December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 29 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).
1409 – The University of Leipzig opens.
1697 – St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.
1755 – The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.
1763 – Dedication of the Touro Synagogue , in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.
1775 – The USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes ); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones .
1804 – At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the French .
1805 – War of the Third Coalition : Battle of Austerlitz : French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeat a joint Russo -Austrian force.
1823 – Monroe Doctrine : In a State of the Union message , U.S. President James Monroe proclaims American neutrality in future European conflicts, and warns European powers not to interfere in the Americas.
1845 – Manifest destiny : In a State of the Union message , U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.
1848 – Franz Joseph I becomes Emperor of Austria .
1851 – French President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte overthrows the Second Republic .
1852 – Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French as Napoleon III .
1859 – Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia .
1867 – At Tremont Temple in Boston , British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.
1899 – Philippine–American War : The Battle of Tirad Pass , termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
1908 – Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
1917 – World War I : Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk , and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.
1927 – Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.
1930 – Great Depression : In a State of the Union message , U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,125,000,000 in 2015) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.
1939 – New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.
1942 – World War II : During the Manhattan Project , a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction .
1943 – World War II: A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari , Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the American SS John Harvey , which is carrying a stockpile of World War I-era mustard gas .
1947 – Jerusalem Riots of 1947 : Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine .
1954 – Cold War : The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".
1954 – The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty , between the United States and Taiwan , is signed in Washington, D.C.
1956 – The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba 's Oriente Province . Fidel Castro , Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution .
1961 – In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism .
1962 – Vietnam War : After a trip to Vietnam at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy , U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress.
1970 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.
1971 – Abu Dhabi , Ajman , Fujairah , Sharjah , Dubai , and Umm al-Quwain form the United Arab Emirates .
1975 – Laotian Civil War : The Pathet Lao seizes the Laotian capital of Vientiane , forces the abdication of King Sisavang Vatthana , and proclaims the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
1976 – Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba , replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado .
1980 – Salvadoran Civil War : Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by a death squad.
1982 – At the University of Utah , Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart .
1983 – The American music group Phish was started by Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Jeff Holdsworth at the University of Vermont .
1988 – Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan , becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.
1991 – Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union .
1993 – Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed in Medellín .
1993 – Space Shuttle program : STS-61 : NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope .
1999 – Glenbrook rail accident : Seven passengers are killed when two trains collide near Sydney, New South Wales .
1999 – The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive .
1999 – Ireland renounces its legal claim to sovereignty over Northern Ireland .
2001 – Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy .
2015 – San Bernardino attack : Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik kill 14 people and wound 22 at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California .
1578 – Agostino Agazzari , Italian composer and theorist (d. 1641)
1662 – Samuel Watson (baptised), English sculptor (d. 1711)
1694 – William Shirley , English-American lawyer and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1771)
