Deaths in December 2015 explained
The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2015.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
December 2015
1
- Edwar al-Kharrat, 89, Egyptian novelist, pneumonia.[1]
- Rob Blokzijl, 72, Dutch physicist and computer scientist.[2]
- Marc Breslow, 90, American game show director (The Price is Right, Match Game, Family Feud).[3]
- Joseph Engelberger, 90, American engineer and inventor.[4]
- Leoni Franco, 73, Uruguayan musician, composer and guitarist.[5]
- Robert E. Glennen, 82, American academic, President of Emporia State University (1985–1997).[6]
- Shirley Gunter, 81, American R&B singer.[7]
- William W. Joscelyn, 89, American politician.[8]
- John F. Kurtzke, 89, American neurologist.[9]
- Jim Loscutoff, 85, American basketball player (Boston Celtics), NBA champion (1957, 1959–1964), complications of pneumonia and Parkinson's disease.[10]
- Trevor Obst, 75, Australian football player (Port Adelaide).[11]
- Xavier Olea Muñoz, 92, Mexican lawyer and politician, Governor of Guerrero (1975).[12]
- Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye, 87, English-born Kenyan writer.[13]
- V. Ramachandran, 84, Indian civil servant.[14]
- Antonio Troyo Calderón, 92, Costa Rican Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of San José de Costa Rica (1979–2002).[15]
2
- Sandy Berger, 70, American political consultant, United States National Security Advisor (1997–2001), cancer.[16]
- Theodor Borchgrevink, 92, Norwegian civil engineer.[17]
- Bryony Brind, 55, English ballerina, heart attack.[18]
- John Eaton, 81, American composer, brain hemorrhage.[19]
- Gabriele Ferzetti, 90, Italian actor (L'Avventura, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Once Upon a Time in the West).[20]
- Ray Gandolf, 85, American sportscaster.[21]
- Shelby Highsmith, 86, American federal judge, adrenal cancer.[22]
- Sam Ibiam, 90, Nigerian footballer (national team).[23]
- Portia James, 62, American curator and historian.[24]
- Ferenc Juhász, 87, Hungarian poet.[25]
- Wim Kolijn, 71, Dutch politician.[26]
- Ernst Larsen, 89, Norwegian runner, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).[27]
- Bob Martyn, 85, American baseball player (Kansas City Athletics).[28]
- Will McMillan, 71, American actor (General Hospital, The Crazies), producer, and director.[29]
- Joan L. Mitchell, 68, American computer scientist, co-inventor of JPEG.
- Sir John Osborn, 92, British politician, Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam (1959–1987).[30]
- M. A. M. Ramaswamy, 84, Indian industrialist and politician.[31]
- John Rassias, 90, American language professor.[32]
- Wally Roker, 78, American R&B singer and music executive, complications following brain surgery.[33]
- George T. Sakato, 94, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient.[34]
- A. Sheriff, 74, Indian screenwriter (Avalude Ravukal).[35]
- Thom Thomas, 80, American playwright, leukemia.[36]
- Anthony Valentine, 76, British actor (Colditz, Coronation Street, Escape to Athena), Parkinson's disease.[37]
- Luz Marina Zuluaga, 77, Colombian beauty queen, Miss Universe (1958).[38]
- Perpetrators of the 2015 San Bernardino attack shot dead by police:[39]
3
- Omar Ali, 76, Bangladeshi poet.[40]
- Gladstone Anderson, 81, Jamaican musician.[41]
- Willie Burden, 64, Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders) and sports administrator.[42]
- Roy Evans, 84, Welsh trade union leader.[43]
- Sunil Hettiarachchi, 78, Sri Lankan actor.[44]
- Eevi Huttunen, 93, Finnish speed skater, world champion (1951, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959), Olympic bronze medalist (1960).[45]
- Lawrence Pugh, 82, American businessman, chief executive of VF Corporation.[46]
- Shared Belief, 4, American racehorse, colic.[47]
- Arthur R. Taylor, 80, American businessman, president of CBS.[48]
- Scott Weiland, 48, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, The Wondergirls), accidental drug and alcohol overdose.[49]
- Howard West, 84, American television producer (Seinfeld).[50]
- Melvin Williams, 73, American drug trafficker and actor (The Wire), cancer.[51]
- Michael Wilson, 75, New Zealand cricketer.[52]
4
- Jaime Camino, 79, Spanish film director (The Long Winter, Lights and Shadows).[53]
- Erik De Vlaeminck, 70, Belgian cyclist, seven-time world-champion cyclo-cross (1966, 1968–1973).[54]
- Norman Engleback, 88, British architect.[55]
- John Glad, 73, American academic and translator.[56]
- Ricardo Guízar Díaz, 82, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Tlalnepantla (1996–2009).[57]
- Henry Hall, 87, British physicist.[58]
- Robert Loggia, 85, American actor (Jagged Edge, Scarface, Big), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[59]
- Rodney Milnes, 79, British opera critic.[60]
- Karen Montgomery, 66, American actress and film producer, breast cancer.[61]
- Irakli Ochiauri, 91, Georgian sculptor.[62]
- Takamasa Sakurai, 49, Japanese author and popular culture expert, proponent of anime for cultural exchange, hit by train.[63]
- Yossi Sarid, 75, Israeli politician, member of Knesset (1974–2006), Minister of Environment (1992–1996) and Education (1999–2000).[64]
- Dmitry Shumkov, 43, Russian lawyer and investor, asphyxiation.[65]
- Dag Skogheim, 87, Norwegian writer.[66]
- Lajos Takács, 91, Hungarian mathematician.[67]
- Xu Ming, 44, Chinese entrepreneur and billionaire.[68]
5
- Zafar Altaf, 74, Pakistani cricketer, administrator and civil servant, heart attack.[69]
- Willie Coburn, 74, Scottish footballer (St Johnstone).[70]
- Peter Cochrane, 96, Scottish World War II army officer.[71]
- Luigi Conti, 86, Italian-born Vatican diplomat, Apostolic nuncio (1975–2003).[72]
- Ray Crooke, 93, Australian artist, winner of the Archibald Prize (1969).[73]
- Kiki Divaris, 90, Greek fashion designer, complications from pneumonia.[74]
- Vic Eliason, 79, American Christian broadcaster, cancer.[75]
- Marty Feldman, 93, American football coach (Oakland Raiders) and Marine.[76]
- Markku Häkkinen, 69, Finnish botanist.[77]
- Yolande Henderson, 81, Pakistani teacher, intestinal cancer.[78]
- William McIlvanney, 79, Scottish novelist and poet.[79]
- Hack Meyers, 41, American professional wrestler (ECW), complications from brain surgery.[80]
- Marília Pêra, 72, Brazilian actress (Pixote, Better Days Ahead), lung cancer.[81]
- Dimitar Iliev Popov, 88, Bulgarian politician, Prime Minister (1990–1991).[82]
- Tibor Rubin, 86, Hungarian-born American Medal of Honor recipient and Holocaust survivor.[83]
- Wolfgang Sandner, 66, German physicist.[84]
- Siddhi Savetsila, 96, Thai politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1980–1990), Deputy Prime Minister (1986).[85]
- Dave Scholz, 67, American basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers).[86]
- Horst Schuldes, 76, German Olympic ice hockey player (1960), (1964).[87]
- Franz Speta, 74, Austrian botanist.[88]
- Chuck Williams, 100, American business executive and author, founder of Williams Sonoma.[89]
- Bruce Yorke, 91, Canadian politician.[90]
6
- Dale Anderson, 83, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings).[91]
- Ken Beatrice, 72, American radio personality (WMAL, WTEM), complications from pneumonia.[92]
- Ian Burns, 76, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen).[93]
- Max Hauri, 73, Swiss Olympic equestrian.[94]
- Mack Herron, 67, American football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, New England Patriots).[95]
- Ko Chun-hsiung, 70, Taiwanese actor (Eight Hundred Heroes, Attack Force Z), director and politician, member of the Legislative Yuan (2005–2008), lung cancer.[96]
- Franzl Lang, 84, German yodeler.[97]
- Liu Juying, 98, Chinese politician and army general.[98]
- Mariuccia Mandelli, 90, Italian fashion designer, founder of Krizia.[99]
- Mike Mangold, 60, American commercial and aerobatics pilot, world champion (2005, 2007), plane crash.[100]
- Mick McLaughlin, 72, Welsh footballer (Hereford United, Newport County).[101]
- John L. Myers, 68, American politician.[102]
- Jaafar Mohammed Saad, Yemeni politician and general, Governor of Aden (since 2015), car bombing.[103]
- Georg Smefjell, 78, Norwegian Olympic ice hockey player (1964), (1968).[104]
- Nicholas Smith, 81, British actor (Are You Being Served?, , Doctor Who), complications from a fall.[105]
- Zoltán Szabó, 86, Hungarian cardiac surgeon, performed nation's first successful heart transplant.[106]
- Tomi Taira, 87, Japanese actress, respiratory failure.[107]
- Holly Woodlawn, 69, Puerto Rican-born American actress and Warhol superstar, brain and liver cancer.[108]
- Wu Te-mei, 68, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1984–1996), kidney failure caused by diabetes.[109]
7
- Betty Bourke, 91, New Zealand health administrator.[110]
- Martin E. Brooks, 90, American actor (The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Dallas).[111]
- Lolita Aniyar de Castro, 78, Venezuelan politician.[112]
- Horn Chen, 83, American businessman.[113]
- Heinz Fricke, 88, German conductor and music director.[114]
- Hoàng Hà Giang, 24, Vietnamese Taekwondo athlete, silver medalist at the 2006 Asian Games.[115]
- Gerhard Lenski, 91, American sociologist.[116]
- Rrok Mirdita, 76, Montenegrin-born Albanian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës (since 1992).[117]
- Virginia A. Myers, 88, American artist, professor and printmaker.[118]
- Kenneth Partridge, 89, English interior decorator.[119]
- Elaine Riley, 98, American actress.[120]
- Hyron Spinrad, 81, American astronomer.[121]
- Shirley Stelfox, 74, British actress (Emmerdale, Keeping Up Appearances, Coronation Street), cancer.[122]
- Jennifer Taylor, 80, Australian architect and academic.[123]
- Peter Westbury, 77, British racing driver.[124]
8
- Mattiwilda Dobbs, 90, American coloratura soprano, cancer.[125]
- Gus Gil, 76, Venezuelan baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Pilots).[126]
- Alan Hodgkinson, 79, English footballer (Sheffield United, national team).[127]
- Derek Hyatt, 84, English landscape painter.[128]
- Bonnie Lou, 91, American country singer, dementia.[129]
- Gary Marker, 72, American bassist (Rising Sons, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band) and recording engineer, stroke.[130]
- Johnny More, 81, English impressionist, leukaemia.[131]
- J. Hugh Nichols, 85, American politician.[132]
- Anthony Francis Sharma, 77, Nepalese Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Nepal (1984–2014).[133]
- Jokelyn Tienstra, 45, Dutch handball player, brain tumor.[134]
- Douglas Tompkins, 72, American conservationist and businessman, co-founder of The North Face and Esprit, hypothermia following kayak accident.[135]
- John Trudell, 69, American Indian activist and poet, cancer.[136]
- Elsie Tu, 102, English-born Hong Kong social activist, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1988–1995).[137]
- Ramashankar Yadav, 58, Indian poet and activist.[138]
9
- Soshana Afroyim, 88, Austrian painter.[139]
- Norman Breslow, 74, American statistician and medical researcher, prostate cancer.[140]
- John Cockerton, 88, British Anglican priest and academic.[141]
- Carlo Furno, 94, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Cardinal (since 1994) and Apostolic nuncio (1973–1995).[142]
- Robert Grant, 67, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (1991–1994, 1997–2013).[143]
- Gheorghe Gruia, 75, Romanian handball player, world champion (1964, 1970), Olympic bronze medalist (1972).[144]
- Rusty Jones, 73, American jazz drummer.[145]
- Juvenal Juvêncio, 81, Brazilian lawyer and sports director.[146]
- Akiyuki Nosaka, 85, Japanese novelist (Grave of the Fireflies).[147]
- Igino Rizzi, 91, Italian Olympic ski jumper.[148]
- Henry Rowan, 92, American philanthropist and engineer.[149]
- Matthew Shija, 91, Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Kahama (1983–2001).[150]
- Julio Terrazas Sandoval, 79, Bolivian Roman Catholic prelate, Cardinal (since 2001) and Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1991–2013).[151]
- Jenny Wormald, 73, Scottish historian.[152]
10
- Klaus Baumgartner, 77, Swiss politician.[153]
- Ian Bell, 59, Scottish journalist and author.[154]
- Rainer Bloss, 69, German electronic musician (Drive Inn).[155]
- Ron Bouchard, 67, American NASCAR driver, cancer.[156]
- Walter Fawcett, 86, Northern Irish cricketer.[157]
- Maurice Graham, 83, Australian rugby union player (New South Wales, New Zealand).[158]
- Denis Héroux, 75, Canadian film director and producer.[159]
- Dermot Patrick O'Mahony, 80, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (1975–1996).[160]
- Arnold Peralta, 26, Honduran footballer (national team, Rangers F.C.), shot.[161]
- Desmond Robinson, 87, British Olympic cyclist.[162]
- Dolph Schayes, 87, American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach (Philadelphia 76ers), NBA champion (1955), cancer.[163]
- Barry Schweid, 83, American news correspondent (Associated Press), neurological disease.[164]
- Donald J. Stohr, 81, American federal judge, U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri (1992–2006).[165]
11
- Mihai Adam, 75, Romanian footballer.[166]
- Harry Butler, 85, Australian naturalist and conservationist, cancer.[167]
- Samir Chakrabarti, 72, Indian cricketer.[168]
- Steve Chimombo, 70, Malawian writer.[169]
- Lloyd Dane, 90, American racing driver.[170]
- Neville De Souza, 87, Jamaican religious figure, Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (1979–2000).[171]
- Jake Howard, 70, Australian rugby union player (national team).[172]
- Igor Kashintsev, 83, Soviet and Russian actor.[173]
- Abish Kekilbayev, 76, Kazakh politician and academic.[174]
- Sir Roderick McSween, 80, Scottish pathologist.[175]
- Altaff Mungrue, 81, Trinidadian-born English cricketer.
