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December 8 is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 23 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

  • 395 – Later Yan is defeated by its former vassal Northern Wei at the Battle of Canhe Slope.[1]
  • 757 – The poet Du Fu returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor Xuanzong's court, after having escaped the city during the An Lushan Rebellion.[2]
  • 877 – Louis the Stammerer (son of Charles the Bald) is crowned king of the West Frankish Kingdom at Compiègne.[3]
  • 1504 – Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah writes his Oran fatwa, arguing for the relaxation of Islamic law requirements for the forcibly converted Muslims in Spain.[4]

1601–1900

  • 1660 – A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello.
  • 1851 – Conservative Santiago-based government troops defeat rebels at the Battle of Loncomilla, signaling the end of the 1851 Chilean Revolution.[5]
  • 1854 – In his Apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogmatic definition of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived free of Original Sin.
  • 1863 – Between two and three thousand churchgoers die in the Church of the Company Fire, possibly the largest single building fire by number of victims in modern history.[6]
  • 1864 – Pope Pius IX promulgates the encyclical Quanta cura and its appendix, the Syllabus of Errors, outlining the authority of the Catholic Church and condemning various liberal ideas.

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

  • 65 BC – Horace, Roman poet (died 8 BC)[16]
  • 1021 – Wang Anshi, Chinese economist and chancellor (died 1086)
  • 1412 – Astorre II Manfredi, Italian lord (died 1468)
  • 1418 – Queen Jeonghui, Queen consort of Korea (died 1483)
  • 1424 – Anselm Adornes, Belgian merchant, politician and diplomat (died 1483)[17]
  • 1538 – Miklós Istvánffy, Hungarian politician (died 1615)
  • 1542 – Mary, Queen of Scots, daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise (died 1587)[18]
  • 1558 – François de La Rochefoucauld, Catholic cardinal (died 1645)[19]

1601–1900

  • 1678 – Antonio de Benavides, colonial governor of Florida (died 1762)[20]
  • 1678 – Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole, English politician and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (died 1757)
  • 1699 – Maria Josepha of Austria, Queen Consort of Poland (died 1757)
  • 1708 – Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1765)
  • 1724 – Claude Balbastre, French organist and composer (died 1799)
  • 1730 – Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch physician, physiologist, and botanist (died 1799)
  • 1731 – František Xaver Dušek, Czech pianist and composer (died 1799)
  • 1756 – Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria (died 1801)
  • 1765 – Eli Whitney, American engineer, invented the cotton gin (died 1825)
  • 1795 – Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer and mathematician (died 1874)
  • 1807 – Friedrich Traugott Kützing, German pharmacist, botanist and phycologist (died 1893)
  • 1813 – August Belmont, Prussian-American financier and diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (died 1890)
  • 1815 – Adolph Menzel, German painter and illustrator (died 1905)
  • 1817 – Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Denmark (died 1896)
  • 1818 – Charles III, Prince of Monaco (died 1889)
  • 1822 – Jakov Ignjatović, Hungarian-Serbian author (died 1889)
  • 1832 – Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian-French author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1910)
  • 1860 – Amanda McKittrick Ros, Irish author and poet (died 1939)[21]
  • 1861 – William C. Durant, American businessman, founded General Motors and Chevrolet (died 1947)
  • 1861 – Aristide Maillol, French sculptor and painter (died 1944)
  • 1861 – Georges Méliès, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1938)
  • 1862 – Georges Feydeau, French playwright (died 1921)
  • 1863 – Charles Lincoln Edwards, American zoologist (died 1937)
  • 1864 – Camille Claudel, French illustrator and sculptor (died 1943)[22]
  • 1865 – Rüdiger von der Goltz, German general (died 1946)
  • 1865 – Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician and academic (died 1963)
  • 1865 – Jean Sibelius, Finnish violinist and composer (died 1957)[23]
  • 1874 – Ernst Moro, Austrian physician and pediatrician (died 1951)
  • 1875 – Frederik Buch, Danish actor and screenwriter (died 1925)
  • 1877 – Paul Ladmirault, French pianist, violinist, and composer (died 1944)
  • 1880 – Johannes Aavik, Estonian linguist and philologist (died 1973)
  • 1881 – Tuomas Bryggari, Finnish politician (died 1964)[24]
  • 1881 – Albert Gleizes, French painter (died 1953)
  • 1884 – Francis Balfour, English colonel and politician (died 1965)
  • 1886 – Diego Rivera, Mexican painter and educator (died 1957)
  • 1887 – Elizabeth Daryush, English poet (died 1977)[25]
  • 1890 – Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American pianist and composer (died 1959)
  • 1892 – Marcus Lee Hansen, American historian, author, and academic (died 1938)
  • 1894 – E. C. Segar, American cartoonist, created Popeye (died 1938)
  • 1894 – James Thurber, American humorist and cartoonist (died 1961)
  • 1899 – Arthur Leslie, English-Welsh actor and playwright (died 1970)
  • 1899 – John Qualen, Canadian-American actor (died 1987)
  • 1900 – Sun Li-jen, Chinese general and politician (died 1990)
  • 1900 – Ants Oras, Estonian-American author and academic (died 1982)

