Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 25

1998  John pulman: English snooker player (b. 1926)   

1999  Peter jeffrey: English actor (b. 1929)   

2000  Neil hawke: Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1939   

2002  William t. orr: American television producer (b. 1917)   

2003  Nicholas mavroules: American politician (b. 1929)   

2004  Gennady strekalov: Russian cosmonaut (b. 1940)   

2005  Derek bailey: English guitar virtuoso (b. 1930)   

2005  Death of birgit nilsson: Swedish soprano (b. 1918)   

2005  Death of charles socarides: M.d., psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (b. 1922)   

2006  James brown: Rhythm & blues, gospel, jazz, soul and funk singer or simply the godfather of soul (genius of love, hot pants)   

2007  Desmond barrick: English cricketer (b. 1927)   

2008  Eartha kitt: American actress and singer (b. 1927)   

2009  Vic chesnutt: American singer and songwriter (b. 1964)   

2017  Vladimir shainsky: Soviet and russian composer   

2018  Nancy roman: American astronomer   

2019  Ari behn: Norwegian author   

2019  Peter schreier: German operatic tenor and conductor   

2020  K. c. jones: American basketball player and coach   

2021  Wayne thiebaud: American painter (b. 1920)   

2021  Jean-marc vallée: Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter (b. 1963)   

2023  Yehoshua ben-arieh : Aged 95, israeli geographer, rector of the hebrew university of jerusalem (1993–1997)   

2023  Frieder birzele : Aged 83, german politician.   

2023  Jim breaks : Aged 83, british professional wrestler   

2023  Vinie burrows : Aged 99, american stage actress   

2023  Pamela cluff : Aged 92, british-born canadian architect   

2023  Élise fischer : Aged 75, french writer, journalist and novelist.   

2023  Richard franklin : Aged 87, english actor ( doctor who , crossroads , emmerdale ), writer and director.   

2023  David freeman : Aged 84, american record producer ( county records ), alzheimer's disease.   

2023  Bill granger : Aged 54, australian chef and food writer ( the independent ), cancer.   

2023  Alain laurier : Aged 79, french olympic football player ( 1968 ) and manager   

2023  Sayyed razi mousavi : 59–60, iranian major general, airstrike    

2023  Eugenio riccomini : Aged 87, italian art historian   

2023  Henry sandon : Aged 95, english antique expert ( antiques roadshow ).   

2024  Paul abine ayah : Aged 74, cameroonian politician, mp (2002–2011)   

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1250  John iv laskaris: Byzantine emperor (d. circa 1305)   

1461  Christina of saxony: Queen of denmark and norway   

1583  Orlando gibbons: English composer (o clap your hands), baptized   

1587  Margarita of austria: Queen of philip iii of spain   

1601  Jose ximenez: Composer   

1624  Angelus silesius: [johann scheffler], german mystic (st seelenlust)   

1628  Noel coypel: French painter   

1646  Harald vallerius: Composer