- Jiří Paďour, 72, Czech Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of České Budějovice (2002–2014).[176]
- Gaston Salvatore, 74, Chilean writer.[177]
- H. Arnold Steinberg, 82, Canadian business and educational administrator, Chancellor of McGill University (2009–2014).[178]
- Hema Upadhyay, 43, Indian artist, bludgeoned.[179]
- John "Hot Rod" Williams, 53, American basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns), prostate cancer.[180]
- Zyx, 65, Canadian cartoonist and publisher (Croc).[181]
12
- Luis Bermejo, 84, Spanish cartoonist and illustrator.[182]
- Terry Bledsoe, 81, American football executive and sportswriter.[183]
- Ignacio Carrau, 92, Spanish politician and lawyer.[184]
- Jon Gadsby, 62, British-born New Zealand writer and comedian (A Week of It), cancer.[185]
- Gösta Gärdin, 92, Swedish modern pentathlete, Olympic bronze medalist (1948).[186]
- Frans Geurtsen, 73, Dutch footballer (DWS, national team).[187]
- Sir Peter Gregson, 79, British civil servant.[188]
- Ken Johnson, 87, British Olympic steeplechase athlete (1952).[189]
- Sharad Anantrao Joshi, 80, Indian politician and social activist, prostate cancer.[190]
- Federico Kirbus, 84, Argentine author.[191]
- Evelyn S. Lieberman, 71, American public affairs professional, White House Deputy Chief of Staff (1996), pancreatic cancer.[192]
- I. Howard Marshall, 81, Scottish theologian, pancreatic cancer.[193]
- Yuri Marushkin, 71, Russian football player and manager.[194]
- Gene Ready, 74, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1977–1984), cancer.[195]
- John Scott-Scott, 81, British aerospace engineer.[196]
- Rose Siggins, 43, American actress (American Horror Story), infection.[197]
- Yashpal Singh, 94, Indian politician[198]
- Gregory Baker Wolfe, 93, American diplomat and academic.[199]
13
- Benedict Anderson, 79, American academic and writer (Imagined Communities), heart failure.[200]
- John Bannon, 72, Australian politician, Premier of South Australia (1982–1992), cancer.[201]
- Albert Bontridder, 94, Belgian architect and writer.[202]
- Luigi Creatore, 93, American songwriter and record producer, pneumonia.[203]
- James Gillies, 91, Canadian politician.[204]
- Marleen de Pater-van der Meer, 65, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (2001–2010).[205]
- Phil Pepe, 80, American sportswriter, heart attack.[206]
- Gretchen Quie, 88, American artist, First Lady of Minnesota (1979–1983), restored the Minnesota Governor's Residence, Parkinson's disease.[207]
- Peter Ryan, 92, Australian newspaper columnist.[208]
- Ed Sharkey, 88, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, BC Lions).[209]
- Donald Weinstein, 89, American historian.[210]
14
- Terry Backer, 61, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (since 1993), brain cancer.[211]
- Sian Blake, 43, British actress (EastEnders), stabbed.[212]
- Armando Cossutta, 89, Italian politician, member of the European Parliament (1999–2004).[213]
- Johnny Egan, 76, Irish Gaelic football player (Offaly).[214]
- Kathryn H. Kidd, 65, American author.[215]
- Herbert Kiesel, 84, Swiss bobsledder.[216]
- Joe Lancaster, 89, English football player and trainer.[217]
- Edmund Lyndeck, 90, American singer and actor (Big Daddy, Enchanted, Road Trip).[218]
- Scat Daddy, 11, American Thoroughbred racehorse.[219]
- Leander J. Shaw Jr., 85, American politician, Chief Justice of Florida Supreme Court (1990–1992).[220]
- Glen Sonmor, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers) and head coach (Minnesota North Stars), pneumonia.[221]
- Mick Twomey, 84, Australian football player (Collingwood).[222]
- Vadym Tyshchenko, 52, Ukrainian football player (Karpaty, Dnipro) and manager (Dnipro), Olympic champion (1988).[223]
- Lillian Vernon, 88, German-born American businesswoman, founder of Lillian Vernon.[224]
- Aleš Veselý, 80, Czech sculptor.[225]
15
- Tom Arden, 54, Australian-born British author, cancer.[226]
- Milton Ballantyne, 87, Australian politician, member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (1974–1980).[227]
- André Bernard, 85, French cyclist.[228]
- Stella Doufexis, 47, German mezzo-soprano, cancer.[229]
- Licio Gelli, 96, Italian financier, Venerable Master of the Propaganda Due lodge.[230]
- Charles C. Lanham, 87, American politician, member of West Virginia Senate.[231]
- Ken Pogue, 81, Canadian actor (The 6th Day, The Dead Zone, Millennium), cancer.[232]
- Kathy Secker, 70, British television presenter.[233]
- Harry Zvi Tabor, 98, British-born Israeli physicist.[234]
- H. Paul Varley, 84, American historian.[235]
16
- Noboru Ando, 89, Japanese actor and yakuza.[236]
- Svein Bakke, 62, Norwegian footballer (Sogndal).[237]
- John Bates, 77, American college basketball coach (Maryland Eastern Shore, Coppin State), heart attack.[238]
- Peter Dickinson, 88, British author (Tulku, The Flight of Dragons, City of Gold).[239]
- Khodadad Mirza Farman Farmaian, 87, Iranian Qajar dynasty royal and banker.[240]
- Gabre Gabric, 101, Croatian-born Italian Olympic track and field athlete (1936), (1948).[241]
- Snuff Garrett, 76, American record producer, cancer.[242]
- Aafje Heynis, 91, Dutch contralto.[243]
- Brian Keeble, 77, English footballer (Grimsby Town, Darlington).[244]
- Bob Krause, 70, American college athletic director (Kansas State University), cancer.[245]
- Heinz-Otto Kreiss, 85, German-born Swedish mathematician.[246]
- Lizmark, 64, Mexican professional wrestler, respiratory failure.[247]
- Jim McAnany, 79, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs).[248]
- Anthony Muto, 81, American fashion designer, heart failure.[249]
- Zoulikha Nasri, 70, Moroccan politician, Secretary of State for National Cooperation (1997–1998).[250]
- George Earl Ortman, 89, American artist.[251]
- Ray Price, 78, American motorcycle builder and racer.[252]
- René Saorgin, 87, French organist.[253]
- Ilie Savel, 88, Romanian Olympic hurdler.[254]
- Harry Scott, 78, British boxer.[255]
- Joseph Tellechéa, 89, French footballer.[256]
- Enoch Thorsgard, 98, American politician.[257]
17
- Hal Brown, 91, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Colt .45s).[258]
- Serge Devèze, 59, French football manager.[259]
- Zaevion Dobson, 15, American football player, shot.[260]
- Börje Grönroos, 86, Finnish Olympic boxer.[261]
- Osamu Hayaishi, 95, Japanese biochemist.[262]
- Buckshot Hoffner, 91, American politician.[263]
- Vladimir Kostyukov, 61, Belarusian football coach and player (Dnepr Mogilev).[264]
- Kamal Ahmed Rizvi, 85, Pakistani actor and writer, heart attack.[265]
- Joseph Roduit, 76, Swiss Roman Catholic prelate, Abbot of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune (1999–2015).[266]
- Michael Wyschogrod, 87, German-born American Jewish theologian.[267]
18
- Luc Brewaeys, 56, Belgian composer and musician, cancer.[268]
- Florentino Broce, 72, Filipino football player and coach.[269]
- Slobodan Čašule, 70, Macedonian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001–2002).[270]
- Yūzan Fujita, 66, Japanese politician, Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture (1993–2009).[271]
- Carl Furlonge, 83, Trinidadian cricketer.[272]
- Joe Gilmore, 93, British barman.[273]
- Evelio Hernández, 84, Cuban baseball player (Washington Senators).[274]
- Vittore Gottardi, 74, Swiss footballer.[275]
- Stuart Milton Hodgson, 91, Canadian politician, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories (1967–1979).[276]
- Martin Jære, 95, Norwegian Olympic skier (1948).[277]
- Daifallah Masadeh, 76–77, Jordanian politician, State Minister for Legal Affairs (2000–2001).[278]
- Léon Mébiame, 81, Gabonese politician, Prime Minister (1975–1990).[279]
- Howell W. Melton, 92, American lawyer and judge.[280]
- Placidus Nkalanga, 96, Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Bukoba (1969–1973).[281]
- Phil Oestricher, 84, American test pilot.[282]
- Andreja Preger, 104, Hungarian-born Serbian pianist and Holocaust survivor.[283]
- Mogens Rukov, 72, Danish screenwriter.[284]
- Jesús Samper, 65, Spanish businessman, owner of Real Murcia (since 2001).[285]
- Helge Solum Larsen, 46, Norwegian politician, deputy leader of Venstre (2010–2012), aneurysm.[286]
- Jean-Luc Vilmouth, 63, French artist.[287]
19
- Bets Borm-Luijkx, 97, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (1980–1981).[288]
- Peter Broggs, 61, Jamaican reggae musician.[289]
- Douglas Dick, 95, American actor (Rope, Perry Mason).[290]
- Louis DiGiaimo, 77, American casting director (The Godfather, ) and film producer (Donnie Brasco), stroke.[291]
- Maurice Grace, 86, Australian Olympic rower.[292]
- Chris Harris, 67, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1985–1991) and Senate (1991–2013).[293]
- Jimmy Hill, 87, English footballer (Fulham) and manager (Coventry City), trade union leader (PFA) and TV presenter (Match of the Day), Alzheimer's disease.[294]
- Harry Hyams, 87, British property developer (Centre Point).[295]
- Greville Janner, 87, British politician, MP for Leicester North West (1970–1974) and Leicester West (1974–1997), Alzheimer's disease.[296]
- Stephen Jelicich, 92, Croatian-born New Zealand architect.[297]
- Mabuni Kenei, 97, Japanese martial arts expert.[298]
- Samir Kuntar, 53, Lebanese convicted murderer, member of Hezbollah, longest-held Lebanese prisoner in Israel, missile strike.[299]
- Alan Lee, 61, British cricket and horse racing journalist.[300]
- Madame Claude, 92, French procurer.[301]
- Kurt Masur, 88, German conductor, Parkinson's disease.[302]
- Dickie Moore, 84, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), Stanley Cup winner (1953, 1956–1960), prostate cancer.[303]
- Carlos Païta, 83, Argentine conductor.[304]
- Ranganath, 66, Indian Telugu actor, suicide by hanging.[305]
- Selma Reis, 55, Brazilian actress and singer, brain cancer.[306]
- Ozell Sutton, 90, American civil rights activist.[307]
