwriter and producer (The House Jacks and Beelzebubs )
1968 – Kate Humble , English television host1968 – Rory Kennedy , American director and producer
1968 – Laurie Williams , Jamaican cricketer (d. 2002)
1969 – Sophie Kinsella , English author1969 – Virge Naeris , Estonian triple jumper
1969 – Carrie Westcott , American model and actress
1970 – Mädchen Amick , American actress1970 – Jennifer Connelly , American actress
1970 – Regina Hall , American actress
1971 – Martin Mrva , Slovak chess player1972 – Nicky Eaden , English footballer and coach1972 – Wilson Kipketer , Kenyan-Danish runner
1972 – Kevin Parent , Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
1972 – Brandon Teena , American murder victim (d. 1993)
1972 – Georgios Theodoridis , Greek sprinter
1972 – Hank Williams III , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Assjack , Superjoint Ritual , and Arson Anthem )
1973 – Gary Breen , English footballer and manager1973 – Walter Otta , Argentinian footballer
1973 – Tony Hsieh , American businessman, founded LinkExchange
1974 – Nolberto Solano , Peruvian footballer and manager1975 – Mayim Bialik , American actress1975 – Wesley Charles , Vincentian footballer
1975 – Craig Moore , Australian footballer
1975 – Houko Kuwashima , Japanese voice actress and singer
1976 – Dan Hawkins , English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Darkness and Stone Gods )1976 – Jaak Juske , Estonian politician
1976 – Lloyd Owusu , Ghanaian footballer
1977 – Erica Dahm , American model and actress1977 – Jaclyn Dahm , American model and actress
1977 – Nicole Dahm , American model and actress
1977 – Bridget Hall , American model
1977 – Orlando Hudson , American baseball player
1977 – Dean Macey , English decathlete
1977 – Grete Treier , Estonian cyclist
1977 – Colin White , Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Monica Bîrlădeanu , Romanian model and actress1978 – Jennifer Rovero , American model
1979 – Garrett Atkins , American baseball player1979 – Nate Clements , American football player
1979 – John Salmons , American basketball player
1980 – Gus G , Greek guitarist and songwriter (Firewind , Mystic Prophecy , and Dream Evil )1980 – Dorin Goian , Romanian footballer
1981 – Ronnie Brown , American football player1981 – Shane Costa , American baseball player
1981 – Jeret Peterson , American skier (d. 2011)
1981 – Pedro Ríos , Spanish footballer
1981 – Yuvraj Singh , Indian cricketer
1981 – Stephen Warnock , English footballer
1982 – Lim Jae-Duk , South Korean gamer1982 – Ai Kato , Japanese actress
1982 – Jeremiah Riggs , American mixed martial artist and wrestler
1982 – Dmitry Tursunov , Russian tennis player
1983 – Katrina Elam , American singer-songwriter1984 – Daniel Agger , Danish footballer1984 – Daniel Merrett , Australian footballer
1984 – Sohail Tanvir , Pakistani cricketer
1985 – Pat Calathes , Greek-American basketball player1985 – Chris Jennings , American football player
1985 – Erika Van Pelt , American singer
1985 – David Veikune , American football player
1985 – Giannis Zaradoukas , Greek footballer
1986 – Daddy Birori , Rwandan fotballer1986 – Sean Clohessy , English footballer
1986 – Përparim Hetemaj , Finnish footballer
1986 – Nina Kolarič , Slovenian long jumper
1986 – Lee Qri , South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (T-ara and QBS )
1986 – Thomas Wansey , English actor
1986 – T. J. Ward , American football player
1988 – Ham Eun-jung , South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (T-ara )1989 – Janelle Arthur , American singer1990 – Seungri , South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Big Bang )1990 – Victor Moses , Nigerian footballer
1991 – Daniel Magder , Canadian actor1993 – Zeli Ismail , English footballer1994 – Mitchell Pinnock , English footballer
884 – Carloman II , Frankish king (b. 866)1212 – Geoffrey , English archbishop (b. 1152)1569 – Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow (b. 1507)1586 – Stephen Báthory , Polish king (b. 1533)1685 – John Pell , English mathematician and linguist (b. 1610)1751 – Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke , English philosopher and politician, Secretary at War (b. 1678)1766 – Johann Christoph Gottsched , German philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1700)1789 – John Ponsonby , Irish politician (b. 1713)1790 – Mikhail Shcherbatov , Russian historian and philosopher (b. 1733)1817 – Tekle Giyorgis I , Ethiopian emperor (b. 1751)1843 – William I of the Netherlands (b. 1772)1858 – Jacques Viger , Canadian archeologist and politician, 1st Mayor of Montreal (b. 1787)1889 – Robert Browning , English poet and playwright (b. 1812)1889 – Viktor Bunyakovsky , Ukrainian-Russian mathematician (b. 1804)
1894 – John Sparrow David Thompson , Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1845)1913 – Menelik II , Ethiopian emperor (b. 1844)1923 – Raymond Radiguet , French author and poet (b. 1903)1924 – Alexander Parvus , Russian-German theorist and politician (b. 1867)1926 – Jean Richepin , French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1849)1929 – Charles Goodnight , American cattle rancher (b. 1836)1934 – Oscar Goerke , American cyclist (b. 1883)1934 – Thorleif Haug , Norwegian skier (b. 1894)
