December 23 is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are eight days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Wednesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Monday or Tuesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Thursday or Saturday (56).
484 – Huneric dies and is succeeded by his nephew Gunthamund , who becomes king of the Vandals . During his reign Christians are protected from persecution.
558 – Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks .
562 – Hagia Sophia in Constantinople reopened with a rebuilt dome after a series of earthquakes caused the original to collapse.
583 – Maya queen Yohl Ik'nal is crowned ruler of Palenque .
679 – King Dagobert II is murdered while hunting .
962 – Arab–Byzantine wars : Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas , Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo .
1572 – Theologian Johann Sylvan is executed in Heidelberg for his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs.
1688 – As part of the Glorious Revolution , King James II of England flees from England to Paris, France after being deposed in favor of his nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary .
1783 – George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland .
1793 – The Battle of Savenay : a decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries in War in the Vendée during the French Revolution .
1823 – A Visit from St. Nicholas , also known as The Night Before Christmas , is published anonymously.
1876 – First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans .
1893 – The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.
1913 – The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson , creating the Federal Reserve System .
1914 – World War I : Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo , Egypt .
1916 – World War I: Battle of Magdhaba – Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in Egypt 's Sinai Peninsula .
1919 – Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the United Kingdom.
1921 – Visva-Bharati University is inaugurated.
1936 – Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty .
1938 – Discovery of the first modern coelacanth in South Africa.
1940 – World War II : Greek submarine Papanikolis (Y-2) sinks the Italian motor ship Antonietta .
1941 – World War II: After 15 days of fighting , the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island .
1947 – The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories .
1948 – Seven Japanese convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.
1954 – First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray .
1958 – Dedication of Tokyo Tower , the world's highest self-supporting iron tower.
1968 – The 82 sailors from the USS Pueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea .
1970 – The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan , New York, New York is topped out at 1,368 feet (417 m), making it the tallest building in the world.
1970 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially becomes a one-party state .
1972 – A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000.
1972 – The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having survived by cannibalism.
1979 – Soviet war in Afghanistan : Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul , the Afghan capital.
1982 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces it has identified dangerous levels of dioxin in the soil of Times Beach, Missouri .
1986 – Voyager , piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager , lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling.
1990 – History of Slovenia : In a referendum , 88.5% of Slovenia 's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia .
2002 – An MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 .
2003 – PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County , Chongqing , China, killing at least 234.
2007 – An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state.
2010 – A monsoonal trough crosses the northeastern coast of Australia from the Coral Sea , bringing mass flooding across Queensland.
1173 – Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)
1513 – Thomas Smith , English scholar and diplomat (d. 1577)
1582 – Severo Bonini , Italian organist and composer (d. 1663)
1597 – Martin Opitz , German poet and composer (d. 1639)
1613 – Carl Gustaf Wrangel , Swedish field marshal and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (d. 1676)
1621 – Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham , English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682)
1621 – Edmund Berry Godfrey , English lawyer and judge (d. 1678)
1689 – Joseph Bodin de Boismortier , French composer (d. 1755)
1690 – Pamheiba , Indian emperor (d. 1751)
1713 – Maruyama Gondazaemon , Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (d. 1749)