- Karin Söder, 87, Swedish politician, leader of the Centre Party (1985–1987), Minister for Health and Social Affairs (1979–1982), Minister for Foreign Affairs (1976–1978).[308]
- Dick Wathika, 42, Kenyan politician, Mayor of Nairobi (2004–2008).[309]
20
- Aldo Baito, 95, Italian cyclist.[310]
- George Burpo, 93, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds).[311]
- Rudi Ceyssens, 53, Belgian Olympic cyclist.[312]
- Patricia Elliott, 77, American actress (A Little Night Music, One Life to Live), Tony Award winner (1973), leiomyosarcoma.[313]
- Gevorg Geodakyan, 87, Armenian musicologist.[314]
- Robert Hayling, 86, American civil rights activist.[315]
- Alain Jouffroy, 87, French surrealist poet and art critic.[316]
- Ray Mathews, 86, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers).[317]
- Angela McEwan, 81, American actress (Nebraska, Getting On), lung cancer.[318]
- Wayne Robinson, 85, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles).[319]
- Kjell Bloch Sandved, 93, Norwegian-born American author and nature photographer.[320]
- Jim West, 61, Australian boxer, national flyweight/super featherweight and Commonwealth flyweight champion.[321]
21
- Rimma Bilunova, 75, Russian chess player and coach.[322]
- Dejan Brđović, 49, Serbian volleyball player, Olympic bronze medalist (1996).[323]
- Abune Dioskoros, 80, Eritrean prelate, Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church (since 2007).[324]
- Sam Dockery, 86, American jazz pianist.[325]
- David Emms, 90, British educationalist.[326]
- Timothy Foote, 89, American editor and writer.[327]
- Jan Góra, 67, Polish Roman Catholic Dominican priest.[328]
- Jupiter Apple, 47, Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (TNT, Os Cascavelletes), multiple organ failure.[329]
- Vilgot Larsson, 83, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player (1956), (Leksands IF), world champion (1957).[330]
- Richelieu Levoyer, 85, Ecuadorian army general and politician.[331]
- Lim Eng Beng, 64, Filipino basketball player, liver cancer.[332]
- Bob Suci, 76, American football player (Houston Oilers, Boston Patriots).[333]
- Andrei Troschinsky, 37, Kazakhstani ice hockey player, Asian champion (1999), heart attack.[334]
- Ernesto Mayz Vallenilla, 90, Venezuelan philosopher.[335]
- Emmanuel Yarbrough, 51, American mixed martial artist.[336]
22
- Arlin Adams, 94, American judge.[337]
- Rolf Bossi, 92, German lawyer.[338]
- Carol Burns, 68, Australian actress (Prisoner), cancer.[339]
- Daisy Elliott, 98, American politician and realtor.[340]
- Derek Ezra, Baron Ezra, 96, British coal industry administrator, Chairman of the National Coal Board (1971–1982).[341]
- Nabil Al Fadl, 66, Kuwaiti politician.[342]
- Billy Glaze, 72, American serial killer, lung cancer.[343]
- Marijane Landis, 87, American broadcaster and television host (WGAL-TV).[344]
- Joseph Leopold Imesch, 84, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Joliet (1979–2006).[345]
- José Jhonson, 76, Ecuadorian footballer.[346]
- Peter Lundblad, 65, Swedish singer ("Ta mig till havet"), prostate cancer.[347]
- V. S. Malimath, 86, Indian judge, Chief Justice of Karnataka (1984) and Kerala (1985–1991).[348]
- Riley Martin, 69, American author and radio host.[349]
- Brooke McCarter, 52, American model and actor (The Lost Boys, Thrashin', Wired), alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.[350]
- Freda Meissner-Blau, 88, Austrian politician, founder of The Greens – The Green Alternative.[351]
- Carson Van Osten, 70, American artist, Disney Legend.[352]
23
- Hocine Aït Ahmed, 89, Algerian politician, founder and leader of Socialist Forces Front.[353]
- Carlos Cano, 60, Peruvian actor, cancer.[354]
- Chen Luyun, 38, Chinese basketball player, colon cancer.[355]
- Henry Crichton, 6th Earl Erne, 78, British peer.[356]
- Michael Earl, 56, American puppeteer (Sesame Street, Dinosaurs, ), colon cancer.[357]
- Alfred G. Gilman, 74, American pharmacologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate, pancreatic cancer.[358]
- Grégoire Haddad, 91, Lebanese Melkite Greek Catholic hierarch, Archbishop of Beirut and Byblos (1968–1975).[359]
- Hatidža Hadžiosmanović, 78, Bosnian jurist, President of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[360]
- Don Howe, 80, English footballer (West Bromwich Albion, Arsenal, national team) and coach.[361]
- Ablie Jagne, 62, Gambian footballer (Real de Banjul, national team).[362]
- Joe Jamail, 90, American attorney and billionaire.[363]
- Jean-Marie Pelt, 82, French biologist.[364]
- Igor Persiantsev, 78, Russian figure skater.[365]
- Sławomir Pstrong, 39, Polish film and television director, screenwriter, and author of short stories.[366]
- Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche, 89, Tibetan lama, Supreme Head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism (since 2012).[367]
- Susanne Hoeber Rudolph, 85, German-born American political scientist.[368]
- Bill Subritzky, 90, New Zealand property developer and evangelist.[369]
- Sir Brian Tovey, 89, British civil servant, Director of the Government Communications Headquarters (1978–1983).[370]
- Bülent Ulusu, 92, Turkish politician, Prime Minister (1980–1983).[371]
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- Romeo Anaya, 69, Mexican boxer, WBA Bantamweight Champion (1973).[372]
- László Bánhegyi, 84, Hungarian Olympic basketball player.[373]
- Turid Birkeland, 53, Norwegian politician, Minister of Culture (1996–1997), myelofibrosis.[374]
- Jim Carlton, 80, Australian politician, member of the Australian Parliament (1977–1994), Minister for Health (1982–1983).[375]
- Suprovat Chakravarty, 86, Indian Olympic cyclist (1952), heart attack.[376]
- David C. Clark, 89, American politician.[377]
- Michael W. Davidson, 65, American microscopist.[378]
- Eugène Dodeigne, 92, Belgian-born French sculptor.[379]
- Robert S. Folkenberg, 75, Puerto Rican Seventh-day Adventist leader, President of the General Conference (1990–1999).[380]
- Dennis Griffiths, 82, British newspaper executive (Evening Standard) and press historian.[381]
- William Guest, 74, American R&B singer (Gladys Knight & the Pips), heart failure.[382]
- Mel Holmes, 65, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers).[383]
- Ron Jacobs, 72, American basketball coach (Loyola Marymount University, Northern Cement, Philippine national team), complications from a stroke.[384]
- Jin Xiang, 80, Chinese composer and music critic.[385]
- Takeharu Kunimoto, 55, Japanese musician, acute respiratory failure.[386]
- Letty Jimenez Magsanoc, 74, Filipino journalist (Philippine Daily Inquirer), cardiac arrest.[387]
- Adriana Olguín, 104, Chilean lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice (1952).[388]
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- Manuel Agujetas, 76, Spanish flamenco singer.[389]
- Zahran Alloush, 44, Syrian rebel commander, founder of Jaysh al-Islam, airstrike.[390]
- Sir Clifford Boulton, 85, British public servant, Clerk of the House of Commons (1987–1994)[391]
- Ali Eid, 75, Lebanese politician, General Secretary of the Arab Democratic Party (since 1972).[392]
- George Evans, 74, Australian rugby league player (St. George).[393]
- Karen Friesicke, 53, German comedian and actress, suicide.[394]
- Leonid Gofshtein, 62, Israeli chess grandmaster.[395]
- Ottavio Jemma, 90, Italian screenwriter.[396]
- George Clayton Johnson, 86, American writer (Logan's Run, Ocean's 11, The Twilight Zone), prostate and bladder cancer.[397]
- Eric Philpott, 69, Irish Gaelic footballer (Cork).[398]
- Ignacio Rupérez, 72, Spanish author and diplomat, Ambassador to Iraq (2005–2008) and Honduras (2009–2010).[399]
- Acharya S, 54, American religious author, breast cancer.[400]
- Sadhana Shivdasani, 74, Indian film actress (Love in Simla, Woh Kaun Thi, Hum Dono).[401]
- Robert Spitzer, 83, American psychiatrist, heart disease.[402]
- Jason Wingreen, 95, American actor (Archie Bunker's Place, The Empire Strikes Back, Airplane!).[403]
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- Nasser al-Bahri, 43, Saudi-born Yemeni Islamist militant and bodyguard.[404]
- Tony Buffery, 76, British actor, comedian and writer.[405]
- Ogwyn Davies, 90, Welsh painter.[406]
- Bobby Dews, 76, American baseball player and coach (Atlanta Braves).[407]
- Ed Dobson, 65, British-born American theologian, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[408]
- Ståle Eskeland, 72, Norwegian jurist, cancer.[409]
- Robert Austin Larter, 90, Canadian politician.[410]
- Emory Melton, 92, American politician, Missouri State Senator (1972–1996).[411]
- William O'Callaghan, 94, Irish Army lieutenant general, Force Commander (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon).[412]
- Jim O'Toole, 78, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds).[413]
- Mac Otten, 90, American basketball player (St. Louis Bombers).[414]
- Jamie Parsons, 74, American politician, Mayor of Juneau (1991–1994), cancer.[415]
- Frank B. Salisbury, 89, American plant physiologist.[416]
- Mary Scranton, 97, American community advocate and philanthropist, First Lady of Pennsylvania (1963–1967), Alzheimer's disease.[417]
- Marcel Seynaeve, 82, Belgian cyclist.[418]
- Tongdaeng, 17, Thai dog, pet of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.[419]
- Sten Wickbom, 84, Swedish politician, Governor of Kronoberg County (1988–1995), Minister for Justice (1983–1987).[420]
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- Naji al Jerf, 37, Syrian journalist and filmmaker, shot.[421]
- Christopher N. L. Brooke, 88, British medieval historian.[422]
- Stein Eriksen, 88, Norwegian alpine skier, Olympic champion (1952) and triple world champion (1954).[423]
- Franco Giacobini, 89, Italian actor.[424]
- Dave Henderson, 57, American baseball player (Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics), World Series champion (1989), heart attack.[425]
