Deaths in December 2015
The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2015. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Previous months".
- Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, cause of death, reference (must be added) are added.
December 2015
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- December 1 - Joseph Engelberger, 90, American engineer and inventor, complications from a stroke.
- December 1 - Robert E. Glennen, 82, American academic, President of Emporia State University (1985–1997).
- December 1 - Jim Loscutoff, 85, American basketball player (Boston Celtics), complications of pneumonia and Parkinson's disease.
- December 2 - Sandy Berger, 70, American political consultant, United States National Security Advisor (1997–2001), cancer of unknown primary origin.
- December 2 - Ferenc Juhász, 87, Hungarian poet, stroke.
- December 2 - Gabriele Ferzetti, 90, Italian actor (L'Avventura, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Once Upon a Time in the West).
- December 2 - George T. Sakato, 94, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient.
- December 3 - Scott Weiland, 48, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, The Wondergirls), accidental drug and alcohol overdose.
- December 4 - Bill Bennett, 83, Canadian politician, Premier of British Columbia (1975–1986), Alzheimer's disease.
- December 4 - Robert Loggia, 85, American actor (Jagged Edge, Scarface, Big), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
- December 4 - Yossi Sarid, 75, Israeli politician, member of Knesset (1974–2006), Minister of Environment (1992–1996) and Education (1999–2000), heart attack.
- December 4 - Dag Skogheim, 87, Norwegian writer, complications from a stroke.
- December 4 - Erik De Vlaeminck, 70, Belgian cyclist, seven-time world-champion cyclo-cross (1966, 1968–1973).
- December 5 - William McIlvanney, 79, Scottish novelist and poet, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
- December 5 - Marília Pêra, 72, Brazilian actress (Pixote, Better Days Ahead), lung cancer.
- December 5 - Siddhi Savetsila, 96, Thai politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1980–1990), Deputy Prime Minister (1986).
- December 5 - Dimitar Iliev Popov, 88, Bulgarian politician, Prime Minister (1990-1991).
- December 6 - Holly Woodlawn, 69, Puerto Rican actress and Warhol superstar, lung and liver cancer.
- December 6 - Nicholas Smith, 81, British actor (Are You Being Served?, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Doctor Who), complications from a fall.
- December 7 - Ko Chun-hsiung, 70, Taiwanese actor and politician, lung cancer.
- December 7 - Martin E. Brooks. 90, American actor (The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman).
- December 7 - Shirley Stelfox, 74, English actress (Emmerdale, Keeping Up Appearances, Coronation Street), cancer.
- December 8 - Alan Hodgkinson, 79, English footballer (Sheffield United).
- December 8 - Elsie Tu, 102, English-born Hong Kong social activist, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1988–1995).
- December 8 - Mattiwilda Dobbs, 90, American coloratura soprano.
- December 8 - John Trudell, 69, American activist and poet, cancer.
- December 8 - Bonnie Lou, 91, American country singer, complications from dementia.
- December 8 - Douglas Tompkins, 72, American conservationist and businessman, co-founder of The North Face and Esprit, hypothermia following kayak accident.
- December 9 - Rusty Jones, 73, American jazz drummer.
- December 10 - Ron Bouchard, 66, American NASCAR driver, cancer.
- December 10 - Dolph Schayes, 87, American basketball player and coach (Philadelphia 76ers), cancer.
- December 10 - Arnold Peralta, 26, Honduran footballer (national team, Rangers F.C.), shot.
- December 11 - Jiří Paďour, 72, Czech Catholic prelate, Bishop of České Budějovice (2002–2014).
- December 11 - H. Arnold Steinberg, 82, Canadian business and educational administrator, Chancellor of McGill University (2009–2014), heart attack.
- December 12 - Evelyn S. Lieberman, 71, American public affairs professional, White House Deputy Chief of Staff (1996), pancreatic cancer.
- December 12 - Abu Ali al-Anbari, Iraqi general and ISIL-governor, killed in an airstrike.
- December 13 - Benedict Anderson, 79, American academic and writer (Imagined Communities), heart failure.
- December 13 - John Bannon, 72, Australian politician, Premier of South Australia (1982–1992), cancer.
- December 14 - Vadym Tyshchenko, 52, Ukrainian football player (Karpaty, Dnipro) and manager (Dnipro), heart attack.
- December 14 - Armando Cossutta, 89, Italian politician, member of the European Parliament (1999-2004), bronchopneumonia.
- December 14 - Lillian Vernon, 88, German-born American businesswoman (Lillian Vernon), congestive heart failure.
- December 15 - Milton Ballantyne, 87, Australian politician, member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (1974–1980).