1703 – Ferdinand Konščak , Croatian missionary and explorer (d. 1759)
1710 – Bertinazzi , Italian actor and author (d. 1783)
1738 – Richard Montgomery , Irish-American general (d. 1775)
1754 – William Cooper , American judge and politician, founded Cooperstown, New York (d. 1809)
1759 – James Edward Smith , English botanist and mycologist, founded the Linnean Society (d. 1828)
1760 – John Breckinridge , American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Attorney General (d. 1806)
1760 – Joseph Graetz , German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1826)
1810 – Henry Yesler , American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle (d. 1892)
1811 – Jean-Charles Chapais , Canadian farmer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Agriculture (d. 1885)
1817 – Heinrich von Sybel , German historian, academic, and politician (d. 1895)
1825 – Pedro II of Brazil (d. 1891)
1827 – William Burges , English architect and designer (d. 1881)
1846 – Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau , French lawyer and politician, 68th Prime Minister of France (d. 1904)
1859 – Georges Seurat , French painter (d. 1891)
1860 – Charles Studd , England cricketer and missionary (d. 1931)
1863 – Charles Edward Ringling , American businessman, co-founded the Ringling Brothers Circus (d. 1926)
1866 – Harry Burleigh , American singer-songwriter (d. 1949)
1876 – Yusuf Akçura , Tatar-Turkish activist and ideologue of Turanism (d. 1935)
1884 – Erima Harvey Northcroft , New Zealand soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 1953)
1884 – Yahya Kemal Beyatlı , Turkish poet and author (d. 1958)
1885 – George Minot , American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1950)
1891 – Otto Dix , German painter and illustrator (d. 1969)
1891 – Charles H. Wesley , American historian and author (d. 1987)
1893 – Leo Ornstein , Russian-American pianist and composer (d. 2002)
1894 – Warren William , American actor and singer (d. 1948)
1895 – Harriet Cohen , English pianist (d. 1967)
1897 – Ivan Bagramyan , Russian general (d. 1982)
1898 – Indra Lal Roy , Indian lieutenant and pilot (d. 1918)
1899 – John Barbirolli , English cellist and conductor (d. 1970)
1899 – John Cobb , English race car driver and pilot (d. 1952)
1899 – Ray Morehart , American baseball player (d. 1989)
1901 – Raimundo Orsi , Argentinian-Italian footballer (d. 1986)
1906 – Peter Carl Goldmark , Hungarian-American engineer (d. 1977)
1909 – Arvo Askola , Finnish runner (d. 1975)
1909 – Walenty Kłyszejko , Estonian–Polish basketball player and coach (d. 1987)
1909 – Joseph P. Lash , American activist and author (d. 1987)
1909 – Sybille Schmitz , German actress (d. 1955)
1910 – Russell Lynes , American photographer, historian, and author (d. 1991)
1910 – Taisto Mäki , Finnish runner (d. 1979)
1912 – George Emmett , English cricketer and coach (d. 1976)
1913 – Marc Platt , American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2014)
1914 – Bill Erwin , American actor (d. 2010)
1914 – Adolph Green , American playwright and composer (d. 2002)
1915 – Takahito, Prince Mikasa of Japan
1916 – Howard Finster , American minister and painter (d. 2001)
1917 – Sylvia Syms , American singer and actress (d. 1992)
1921 – Carlo Furno , Italian cardinal (d. 2015)
1922 – Iakovos Kambanelis , Greek author, poet, and screenwriter (d. 2011)
1923 – Maria Callas , American-Greek soprano and actress (d. 1977)
1924 – Jonathan Frid , Canadian actor (d. 2012)
1924 – Alexander Haig , American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (d. 2010)
1924 – Vilgot Sjöman , Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1925 – Julie Harris , American actress and singer (d. 2013)
1928 – Guy Bourdin , French photographer (d. 1991)
1929 – Dan Jenkins , American journalist and author
1929 – Leon Litwack , American historian and author
1930 – Gary Becker , American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)
1930 – David Piper , English race car driver
1931 – Nigel Calder , English journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
1931 – Masaaki Hatsumi , Japanese martial artist and educator, founded Bujinkan
1931 – Wynton Kelly , American pianist and composer (d. 1971)
1931 – Edwin Meese , American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 75th United States Attorney General
1933 – Peter Robin Harding , English marshal and pilot
1933 – Mike Larrabee , American sprinter and educator (d. 2003)
1933 – K. Veeramani , Indian lawyer and academic
1934 – Tarcisio Bertone , Italian cardinal
1934 – Sissela Bok , Swedish-American philosopher and ethicist
1934 – Andre Rodgers , Bahamian baseball player (d. 2004)
1935 – David Hackett Fischer , American historian, author, and academic
1937 – Manohar Joshi , Indian lawyer and politician, 15th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
1939 – Yael Dayan , Israeli journalist, author, and politician
1939 – Francis Fox , Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Secretary of State for Canada