- Aidan Higgins, 88, Irish writer.[426]
- Ellsworth Kelly, 92, American artist.[427]
- Meadowlark Lemon, 83, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters).[428]
- Sidney Mintz, 93, American anthropologist.[429]
- Bill Mullins, 95, Irish horse rider.[430]
- Alfredo Pacheco, 33, Salvadoran footballer (FAS, New York Red Bulls, national team), shot.[431]
- Carlos Rosales Mendoza, 52, Mexican drug lord, founder of La Familia Michoacana.[432]
- Andy M. Stewart, 63, Scottish folk singer (Silly Wizard).[433]
- Roy Swinbourne, 86, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers).[434]
- Gabriel Tambon, 85, French politician, Mayor of Le Castellet, Var (since 1965).[435]
- Brian Turner, 77, English cricketer.[436]
- Wilbur Volz, 91, American football player (Buffalo Bills).[437]
- Berenado Vunibobo, 83, Fijian politician and diplomat.[438]
- Haskell Wexler, 93, American cinematographer and director (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Medium Cool), Oscar winner (1966, 1976).[439]
- Stevie Wright, 68, English-born Australian singer (The Easybeats).[440]
- Youhannes Ezzat Zakaria Badir, 66, Egyptian Coptic Catholic hierarch, Bishop of Ismayliah (1992–1994) and Luqsor (since 1994).[441]
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- Ann Arnold, 79, English artist.[442]
- Chris Barnard, 76, South African author, heart attack.[443]
- Robert O. Blake, 94, American diplomat, Ambassador to Mali (1970–1973), prostate cancer.[444]
- John Bradbury, 62, English drummer (The Specials).[445]
- Nancy Randall Clark, 77, American politician.[446]
- Rick Cluchey, 82, American playwright.[447]
- Bram de Does, 81, Dutch typographer.[448]
- Maggie Deahm, 77, Australian politician, member of the Australian House of Representatives for Macquarie (1993–1996).[449]
- Guru Josh, 51, Jersey musician, suicide.[450]
- Joe Houston, 89, American jazz and R&B saxophonist.[451]
- Eloy Inos, 66, Northern Mariana Islands politician, Governor (since 2013), Lieutenant Governor (2009–2013), complications after heart surgery.[452]
- Eiji Kimizuka, 63, Japanese general, Chief of Staff Ground Self-Defense Force (2011–2013), lung cancer.[453]
- Lemmy, 70, English rock musician (Motörhead, Hawkwind), complications from prostate cancer.[454]
- Tiffany Leong, 30, Malaysian actress, liver cancer.[455]
- Aura Lewis, 68, South African reggae singer.[456]
- Ian Murdock, 42, American software engineer, founder of the Debian Project, suicide by hanging.[457]
- Åge Nordkild, 63, Norwegian politician, member of the Sami Parliament (2001–2005, 2009–2013).[458]
- Tone Nyhagen, 52, Norwegian dancer.[459]
- Volney Peters, 87, American football player (Washington Redskins, Chicago Cardinals, Oakland Raiders).[460]
- Landon H. Rowland, 78, American businessman (Kansas City Southern Railway).[461]
- Pierre-Marie Rudelle, 83, French painter.[462]
- Allen Sapp, 87, Canadian painter.[463]
- Sylvester Stein, 95, South African writer and athlete.[464]
- Sean Whitesell, 52, American actor and television producer (Cold Case, House, Oz), cancer.[465]
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- Sabino Acquaviva, 88, Italian sociologist.[466]
- Billie Allen, 90, American actress, one of the first black performers on U.S. television.[467]
- Aslam Azhar, 83, Pakistani television executive.[468]
- Wanda Harper Bush, 84, American barrel racer, heart attack.[469]
- Tony Carroll, 74, American psychotherapist.[470]
- Patrick Curtin, 26, Irish Gaelic footballer (Kerry), head injuries after falling from a vehicle.[471]
- Edward Hugh, 67, British economist, gallbladder and liver cancer.[472]
- Kim Yang-gon, 73, North Korean senior politician, traffic collision.[473]
- Elżbieta Krzesińska, 81, Polish track and field athlete, Olympic champion (1956).[474]
- Om Prakash Malhotra, 93, Indian Army general.[475]
- Frank Malzone, 85, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, California Angels).[476]
- Master Blaster, 28–29, Ugandan dancehall musician, shot.[477]
- Ed Mayer, 84, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs).[478]
- Pavel Srníček, 47, Czech footballer (Newcastle United, national team), European Championship runner-up (1996), complications from heart attack.[479]
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- George Andreadis, 79, Greek author.[480]
- Doug Atkins, 85, American football player (Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints), NFL champion (1954, 1963).[481]
- Víctor Santiago Díaz, Puerto Rican politician, cancer.[482]
- Howard Davis, Jr., 59, American boxer, Olympic champion (1976), lung cancer.[483]
- Chatral Sangye Dorje, 102, Tibetan yogi.[484]
- George Elsey, 97, American military adviser.[485]
- Mangesh Padgaonkar, 86, Indian poet.[486]
- Howard Pawley, 81, Canadian politician, Premier of Manitoba (1981–1988).[487]
- Luis Silva Parra, 84, Ecuadorian jazz saxophonist.[488]
- Yuhanon Philoxenos, 74, Indian Syriac Orthodox bishop.[489]
- Zjef Vanuytsel, 70, Belgian folk and kleinkunst singer.[490]
- Fritz Wechselberger, 77, Austrian Olympic ice hockey player (1964).[491]
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- Roman Bartoszcze, 69, Polish politician.[492]
- Wesley Burrowes, 85, Irish playwright (Glenroe).[493]
- Natalie Cole, 65, American Grammy-winning singer ("This Will Be", "Sophisticated Lady", "Inseparable") and actress, heart failure.[494]
- Peter J. Costigan, 85, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1966–1974).[495]
- Bronislav Danda, 85, Czech ice hockey player, bronze medalist at the 1955 World Ice Hockey Championships.[496]
- Steve Gohouri, 34, Ivorian footballer (Wigan Athletic, national team).[497] (body found on this date)
- Geoffrey Hawthorn, 74, British sociologist.[498]
- Beth Howland, 74, American actress (Alice, The Love Boat, Company), lung cancer.[499]
- Marion James, 81, American blues singer.[500]
- Donal Leahy, 77, Irish footballer (Cork Celtic).[501]
- Marvin Panch, 89, American racing driver, natural causes.[502]
- Felix Pirani, 87, British theoretical physicist.[503]
- Dino Pompanin, 85, Italian Olympic skier.[504]
- Vern Rapp, 87, American baseball manager (St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds).[505]
- Dal Richards, 97, Canadian big band leader, prostate cancer.[506]
- Wayne Rogers, 82, American actor (M*A*S*H, Ghosts of Mississippi, House Calls), complications from pneumonia.[507]
- Daniel L. Ryan, 85, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (1983–1999).[508]
- Richard Sapper, 83, German industrial designer.[509]
- Peter Wight, 85, Guyanese-born English cricketer (Somerset) and umpire.[510]
Notes and References
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- https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/rob-blokzijl-obituary Rob Blokzijl Obituary
- http://www.buzzerblog.com/2015/12/02/rip-marc-breslow/ RIP Game Show Director Marc Breslow
- http://www.robotics.org/content-detail.cfm/Industrial-Robotics-News/Father-of-Robotics-Joseph-F-Engelberger-Dies-at-Age-90/content_id/5841 Father of Robotics Joseph F. Engelberger Dies at Age 90
- http://www.prensalibre.com/vida/escenario/muere-en-guatemala-leonardo-franco-musico-fundador-de-los-iracundos Fallece en Guatemala Leonardo Franco, uno de los fundadores de los Iracundos
- http://www.scsun-news.com/story/news/2015/12/01/former-wnmu-president-glennen-dies/76633576/ Former WNMU President Glennen dies at 82
- http://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=176744504 Shirley Gunter: Obituary
- https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/william-joscelyn-obituary?pid=176770132 Mr. William W. Joscelyn
- http://www.nationalmssociety.org/About-the-Society/News/National-MS-Society-Mourns-the-Passing-of-Dr-John National MS Society Mourns the Passing of Dr. John Kurtzke
- http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pressrelease/Team-Statement-Celtics-Legend-Jim-Loscutoff Team Statement on Celtics Legend Jim Loscutoff
- http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2015-12-04/vale-trevor-obst Port Adelaide mourns passing of 1967 Magarey Medallist Trevor Obst
- http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/articulo/muere-xavier-olea-munoz-ex-gobernador-de-guerrero Muere Xavier Olea Muñoz, ex gobernador de Guerrero
- Web site: Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye obituary. Emilia. Ilieva. 31 December 2015. www.theguardian.com.
- Web site: V. Ramachandran dead. 2 December 2015. www.thehindu.com.
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btroyo.html Bishop Antonio Troyo Calderón
- http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/12/02/sandy-berger-dead/ Sandy Berger, Ex-Clinton National Security Adviser, Dies
- http://www.aftenposten.no/dodsfall/Nekrolog-Theodor-Borchgrevink-8302250.html Nekrolog Theodor Borchgrevink
- Web site: Bryony Brind Dies at 55; Nureyev Lifted Ballerina's Career. Sam. Roberts. 11 December 2015. NYTimes.com.
- Web site: John Eaton, Composer and Electronic Innovator, Dies at 80. William. Grimes. 12 December 2015. NYTimes.com.
- http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2015/12/02/actor-gabriele-ferzetti-dies_8e6e3dce-9b7a-4a68-bd6b-5f6da056054e.html Actor Gabriele Ferzetti dies
- Web site: Ray Gandolf, Sportscaster and 'Our World' Co-Anchor, Dies at 85. Daniel E.. Slotnik. 7 December 2015. NYTimes.com.
- Web site: Miami federal judge Shelby Highsmith dies at 86. miamiherald.
- http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/first-nigerian-goalkeeper-sam-ibiam-dies-at-90/ First Nigerian goalkeeper, Sam Ibiam, dies at 90
- Web site: The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum has lost one of its own: Portia James, Senior Curator. 2017-12-20. 2017-02-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170212165659/http://anacostia.si.edu/Content/img/Home/Portia_James.pdf. dead.
