Deaths in December 2020 explained

The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2020.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

December 2020

1

• Loris Abate, 92, Italian jewellery designer.^[1]
• Norman Abramson, 88, American engineer and computer scientist, developer of ALOHAnet, skin cancer.^[2]
• Faustino Amiano, 76, Spanish Olympic coxswain (1960).^[3]
• G. Ross Anderson, 91, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for South Carolina (1980–2009).^[4]
• Hasna Begum, 85, Bangladeshi philosopher and feminist, COVID-19.^[5]
• June Rose Bellamy, 88, Burmese aristocrat and socialite, first lady (1976–1977).^[6]
• Abhay Bharadwaj, 66, Indian politician, MP (since 2020), COVID-19.^[7]
• Keith Buckley, 79, English actor (Dr. Phibes Rises Again, The Eagle Has Landed, Sky Bandits).^[8]
• Russell Catley, 47, English cricketer (Suffolk), brain cancer.^[9]
• Jean Cottard, 94, French fencer and fencing master.^[10]
• Eric Engstrom, 55, American software engineer (DirectX), hepatotoxicity.^[11]
• Todd Gibson, 83, American racing driver.^[12]
• Judy Gordon, 72, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1993–2004).^[13]
• Luciano Guerzoni, 82, Italian politician, deputy (1983–1992, 1994–1996).^[14]
• Juan Hormaechea, 81, Spanish politician, president of Cantabria (1987–1990, 1991–1995) and mayor of Santander (1977–1987).^[15]
• Maria Itkina, 88, Russian Olympic runner (1956, 1960, 1964).^[16]
• Nina Ivanova, 86, Russian actress (Once There Was a Girl, Spring on Zarechnaya Street, There Is Such a Lad).^[17]
• Brian Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore, 72, British jurist, lord chief justice of Northern Ireland (2004–2009) and justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2009–2020).^[18]
• Mana Kinjo, 24, Japanese actress (Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger).^[19]
• Jean-Pierre Lola Kisanga, 51, Congolese politician, COVID-19.^[20]
• Paul Kishindo, 68, Malawian sociologist.^[21]
• Evelyn Konou, 72, Marshallese politician.^[22]
• Frank Kramer, 73, Dutch footballer (FC Volendam, Telstar), television presenter and football commentator.^[23]
• Li Guanxing, 80, Chinese nuclear material engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.^[24]
• Eduardo Lourenço, 97, Portuguese philosopher and writer.^[25]
• Mohammad Maleki, 87, Iranian academic, chancellor of the University of Tehran (1979).^[26]
• Denis Menke, 80, American baseball player (Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds).^[27]
• Leonardo Fernandes Moreira, 46, Brazilian politician, Minas Gerais MLA (2003–2011), heart attack.^[28]
• Nomula Narsimhaiah, 64, Indian politician, Telangana MLA (since 2018), complications from COVID-19.^[29]
• Timoteo Ofrasio, 72, Filipino Jesuit priest and liturgist, COVID-19.^[30]
• Thelma Pepper, 100, Canadian artist.^[31]
• Thomas Morrow Reavley, 99, American politician and jurist, secretary of state of Texas (1955–1957) and judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (since 1979).^[32]
• Arnie Robinson, 72, American athlete, Olympic champion (1976), COVID-19.^[33]
• Erlend Rian, 79, Norwegian politician, mayor of Tromsø (1980–1995).^[34]
• Alan Sanchez, 32, American soccer player (Real Maryland, Charlotte Eagles).^[35]
• Tommy Sandt, 69, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics) and coach (Pittsburgh Pirates).^[36]
• Kelvin Scarborough, 56, American basketball player (New Mexico Lobos).^[37]
• Joseph Sledge, 76, American wrongly imprisoned prisoner.^[38]
• Hanna Stadnik, 91, Polish World War II combatant (Warsaw Uprising), acting president of World Association of Home Army Soldiers (since 2020).^[39]
• Henri Teissier, 91, French-Algerian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Algiers (1988–2008), stroke.^[40]
• Sol Tolchinsky, 91, Canadian Olympic basketball player (1948), complications of COVID-19.^[41]
• Raymond Wolters, 82, American historian.^[42]

2

• Mohamed Abarhoun, 31, Moroccan footballer (Moghreb Tétouan, Moreirense, national team), stomach cancer.^[43]
• Jean René Allard, 90, Canadian politician, member of the Manitoba Legislature (1969–1973).^[44]
• Warren Berlinger, 83, American actor (The Joey Bishop Show, The Cannonball Run, The World According to Garp), cancer.^[45]
• Frank Carney, 82, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Pizza Hut, pneumonia.^[46]
• Richard Corben, 80, American illustrator and comic book artist, complications from heart surgery.^[47]
• Bronisław Dankowski, 76, Polish politician and trade union activist, member of the Sejm (1997–2005).^[48]
• Koba Davitashvili, 49, Georgian politician, MP (1999–2016), ankylosing spondylitis.

