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Day of the year
December 24 is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar ; seven days remain until the end of the year.
Pre-1600 [ edit ] 1601–1900 [ edit ] 1901–present [ edit ] 1906 – Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.[12] 1913 – The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".[13] 1914 – World War I : The "Christmas truce " begins.1920 – Gabriele D'Annunzio surrendered the Italian Regency of Carnaro in the city of Fiume to Italian armed forces .[14] 1924 – Albania becomes a republic.[citation needed 1929 – Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen .[citation needed 1929 – A four alarm fire breaks out in the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C.[15]
1939 – World War II : Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace.[citation needed 1941 – World War II: Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces.[16] 1941 – World War II: Benghazi is conquered by the British Eighth Army .[citation needed
1942 – World War II: French monarchist , Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle , assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers , Algeria .[17] 1943 – World War II: U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower is named Supreme Allied Commander for the Invasion of Normandy .1944 – World War II: The Belgian Troopship Leopoldville was torpedoed and sank with the loss of 763 soldiers and 56 crew.[18] 1945 – Five of nine children become missing after their home in Fayetteville, West Virginia , is burned down.[19] 1951 – Libya becomes independent. Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya.[20] 1952 – First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber .1953 – Tangiwai disaster : In New Zealand 's North Island , at Tangiwai , a railway bridge is damaged by a lahar and collapses beneath a passenger train, killing 151 people.[21] 1964 – Vietnam War : Viet Cong operatives bomb the Brinks Hotel in Saigon , South Vietnam to demonstrate they can strike an American installation in the heavily guarded capital.[22] 1964 – Flying Tiger Line Flight 282 crashes after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport , killing three.[23]
1966 – A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam , killing 129.[24] 1968 – Apollo program : The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon , becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures.[25] 1969 – Nigerian troops capture Umuahia , the Biafran capital.1971 – LANSA Flight 508 is struck by lighting and crashes in the Puerto Inca District in the Department of Huánuco in Peru , killing 91.[26] 1973 – District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government .1974 – Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin , Australia.[27] 1994 – Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on the ground at Houari Boumediene Airport , Algiers, Algeria . Over the course of three days three passengers are killed, as are all four terrorists.[28] 1997 – The Sid El-Antri massacre in Algeria kills between 50 and 100 people.[29] 1999 – Indian Airlines Flight 814 is hijacked in Indian airspace between Kathmandu , Nepal , and Delhi , India. The aircraft landed at Kandahar in Afghanistan . The incident ended on December 31 with the release of 190 survivors (one passenger is killed).[30] 2003 – The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. inside Madrid 's busy Chamartín Station .[citation needed 2005 – Chad–Sudan relations : Chad declares a state of war against Sudan following a December 18 attack on Adré , which left about 100 people dead.[citation needed 2008 – The Lord's Resistance Army , a Ugandan rebel group, begins a series of attacks against civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , massacring more than 400.[31] 2018 – A helicopter crash kills Martha Érika Alonso , first female Governor of Puebla , Mexico, and her husband Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas , former governor.