1939 – Harry Reid , American lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
1941 – Mike England , Welsh footballer and manager
1942 – Anna G. Jónasdóttir , Icelandic political scientist and academic
1943 – Wayne Allard , American veterinarian and politician
1944 – Cathy Lee Crosby , American actress
1944 – Ibrahim Rugova , Kosovan journalist and politician, 1st President of Kosovo (d. 2006)
1944 – Dionysis Savvopoulos , Greek singer-songwriter
1944 – Botho Strauß , German author and playwright
1945 – Penelope Spheeris , American director, producer, and screenwriter
1946 – John Banks , New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th Mayor of Auckland City
1946 – Pedro Borbón , Dominican-American baseball player (d. 2012)
1946 – David Macaulay , English-American author and illustrator
1946 – Gianni Versace , Italian fashion designer, founded Versace (d. 1997)
1947 – Isaac Bitton , Moroccan-French drummer and songwriter (Les Variations )
1947 – Tommy Jenkins , English footballer and manager
1947 – Ivan Atanassov Petrov , Bulgarian neurologist and author
1948 – Elizabeth Berg , American nurse and author
1948 – T. Coraghessan Boyle , American author and academic
1948 – Patricia Hewitt , Australian-English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Health
1948 – Toninho Horta , Brazilian guitarist and composer
1950 – Amin Saikal , Afghan-Australian political scientist and academic
1950 – Benjamin Stora , Algerian-French historian and author
1950 – Paul Watson , Canadian activist, founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
1951 – Adrian Devine , American baseball player
1952 – James Lancelot , English organist and conductor
1952 – Rob Mounsey , American keyboard player, composer, and producer (Joe Cool )
1952 – Carol Shea-Porter , American social worker, academic, and politician
1954 – Dan Butler , American actor, director, and screenwriter
1956 – Steven Bauer , Cuban-American actor and producer
1957 – Dagfinn Høybråten , Norwegian political scientist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Health
1958 – Andrew George , English politician
1958 – Vladimir Parfenovich , Belarusian canoe racer and politician
1958 – George Saunders , American journalist, author, and academic
1959 – Kelefa Diallo , Guinean general (d. 2013)
1959 – Boman Irani , Indian actor and singer
1960 – Razzle , English drummer (Hanoi Rocks ) (d. 1984)
1960 – Rick Savage , English singer-songwriter and bass player (Def Leppard and Atomic Mass )
1960 – Justus von Dohnányi , German actor, director, and screenwriter
1962 – John Dyegh , Nigerian businessman and politician
1962 – Kardam, Prince of Turnovo (d. 2015)
1963 – Brendan Coyle , English actor
1963 – Dan Gauthier , American actor
1963 – Ann Patchett , American author
1963 – Rich Sutter , Canadian ice hockey player and scout
1963 – Ron Sutter , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1966 – Philippe Etchebest , French chef and television host
1966 – Jinsei Shinzaki , Japanese wrestler and promoter, co-founded Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
1967 – Mary Creagh , English scholar and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
1968 – David Batty , English footballer
1968 – Darryl Kile , American baseball player (d. 2002)
1968 – Lucy Liu , American actress and producer
1968 – Nate Mendel , American singer-songwriter and bass player (Foo Fighters , Sunny Day Real Estate , The Fire Theft , and Juno )
1968 – Rena Sofer , American actress
1969 – Yang Hyun-suk , South Korean singer-songwriter and producer (Seo Taiji and Boys )
1969 – Pavel Loskutov , Estonian runner
1969 – Ulrika Bergquist , Swedish journalist
1969 – Tanya Plibersek , Australian journalist and politician, 45th Australian Minister of Health
1970 – Treach , American rapper and actor (Naughty by Nature )
1970 – Maksim Tarasov , Russian pole vaulter
1971 – Wilson Jermaine Heredia , American actor and singer
1971 – Jüri Reinvere , Estonian-German composer and poet
1971 – Francesco Toldo , Italian footballer
1971 – Mine Yoshizaki , Japanese illustrator
1972 – Sergejs Žoltoks , Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
1973 – Graham Kavanagh , Irish footballer and manager
1973 – Lee Steele , English footballer
1973 – Nana Rokusha , Japanese model and actress
1973 – Monica Seles , Serbian-American tennis player
1973 – Jan Ullrich , German cyclist
1976 – Eddy Garabito , Dominican baseball player
1976 – Masafumi Gotoh , Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Asian Kung-Fu Generation )
1977 – Siyabonga Nomvethe , South African footballer
1978 – Jarron Collins , American basketball player and coach
1978 – Jason Collins , American basketball player
1978 – Nelly Furtado , Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1978 – Luigi Malafronte , Italian footballer
1978 – Peter Moylan , Australian baseball player
1978 – Maëlle Ricker , Canadian snowboarder
1978 – David Rivas , Spanish footballer
1978 – Christopher Wolstenholme , English singer-songwriter and bass player (Muse )