1732 – Richard Arkwright , English businessman and inventor, invented the Water frame and Spinning frame (d. 1792)
1750 – Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (d. 1827)
1758 – Nathan Wilson , American soldier and politician (d. 1834)
1777 – Alexander I of Russia (d. 1825)
1790 – Jean-François Champollion , French philologist, orientalist, and scholar (d. 1832)
1804 – Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve , French author, critic, and academic (d. 1869)
1805 – Joseph Smith , American religious leader, 1st President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1844)
1812 – Samuel Smiles , Scottish-English author (d. 1904)
1819 – Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate , Dutch pastor and poet (d. 1889)
1822 – Wilhelm Bauer , German engineer (d. 1875)
1839 – János Murkovics , Slovene-Hungarian author and educator (d. 1917)
1843 – Richard Conner , American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1924)
1854 – Henry B. Guppy , English botanist and author (d. 1926)
1864 – Princess Zorka of Montenegro (d. 1890)
1867 – Madam C. J. Walker , American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company (d. 1919)
1870 – John Marin , American architect and painter (d. 1953)
1874 – Viggo Wiehe , Danish actor (d. 1956)
1878 – Stephen Timoshenko , Ukrainian-American engineer and academic (d. 1972)
1885 – Pierre Brissaud , French illustrator, painter, and engraver (d. 1964)
1896 – Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa , Italian lieutenant and author (d. 1957)
1900 – Merle Barwis , American-Canadian super-centenarian (d. 2014)
1900 – Otto Soglow , American cartoonist (d. 1975)
1902 – Norman Maclean , American author and academic (d. 1990)
1902 – Charan Singh , Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (d. 1987)
1907 – Manuel Lopes , Cape Verdean author and poet (d. 2005)
1907 – James Roosevelt , American general and politician (d. 1991)
1907 – Avraham Stern , Polish Zionist leader (d. 1942)
1908 – Yousuf Karsh , Armenian-Canadian photographer (d. 2002)
1910 – Kurt Meyer , German general (d. 1961)
1911 – James Gregory , American actor (d. 2002)
1911 – Niels Kaj Jerne , English-Danish physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
1911 – Marie Orav , Estonian chess player (d. 1994)
1916 – Dino Risi , Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1918 – José Greco , Italian-American dancer and choreographer (d. 2000)
1918 – Kumar Pallana , Indian-American actor (d. 2013)
1918 – Helmut Schmidt , German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (d. 2015)
1919 – Kenneth M. Taylor , American general and pilot (d. 2006)
1920 – Birger Malmsten , Swedish actor (d. 1991)
1921 – Guy Beaulne , Canadian actor and director (d. 2001)
1922 – Micheline Ostermeyer , French discus thrower, shot putter, and pianist (d. 2001)
1923 – Onofre Marimón , Argentinian race car driver (d. 1954)
1923 – Günther Schifter , Austrian journalist and radio host (d. 2008)
1923 – James Stockdale , American admiral and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2005)
1924 – Bob Kurland , American basketball player and politician (d. 2013)
1925 – Duncan Hallas , English author and politician (d. 2002)
1925 – Rayner Unwin , English publisher (d. 2000)
1926 – Robert Bly , American poet and author
1928 – Chronis Aidonidis , Greek singer and educator
1929 – Chet Baker , American trumpet player and singer (d. 1988)
1929 – Ike Jones , American actor and producer (d. 2014)
1929 – Dick Weber , American bowler (d. 2005)
1931 – Patricia Hardy , American actress (d. 2011)
1931 – Ronnie Schell , American actor
1932 – Richard Clark Barkley , American soldier, academic, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to East Germany (d. 2015)
1933 – Akihito , Japanese emperor
1933 – Noella Leduc , American baseball player (d. 2014)
1935 – Paul Hornung , American football player and sportscaster
1935 – Abdul Ghani Minhat , Malaysian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1936 – Frederic Forrest , American actor
1937 – Avi , American author
1937 – Barney Rosenzweig , American screenwriter and producer
1937 – Nelson Shanks , American painter, historian, and educator (d. 2015)
1938 – Bob Kahn , American computer scientist and engineer, co-developed the Transmission Control Protocol
1939 – Nancy Graves , American sculptor and painter (d. 1995)
1939 – La Lupe , Cuban-American singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
1940 – Jorma Kaukonen , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna )
1940 – Robert Labine , Canadian politician
1940 – Eugene Record , American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)
1941 – Peter Davis , English businessman
1941 – Tim Hardin , American singer-songwriter (d. 1980)
1941 – Serge Reding , Belgian weightlifter (d. 1975)
1942 – Quentin Bryce , Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Governor-General of Australia