[32] Pre-1600 [ edit ] 3 BC – Galba , Roman emperor (died 69)[33] 1166 – John, King of England (died 1216)[34] 1389 – John V, Duke of Brittany (died 1442)[35] 1474 – Bartolomeo degli Organi , Italian musician (died 1539)[36] 1475 – Thomas Murner , German poet and translator (died 1537)[37] 1508 – Pietro Carnesecchi , Italian scholar (died 1567)[38] 1520 – Martha Leijonhufvud , Swedish noble (died 1584)1537 – Willem IV van den Bergh , Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen (died 1586)1549 – Kaspar Ulenberg , German theologian (died 1617)1588 – Constance of Austria (died 1631)1596 – Leonaert Bramer , Dutch painter (died 1674)1597 – Honoré II, Prince of Monaco (died 1662)1601–1900 [ edit ] 1625 – Johann Rudolph Ahle , German organist, composer, and theorist (died 1673)1635 – Mariana of Austria (died 1696)1679 – Domenico Sarro , Italian composer and educator (died 1744)1698 – William Warburton , English bishop (died 1779)1726 – Johann Hartmann , Danish composer (died 1793)1731 – Julie Bondeli , Swiss salonist and lady of letters (died 1778)1754 – George Crabbe , English priest, surgeon, and poet (died 1832)1761 – Selim III , Ottoman sultan (died 1808)1761 – Jean-Louis Pons , French astronomer (died 1831)
1798 – Adam Mickiewicz , Polish poet and playwright (died 1855)1809 – Kit Carson , American general (died 1868)1810 – Wilhelm Marstrand , Danish painter and illustrator (died 1873)1812 – Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal , German lawyer and jurist (died 1894)1818 – James Prescott Joule , English physicist and brewer (died 1889)1822 – Matthew Arnold , English poet and critic (died 1888)1827 – Alexander von Oettingen , German theologian and statistician (died 1905)1837 – Empress Elisabeth of Austria (died 1898)1843 – Lydia Koidula , Estonian poet and playwright (died 1886)1845 – George I of Greece (died 1913)1865 – Szymon Askenazy , Polish historian, educator, and diplomat, founded the Askenazy school (died 1935)1867 – Tevfik Fikret , Turkish poet and educator (died 1915)1868 – Charles Harvey Bollman , American naturalist (died 1889)1868 – Emanuel Lasker , German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher (died 1941)
1869 – Henriette Roland Holst , Dutch poet, playwright, and politician (died 1952)1872 – Frederick Semple , American golfer and tennis player (died 1927)1875 – Émile Wegelin , French rower (died 1962)1877 – Sigrid Schauman , Finnish painter and critic (died 1979)1879 – Émile Nelligan , Canadian poet (died 1941)1879 – Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (died 1952)
1880 – Johnny Gruelle , American author and illustrator (died 1939)1881 – Charles Wakefield Cadman , American composer and critic (died 1946)1882 – Hans Rebane , Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1961)1882 – Georges Legagneux , French aviator (died 1914) [39]
1883 – Stefan Jaracz , Polish actor and producer (died 1945)1885 – Paul Manship , American sculptor (died 1966)1886 – Michael Curtiz , Hungarian-American actor, director, and producer (died 1962)1887 – Louis Jouvet , French actor and producer (died 1951)1891 – Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky , Russian illustrator and painter (died 1970)1892 – Ruth Chatterton , American actress (died 1961)1893 – Harry Warren , American pianist and composer (died 1981)
1894 – Georges Guynemer , French captain and pilot (died 1917)1894 – Jack Thayer , American businessman (died 1945)
1895 – E. Roland Harriman , American financier and philanthropist (died 1978)1895 – Noel Streatfeild , English author (died 1986)
1895 – Marguerite Williams , American geologist (died 1991)
1897 – Ville Pörhölä , Finnish shot putter and discus thrower (died 1964)1897 – Väinö Sipilä , Finnish runner (died 1987)
1898 – Baby Dodds , American drummer (died 1959)1900 – Joey Smallwood , Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Premier of Newfoundland (died 1991)1900 – Hawayo Takata , Japanese-American teacher and master practitioner of Reiki (died 1980) 1901–present [ edit ] 1903 – Joseph Cornell , American sculptor and director (died 1972)1903 – Ernst Krenkel , Polish-Russian geographer and explorer (died 1971)
1903 – Ava Helen Pauling , American humanitarian and activist (died 1981)
1904 – Joseph M. Juran , Romanian-American engineer and businessman (died 2008)1905 – Howard Hughes , American businessman, engineer, and pilot (died 1976)1906 – Franz Waxman , German-American composer and conductor (died 1967)1907 – I. F. Stone , American journalist and author (died 1989)1910 – Ellen Braumüller , German javelin thrower and triathlete (died 1991)1910 – Fritz Leiber , American author and poet (died 1992)
1910 – Max Miedinger , Swiss typeface designer, created Helvetica (died 1980)
1913 – Ad Reinhardt , American painter and academic (died 1967)1914 – Ralph Marterie , Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1978)1914 – Herbert Reinecker , German author and screenwriter (died 2007)
1918 – Dave Bartholomew , American bandleader, composer and arranger (died 2019)1919 – Qateel Shifai , Pakistani poet and songwriter (died 2001)1919 – Pierre Soulages , French artist