- http://index.hu/kultur/2015/12/03/meghalt_juhasz_ferenc_kolto/ Meghalt Juhász Ferenc költő
- http://nos.nl/artikel/2072909-oud-sgp-voorzitter-wim-kolijn-overleden.html Oud SGP-voorzitter Wim Kolijn overleden
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151206101834/http://www.adressa.no/100Sport/friidrett/article649287.snd Ernst «Kruska» Larsen er død
- http://m.magicvalley.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/obituary-robert-bob-gordon-martyn/article_5d051d2b-0fcd-5a91-b365-5d50da8a62c2.html Bob Martyn Obituary
- http://www.inquisitr.com/2626892/will-macmillan-soap-opera-actor-and-star-of-george-a-romeros-the-crazies-dies-at-71/ Will MacMillan, Soap Opera Actor And Star Of George A. Romero’s ‘The Crazies’, Dies At 71
- http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/197318/osborn Osborn
- Web site: Industrialist M.A.M Ramaswamy passes away at 84 - Sathiyam Television. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104035/http://sathiyamnews.com/districts/chennai/industrialist-m-m-ramaswamy-passes-away-84. dead. 8 December 2015. 8 December 2015.
- http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/Dartmouth-language-Prof-Rassias-method-founder-6672755.php Dartmouth language Prof. Rassias, method founder, dies at 90
- Web site: Peter Lemongello, Jr.'s Swingin' Soiree. Peter Lemongello, Jr.'s Swingin' Soiree.
- Medal of Honor Recipient George T. Sakato Passes Away at 94. Congressional Medal of Honor Society. prnewswire.com.
- http://www.ibtimes.co.in/scriptwriter-alleppey-sheriff-avalude-ravukal-fame-dies-74-657668 Scriptwriter Alleppey Sheriff of Avalude Ravukal-fame dies at 74
- http://www.playbill.com/news/article/co-author-of-broadway-aimed-beaches-musical-dies-374340 Co-Author of Broadway-Aimed Beaches Musical Dies
- Web site: Anthony Valentine, actor - obituary. 3 December 2015. www.telegraph.co.uk.
- Web site: First Colombian Miss Universe Luz Marina Zuluaga dies suddenly at age 77.
- Web site: San Bernardino: couple die in gun battle with police after mass shooting. Rory. Carroll . Alan. Yuhas. Nicky. Woolf. 3 December 2015. www.theguardian.com.
- http://pabnanews24.com/content/1885.html কবি ওমর আলী আর নেই
- http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Musican-Gladdy-Anderson-dies_45053 Musician Gladdy Anderson dies
- http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article48083700.html Former NC State football star Willie Burden dies at 64
- Web site: Roy Evans, trade union leader - obituary. 28 December 2015. www.telegraph.co.uk.
- http://newsfirst.lk/english/2015/12/veteran-actor-sunil-hettiarachchi-passes-away/120149 Veteran actor Sunil Hettiarachchi passes away
- https://www.iltalehti.fi/talviurheilu/a/2015122120865455 Olympiamitalisti Eevi Pirinen kuoli 93-vuotiaana
- Web site: Colby Mourns the Loss of Larry Pugh '56, Life Trustee. 4 December 2015. News.
- Web site: Shared Belief Dies After Colic Surgery. BloodHorse.com.
- Web site: Arthur R. Taylor, Ex-CBS President Who Sold Yankees to Steinbrenner, Dies at 80. Sam. Roberts. 9 December 2015. NYTimes.com.
- Web site: Scott Weiland Cause of Death: Accidental Overdose. Kory. Grow. 18 December 2015.
- Web site: Howard West, 'Seinfeld' Producer, Dies at 84. The Hollywood Reporter.
- Web site: 'Little' Melvin Williams, Baltimore drug kingpin who appeared on 'The Wire,' dies. Jacques. Kelly. baltimoresun.com. 2019-02-03. 2019-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203085134/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-melvin-williams-20151203-story.html. dead.
- Web site: The Home of CricketArchive. cricketarchive.com.
- http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2015/12/05/actualidad/1449347093_491644.html Muere Jaime Camino, director de 'Dragón Rapide'
- http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/veldrijden/1.2514655 Zevenvoudig wereldkampioen veldrijden Eric De Vlaeminck is overleden
- Web site: Norman Engleback obituary. Elain. Harwood. 15 December 2015. www.theguardian.com.
- http://www.svoboda.org/content/article/27416479.html Русее иных русских
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bguizar.html Archbishop Ricardo Guízar Díaz
- http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/announcements/deaths/deaths/14129993.Prof__Henry_Edgar_Hall_F_R_S/ Prof. Henry Edgar Hall F.r.s
- Web site: Oscar-Nominated Actor Robert Loggia Dies at 85. Dave. McNary. 4 December 2015.
- News: Rodney Milnes, opera critic - obituary . Telegraph . 2015-12-07 . 2016-08-04.
- https://variety.com/2015/film/news/karen-montgomery-star-trek-actress-and-film-producer-dies-at-66-1201656739/ Karen Montgomery, ‘Star Trek’ Actress and Film Producer, Dies at 66
- http://1tv.ge/en/news/view/112476.html Irakli Ochiauri dies at age 91
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- Web site: Yossi Sarid, Former Knesset Member and Minister, Dies at 75. 5 December 2015. Haaretz.
- Web site: Lawyer, Businessman Shumkov Found Dead in Moscow-City. themoscowtimes.com.
- http://www.t-a.no/kultur/2015/12/04/Dag-Skogheim-er-d%C3%B8d-11886163.ece Dag Skogheim er død
- https://www.schultemahonmurphy.com/obituary/Dr.-Lajos-Ferenc-Takacs/_/1568836 Dr. Lajos Takacs Obituary
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- http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail/71892/2 Dr Zafar Altaf passes away
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- http://vaticanresources.s3.amazonaws.com/pdf%2FQUO_2015_280_0612.pdf È morto il nunzio apostolico Luigi Conti
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- http://world.greekreporter.com/2015/12/07/greek-fashion-guru-kiki-divaris-passes-away/ Greek Fashion Guru Kiki Divaris Passes Away
- http://www.vcyamerica.org/vic-eliason Vic Eliason 5/14/1936-12/5/2015 Home with the Lord
- Web site: Martin Feldman.
- https://www.luomus.fi/sites/default/files/files/botanicum_2016_2.pdf Botanicum - Markku Häkkinen 14.1.1946 – 5.12.2015
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/1004713/mrs-hendersons-pupils-will-cherish-her-legacy/ Mrs Henderson’s pupils will cherish her legacy
- Web site: William McIlvanney, the great Scottish writer, poet and political thinker, has died. HeraldScotland.
- http://www.wrestlingnews.co/ecw-original-hack-meyers-passes-away/ ECW Original Hack Meyers passes away
- http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/revista-da-tv/morre-atriz-marilia-pera-aos-72-anos-18228331 Morre a atriz Marília Pêra, aos 72 anos
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- Web site: Tibor Rubin dies at 86; Holocaust survivor received Medal of Honor for Korean War heroism. Jill. Leovy. Los Angeles Times.
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- http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11781/10092544/former-aberdeen-player-ian-burns-dies-aged-76 Former Aberdeen player Ian Burns dies, aged 76
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- http://www.vvng.com/famous-red-bull-pilot-killed-in-apple-valley-plane-crash/ Famous Red Bull Pilot Killed in Apple Valley Plane Crash
- Web site: Hereford United giantkiller dies. Hereford Times.
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- https://dahls.vareminnesider.no/memorial_page_personal_info.php?memorial_page_id=453439&set_site_id=256&cat=Profile&sign=c7c5cf96855e5689abdbc049a1cf48c5 Georg Smefjell
- Web site: Mr Rumbold actor Smith dies aged 81. 7 December 2015. www.bbc.co.uk.
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- Web site: Popular actress Tomi Taira, featured in TV's 'Chura-san,' dies at 87. 7 December 2015. Japan Times Online.
- http://www.newnownext.com/holly-woodlawn-warhol-superstar-and-trans-troublemaker-dead-at-69/12/2015/ Holly Woodlawn, Warhol Superstar And Trans Troublemaker, Dead At 69
- Web site: 吳德美病逝 女兒PO文：什麼都是假的 只有健康是真的 - 政治 - 自由時報電子報. news.ltn.com.tw.
- Web site: Pioneer played lead role in health changes. John. Maslin. 8 December 2015. www.nzherald.co.nz.
- Web site: Martin E. Brooks, actor on 'Six Million Dollar Man' and 'Bionic Woman,' dies at 90. EW.com.
- http://noticiaaldia.com/2015/12/fallecio-lolita-aniyar-de-castro-exgobernadora-del-zulia/ Falleció Lolita de Castro, exgobernadora del Zulia
- http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-thunder/article49121195.html Former Thunder owner Horn Chen dies
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- http://botasot.info/lajme/488245/rrok-mirdita-me-nje-histori-te-gjate-me-nju-jorkun-ka-qene-simbol-i-unifikimit-te-katolikeve-te-treshtetshit-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut/ Rrok Mirdita, me një histori të gjatë me Nju Jorkun, ka qenë simbol i unifikimit të katolikëve të Treshtetshit – New York-New Jersey-Connecticut
- https://art.uiowa.edu/people/virginia-myers Virginia Myers
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- Web site: Elaine Riley (1917–2015).
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- Web site: Emmerdale actress Shirley Stelfox dies. 8 December 2015. www.bbc.co.uk.
- Web site: Architect and historian Jennifer Taylor encouraged curiosity and creativity. 15 January 2016. The Sydney Morning Herald.
- http://www.brdc.co.uk/Notice-of-Death---Peter-Westbury Notice of Death – Peter Westbury
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- http://www.eluniversal.com/deportes/beisbol/151208/fallecio-el-maestro-gustavo-gil Falleció "El Maestro" Gustavo Gil
- Web site: Sheffield United: Bramall Lane legend passes away. thestar.co.uk. 2019-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203085401/https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-bramall-lane-legend-passes-away-1-7613712. 2019-02-03. dead.
- Web site: Derek Hyatt obituary. Tim. Barringer. 13 December 2015. www.theguardian.com.
- Bonnie Lou, Pioneering Country and Rock Singer, Dies at 91. Billboard.
- http://www.beefheart.com/gary-marker-rip/ Gary Marker RIP
- http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/impressionist-johnny-more-star-who-10568664 Impressionist Johnny More, star of Who Do You Do, dies aged 81
- Web site: J. Hugh Nichols, former Howard County executive, dies. Amanda. Yeager. Howard County Times. 2019-02-03. 2019-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203085309/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/ellicott-city/ph-ho-cf-ob-hugh-nichols-1217-20151213-story.html. dead.