1943 – Ron Allen , American baseball player
1943 – Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov , Russian-French mathematician and academic
1943 – Elizabeth Hartman , American actress (d. 1987)
1943 – Harry Shearer , American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
1943 – Queen Silvia of Sweden
1944 – Wesley Clark , American general
1945 – Adly Mansour , Egyptian lawyer, judge, and politician, President of Egypt
1945 – Geoffrey Wheatcroft , English journalist and author
1946 – Edita Gruberová , Slovak soprano and actress
1946 – Susan Lucci , American actress
1946 – John Sullivan , English screenwriter, producer, and composer (d. 2011)
1946 – Ray Tabano , American guitarist (Aerosmith )
1947 – Graham Bonnet , English singer-songwriter (The Marbles , Rainbow , Anthem , and Michael Schenker Group )
1947 – Bill Rodgers , American runner
1947 – Lawrence Tanter , American basketball player and sportscaster
1948 – David Davis , English politician, Minister of State for Europe
1948 – Jim Ferguson , American guitarist, composer, and journalist
1948 – Jack Ham , American football player and sportscaster
1948 – Charles Herbert , American actor (d. 2015)
1948 – Rick Wohlhuter , American runner
1949 – Adrian Belew , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (King Crimson , Tom Tom Club , and The Bears )
1949 – Reinhold Weege , American screenwriter and producer (d. 2012)
1950 – Michael C. Burgess , American obstetrician and politician
1950 – Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt , English general
1950 – Vicente del Bosque , Spanish footballer and manager
1950 – Ilchi Lee , South Korean author and educator
1951 – Anthony Phillips , English guitarist and songwriter (Genesis )
1951 – Shōfukutei Tsurube II , Japanese actor
1952 – William Kristol , American journalist and publisher, founded The Weekly Standard
1953 – Andres Alver , Estonian architect and academic
1953 – Gerrit W. Gong , American religious leader and academic
1953 – Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia
1954 – Raivo Järvi , Estonian radio host and politician (d. 2012)
1955 – Carol Ann Duffy , Scottish poet and playwright
1955 – Grace Knight , English-Australian singer-songwriter (Eurogliders )
1956 – Michele Alboreto , Italian race car driver (d. 2001)
1956 – Dave Murray , English guitarist and songwriter (Iron Maiden and Urchin )
1957 – Dan Bigras , Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
1957 – Trisha Goddard , English television host and actress
1958 – Joan Severance , American model, actress, and producer
1958 – Victoria Williams , American singer-songwriter (Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers )
1961 – Ezzat el Kamhawi , Egyptian journalist and author
1961 – Ketan J. Patel , Kenyan-English biologist and academic
1961 – Carol Smillie , Scottish model and actress
1961 – Lorna Tolentino , Filipino actress and producer
1962 – Bertrand Gachot , Belgian race car driver
1962 – Stefan Hell , Romanian-German physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1962 – Kang Je-gyu , South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Keiji Mutoh , Japanese wrestler and actor
1963 – Jim Harbaugh , American football player and coach
1963 – Jess Harnell , American singer-songwriter and voice actor (Rock Sugar )
1963 – Donna Tartt , American author
1963 – Ante Zelck , German businessman
1964 – Eddie Vedder , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1966 – Badi Assad , Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1967 – Carla Bruni , Italian-French singer-songwriter and model
1967 – Tim Fountain , English author and playwright
1967 – Otis Grant , Jamaican-Canadian boxer, coach, and manager
1968 – Karyn Bryant , American journalist, actress, producer, and screenwriter
1968 – Quincy Jones III , English-Swedish songwriter and producer
1968 – Barry Kooser , American painter and animator
1968 – Manuel Rivera-Ortiz , Puerto Rican-American photographer
1968 – Olga Shishigina , Kazakhstani hurdler
1968 – René Tretschok , German footballer and manager
1969 – Greg Biffle , American race car driver
1969 – Martha Byrne , American actress
1969 – Rodney Culver , American football player (d. 1996)
1969 – Rob Pelinka , American basketball player, agent, and lawyer
1970 – Catriona LeMay Doan , Canadian speed skater and sportscaster
1970 – Raymont Harris , American football player
1970 – Karine Polwart , Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Burns Unit , Malinky , and The Fruit Tree Foundation )
1970 – Holly Samos , English radio host
1971 – Corey Haim , Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2010)
1971 – Jo Johnson , English banker, journalist, and politician
1971 – Michalis Klokidis , Greek footballer
1971 – Tara Palmer-Tomkinson , English model, actress, and author
1971 – Wim Vansevenant , Belgian cyclist
1971 – Masayoshi Yamazaki , Japanese singer-songwriter