1920 – Franco Lucentini , Italian author and screenwriter (died 2002)1920 – Yevgeniya Rudneva , Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant and navigator (died 1944)
1921 – Bill Dudley , American football player (died 2010)1922 – Ava Gardner , American actress (died 1990)1923 – George Patton IV , American general (died 2004)1923 – William C. Schneider , American aerospace engineer (died 1999)
1924 – Lee Dorsey , American singer-songwriter (died 1986)1924 – Abdirizak Haji Hussein , Somalian soldier and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Somalia (died 2014)
1924 – Mohammed Rafi , Indian singer (died 1980)
1927 – Mary Higgins Clark , American author (died 2020)1928 – Lev Vlassenko , Georgian-Australian pianist and educator (died 1996)1928 – Norman Rossington , English actor (died 1999)
1929 – Lennart Skoglund , Swedish footballer (died 1975)1929 – Philip Ziegler , English historian and author
1930 – Robert Joffrey , American dancer and choreographer (died 1988)1930 – John J. Kelley , American runner (died 2011)
1931 – Ray Bryant , American pianist and composer (died 2011)1931 – Mauricio Kagel , Argentinian-German composer and scholar (died 2008)
1932 – Colin Cowdrey , Indian-English cricketer (died 2000)1932 – On Kawara , Japanese-American painter (died 2014)
1934 – John Critchinson , English pianist and composer (died 2017)1934 – Stjepan Mesić , Croatian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Croatia
1934 – Alex Hutchinson , Australian jazz musician
1936 – Ivan Lawrence , English lawyer and politician1937 – Félix Miélli Venerando , Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2012)1937 – John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney , Northern Irish politician, Irish Minister of Home Affairs
1938 – Bobby Henrich , American baseball player1938 – Valentim Loureiro , Portuguese soldier and politician
1940 – Janet Carroll , American actress and singer (died 2012)1940 – Anthony Fauci , American physician, Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases [40]
1941 – Mike Hazlewood , English singer-songwriter (died 2001)1942 – Indra Bania , Indian actor, director, and playwright (died 2015)1942 – Jonathan Borofsky , American sculptor and painter
1942 – Đoàn Viết Hoạt , Vietnamese journalist, educator, and activist
1943 – Tarja Halonen , Finnish lawyer and politician, 11th President of Finland 1943 – Suzy Menkes , English journalist and critic
1944 – Barry Elliott , English actor and screenwriter (died 2018)1944 – Mike Curb , American businessman and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California
1944 – Oswald Gracias , Indian cardinal
1944 – Daniel Johnson, Jr. , Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of Quebec
1944 – Erhard Keller , German speed skater
1944 – Bob Shaw , Australian golfer
1944 – Woody Shaw , American trumpeter (died 1989)
1945 – Lemmy , English hard rock singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2015)1945 – Steve Smith , Canadian-American actor and comedian
1946 – Jan Akkerman , Dutch rock guitarist and songwriter1946 – Jeff Sessions , American lawyer and politician, 44th Attorney General of Alabama and 84th Attorney General of the United States
1947 – Kevin Sheedy , Australian footballer and coach1948 – Stan Bowles , English footballer and sportscaster1948 – Frank Oliver , New Zealand rugby player and coach
1949 – Warwick Brown , Australian race car driver1949 – Randy Neugebauer , American accountant and politician
1950 – Dana Gioia , American poet and critic1950 – Hiroshi Ikushima , Japanese businessman and academic
1950 – Libby Larsen , American composer
1950 – Tommy Turtle , British soldier[41]
1951 – John D'Acquisto , American baseball player1951 – Nick Kent , English-French journalist and author
1952 – Michael Ray , American jazz musician1953 – Timothy Carhart , American actor1954 – Yves Debay , Congolese-French commander and journalist (died 2013)1954 – José María Figueres , Costa Rican businessman and politician, President of Costa Rica
1954 – Helen Jones , English lawyer and politician
1955 – Scott Fischer , American mountaineer and guide (died 1996)1955 – Clarence Gilyard , American actor and educator
1956 – Anil Kapoor , Indian actor and producer.1956 – Shim Hwa-jin , South Korean academic and educator
1957 – Hamid Karzai , Afghan politician, 12th President of Afghanistan 1958 – Munetaka Higuchi , Japanese drummer and producer (died 2008)1958 – Paul Pressey , American basketball player and coach