1979 – Melissa Archer , American actress
1979 – Sabina Babayeva , Azerbaijani singer
1979 – Yvonne Catterfeld , German singer-songwriter and actress
1979 – Michael McIndoe , Scottish footballer
1980 – Adam Kreek , Canadian rower
1980 – Darryn Randall , South African cricketer (d. 2013)
1981 – Maria Ferekidi , Greek canoe racer
1981 – Danijel Pranjić , Croatian footballer
1981 – Britney Spears , American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1982 – Michelle Banzer , American model, Miss Kentucky 2007
1982 – Christos Karipidis , Greek footballer
1982 – Matt Ware , American football player
1983 – Chris Burke , Scottish footballer
1983 – Bibiana Candelas , Mexican volleyball player
1983 – Jaime Durán , Mexican footballer
1983 – Aaron Rodgers , American football player
1984 – Péter Máté , Hungarian footballer
1985 – Amaury Leveaux , French swimmer
1985 – Dorell Wright , American basketball player
1986 – Edson Décimo Alves Araújo , Brazilian footballer (d. 2014)
1986 – Veronika Kapshay , Ukrainian tennis player
1986 – Claudiu Keșerü , Romanian footballer
1986 – Adam le Fondre , English footballer
1986 – Tal Wilkenfeld , Australian bass player and composer
1988 – Stephen McGinn , Scottish footballer
1989 – Etta Bond , English singer-songwriter
1989 – Cassie Steele , Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
1990 – Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu , Ghanaian footballer
1990 – Jamille Matt , Jamaican footballer
1990 – Gastón Ramírez , Uruguayan footballer
1990 – Fausto Rossi , Italian footballer
1990 – Hikaru Yaotome , Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (Hey! Say! JUMP and Ya-ya-yah )
1991 – Chloé Dufour-Lapointe , Canadian skier
1991 – Charlie Puth , American singer-songwriter and pianist
1993 – Haruka Ishida , Japanese singer and actress (AKB48 )
1993 – Kostas Stafylidis , Greek footballer
1994 – Fumika Shimizu , Japanese actress and model
1994 – Cauley Woodrow , English footballer
1998 – Amber Montana , American actress
1348 – Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)
1381 – John of Ruusbroec , Flemish priest and mystic (b. 1293)
1463 – Albert VI, Archduke of Austria (b. 1418)
1469 – Piero di Cosimo de' Medici , Italian banker and politician (b. 1416)
1510 – Muhammad Shaybani , Uzbek leader (b. 1451)
1515 – Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba , Spanish general (b. 1453)
1547 – Hernán Cortés , Spanish general and explorer (b. 1485)
1594 – Gerardus Mercator , Flemish mathematician, cartographer, and philosopher (b. 1512)
1615 – Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon , French general (b. 1541)
1665 – Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet , French author (b. 1588)
1694 – Pierre Puget , French painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1622)
1719 – Pasquier Quesnel , French theologian and author (b. 1634)
1723 – Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (b. 1674)
1726 – Samuel Penhallow , English-American historian and author (b. 1665)
1747 – Vincent Bourne , English poet and scholar (b. 1695)
1748 – Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset , English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1662)
1774 – Johann Friedrich Agricola , German organist and composer (b. 1720)
1814 – Marquis de Sade , French philosopher, author, and politician (b. 1740)
1844 – Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko , Polish general and politician (b. 1768)
1849 – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (b. 1792)
1859 – John Brown , American activist and murderer (b. 1800)
1881 – Jenny von Westphalen , German author (b. 1814)
1888 – Namık Kemal , Turkish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1840)
1892 – Jay Gould , American businessman and financier (b. 1836)
1899 – Gregorio del Pilar , Filipino general and politician, 1st Governor of Bulacan (b. 1875)
1918 – Edmond Rostand , French poet and playwright (b. 1868)
1924 – Kazimieras Būga , Lithuanian linguist and philologist (b. 1879)
1931 – Vincent d'Indy , French composer and educator (b. 1851)
1935 – Albert Ayat , French fencer (b. 1875)
1936 – John Ringling , American businessman, co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus (b. 1866)
1943 – Nordahl Grieg , Norwegian journalist and author (b. 1902)
1944 – Josef Lhévinne , Russian pianist and educator (b. 1874)
1944 – Filippo Tommaso Marinetti , Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (b. 1876)
1944 – Eiji Sawamura , Japanese baseball player and soldier (b. 1917)
1950 – Dinu Lipatti , Romanian pianist and composer (b. 1917)
1953 – Reginald Baker , Australian rugby player and actor (b. 1884)
1953 – Trần Trọng Kim , Vietnamese historian, scholar, and politician, Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1883)
1957 – Harrison Ford , American actor (b. 1884)
1957 – Manfred Sakel , Ukrainian-American neurophysiologist and psychiatrist (b. 1902)
1963 – Sabu Dastagir , Indian-American actor and singer (b. 1924)
1966 – L. E. J. Brouwer , Dutch mathematician and philosopher (b. 1881)