- December 15 - Licio Gelli, 96, Italian financier, Venerable Master of the Propaganda Due lodge, respiratory failure.
- December 15 - Harry Zvi Tabor, 98, British-born Israeli physicist.
- December 16 - Gabre Gabric, 101, Croatian-born Italian track and field athlete.
- December 16 - Peter Dickinson, 88, British author and poet.
- December 17 - Buckshot Hoffner, 91, American politician, heart failure.
- December 18 - Hal Brown, 91, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Colt .45s).
- December 18 - Helge Solum Larsen, 46, Norwegian politician, deputy leader of Venstre (2010–2012).
- December 19 - Jimmy Hill, 87, English footballer (Fulham), manager, trade union leader (Professional Footballers' Association) and TV presenter (Match of the Day), Alzheimer's disease.
- December 19 - Kurt Masur, 88, German conductor, Parkinson's disease.
- December 19 - Greville Janner, 87, British politician, Member of Parliament for Leicester West (1970–1997), Alzheimer's disease.
- December 19 - Dickie Moore, 84, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), prostate cancer.
- December 19 - Selma Reis, 55, Brazilian actress and singer, brain cancer.
- December 19 - Karin Söder, 87, Swedish politician, leader of Center Party (1985–1987), Minister for Health and Social Affairs (1979–1982), Minister for Foreign Affairs (1976–1978).
- December 19 - Fernande Gruget, 92, famous French pimp[permanent dead link]
- December 20 - Ray Mathews, 86, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
- December 20 - Patricia Elliott, 77, American actress (A Little Night Music, One Life to Live), cancer.
- December 21 - Jan Góra, 67, Polish Roman Catholic Dominican priest, heart attack.
- December 21 - Carol Burns, 68, Australian actress (Prisoner), cancer.
- December 22 - Peter Lundblad, 65, Swedish singer ("Ta mig till havet"), prostate cancer.
- December 22 - Freda Meissner-Blau, 88, Austrian politician, founder of The Greens – The Green Alternative, complications from a stroke.
- December 22 - Rolf Bossi, 92, German lawyer.
- December 23 - Hocine Aït Ahmed, 89, Algerian politician, founder and leader of Socialist Forces Front.
- December 23 - Don Howe, 80, English football player (West Bromwich Albion, Arsenal) and coach (national team).
- December 23 - Bülent Ulusu, 92, Turkish politician, Prime Minister (1980–1983).
- December 23 - Jean-Marie Pelt, 82, French biologist, heart attack.
- December 23 - Alfred G. Gilman, 74, American pharmacologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate, pancreatic cancer.
- December 24 - Adriana Olguín, 104, Chilean lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice (1952).
- December 24 - Ron Jacobs, 72, American basketball coach (Loyola Marymount University, Northern Cement, Philippine national team), complications from a stroke.
- December 25 - Robert Spitzer, 83, American psychiatrist and educator, heart disease.
- December 25 - Sadhana Shivdasani, 74, Indian movie actress (Love in Simla, Woh Kaun Thi, Hum Dono), cancer.
- December 25 - Ali Eid, 75, Lebanese politician, General Secretary of the Arab Democratic Party (since 1972). (death announced on this date)
- December 25 - George Clayton Johnson, 86, American science fiction writer (Logan's Run, The Twilight Zone, Star Trek), prostate and bladder cancer.
- December 26 - Jim O'Toole, 78, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds).
- December 27 - Haskell Wexler, 93, American cinematographer (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Bound for Glory) and movie director (Medium Cool), Academy Award winner (1966, 1976).
- December 27 - Dave Henderson, 57, American baseball player (Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics), heart attack.
- December 27 - Ellsworth Kelly, 92, American artist, respiratory failure.
- December 27 - Alfredo Pacheco, 33, Salvadoran footballer (FAS, New York Red Bulls, national team), shot.
- December 27 - Meadowlark Lemon, 83, American basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters).
- December 27 - Stein Eriksen, 88, Norwegian alpine skier, Olympic champion (1952).
- December 27 - Gabriel Tambon, 85, French politician, Mayor of Le Castellet, Var (since 1965).
- December 28 - Pierre-Marie Rudelle, 83, French painter.
- December 28 - Joe Houston, 89, American jazz and R&B saxophonist, complications from a stroke.
- December 28 - Lemmy, 70, English rock musician (Motörhead, Hawkwind), lung cancer.
- December 28 - Eloy Inos, 66, Northern Mariana Islands politician, Governor (since 2013), complications after heart surgery.
- December 28 - Ian Murdock, 42, American software engineer, founder of the Debian Project.