1958 – Gene Sperling , American economist
1958 – Diane Tell , Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 – Chris Blackhurst , English journalist1959 – Lee Daniels , American director and producer
1960 – Glenn McQueen , Canadian-American animator (died 2002)1960 – Carol Vorderman , English television host
1961 – Ilham Aliyev , Azerbaijani businessman and politician, 4th President of Azerbaijan 1961 – Mary Barra , American businesswoman, current CEO and chairwoman of General Motors
1961 – Eriko Kitagawa , Japanese director and screenwriter
1961 – Darren Wharton , English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1961 – Wade Williams , American actor
1961 – Jay Wright , American basketball player and coach
1962 – Kate Spade , American fashion designer (died 2018)1963 – Caroline Aherne , English actress, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016)1963 – Jay Bilas , American basketball player and sportscaster
1963 – Timo Jutila , Finnish ice hockey player and sportscaster
1963 – Mary Ramsey , American singer-songwriter and violinist
1963 – Neil Turbin , American singer-songwriter
1964 – Mark Valley , American actor1965 – Millard Powers , American bass player, songwriter, and producer1966 – Diedrich Bader , American actor1967 – Mikhail Shchennikov , Russian race walker1967 – Pernilla Wahlgren , Swedish singer and actress
1968 – Doyle Bramhall II , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1968 – Marleen Renders , Belgian runner
1969 – Brad Anderson , American wrestler1969 – Milan Blagojevic , Australian footballer and manager
1969 – Pernille Fischer Christensen , Danish director and screenwriter
1969 – Taro Goto , Japanese soccer player
1969 – Leavander Johnson , American boxer (died 2005)
1969 – Ryuji Kato , Japanese soccer player
1969 – Nick Love , English director and screenwriter
1969 – Clinton McKinnon , American saxophonist and keyboard player
1969 – Ed Miliband , English academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
1969 – Mark Millar , Scottish author
1969 – Luis Musrri , Chilean footballer and manager
1969 – Oleg Skripochka , Russian astronaut and engineer
1969 – Gintaras Staučė , Lithuanian footballer and manager
1969 – Michael Zucchet , American economist and politician
1970 – Adam Haslett , American author and academic1970 – Amaury Nolasco , Puerto Rican-American actor
1971 – Geoff Allott , New Zealand cricketer1971 – Sascha Fischer , German rugby player
1971 – Ricky Martin , Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and actor
1972 – Álvaro Mesén , Costa Rican footballer1972 – Klaus Schnellenkamp , Chilean businessman and author
1973 – Liu Dong , Chinese-Spanish runner1973 – Paul Foot , English comedian
1973 – Stephenie Meyer , American author and film producer
1973 – Ali Salem Tamek , Moroccan activist
1974 – Thure Lindhardt , Danish actor1974 – Paal Nilssen-Love , Norwegian drummer and composer
1974 – Marcelo Salas , Chilean footballer
1974 – Ryan Seacrest , American radio host and television personality, and producer
1974 – J.D. Walsh , American actor, director, and producer
1976 – Linda Ferga , French hurdler1977 – Michael Raymond-James , American actor1978 – Yıldıray Baştürk , German-Turkish footballer1978 – Warren Tredrea , Australian footballer and sportscaster
1979 – Chris Hero , American wrestler and trainer1980 – Stephen Appiah , Ghanaian footballer1980 – Tomas Kalnoky , Czech-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1980 – Maarja Liis-Ilus , Estonian pop musician
1981 – Dima Bilan , Russian singer-songwriter and actor1984 – Isaac De Gois , Australian rugby league player1985 – Alexey Dmitriev , German ice hockey player1985 – David Ragan , American race car driver
1986 – Tim Elliott , American mixed martial artist1986 – Kyrylo Fesenko , Ukrainian basketball player
1987 – Jane Summersett , American ice dancer1988 – Stefanos Athanasiadis , Greek footballer1988 – Emre Özkan , Turkish footballer
1988 – Simon Zenke , Nigerian footballer
1990 – Brigetta Barrett , American high jumper1990 – Marcus Jordan , American basketball player
1990 – Ryo Miyake , Japanese fencer
1991 – Lara Michel , Swiss tennis player1991 – Louis Tomlinson , English singer[42]
1994 – Fa'amanu Brown , New Zealand rugby league player1994 – Miguel Castro , Dominican baseball player
1994 – Matt Frawley , Australian rugby league player Pre-1600 [ edit ] 36 – Gongsun Shu , emperor of Chengjia 427 – Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople 903 – Hedwiga , duchess of Saxony 950 – Shi Hongzhao , Chinese general950 – Wang Zhang , Chinese official