1966 – Giles Cooper , Irish author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1918)
1969 – José María Arguedas , Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (b. 1911)
1969 – Kliment Voroshilov , Ukrainian-Russian marshal and politician, 3rd Head of State of The Soviet Union (b. 1881)
1972 – Yip Man , Chinese martial artist (b. 1893)
1974 – Max Weber , Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1897)
1976 – Danny Murtaugh , American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
1980 – Chaudhry Muhammad Ali , Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1905)
1980 – Roza Eskenazi , Turkish-Greek singer (Smyrna Trio ) (b. 1890)
1980 – Romain Gary , Lithuanian-French author, director, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
1981 – Wallace Harrison , American architect, co-founded Harrison & Abramovitz (b. 1895)
1982 – Marty Feldman , English actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1933)
1982 – Giovanni Ferrari , Italian footballer and manager (b. 1907)
1983 – Fifi D'Orsay , Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1904)
1985 – Philip Larkin , English poet, author, and librarian (b. 1922)
1986 – Desi Arnaz , Cuban-American actor, singer, businessman, and television producer (Desilu Productions ) (b. 1917)
1986 – John Curtis Gowan , American psychologist and academic (b. 1912)
1987 – Luis Federico Leloir , French-Argentinian physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
1987 – Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich , Belarusian physicist, astronomer, and cosmologist (b. 1914)
1988 – Karl-Heinz Bürger , German colonel (b. 1904)
1988 – Tata Giacobetti , Italian singer-songwriter (Quartetto Cetra ) (b. 1922)
1990 – Aaron Copland , American composer and conductor (b. 1900)
1990 – Robert Cummings , American actor, director, and producer (b. 1908)
1992 – Michael Gothard , English actor (b. 1939)
1993 – Pablo Escobar , Colombian drug lord (b. 1949)
1995 – Robertson Davies , Canadian author, playwright, and critic (b. 1913)
1995 – Roxie Roker , American actress (b. 1929)
1995 – Mária Telkes , Hungarian–American biophysicist and chemist (b. 1900)
1997 – Shirley Crabtree , English wrestler (b. 1930)
1997 – Michael Hedges , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)
1999 – Charlie Byrd , American guitarist (b. 1925)
2000 – Gail Fisher , American actress (b. 1935)
2000 – Rosemarie Frankland , Welsh actress, model and 1961 Miss World (b. 1943)
2002 – Ivan Illich , Austrian priest and philosopher (b. 1926)
2002 – Arno Peters , German cartographer and historian (b. 1916)
2002 – Mehmet Emin Toprak , Turkish actor (b. 1974)
2003 – Alan Davidson , British soldier, historian, and author (b. 1924)
2004 – Alicia Markova , English ballerina and choreographer (b. 1910)
2004 – Mona Van Duyn , American poet and academic (b. 1921)
2005 – William P. Lawrence , American admiral and pilot (b. 1930)
2006 – Mariska Veres , Dutch singer (Shocking Blue ) (b. 1947)
2007 – Jennifer Alexander , Canadian-American ballerina and actress (b. 1972)
2007 – Elizabeth Hardwick , American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1916)
2008 – Odetta , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (b. 1930)
2008 – Kathleen Baskin-Ball , American minister (b. 1958)
2008 – Henry Molaison , American memory disorder patient (b. 1926)
2008 – Edward Samuel Rogers , Canadian lawyer and businessman (b. 1933)
2009 – Foge Fazio , American football player and coach (b. 1938)
2009 – Maggie Jones , English actress (b. 1934)
2009 – Eric Woolfson , Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (The Alan Parsons Project ) (b. 1945)
2012 – Tom Hendry , Canadian playwright, co-founded the Manitoba Theatre Centre (b. 1929)
2012 – Ehsan Naraghi , Iranian sociologist and author (b. 1926)
2013 – William Allain , American soldier and politician, 58th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1928)
2013 – Jean-Claude Beton , Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina (b. 1925)
2013 – Marcelo Déda , Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1960)
2013 – Rex Garvin , American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (b. 1940)
2013 – Junior Murvin , Jamaican singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
2014 – A. R. Antulay , Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1929)
2014 – Jean Béliveau , Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1931)
2014 – Josie Cichockyj , English basketball player and coach (b. 1964)
2014 – Bobby Keys , American saxophonist (b. 1943)
2014 – Don Laws , American figure skater and coach (b. 1929)
2015 – Sandy Berger , American lawyer and politician, 19th United States National Security Advisor (b. 1945)
2015 – Casualties of the 2015 San Bernardino attack :
2015 – Will McMillan , American actor, director, and producer (b. 1944)
2015 – George T. Sakato , American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1921)
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