Notes and References

1. https://www.quotidiano.net/sport/addio-a-loris-abate-i-suoi-cavalli-per-i-grandi-campioni-1.5776031 Addio a Loris Abate, i suoi cavalli per i grandi campioni
2. https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2020/12/04/in-memoriam-norman-abramson/ In memoriam: Professor Emeritus, ALOHAnet co-founder Norman Abramson
3. https://canales.diariovasco.com/esquelas/diario/2020-12-02/faustino-amiano-calvo-7764334.htm Faustino Amiano Calvo
4. https://eu.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2020/12/01/south-carolina-federal-judge-g-ross-anderson-has-died/6476571002/ South Carolina federal Judge G. Ross Anderson has died
5. https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/eminent-philosopher-prof-hasna-begum-dies-covid-19-2004149 Eminent philosopher Prof Hasna Begum dies of Covid-19
6. https://www.clarin.com/agencias/ansa-birmania-murio-princesa-june-rose-bellamy_0_ICVaYdTbpV.html Birmania: Murió la princesa June Rose Bellamy
7. https://newsd.in/gujarat-rajya-sabha-mp-abhay-bharadwaj-passes-away-pm-modi-condoles-his-death/ Gujarat Rajya Sabha MP Abhay Bharadwaj passes away, PM Modi condoles his death
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20210704150017/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hebdenbridgetimes-uk/obituary.aspx?pid=197604891 Keith Buckley
9. https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/former-suffolk-cricketer-catley-dies-6754100 Shock at death of former Suffolk cricketer - aged just 47
10. https://www.lequipe.fr/Escrime/Actualites/Maitre-jean-cottard-est-mort/1200622 Maître Jean Cottard est mort
11. https://venturebeat.com/2020/12/07/friends-remember-microsoft-renegade-eric-engstrom-who-suggested-a-directx-console/ Friends remember Microsoft renegade Eric Engstrom, who suggested a DirectX console
12. https://speedsport.com/racing-nation/midwest/ohio-open-wheel-ace-todd-gibson-83/ Ohio Open-Wheel Ace Todd Wilson, 83
13. https://www.arbormemorial.ca/reddeer/obituaries/judy-gordon/59104 Judy Gordon
14. https://www.lapressa.it/articoli/societa/modena-morto-lex-deputato-e-sottosegretario-luciano-guerzoni Modena, è morto l'ex deputato e sottosegretario Luciano Guerzoni
15. https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2020/12/01/5fc61565fdddffdd018b45d3.html Muere a los 81 años Juan Hormaechea, presidente de Cantabria entre 1987 y 1995
16. https://yandex.ru/turbo/euroradio.fm/s/ru/na-89-m-godu-zhizni-skonchalas-legendarnaya-begunya-mariya-itkina На 89-м году жизни скончалась легендарная бегунья Мария Иткина
17. https://ria.ru/20201202/obschestvo-1587362311.html Умерла актриса Нина Иванова, сыгравшая в фильме "Весна на Заречной улице"
18. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55143670 Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore: Former Supreme Court judge dies at 72
19. https://web.archive.org/web/20201204222934/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/88a6633cb2f12c63a0a6d1da69eeefcb169d26c6 金城茉奈さん死去　リュウソウジャー出演　25歳
20. https://www.radiookapi.net/2020/12/01/actualite/politique/rdc-le-senateur-lola-kisanga-est-decede RDC : le sénateur Lola Kisanga est décédé
21. https://www.faceofmalawi.com/2020/12/02/professor-kishindo-dies/ Professor Kishindo dies
22. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/honolulu-hi/evelyn-konou-9943178 Evelyn Konou
23. https://www.nu.nl/media/6094127/presentator-en-oud-voetballer-frank-kramer-op-73-jarige-leeftijd-overleden.html Presentator en oud-voetballer Frank Kramer op 73-jarige leeftijd overleden
24. https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_10215591 核材料专家李冠兴院士逝世，共和国今年已送别36位两院院士
25. https://www.publico.pt/2020/12/01/culturaipsilon/noticia/morreu-ensaista-eduardo-lourenco-1941319 Morreu Eduardo Lourenço, gigante do pensamento português