950 – Yang Bin , Chinese chancellor
1193 – Roger III of Sicily (born 1175)1257 – John I, Count of Hainaut (born 1218)1263 – Hōjō Tokiyori , regent of Japan (born 1227)1281 – Henry V of Luxembourg (born 1216)1449 – Walter Bower , Scottish chronicler (born 1385)1453 – John Dunstaple , English composer (born 1390)1456 – Đurađ Branković , Despot of Serbia (born 1377)1473 – John Cantius , Polish scholar and theologian (born 1390)1524 – Vasco da Gama , Portuguese explorer and politician, Governor of Portuguese India (born 1469)1541 – Andreas Karlstadt , Christian theologian and reformer (born 1486 )1601–1900 [ edit ] 1635 – Hester Jonas , German nurse (born 1570)1660 – Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (born 1631)1707 – Noël Coypel , French painter and educator (born 1628)1813 – Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (born 1740)1844 – Friedrich Bernhard Westphal , Danish-German painter (born 1803)1863 – William Makepeace Thackeray , English author and poet (born 1811)1865 – Charles Lock Eastlake , English painter and historian (born 1793)1867 – José Mariano Salas , Mexican general and politician. President of Mexico (1846, 1859) and regent of the Second Mexican Empire (born 1797)[43] 1868 – Adolphe d'Archiac , French paleontologist and geologist (born 1802)1872 – William John Macquorn Rankine , Scottish physicist and engineer (born 1820)1873 – Johns Hopkins , American businessman and philanthropist (born 1795)1879 – Anna Bochkoltz , German operatic soprano, voice teacher and composer (born 1815)1889 – Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate , Dutch pastor and poet (born 1819)1893 – B. T. Finniss , Australian politician, 1st Premier of South Australia (born 1807)1898 – Charbel Makhluf , Lebanese priest and saint (born 1828)1901–present [ edit ] 1914 – John Muir , Scottish-American geologist, botanist, and author, founded Sierra Club (born 1838)1920 – Stephen Mosher Wood , American lieutenant and politician (born 1832)1926 – Wesley Coe , American shot putter, hammer thrower, and discus thrower (born 1879)1931 – Carlo Fornasini , micropalaeontologist (born 1854)1931 – Flying Hawk , American warrior, educator and historian (born 1854)
1935 – Alban Berg , Austrian composer and educator (born 1885)1938 – Bruno Taut , German architect and urban planner (born 1880)1941 – Siegfried Alkan , German composer (born 1858)1942 – François Darlan , French admiral and politician, 122nd Prime Minister of France (born 1881)1945 – Josephine Sabel , American singer and comedian (born 1866)1947 – Charles Gondouin , French rugby player and tug of war competitor (born 1875)1957 – Norma Talmadge , American actress and producer (born 1894)1961 – Robert Hillyer , American poet and academic (born 1895)1962 – Wilhelm Ackermann , German mathematician (born 1896)1962 – Eveline Adelheid von Maydell , German illustrator (born 1890)
1964 – Claudia Jones , Trinidad-British journalist and activist (born 1915)1965 – John Black , English businessman (born 1895)1965 – William M. Branham , American minister and theologian (born 1906)
1967 – Burt Baskin , American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (born 1913)1969 – Stanisław Błeszyński , Polish-German entomologist and lepidopterist (born 1927)1969 – Cortelia Clark , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1907)
1969 – Olivia FitzRoy , English soldier and author (born 1921)
1969 – Alfred B. Skar , Norwegian journalist and politician (born 1896)
1971 – Maria Koepcke , German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (born 1924)1972 – Gisela Richter , English-American archaeologist and historian (born 1882)1973 – Fritz Gause , German historian and author (born 1893)1975 – Bernard Herrmann , American composer and conductor (born 1911)1977 – Samael Aun Weor , Colombian author and educator (born 1917)1980 – Karl Dönitz , German admiral and politician, President of Germany (born 1891)1982 – Louis Aragon , French author and poet (born 1897)1984 – Peter Lawford , English-American actor (born 1923)1985 – Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith , American lawyer (born 1904)1985 – Camille Tourville , Canadian-American wrestler and manager (born 1927)
1986 – Gardner Fox , American author (born 1911)1987 – Joop den Uyl , Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, 45th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1919)1987 – M. G. Ramachandran , Sri Lankan-Indian actor, producer, and politician, 5th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (born 1917)