1972 – Christian Potenza , Canadian actor and producer
1974 – Agustín Delgado , Ecuadorian footballer and politician
1974 – Mieszko Talarczyk , Polish-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Nasum and Genocide Superstars ) (d. 2004)
1975 – Vadim Sharifijanov , Russian ice hockey player
1975 – Lady Starlight , American singer-songwriter
1976 – Joanna Hayes , American hurdler and coach
1976 – Brad Lidge , American baseball player
1976 – Dimitris Mavrogenidis , Uzbek-Greek footballer and manager
1976 – Jamie Noble , American wrestler and producer
1977 – Matt Baker , English television host and actor
1977 – Alge Crumpler , American football player
1977 – Tore Johansen , Norwegian trumpeter and composer (Inner Ear )
1977 – Jari Mäenpää , Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Wintersun , Ensiferum , and Arthemesia )
1977 – Paul Shirley , American basketball player and blogger
1978 – Esthero , Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer
1978 – Andra Davis , American football player
1978 – Víctor Martínez , Venezuelan baseball player
1978 – Estella Warren , Canadian swimmer, model, and actress
1979 – Abraham Chebii , Kenyan runner
1979 – Scott Gomez , American ice hockey player
1979 – Holly Madison , American model and actress
1979 – Megan Mayhew Bergman American author and educator
1979 – Kenny Miller , Scottish footballer
1979 – Yukifumi Murakami , Japanese javelin thrower
1980 – Intira Jaroenpura , Thai actress and singer
1980 – Cody Ross , American baseball player
1980 – Kohei Yamamoto , Japanese actor
1981 – Beth , Spanish singer and actress
1981 – Maritza Correia , Puerto Rican-American swimmer
1981 – Yuriorkis Gamboa , Cuban boxer
1981 – Agnes Milowka , Polish-Australian diver, explorer, photographer, and author (d. 2011)
1981 – Mario Santana , Argentinian footballer
1982 – Brad Nelson , American baseball player
1982 – Thomas Rohregger , Austrian cyclist
1983 – Michael Chopra , English footballer
1983 – Lisa Dobriskey , English runner
1983 – Hanley Ramírez , Dominican baseball player
1984 – Dudu Aharon , Israeli singer-songwriter
1984 – Josh Satin , American baseball player
1984 – Sebastian Werle , German rugby player
1985 – Harry Judd , English drummer and songwriter
1985 – Luke O'Loughlin , Australian actor and singer
1986 – Beau Champion , Australian rugby player
1986 – T. J. Oshie , American ice hockey player
1987 – Tommaso Bellazzini , Italian footballer
1987 – Thomas Bourgin , French motorcycle racer (d. 2013)
1987 – Owen Franks , New Zealand rugby player
1988 – Thomai Apergi , Greek singer
1988 – Eri Kamei , Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume , Morning Musume Sakuragumi , and Tanpopo )
1988 – Yuka Kashino , Japanese singer and dancer
1989 – Liis Koger , Estonian painter and poet
1992 – Jeff Schlupp , German footballer
1993 – Ruriko Kojima , Japanese model and sportscaster
484 – Huneric , Vandal king
668 – Mor Gabriel , Turkish bishop and saint (b. 594)
679 – Dagobert II , Frankish king (b. 650)
761 – Gaubald , Frankish bishop (b. 700)
910 – Saint Naum , Bulgarian missionary and scholar (b. 830)
918 – Conrad I of Germany (b. 890)
1230 – Berengaria of Navarre (b. 1165)
1556 – Nicholas Udall , English cleric, playwright, and educator (b. 1504)
1568 – Roger Ascham , English scholar and academic (b. 1515)
1575 – Akiyama Nobutomo , Japanese samurai (b. 1531)
1588 – Henry I, Duke of Guise (b. 1550)
1631 – Michael Drayton , English poet and playwright (b. 1563)
1646 – François Maynard , French poet and academic (b. 1582)
1652 – John Cotton , English-American minister and theologian (b. 1585)
1675 – Caesar, duc de Choiseul , French general and diplomat (b. 1602)
1722 – Pierre Varignon , French mathematician and academic (b. 1654)
1754 – Queen Alliquippa , Seneca leader (b. 1670?-1700s?)
1761 – Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell , Scottish spy (b. 1725)
1763 – Antoine François Prévost , French novelist and translator (b. 1697)
1771 – Marie-Marguerite d'Youville , Canadian nun and saint, founded Grey Nuns (b. 1701)
1779 – Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol , English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1724)
1789 – Charles-Michel de l'Épée , French priest and educator (b. 1712)
1795 – Henry Clinton , English general and politician (b. 1730)
1805 – Pehr Osbeck , Swedish explorer and author (b. 1723)
1834 – Thomas Robert Malthus , English economist and demographer (b. 1766)
1884 – John Chisum , American businessman and poker player (b. 1824)
1889 – Constance Naden , English poet and philosopher (b. 1858)
1902 – Frederick Temple , English archbishop and academic (b. 1821)
1912 – Otto Schoetensack , German anthropologist and academic (b. 1850)
1926 – Swami Shraddhanand , Indian monk, missionary, and educator (b. 1856)
1930 – Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay , Turkish lieutenant and educator (b. 1906)