- http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsharma.html Bishop Anthony Francis Sharma
- http://nos.nl/artikel/2073869-handbalkeepster-jokelyn-tienstra-45-overleden.html Handbalkeepster Jokelyn Tienstra (45) overleden
- http://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/north-face-founder-hospitalized-after-kayak-accident/ Doug Tompkins Dead in Kayak Accident
- http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/12/08/remembering-life-and-legacy-john-trudell-162697 Remembering the Life and Legacy of John Trudell
- https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/08/breaking-social-activist-veteran-politician-elsie-tu-dies-at-102-years-old/ Social activist, veteran politician Elsie Tu dies at 102
- http://www.catchnews.com/india-news/vidrohi-the-last-people-s-poet-in-hindi-departs-1449717053.html Vidrohi, the last people's poet in Hindi, departs
- http://diepresse.com/home/kultur/kunst/4886030/Malen-auch-ohne-zu-sehen_Malerin-Soshana-gestorben "Malen, auch ohne zu sehen" Malerin Soshana gestorben
- http://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2015/12/biostatistics-giant-norm-breslow-dies.html Fred Hutch, UW biostatistics ‘giant’ Norman Breslow dies
- http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/197540/cockerton Cockerton
- http://www.lastampa.it/2015/12/10/cronaca/morto-il-cardinale-carlo-furno-gi-nunzio-apostolico-in-italia-YfS3ILh55bs5gKw1IWHxQL/pagina.html Morto il cardinale Carlo Furno, già Nunzio apostolico in Italia
- http://hometowngirard.com/obituary-robert-bob-grant/ Obituary Robert "Bob" Grant
- http://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi/handbal/doliu-in-sportul-romanesc-a-murit-gheorghe-gruia-cel-mai-valoros-handbalist-roman-din-toate-timpurile-14914832 Doliu în sportul românesc. A murit Gheorghe Gruia, cel mai valoros handbalist român din toate timpurile
- Web site: Jazz drummer Rusty Jones dies at 73. Howard. Reich. chicagotribune.com.
- http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/563369_ex-presidente-do-sao-paulo-juvenal-juvencio-morre-aos-81-anos Ex-presidente do São Paulo, Juvenal Juvêncio morre aos 83 anos
- Web site: Akiyuki Nosaka: Author of Grave of the Fireflies. 11 February 2016. The Independent.
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- Web site: Henry Rowan, who reshaped industry and university, dies. Kathleen. Tinney. Jonathan. Lai. philly.com.
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bshija.html Bishop Matthew Shija
- http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/12/10/cardinal_julio_terrazas_sandoval_dies_at_79/1193267 Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval dies at 79
- http://www.sthildas.ox.ac.uk/jenny-wormald-former-fellow-and-tutor-modern-history-st-hildas-has-died Jenny Wormald, former Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at St Hilda's, has died
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- Web site: Journalist Ian Bell dies at age of 59. 11 December 2015. www.bbc.co.uk.
- http://www.alphaville.info/rainer-bloss/ Rainer Bloss
- http://racedayct.com/2015/12/new-england-auto-racers-hall-of-fame-member-ron-bouchard-dies/ New England Auto Racers Hall Of Fame Member Ron Bouchard Dies
- http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2015/articles/000055/005510.shtml Ex Ireland wicket keeper Walter Fawcett died recently
- http://www.allblacks.com/News/28570/new-zealand-rugby-pays-tribute-to-maurice-graham New Zealand Rugby pays tribute to Maurice Graham
- http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/cinema-quebecois/201512/11/01-4930157-deces-du-realisateur-et-producteur-denis-heroux.php Décès du réalisateur et producteur Denis Héroux
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bomah.html Bishop Dermot Patrick O’Mahony
- Web site: Former Rangers player Arnold Peralta shot dead in Honduras. Associated Press. 11 December 2015. www.theguardian.com.
- Web site: Tributes to Mirfield Olympic cyclist Desmond Robinson who has died aged 87 - Kirklees news. Newslocker.
- Web site: Former Syracuse Nationals star Dolph Schayes dies at age 87. Bud. Poliquin. syracuse.com.
- http://www.ap.org/Content/AP-In-The-News/2015/Barry-Schweid-legendary-AP-correspondent-dies-at-83 Barry Schweid, legendary AP correspondent, dies at 83
- Web site: Donald J. Stohr, longtime federal judge, dies at 81. Joe. Holleman. stltoday.com.
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- Web site: Conservationist Harry Butler dies of cancer at 85. 12 December 2015. ABC News.
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/27844.html Samir Chakrabarti
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- Web site: SPEED SPORT - America's Motorsports Authority Since 1934 - NASCAR, IndyCar, Sprint Car, Dirt Late Models, Formula One, Motorcycle Racing news and information.. SPEED SPORT.
- Web site: Bishop Neville DeSouza Is Dead. rjrnewsonline.com.
- http://aru.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/17177/Vale-Jake-Howard.aspx Vale Jake Howard
- http://tass.ru/kultura/2521885 На 84-м году жизни умер народный артист России Игорь Кашинцев
- http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/2848844 Kazakhstan mourns over death of prominent public and political figure Abish Kekilbayev
- Web site: Sir Roddy MacSween. HeraldScotland.
- http://budejovice.idnes.cz/zemrel-jiri-padour-0n9-/budejovice-zpravy.aspx?c=A151211_151534_budejovice-zpravy_epkub Zemřel Jiří Paďour, bývalý budějovický biskup, který byl v mládí hercem
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- Web site: The man who helped end rickets in Quebec: Former McGill chancellor Arnold Steinberg dies . Loreen Pindera . CBC News . December 11, 2015.
- http://www.dailyo.in/politics/hema-upadhyay-mumbai-murder-harish-bhambhani-kandivali-mumbai-police/story/1/7923.html Remembering Hema Upadhyay: A fine artist and wonderful person
- Web site: Ex-Cavs star John 'Hot Rod' Williams dies at 53. 11 December 2015. ESPN.com.
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- http://www.lasprovincias.es/sociedad/201512/13/fallece-ignacio-carrau-leonarte-20151213165015.html Fallece Ignacio Carrau Leonarte
- Web site: Kiwi writer and comedian Jon Gadsby dies. 12 December 2015. www.nzherald.co.nz.
- http://sok.se/arkiv-for-artiklar/2015-12-15-gosta-gardin-har-avlidit-i-en-alder-av-92-ar.html Gösta Gärdin har avlidit i en ålder av 92 år
- http://www.rtvutrecht.nl/sport/1413689/oud-voetballer-frans-geurtsen-overleden.html Oud voetballer Frans Geurtsen overleden
- Web site: Sir Peter Gregson obituary. David. Hencke. 29 December 2015. www.theguardian.com.
- http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Leicestershire-1952-Olympian-Ken-Johnson-passes/story-28389772-detail/story.html Leicestershire 1952 Olympian Ken Johnson passes away aged 87
- Web site: Sharad Joshi, the only MP who opposed reservation for women in Parliament is no more. 12 December 2015. Zee News.
- http://hostnews.com.ar/index.php/news/12261/16 Pesar por el fallecimiento de Federico Kirbus
- Web site: Evelyn Lieberman, 71, Dies; Aide Moved Lewinsky From White House. Sam. Roberts. 14 December 2015. NYTimes.com.
- http://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/justintaylor/2015/12/12/i-howard-marshall-1934-2015-a-tribute-by-darrell-bock/ "I. Howard Marshall (1934–2015): A Tribute," by Darrell Bock
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- Web site: Lakeland businessman, former state legislator Gene Ready dies. Tori. Walker. The Ledger.
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- Web site: 'American Horror Story' Actress -- Dead. TMZ.
- Web site: Senior SP leader Yashpal Singh passes away. Press Trust of India. 13 December 2015. Business Standard.
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- Web site: John Bannon dead: Former South Australian premier dies. news.com.au.
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- Web site: Luigi Creatore, Songwriter and Producer for Presley and Sam Cooke, Dies at 93. Sam. Roberts. 15 December 2015. NYTimes.com.
- Web site: JAMES McPHAIL GILLIES Obituary.
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- Web site: Gretchen Quie, opened governor's house to public, dies at 88.
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- https://www.chronline.com/stories/edward-joseph-sharkey,66197 Edward Joseph Sharkey
- News: Donald Weinstein, Influential Historian on the Renaissance, Dies at 89. William. Grimes. The New York Times. 30 December 2015.
- Web site: Gov. Malloy orders flag at half-staff for Rep. Terry Backer, dead at 61. Ken. Dixon. 16 December 2015. Connecticut Post.
- Web site: Sian Blake Died From Head And Neck Injuries.
- http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2015/12/15/news/cossutta_morto_pci_parlamento-129495230/ Morto Cossutta, il più filosovietico dei comunisti italiani
- Web site: Offaly great Johnny Egan passes away - HoganStand. hoganstand.com.
- Web site: In Memoriam: Kathryn H. Kidd. 17 December 2015. Dawning of a Brighter Day.
- Web site: Olympedia – Herbert Kiesel.
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- Web site: Edmund Lyndeck, Original Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, Dies. Robert. Simonson. 17 December 2015. Playbill.
- Web site: Top Sire Scat Daddy dies. 14 December 2015. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Leander Shaw dies at 85. 14 December 2015. Tampa Bay Times.
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- Web site: Collingwood premiership player Mick Twomey dies at 84. Daniel. Cherny. 16 December 2015. The Age.
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- News: Lillian Vernon, Creator of a Bustling Catalog Business, Dies at 88. Lynn. Povich. The New York Times. 14 December 2015.
- https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2015-12-16/czech-artist-ales-vesely-dies-at-80 Ales Vesely, Czech artist known for monumental sculptures dies at 80
- Web site: Tom Arden (1961-2015). admin. 16 December 2015.
- Web site: Ballantyne, Milton James. tributes.heraldsun.com.au.
- Web site: Moise-André Bernard.
- http://en.protothema.gr/mezzo-soprano-stella-doufexis-dies-of-cancer-aged-47 Sadness: Berlin mezzo dies, aged 47
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- Web site: Former WV Sen. Charles Lanham dies at age 87. 2016-01-01. 2015-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223213804/http://www.wowktv.com/story/30780023/former-wv-sen-charles-lanham-dies-at-age-87. dead.
- Web site: Ken Pogue Obituary.
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- Web site: In Memoriam: Emeritus Japanese History Professor H. Paul Varley.
- http://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6184466 俳優で作家の安藤昇さん死去
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- News: Khodadad Farmanfarmaian. 5 February 2016. www.thetimes.co.uk.
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- News: Snuff Garrett, Record Producer Who Made a String of Hits, Dies at 77. Sam. Roberts. The New York Times. 23 December 2015.
- News: Zangeres Aafje Heynis overleden . De Telegraaf . Thiemo Wind . 2015-12-18 . 2016-08-04.
- Web site: Brian Keeble Obituary.
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- http://www.mediotiempo.com/mas-deportes/lucha-libre/noticias/2015/12/17/fallecio-lizmark-el-geniecillo-azul Falleció Lizmark, el 'Geniecillo Azul'
- http://culvercityobserver.com/story/2016/01/07/News/Services-Scheduled-For-Long-Time-Culver-Resident-and-Chicago-White-Sox-Star/5393.html Services Scheduled For Long Time Culver Resident and Chicago White Sox Star
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- Web site: Morocco s First Female Royal Advisor Zoulikha Nasri Dies. menafn.com.
- News: George Ortman, Artist Whose Works Presaged Minimalism, Dies at 89. William. Grimes. The New York Times. 18 December 2015.
- Web site: Motorsports and Raleigh icon Ray Price dies at 78. 17 December 2015. ABC11 Raleigh-Durham.
- http://www.resmusica.com/2015/12/18/lorganiste-rene-saorgin-vient-de-deceder-a-lage-de-87-ans L’organiste René Saorgin vient de décéder à l’âge de 87 ans
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- Web site: Greensboro knuckleballer 'Skinny' Brown lived Hall of Fame life. Jeff . Mills. Greensboro News and Record.
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- Web site: Zaevion Dobson, Tennessee HS football player killed protecting friends in shooting, selected as ESPY's Courage Award winner - NY Daily News. Bernie. Augustine. nydailynews.com.