1988 – Jainendra Kumar , Indian author (born 1905)1990 – Thorbjørn Egner , Norwegian playwright and songwriter (born 1922)1991 – Virginia Sorensen , American author (born 1912)1992 – Bobby LaKind , American singer-songwriter and conga player (born 1945)1992 – James Mathews , Australian rugby league player (born 1968)
1992 – Peyo , Belgian cartoonist, created The Smurfs (born 1928)
1993 – Norman Vincent Peale , American minister and author (born 1898)1994 – John Boswell , American historian, author, and academic (born 1947)1994 – Rossano Brazzi , Italian actor (born 1916)
1997 – James Komack , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930)1997 – Toshiro Mifune , Chinese-Japanese actor and producer (born 1920)
1997 – Pierre Péladeau , Canadian businessman, founded Quebecor (born 1925)
1998 – Syl Apps , Canadian ice hockey player and pole vaulter (born 1915)1999 – Bill Bowerman , American runner, coach, and businessman, co-founded Nike, Inc. (born 1911)1999 – Maurice Couve de Murville , French soldier and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of France (born 1907)
1999 – João Figueiredo , Brazilian general and politician, 30th President of Brazil (born 1918)
1999 – William C. Schneider , American aerospace engineer (born 1923)
2000 – John Cooper , English businessman, co-founded the Cooper Car Company (born 1923)2002 – Kjell Aukrust , Norwegian author and poet (born 1920)2002 – Jake Thackray , English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938)
2004 – Johnny Oates , American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1946)2006 – Braguinha , Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1907)2006 – Kenneth Sivertsen , Norwegian guitarist and composer (born 1961)
2006 – Frank Stanton , American businessman (born 1908)
2007 – Nicholas Pumfrey , English lawyer and judge (born 1951)2007 – George Warrington , American businessman (born 1952)
2008 – Ralph Harris , British journalist (born 1921)2008 – Harold Pinter , English playwright, screenwriter, director, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1930)
2009 – Marcus Bakker , Dutch journalist and politician (born 1923)2009 – Rafael Caldera , Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (born 1916)
2009 – George Michael , American sportscaster (born 1939)
2009 – Gero von Wilpert , German author and academic (born 1933)
2010 – Elisabeth Beresford , French-English journalist and author (born 1926)2010 – Frans de Munck , Dutch footballer and manager (born 1922)
2010 – Orestes Quércia , Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of São Paulo State (born 1938)
2010 – Eino Tamberg , Estonian composer and educator (born 1930)
2011 – Johannes Heesters , Dutch-German entertainer (born 1903)2012 – Richard Rodney Bennett , English-American composer and academic (born 1936)2012 – Charles Durning , American soldier and actor (born 1923)
2012 – Jack Klugman , American actor (born 1922)
2012 – Dennis O'Driscoll , Irish poet and critic (born 1954)
2013 – Frédéric Back , German-Canadian director, animator, and screenwriter (born 1924)2013 – Ian Barbour , Chinese-American author and scholar (born 1923)
2013 – John M. Goldman , English haematologist and oncologist (born 1938)
2013 – Allan McKeown , English-American screenwriter and producer (born 1946)
2014 – Buddy DeFranco , American clarinet player (born 1923)2014 – Edward Greenspan , Canadian lawyer and author (born 1944)
2014 – Herbert Harris , American lawyer and politician (born 1926)
2014 – Krzysztof Krauze , Polish director and screenwriter (born 1953)
2015 – Turid Birkeland , Norwegian businesswoman and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture (born 1962)2015 – Letty Jimenez Magsanoc , Filipino journalist (born 1941)
2015 – Adriana Olguín , Chilean lawyer and politician, Chilean Minister of Justice (born 1911)
2016 – Rick Parfitt , British musician (born 1948)2016 – Liz Smith , English actress (born 1921)
2016 – Richard Adams , English author (born 1920)
2016 – Ben Xi , Chinese singer (b.1994)
2017 – Jerry Kindall , American baseball player and coach (born 1935)2017 – Heather Menzies , Canadian-American model and actress (born 1949)
2018 – Martha Érika Alonso , first female Governor of Puebla , Mexico, and her husband Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas , former governor; helicopter crash (Alonso b. 1973, Valle b. 1968)[32] Holidays and observances [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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