1931 – Wilson Bentley , American meteorologist and photographer (b. 1865)
1939 – Anthony Fokker , Indonesian-Dutch pilot and engineer, designed the Fokker Dr.I and Fokker D.VII (b. 1890)
1946 – Kiki Preston , American heiress (b. 1898)
1946 – John A. Sampson , American gynecologist and academic (b. 1873)
1948 – Akira Mutō , Japanese general (b. 1883)
1948 – Hideki Tojo , Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1884)
1950 – Vincenzo Tommasini , Italian composer (b. 1878)
1953 – Lavrentiy Beria , Georgian-Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Internal Affairs (b. 1899)
1954 – René Iché , French soldier and sculptor (b. 1897)
1961 – Carolyn Sherwin Bailey , American author (b. 1875)
1961 – Kurt Meyer , German general (b. 1910)
1962 – Luis Alberni , Spanish-born American actor (b. 1896)
1963 – Vida Hope , English actress and director (b. 1918)
1970 – Charles Ruggles , American actor and singer (b. 1886)
1970 – Aleksander Warma , Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1890)
1972 – Andrei Tupolev , Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-104 (b. 1888)
1973 – Charles Atlas , Italian-American bodybuilder and model (b. 1892)
1973 – Irna Phillips , American actress and screenwriter, created Guiding Light and As the World Turns (b. 1901)
1979 – Peggy Guggenheim , American-Italian art collector (b. 1898)
1982 – Jack Webb , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
1983 – Colin Middleton , Irish painter and illustrator (b. 1910)
1984 – Joan Lindsay , Australian author and playwright (b. 1896)
1992 – Vincent Fourcade , French interior designer (b. 1934)
1992 – Eddie Hazel , American guitarist (Parliament-Funkadelic and The Parliaments ) (b. 1950)
1994 – Sebastian Shaw , English actor, director, and playwright (b. 1905)
1995 – Patric Knowles , English-American actor (b. 1911)
1997 – Stanley Cortez , American cinematographer (b. 1908)
1998 – Joe Orlando , Italian-American author and illustrator (b. 1927)
2000 – Billy Barty , American actor (b. 1924)
2000 – Victor Borge , Danish-American actor, conductor, and pianist (b. 1909)
2001 – Bola Ige , Nigerian lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Oyo State (b. 1930)
2004 – P. V. Narasimha Rao , Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (b. 1921)
2005 – Lajos Baróti , Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1914)
2005 – Norman D. Vaughan , American dog sled racer and explorer (b. 1905)
2006 – Charlie Drake , English actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
2006 – Timothy J. Tobias , American pianist and composer (b. 1952)
2006 – Johnny Vincent , English footballer (b. 1947)
2007 – William Francis Ganong, Jr. , American physiologist and academic (b. 1924)
2007 – Michael Kidd , American dancer and choreographer (b. 1915)
2007 – Oscar Peterson , Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1925)
2009 – Robert L. Howard , American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1939)
2009 – Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme , Tibetan general and politician (b. 1910)
2009 – Edward Schillebeeckx , Belgian theologian and academic (b. 1914)
2010 – Fred Hargesheimer , American soldier and pilot (b. 1916)
2010 – K. Karunakaran , Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (b. 1918)
2011 – Aydın Menderes , Turkish economist and politician (b. 1946)
2012 – Anand Abhyankar , Indian actor (b. 1963)
2012 – Jean Harris , American educator and murderer (b. 1923)
2012 – Eduardo Maiorino , Brazilian mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (b. 1979)
2012 – Mike Scaccia , American guitarist (Ministry , Rigor Mortis , League of Blind Women , and Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters ) (b. 1965)
2013 – Chryssa , Greek-American sculptor (b. 1933)
2013 – Mikhail Kalashnikov , Russian general and weapons designer, designed the AK-47 rifle (b. 1919)
2013 – Yusef Lateef , American saxophonist, composer, and educator (b. 1920)
2013 – Ricky Lawson , American drummer and composer (Yellowjackets ) (b. 1954)
2013 – José Ortiz , Spanish illustrator (b. 1932)
2013 – G. S. Shivarudrappa , Indian poet and educator (b. 1926)
2013 – Robert W. Wilson , American philanthropist and art collector (b. 1928)
2014 – K. Balachander , Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
2014 – Mike Elliott , English comedian and actor (b. 1946)
2014 – Edward Greenspan , Canadian lawyer and author (b. 1944)
2014 – Robert V. Hogg , American statistician and academic (b. 1924)
2014 – Jeremy Lloyd , English actor and screenwriter (b. 1930)
2015 – Alfred G. Gilman , American pharmacologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1941)
2015 – Don Howe , English footballer and manager (b. 1935)
2015 – Jean-Marie Pelt , French biologist, pharmacist, and academic (b. 1933)
2015 – Bülent Ulusu , Turkish admiral and politician, 18th Prime Ministers of Turkey (b. 1923)
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