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- Web site: Gregorio Hernandez Obituary.
- http://www.rsi.ch/sport/calcio/Si-%C3%A8-spento-Vito-Gottardi-6603637.html Si è spento Vito Gottardi
- Web site: Stuart Milton Hodgson obituary.
- http://opp.no/2015/12/sport/oppdals-forste-olympier-er-dod/ Oppdals første olympier
- http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/former-minister-daifallah-masaadeh-passes-away Former minister Daifallah Masaadeh passes away
- http://www.agpgabon.ga/content/deces-de-leon-mebiame-lunique-premier-ministre-sous-monopartisme-36981 Décès de Léon Mébiame, l’unique Premier ministre sous monopartisme
- Web site: 1923-2015: U.S. District Judge Melton remembered for kindness and ability to remain calm in big trials. Larry. Hannan. The Florida Times-Union.
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- In Memoriam - Philip F. Oestricher, Test Pilot . December 22, 2015 . Code One . 31 . 1 . . August 16, 2021.
- News: Jewish anti-Nazi Partisan Andreja Preger Dies at 104. 21 December 2015. Haaretz.
- http://politiken.dk/kultur/medier/ECE2983466/nekrolog-mogens-rukov-var-et-frugtbart-kaos-af-et-menneske/ Nekrolog: Mogens Rukov var et frugtbart kaos af et menneske
- http://www.realmurcia.es/rm/fallece-jesus-samper/ Fallece el presidente del Real Murcia
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- http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llmzy6z4/e_m_w_bets_borm_luijkx E.M.W. (Bets) Borm-Luijkx
- http://www.lagrosseradio.com/reggae/webzine-reggae/actu-reggae/p13461-peter-broggs-l-international-farmer-est-decede.html Peter Broggs, l'international farmer est décédé
- Web site: Douglas M. Dick.
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20200418081039/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/maurice-grace-1.html Maurice Grace
- Web site: Funeral arrangements finalized for former state Sen. Chris Harris. star-telegram.
- Web site: Jimmy Hill: Former Match of the Day presenter dies aged 87. 19 December 2015. www.bbc.co.uk.
- Web site: Property developer Harry Hyams dies, aged 87. Patrick. Sawer. Robert. Mendick. 19 December 2015. www.telegraph.co.uk.
- News: Lord Janner dies after long illness. BBC News. 19 December 2015.
- Web site: Stephen Jelicich death notice.
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- Web site: Longest-serving Lebanese prisoner in Israel killed in Syria. 2016-01-01. 2015-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224042410/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/538a8e80a25e458d9e49ddb6768ee71a/hezbollah-says-lebanese-militant-killed-syria-airstrike. dead.
- Web site: Horse Racing News - Racing News As It Happens - Racing Post. https://web.archive.org/web/20110502183937/http://www.racingpost.com/news. dead. 2011-05-02. Racing Post.
- News: Fernande Grudet, 92, Dies; Ran High-Society Call-Girl Ring as 'Madame Claude'. William. Grimes. The New York Times. 23 December 2015.
- http://www.theviolinchannel.com/kurt-masur-died-passed-away-conductor-new-york-philharmonic-obituary/ Eminent German Conductor Kurt Masur Has Died – Aged 88
- Web site: The Montreal Canadiens mourn the loss of Richard "Dickie" Moore. NHL.com.
- Web site: Décès du chef d'orchestre Carlos Païta « Flash Info « ResMusica. La Rédaction. 24 December 2015.
- Web site: Senior Actor Ranganath Died - Versatile Telugu Film Actor - Telangana State. 19 December 2015. Telangana State Information, History, Tourism, News, Elecations & Results.
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- Web site: Longtime civil rights activist Ozell Sutton dies at 90. chicagotribune.com.
- http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/tidigare-c-ledaren-karin-soder-ar-dod/ Tidigare C-ledaren Karin Söder är död
- https://citizentv.co.ke/news/former-nairobi-mayor-dick-wathika-dies-109385/ Former Nairobi Mayor Dick Wathika dies
- http://www.siteducyclisme.net/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=514 Le site du Cyclisme - Aldo Baito
- Web site: George Burpo obituary.
- http://www.inmemoriam.be/nl/2015-12-20/rudi-ceyssens/#.VnqIKFIQCS4 De heer Rudi CEYSSENS
- https://variety.com/2015/legit/news/patricia-elliott-dead-one-life-to-live-broadway-1201666341 Patricia Elliott, the Tony-winning actress and TV soap star from 'One Life to Live', dies
- http://168.am/2015/12/22/578012.html Կյանքից հեռացել է ՀՀ արվեստի վաստակավոր գործիչ Գեորգի Գյոդակյանը
- Web site: Dr. Robert Hayling, Florida civil rights leader, dies at 86. 2016-01-20. 2016-01-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160104000635/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/caec64fd3f9e4731bb9c4bdd801c0879/dr-robert-hayling-florida-civil-rights-leader-dies-86. dead.
- https://news.artnet.com/people/alain-jouffroy-has-died-397872 Celebrated French Poet and Art Critic Alain Jouffroy Dead at 87
- Web site: Obituary: Ray Mathews / All-Pro Steeler, fan favorite from '50s. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- https://variety.com/2015/film/news/angela-mcewan-dead-nebraska-actress-1201666556/ ‘Nebraska’ Actress Angela McEwan Dies at 81
- Web site: Eagles Mourn Passing Of Wayne Robinson. 2016-01-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224210906/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Mourn-Passing-Of-Wayne-Robinson/b03a1361-83de-4bd5-be1f-9afa3536a727. 2015-12-24. dead.
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/kjell-sandved-photographer-who-found-art-in-butterfly-wings-dies-at-93/2016/01/16/07570dba-bc72-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html Kjell Sandved, photographer who found art in butterfly wings, dies at 93
- http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/former-commonwealth-champion-big-jim-west-passes-319375 Former Commonwealth champion Big Jim West passes
- http://ruchess.ru/news/all/ushla_iz_zhizni_rimma_ivanovna_bilunova/ Ушла из жизни Римма Ивановна Билунова (1940–2015)
- http://inserbia.info/today/2015/12/celebrated-serbian-former-volleyball-player-dejan-brdjovic-dies/ Celebrated Serbian former volleyball player Dejan Brdjovic dies
- https://news.yahoo.com/eritrean-orthodox-christian-patriarch-dies-government-000105177.html Eritrean Orthodox Christian patriarch dies: government
- Web site: Samuel Dockery, 86; Philadelphia jazz pianist. Allison. Steele. philly.com.
- Web site: David Emms, headmaster - obituary. 10 February 2016. www.telegraph.co.uk.
- Web site: Timothy Foote, Foreign Correspondent for Time-Life, Dies at 89. The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News.
- http://www.tvn24.pl/wiadomosci-z-kraju,3/zmarl-dominikanin-o-jan-gora,604946.html Zmarł dominikanin o. Jan Góra, twórca spotkań młodych Lednica 2000
- http://rollingstone.uol.com.br/noticia/morre-o-musico-gaucho-jupiter-maca-aos-47-anos/ Morre aos 47 anos o músico gaúcho Júpiter Maçã
- http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/article21999435.ab ⋅Hockeylegendar död
- http://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2015/12/23/nota/5313207/richelieu-levoyer-fallecio-quito Muere el general Richelieu Levoyer, quien propuso el retorno a la democracia en Ecuador
- Web site: Former La Salle and PBA great Lim Eng Beng dies. Naveen. Ganglani. Rappler.
- Web site: Robert L. "Bob" Suci Obituary.
- http://www.sports.ru/hockey/1035642526.html Андрей Трощинский скончался от сердечного приступа
- http://www.el-nacional.com/sociedad/mundo-academico-despide-Mayz-Vallenilla_0_760724081.html El mundo académico despide a Mayz Vallenilla
- Web site: UFC 3 Competitor Emmanuel Yarborough Dies at 51. Sherdog.
- News: Arlin Adams, Federal Judge Three Times on Supreme Court Short List, Dies at 94. Sam. Roberts. The New York Times. 24 December 2015.
- http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/rolf-bossi-ist-tot-star-anwalt-stirbt-im-alter-von-92-jahren-a-1069227.html Jurist und Publizist Star-Anwalt Rolf Bossi ist tot
- Web site: Prisoner actor Carol Burns remembered as 'legend' of stage and screen. 22 December 2015. ABC News.
- Web site: Daisy Elliott, Detroiter behind civil rights law, dies. Detroit News. 2019-02-03. 2019-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203152145/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/obituaries/2015/12/23/daisy-elliott-detroiter-behind-historic-law-dies/77797400/. dead.
- http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/deceased-lords/ Deceased Lords
- Web site: Kuwaiti lawmaker dies during session. gulfnews.com.
- Web site: Convicted MN serial killer who was seeking to clear his name dies in prison. Bring Me The News.
- Web site: Broadcasting trailblazer and Percy Platypus host Marijane Landis dies at 87 - Local News - lancasteronline.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170730003747/http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/broadcasting-trailblazer-and-percy-platypus-host-marijane-landis-dies-at/article_ee00bbf6-adba-11e5-8286-cf9b001868dd.html. dead. 30 July 2017. 30 July 2017.
- Web site: Former Joliet Diocese Bishop Joseph Imesch dies at 84. Tony. Briscoe. chicagotribune.com.
- https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jose-jhonson/ Lugnuts cannot cite
- http://www.svt.se/kultur/sangaren-peter-lundblad-dod Sångaren Peter Lundblad död
- http://news.niticentral.com/2015/12/24/former-karnataka-kerala-high-court-chief-justice-malimath-passes-away/ Former Karnataka, Kerala High Court Chief Justice Malimath passes away
- Web site: Howard Stern Wack Packer Riley Martin, Dead at 69. Howard Stern. 5 January 2016.
- Web site: Rest in Peace: The Lost Boys Star Brooke McCarter . 2016-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160106170426/http://ihorror.com/rest-in-peace-the-lost-boys-star-brooke-mccarter/ . 2016-01-06 . dead .
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- Web site: Disney Legend Carson Van Osten Passes Away. Laughing Place. 23 December 2015.
- https://news.yahoo.com/longtime-algerian-opposition-figure-ait-ahmed-dies-party-171521450.html "Longtime Algerian opposition figure Ait-Ahmed dies: party"
- http://www.capital.com.pe/2015-12-23-fallecio-el-actor-peruano-carlos-cano-noticia_844441.html Falleció el actor peruano Carlos Cano
- http://www.womenofchina.cn/womenofchina/html1/news/sports/1512/1892-1.htm Former Chinese Basketball Player Chen Dies at 38
- News: Tributes paid as Lord Erne dies at 78. BBC News. 23 December 2015.
- Web site: The Muppets, Sesame Street: Veteran Muppeteer Michael Earl Dies. 28 December 2015.
- News: Dr. Alfred G. Gilman, Whose Work on Proteins Won Nobel Prize, Dies at 74. William. Grimes. The New York Times. 24 December 2015.
- Web site: Archbishop Grégoire Haddad [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. catholic-hierarchy.org.
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- Web site: Don Howe: Former Arsenal and England coach dies aged 80. 23 December 2015. www.bbc.co.uk.
- Web site: Gambia: Veteran Footballer Ablie Jagne Passes Away.
- Web site: Texas Legal Legend Jamail Dies. News Radio 1200 WOAI. 2019-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160519172258/http://woai.iheart.com/articles/local-news-119078/texas-legal-legend-jamail-dies-14224682/. 2016-05-19. dead.