26. https://www.radiofarda.com/a/30979697.html محمد ملکی، اولین رئیس دانشگاه تهران پس از ۵۷، درگذشت
27. https://web.archive.org/web/20201208075517/http://www.algonaradio.com/2020/12/kossuth-county-baseball-legend-denis-menke-has-died/ Kossuth County Baseball Legend Denis Menke has Died
28. https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/politica/2020/12/01/interna_politica,1216293/morre-ex-deputado-leonardo-moreira-dono-de-castelo-herdado-do-pai.shtml Morre ex-deputado Leonardo Moreira, dono de castelo herdado do pai
29. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/trs-lawmaker-nomula-narasimhaiah-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-after-post-covid-19-complications/story-uzByle8xJiTJ1tjUmS6CiK.html TRS lawmaker Nomula Narasimhaiah dies of cardiac arrest after post-Covid-19 complications
30. https://mb.com.ph/2020/12/03/noted-lyricist-succumbs-to-covid-19/ Noted lyricist succumbs to Covid-19
31. https://necrocanada.com/deces-2020/thelmapepper-1920-2020/ Thelma Pepper 1920 2020
32. Web site: Thomas Reavley, federal judge and friend of LBJ, dies at 99 in Houston . 2021-01-01 . 2020-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201201173957/https://www.lmtonline.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Thomas-Reavley-federal-judge-and-friend-of-LBJ-15766184.php . dead .
33. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78961 Arnie Robinson
34. https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/politikk/2020/12/01/195723660/erlend-rian-er-dod Erlend Rian er død
35. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/fort-lauderdale-fl/alan-sanchez-9930294 Alan Cristobal Sanchez
36. https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2020/12/former-major-league-baseball-player-coach-and-longtime-portland-beaver-tommy-sandt-dies-at-age-69.html Former Major League Baseball player, coach and longtime Portland Beaver Tommy Sandt dies at age 69
37. https://web.archive.org/web/20201223044334/https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-sports/basketball-community-mourns-the-death-of-former-lobo-star-kelvin-scarborough/5940572/ Basketball community mourns the death of former Lobo star Kelvin Scarborough
38. https://www.wwaytv3.com/2021/01/11/man-wrongly-convicted-for-1976-bladen-county-murders-dies/ Man wrongly convicted for 1976 Bladen County murders dies
39. https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwarszawa/zmarla-hanna-stadnik-bohaterka-powstania-warszawskiego/6h1gxjm,79cfc278 Zmarła Hanna Stadnik, bohaterka Powstania Warszawskiego
40. https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Mort-Mgr-Henri-Teissier-archeveque-emerite-dAlger-2020-12-01-1201127575 Mort de Mgr Henri Teissier, une vie au service de l’Algérie
41. https://montrealgazette.remembering.ca/obituary/sol-tolchinsky-1081061321 Sol Tolchinsky
42. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/delawareonline/obituary.aspx?pid=197277176 Raymond Wolters
43. https://www.ntvspor.net/futbol/mohamed-abarhoun-31-yasinda-hayatini-kaybetti-5fc755bc9c9f160e0c6e38eb Mohamed Abarhoun, 31 yaşında hayatını kaybetti
44. https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-294128/ALLARD_JEAN Jean Rene Allard
45. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/05/arts/television/warren-berlinger-dead.html Warren Berlinger, Film and Television Character Actor, Dies at 83
46. https://www.ksn.com/news/local/frank-carney-pizza-hut-co-founder-dies-at-82/ Frank Carney, Pizza Hut co-founder, dies at 82
47. https://bleedingcool.com/comics/richard-corben-has-died-aged-80-rest-in-peace/ Richard Corben Has Died, Aged 80. Rest In Peace.
48. https://wiadomosci.radiozet.pl/Polska/Polityka/Bronislaw-Dankowski-nie-zyje.-Byly-posel-SLD-z-Wrzesni-mial-76-lat Nie żyje Bronisław Dankowski. Były poseł SLD miał 76 lat