- December 29 - Pavel Srníček, 47, Czech football goalkeeper (Newcastle United, national team), complications from a heart attack.
- December 29 - Elżbieta Krzesińska, 81, Polish retired track and field athlete.
- December 29 - Frank Malzone, 85, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, California Angels).
- December 29 - Kim Yang-gon, 73, North Korean senior politician, car accident.
- December 30 - Mangesh Padgaonkar, 86, Indian poet.
- December 30 - Doug Atkins, 85, American football player (Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints).
- December 30 - Howard Pawley, 81, Canadian politician, Premier of Manitoba (1981–1988).
- December 30 - Howard Davis, Jr., 59, American boxer, lung cancer.
- December 30 - Åge Nordkild, 63, Norwegian politician, Member of the Sami Parliament (2001–2005, 2009–2013).
- December 31 - Marvin Panch, 89, American racing driver.
- December 31 - Wayne Rogers, 82, American actor (M*A*S*H), complications from pneumonia.
- December 31 - Natalie Cole, 65, American Grammy Award-winning singer ("This Will Be", Unforgettable... with Love) and actress, congestive heart failure.
- December 31 - Dal Richards, 97, Canadian big band leader, prostate cancer.
- December 31 - Steve Gohouri, 34, Ivorian footballer (Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Borussia Mönchengladbach, Wigan Athletic F.C.). (body discovered on this date)
- December 31 - Beth Howland, 74, American actress (Alice), lung cancer.
Previous months
References
- ↑ Father of Robotics Joseph F. Engelberger Dies at Age 90
- ↑ Former WNMU President Glennen dies at 82
- ↑ Team Statement on Celtics Legend Jim Loscutoff
- ↑ "Sandy Berger, ex-Clinton national security adviser, dies at 70". Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Meghalt Juhász Ferenc költő (in Hungarian)
- ↑ Actor Gabriele Ferzetti dies
- ↑ Medal of Honor Recipient George T. Sakato Passes Away at 94
- ↑ Scott Weiland, Former Singer of Stone Temple Pilots, Dead at 48
- ↑ Bill Bennett, former B.C. premier, dead at 83
- ↑ Oscar-Nominated Actor Robert Loggia Dies at 85
- ↑ "Yossi Sarid, Former Knesset Member and Minister, Dies at 75". Archived from the original on 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Dag Skogheim er død Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Zevenvoudig wereldkampioen veldrijden Eric De Vlaeminck is overleden Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- ↑ William McIlvanney, the great Scottish writer, poet and political thinker, has died
- ↑ Morre a atriz Marília Pêra, aos 72 anos Archived 2022-11-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Privy councillor Siddhi dies at 96
- ↑ Former Bulgarian PM Dimitar Popov dies at 88
- ↑ Holly Woodlawn, Warhol Superstar And Trans Troublemaker, Dead At 69
- ↑ Are You Being Served? actor Nicholas Smith dies aged 81
- ↑ Actor Ko Chun-hsiung dies of cancer at 70
- ↑ Martin E. Brooks, actor on Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman, dies at 90
- ↑ Emmerdale actress Shirley Stelfox dies aged 74
- ↑ "Sheffield United Bramall Lane legend passes away". Archived from the original on 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Social activist, veteran politician Elsie Tu dies at 102
- ↑ In Memory of Mattiwilda Dobbs Janzon
- ↑ American Indian Activist, Poet John Trudell Dies at 69
- ↑ Bonnie Lou, Pioneering Country and Rock Singer, Dies at 91
- ↑ Doug Tompkins Dead in Kayak Accident
- ↑ Jazz drummer Rusty Jones dies at 73
- ↑ New England Auto Racers Hall Of Fame Member Ron Bouchard Dies
- ↑ Former Syracuse Nationals star Dolph Schayes dies at age 87
- ↑ Asesinan al futbolista Hondures Arnold Peralta Archived 2015-12-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ↑ Zemřel Jiří Paďour, bývalý budějovický biskup, který byl v mládí hercem (in Czech)
- ↑ Arnold Steinberg, former McGill chancellor, dead at 82
- ↑ Evelyn Lieberman, Aide Who Moved Monica Lewinsky From White House, Dies at 71
- ↑ "Baghdadi's advisor killed in Iraqi raid". Archived from the original on 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "Asian scholar Benedict Anderson dies in his sleep in Indonesia". Archived from the original on 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Former South Australian premier John Bannon dies
- ↑ Помер Вадим Тищенко (in Ukrainian)
- ↑ Morto Cossutta, il più filosovietico dei comunisti italiani (in Italian)