1939 – Douglas Fairbanks , American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1883)1941 – César Basa , Filipino lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915)1951 – Mildred Bailey , American singer (b. 1907)1952 – Bedřich Hrozný , Czech orientalist and linguist (b. 1879)1958 – Albert Walsh , Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1900)1961 – Oskar Loorits , Estonian author (b. 1900)1963 – Yasujirō Ozu , Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1903)1964 – Maithili Sharan Gupt , Indian poet and playwright (b. 1866)1964 – William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes , English businessman, founded Rootes Group (b. 1894)
1966 – Karl Ruberl , Austrian swimmer (b. 1880)1967 – Mac Raboy , American illustrator (b. 1914)1968 – Tallulah Bankhead , American actress (b. 1902)1970 – Doris Blackburn , Australian politician (b. 1889)1971 – Yechezkel Kutscher , Israeli philologist and linguist (b. 1909)1971 – David Sarnoff , Belarusian-American businessman (b. 1891)
1976 – Jack Cassidy , American actor (b. 1927)1976 – Vinko Žganec , Croatian musicologist (b. 1890)
1977 – Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill , English wife of Winston Churchill (b. 1885)1978 – Fay Compton , English actress and singer (b. 1894)1980 – Jean Lesage , Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Premier of Quebec (b. 1912)1983 – Amza Pellea , Romanian actor (b. 1931)1985 – Anne Baxter , American actress and singer (b. 1923)1985 – Ian Stewart , Scottish keyboard player (The Rolling Stones ) (b. 1938)
1987 – Enrique Jorrín , Cuban violinist and composer (b. 1926)1988 – Anthony Provenzano , American mobster (b. 1917)1992 – Suzanne Lilar , Belgian author and playwright (b. 1901)1993 – József Antall , Hungarian historian and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1932)1993 – Layne Britton , American makeup artist and actor (b. 1907)
1994 – Stuart Roosa , American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1933)1994 – Donna J. Stone , American poet and philanthropist (b. 1933)
1996 – Vance Packard , American journalist, author, and critic (b. 1914)1997 – Evgenii Landis , Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1921)1998 – Lawton Chiles , American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st Governor of Florida (b. 1930)1998 – Marco Denevi , Argentinian author and screenwriter (b. 1922)
1998 – Mo Udall , American captain and politician (b. 1922)
1999 – Paul Cadmus , American painter and illustrator (b. 1904)1999 – Joseph Heller , American author and playwright (b. 1923)
2000 – George Montgomery , American actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1916)2000 – Ndabaningi Sithole , Zimbabwean militant leader, founded Zimbabwe African National Union (b. 1920)
2001 – Ardito Desio , Italian geologist and explorer (b. 1897)2001 – Jean Richard , French actor and singer (b. 1921)
2002 – Dee Brown , American historian and author (b. 1908)2002 – Jay Wesley Neill , American murderer (b. 1965)
2003 – Keiko , Icelandic-Norwegian whale (b. 1976)2003 – Heydar Aliyev , Azerbaijani general and politician, 3rd President of Azerbaijan (b. 1923)
2003 – Joseph Anthony Ferrario , American bishop (b. 1926)
2003 – Gangodawila Soma Thero , Sri Lankan monk (b. 1948)
2005 – Robert Newmyer , American actor and producer (b. 1956)2005 – Ramanand Sagar , Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1917)
2005 – Gebran Tueni , Lebanese journalist and politician (b. 1957)
2005 – Annette Stroyberg , Danish actress (b. 1936)
2006 – Paul Arizin , American basketball player (b. 1928)2006 – Peter Boyle , American actor and singer (b. 1935)
2006 – Kenny Davern , American clarinet player and saxophonist (b. 1935)
2006 – Raymond P. Shafer , American lawyer and politician, 38th Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1917)
2006 – Alan Shugart , American engineer and businessman, co-founded Seagate Technology (b. 1930)
2007 – François al-Hajj , Lebanese general (b. 1953)2007 – Ike Turner , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Kings of Rhythm and Ike & Tina Turner ) (b. 1931)
2008 – Avery Dulles , American cardinal (b. 1918)2008 – Van Johnson , American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1916)
2008 – Tassos Papadopoulos , Cypriot politician, 5th President of Cyprus (b. 1934)
2010 – Peter Pagel , German footballer (b. 1956)2010 – Tom Walkinshaw , Scottish race car driver, founded Tom Walkinshaw Racing (b. 1946)
2012 – Joe Allbritton , American banker, publisher, and philanthropist, founded the Allbritton Communications Company (b. 1924)2012 – Ray Briem , American radio host (b. 1930)
2012 – Eddie "Guitar" Burns , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)
2012 – Richard Eyre , English priest (b. 1929)
2012 – Else Marie Jakobsen , Norwegian designer (b. 1927)
2012 – Walt Kirk , American basketball player and coach (b. 1924)
2012 – N.M. Mohan , Indian author and illustrator (b. 1949)
2012 – Augustin Sagna , Senegalese bishop (b. 1920)
2012 – Nityanand Swami , Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (b. 1927)
2012 – David Tait , English rugby player (b. 1987)
2013 – Chabua Amirejibi , Georgian author (b. 1921)2013 – Jim Burton , American baseball player (b. 1949)
2013 – Tom Laughlin , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
2013 – Mac McGarry , American game show host (b. 1926)
2013 – Abdul Quader Molla , Bangladeshi politician (b. 1948)
2013 – Leo Sachs , German-Israeli biologist and academic (b. 1924)
2013 – Ezra Sellers , American boxer (b. 1968)
2013 – Jang Sung-taek , North Korean general and politician (b. 1946)
2013 – Audrey Totter , American actress and singer (b. 1917)
2013 – Rae Woodland , English soprano (b. 1922)
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