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- Web site: Susanne Hoeber Rudolph (1930 - 2015). www.outlookindia.com.
- Web site: Wilfred Allen (Bill) Subritzky death notice.
- http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Sir-Brian-Tovey-director-GCHQ-dies/story-28449441-detail/story.html Sir Brian Tovey, former director of GCHQ, dies
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- http://www.nrk.no/norge/turid-birkeland-er-dod-1.12720907 Turid Birkeland er død
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- Web site: Former Olympian cyclist Suprabhat Chakrabarty no more - Times of India. The Times of India.
- Web site: David Crosby CLARK Jr..
- Web site: Michael W. Davidson, a Success in Microscopes and Neckwear, Dies at 65. Kenneth. Chang. 12 January 2016. NYTimes.com.
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- Web site: Adventist Review Online - Robert Folkenberg, Former Adventist Church President, Dead at 74. adventistreview.org.
- Web site: Former Press Club chairman Dennis Griffiths dies. 30 December 2015. The Independent.
- Web site: William Guest, a member of Gladys Knight and the Pips, dies at 74 - Entertainment & Showbiz from CTV News. ctvnews.ca.
- Web site: Melvin HOLMES Obituary.
- Web site: Legendary coach Ron Jacobs passes away at 72 after long bout with illness. Spin.ph.
- http://sh.xinhuanet.com/2015-12/25/c_134951843.htm 作曲家金湘病逝享年80岁 坚持创作拒绝手术
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- Web site: Celebrated Flamenco Singer Manuel Agujetas Dies at 76 - World Music Central.org.
- Web site: Top Syrian rebel commander killed in airstrike near Damascus.
- Web site: Clifford Boulton: Clerk of the House of Commons. 17 February 2016. The Independent.
- Web site: Ex-ADP chief Ali Eid dies in Syria at age of 75 - News, Lebanon News - THE DAILY STAR. dailystar.com.lb.
- Web site: Vale George Evans. 29 December 2015. National Rugby League.
- http://www.abendblatt.de/kultur-live/article206966301/Trauer-um-Hamburger-Schauspielerin-Karen-Friesicke.html Trauer um Hamburger Schauspielerin Karen Friesicke
- http://www.chess.org.il/ContentPages/ContentPage.aspx?Id=1644 לאוניד (זבולון) גופשטיין (1953 2015)
- http://www.targatocn.it/2015/12/26/leggi-notizia/argomenti/cronaca-1/articolo/si-e-spento-ottavio-jemma-sceneggiatore-e-scrittore-marito-di-enza-sampo-estimatore-delle-lang.html Si è spento Ottavio Jemma, sceneggiatore e scrittore, marito di Enza Sampò, estimatore delle Langhe
- News: George Clayton Johnson obituary. Christopher. Priest. 30 December 2015. www.theguardian.com. The Guardian.
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- Web site: A Tribute to the Life and Work of DM Murdock aka Acharya S. Mythinformed. 2019-02-03. 2019-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203085247/https://www.mythicistmilwaukee.com/mythicistmilwaukeeblog/2015/12/27/a-tribute-to-the-life-and-work-of-dm-murdock-aka-acharya-s. dead.
- Web site: Actress Sadhana Shivdasani passes away - Times of India ►. The Times of India.
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- Web site: Jason Wingreen, 'All in the Family' Bartender and Voice of Boba Fett in 'Star Wars,' Dies at 95. The Hollywood Reporter.
- http://news.ftcpublications.com/bin-ladens-former-bodyguard-dies/ Bin Laden's former bodyguard dies
- News: Tony Buffery obituary. Joanna. Ferguson. 26 January 2016. www.theguardian.com. The Guardian.
- News: Welsh artist Ogwyn Davies, 90, dies. 29 December 2015. BBC News.
- Web site: Longtime Braves coach Dews dies at age 76. 27 December 2015. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Ed Dobson, retired pastor and onetime Moral Majority leader, dies at 65. 29 December 2015.
- http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/12/26/nyheter/innenriks/stale_eskeland/42536179/ Ståle Eskeland er død
- Web site: Robert LARTER Obituary.
- Web site: Emory Melton, former longtime Missouri senator, dead at 92. Joplin Globe.
- Irishman who held key Middle Eastern roles dies. RTÉ News. 26 December 2015. www.rte.ie.
- Web site: Reds Hall of Famer Jim O'Toole dies. David. Pierce. 27 December 2015. WLWT.
- Web site: Mac W. OTTEN Sr..
- Web site: Former Juneau mayor, capital city advocate Jamie Parsons dies at 74. Lisa. Phu. 30 December 2015.
- Web site: Frank Boyer Salisbury (1926 - 2015) Obituary.
- Web site: Former Pennsylvania first lady Mary L. Scranton, 97, dies. Jon. O'Connell. citizensvoice.com.
- Web site: Marcel Seynaeve . www.cyclingarchives.com . 28 February 2024.
- Web site: The dog is dead, long live the dog - The Standard. https://archive.today/20160114205741/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=164675&sid=45833586&con_type=1. dead. 14 January 2016. 14 January 2016. archive.is.
- http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/sten-wickbom-har-avlidit-84-ar-gammal/ Sten Wickbom har avlidit 84 år gammal
- Web site: Journalist Naji Aljurf Assassinated In Gaziantep City, Turkey . 2016-01-01 . 2016-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160113043837/http://qasioun.net/en/article/-Journalist-Naji-Aljurf-assassinated-in-Gaziantep-city-,Turkey/5135/ . dead .
- News: Professor Christopher Brooke. 2 February 2016. The Times.
- Web site: Utah ski legend Stein Eriksen dies at 88 in Park City. The Salt Lake Tribune.
- http://necrologie.repubblica.it/necrologi/2015/provincia-84-roma/citta-5945-roma/642557-giacobini-franco?page=2 Giacobini Franco
- Web site: Former Mariners outfielder and broadcaster Dave Henderson dies at age 57. 27 December 2015. The Seattle Times.
- Web site: Celebrated author Aidan Higgins dies, aged 88. 29 December 2015. irishexaminer.com.
- News: Ellsworth Kelly, Who Shaped Geometries on a Bold Scale, Dies at 92. Holland. Cotter. 27 December 2015. The New York Times.
- News: Meadowlark Lemon Dies at 83; Harlem Globetrotters' Dazzling Court Jester. Bruce. Weber. 28 December 2015. The New York Times.
- News: Sidney Mintz, Father of Food Anthropology, Dies at 93. Sam. Roberts. 30 December 2015. The New York Times.
- Web site: Death Notice of Col. WB Liam Mullins (Kilcullen, Kildare) . rip.ie . 27 December 2015 . 28 February 2024.
- News: Former Salvadoran national soccer player Alfredo Pacheco shot dead. 27 December 2015. www.reuters.com. Reuters.
- News: Mexico drug cartel founder killed. 29 December 2015. BBC News.
- Web site: Tributes paid to Silly Wizard folk legend Andy M Stewart. HeraldScotland.
- Web site: Wolves legend Roy Swinbourne dies aged 86. expressandstar.com.
- https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/le-maire-du-castellet-gabriel-tambon-est-mort-85-ans-1451242815 Le maire du Castellet, Gabriel Tambon, est mort à 85 ans
- Web site: The Home of CricketArchive. cricketarchive.com.
- Web site: Wilbur E. Volz. January 2016.
- Web site: Former politician passes away. 2016-01-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20160101161152/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=335621. 2016-01-01. dead.
- Web site: Haskell Wexler dies at 93; two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer and lifelong activist. Dennis. McLellan. Jack. Dolan. Los Angeles Times. 2015-12-28.
- Web site: R.I.P. Easybeats Legend Stevie Wright 1947-2015. Paul. Cashmere. 27 December 2015. Noise11.com.
- Web site: Bishop Youhannes Ezzat Zakaria Badir [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. catholic-hierarchy.org.
- Web site: ARNOLD - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements. announcements.telegraph.co.uk. 2016-01-05. 2016-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160703160203/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/198126/arnold. dead.
- Web site: Well-known Afrikaans writer Chris Barnard dies. 28 December 2015. Channel.
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- News: Specials drummer Bradbury dies. 29 December 2015. BBC News.
- Web site: Former Maine Senate Majority Leader Nancy Randall Clark of Freeport dies at 77. 31 December 2015.
- News: Rick Cluchey Dies at 82; Prison Theater Was His Redemption. Bruce. Weber. 9 January 2016. The New York Times.
- http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/01/04/bekende-nederlandse-typograaf-bram-de-does-overleden-1934-2015 Bekende Nederlandse typograaf Bram de Does overleden (1934 - 2015)
- Web site: Tributes for pioneer MP. Damien. Madigan. 4 January 2016. Blue Mountains Gazette.
- News: Guru Josh, rave star, dies aged 51. Alex. Needham. 29 December 2015. www.theguardian.com. The Guardian.
- Web site: Joe Houston, Pioneering Rock & Roll Sax Player, Has Died at 89. Jonny. Whiteside. 29 December 2015. L.A. Weekly.
- Web site: CNMI Gov. Eloy Inos dies. Pacific Daily News.
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- Web site: Motörhead's Lemmy Dead at Age 70. 28 December 2015.
- Web site: Malaysian actress Tiffany Leong dies of cancer at 30. TODAYonline.
- News: Aura Lewis, singer - obituary. 14 January 2016. www.telegraph.co.uk.
- Web site: In Memoriam: Ian Murdock. 30 December 2015. Docker Blog.
- http://nsr.no/4653/til-minne-om-age-nordkild-1951-2015 Til minne om Åge Nordkild (1951–2015)
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- Web site: Tony Carroll, a therapist who helped gay men find themselves - HoustonChronicle.com. 30 December 2015. houstonchronicle.com.
- Web site: Footballer Patrick Curtin killed in Guatemala car crash is laid to rest in Kerry. 4 January 2016. irishexaminer.com.
- Web site: Edward Hugh, Economist Who Foresaw Eurozone's Struggles, Dies at 67. Landon Jr. . Thomas. 30 December 2015. NYTimes.com.
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- http://www.pzla.pl/index.php?_a=1&kat_id=4&_id=10201 Nie żyje "Złota Ela" Elżbieta Krzesińska
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- Web site: Edwin Mayer obituary.
- Web site: Pavel Srnicek: Former Newcastle keeper dies aged 47. 29 December 2015. www.bbc.co.uk.
- http://www.pontos-news.gr/article/145267/efyge-apo-ti-zoi-o-pontios-syggrafeas-giorgos-andreadis Έφυγε από τη ζωή ο Πόντιος συγγραφέας Γιώργος Ανδρεάδης
- Web site: Tennessee legend Doug Atkins passes away. Chicago Bears.
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- Web site: Olympic boxing legend Howard Davis Jr. dead at 59. 31 December 2015. Sporting News.
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- Web site: Former Manitoba premier Howard Pawley dies at 81. Ashley. Prest. Graeme. Bruce. 30 December 2015. www.winnipegfreepress.com.
- http://www.ecuadorinmediato.com/index.php?module=Noticias&func=news_user_view&id=2818793931 Fallece, en Guayaquil, primer saxofonista ecuatoriano Luis Silva Parra
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- Web site: Professor Geoffrey Hawthorn 1941-2015 — Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS). www.polis.cam.ac.uk.
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