- ↑ Lillian Vernon, Creator of a Bustling Catalog Business, Dies at 88
- ↑ Ballantyne, Milton James
- ↑ Loggia P2: è morto Licio Gelli Una vita tra intrighi e segreti (in Italian)
- ↑ Zvi Tabor, solar pioneer, dies at 98
- ↑ Morta a 101 anni ex azzurra Gabre Gabric (in Italian)
- ↑ Author Peter Dickinson dies on 88th birthday
- ↑ "SF "Buckshot" Hoffner dies". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Hal Brown Obituary
- ↑ Helge Solum Larsen er død (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Jimmy Hill: Former Match of the Day presenter dies aged 87
- ↑ VERY SAD NEWS| Eminent German Conductor Kurt Masur Has Died – Aged 88
- ↑ Lord Janner has died, his family says
- ↑ "The Montreal Canadiens mourn the loss of Richard "Dickie" Moore". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Atriz e cantora Selma Reis morre em Teresópolis, no RJ (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Tidigare C-ledaren Karin Söder är död (in Swedish)
- ↑ Ray Mathews, a Steelers Legend of the 1950s, dies
- ↑ "Patricia Elliott, the Tony-winning actress and TV soap star from 'One Life to Live,' dies". Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Zmarł dominikanin o. Jan Góra, twórca spotkań młodych Lednica 2000 (in Polish)
- ↑ Prisoner actor Carol Burns dies in Brisbane aged 68
- ↑ Sångaren Peter Lundblad död (in Swedish)
- ↑ Freda Meissner-Blau verstorben (in German)
- ↑ Jurist und Publizist Star-Anwalt Rolf Bossi ist tot (in German)
- ↑ Longtime Algerian opposition figure Ait-Ahmed dies: party
- ↑ Don Howe: Former Arsenal and England coach dies aged 80
- ↑ 12 Eylül darbesinin başbakanı Bülend Ulusu hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
- ↑ Le biologiste Jean-Marie Pelt est mort (in French)
- ↑ Dr. Alfred G. Gilman, Whose Work on Proteins Won Nobel Prize, Dies at 74
- ↑ Adriana Olguín: La mujer que hizo historia como la primera ministra en Latinoamérica Archived 2015-12-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ↑ Legendary coach Ron Jacobs passes away at 72 after long bout with illness
- ↑ Robert Spitzer, psychiatrist of transformative influence, dies at 83
- ↑ Actress Sadhana Shivdasani passes away
- ↑ ADP chief Ali Eid dies at age of 75 in Syria
- ↑ George Clayton Johnson has Died
- ↑ Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer Jim O'Toole dies
- ↑ Haskell Wexler, Oscar-winning cinematographer, dies at 93
- ↑ "Dave Henderson, 1986 ALCS hero for Red Sox, dies at 57". Archived from the original on 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Ellsworth Kelly, Artist Who Mixed European Abstraction Into Everyday Life, Dies at 92
- ↑ Former Salvadoran national soccer player Alfredo Pacheco shot dead
- ↑ Meadowlark Lemon, Harlem Globetrotter Who Played Basketball and Pranks With Virtuosity, Dies at 83
- ↑ Utah ski legend Stein Eriksen dies at 88 in Park City
- ↑ Le maire du Castellet, Gabriel Tambon, est mort à 85 ans (in French)
- ↑ Espace dédié à Pierre Marie RUDELLE Archived 2016-07-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ↑ "Joe Houston, Pioneering Rock & Roll Sax Player, Has Died At 89". Archived from the original on 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Motörhead’s Lemmy Dead at Age 70
- ↑ CNMI Gov. Eloy Inos dies [permanent dead link]
- ↑ "In Memoriam: Ian Murdock". Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Pavel Srnicek: Former Newcastle keeper dies aged 47
- ↑ Nie żyje "Złota Ela" Elżbieta Krzesińska (in Polish)
- ↑ Six-time Red Sox All-Star Frank Malzone dies at age 85
- ↑ "Top aide to North Korea leader Kim Jong Un dies in car crash: KCNA". Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Eminent poet Mangesh Padgaonkar passes away
- ↑ Tennessee legend Doug Atkins passes away
- ↑ Former Manitoba premier Howard Pawley dies at 81
- ↑ "Olympic boxing legend Howard Davis Jr. dead at 59". Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Åge Nordkild (64) er død (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Local NASCAR racing legend Marvin Panch dies at age 89
- ↑ "'MASH' Star Wayne Rogers Dies at 82". Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ Natalie Cole dead at 65: R&B singer was daughter of Nat King Cole
- ↑ "Dal Richards, Vancouver's King of Swing, dies at 97". Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ↑ Former Wigan defender Steve Gohouri found dead
- ↑ Actress Beth Howland, who played Vera on 'Alice,' dies at 74[permanent dead link]