1901–present

  • 1902 – Wifredo Lam, Cuban-French painter (died 1982)
  • 1903 – Zelma Watson George, Black American opera singer (died 1994)[26]
  • 1908 – Concha Piquer, Spanish singer and actress (died 1990)
  • 1908 – John A. Volpe, American soldier and politician, 61st Governor of Massachusetts (died 1994)[27]
  • 1911 – Lee J. Cobb, American actor (died 1976)
  • 1911 – Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and songwriter (died 1992)
  • 1913 – Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer (died 1966)
  • 1914 – Floyd Tillman, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)
  • 1914 – Ernie Toshack, Australian cricketer (died 2003)
  • 1915 – Ernest Lehman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2005)
  • 1916 – Richard Fleischer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2006)
  • 1917 – Ian Johnson, Australian cricketer and administrator (died 1998)
  • 1919 – Peter Tali Coleman, Samoan-American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of American Samoa (died 1997)
  • 1919 – Julia Bowman Robinson, American mathematician and theorist (died 1985)[28]
  • 1919 – Kateryna Yushchenko, Ukrainian computer scientist and academic (died 2001)[29]
  • 1920 – McDonald Bailey, Trinidadian-English sprinter and rugby player (died 2013)[30]
  • 1922 – Lucian Freud, German-English painter and illustrator (died 2011)[31]
  • 1922 – Jean Ritchie, American singer-songwriter (died 2015)
  • 1923 – Dewey Martin, American actor (died 2018)
  • 1923 – Rudolph Pariser, Chinese-American soldier and chemist (died 2021)
  • 1924 – Lionel Gilbert, Australian historian, author, and academic (died 2015)
  • 1925 – Sammy Davis Jr., American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1990)[32]
  • 1925 – Nasir Kazmi, Pakistani Urdu poet (died 1972)
  • 1925 – Carmen Martín Gaite, Spanish author and poet (died 2000)
  • 1925 – Jimmy Smith, American organist (died 2005)
  • 1926 – Ralph Puckett, American Army officer (died 2024)[33]
  • 1927 – Niklas Luhmann, German thinker and social theorist (died 1998)
  • 1927 – Vladimir Shatalov, Kazakhstani general, pilot, and astronaut (died 2021)
  • 1928 – Bill Hewitt, Canadian journalist and sportscaster (died 1996)
  • 1928 – Ulric Neisser, German-American psychologist, neuroscientist, and academic (died 2012)
  • 1929 – Victor Nosach, chronicler of the history of workers and trade union of Russia (died 2011)[34]
  • 1930 – Julian Critchley, English journalist and politician (died 2000)
  • 1930 – Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)[35]
  • 1931 – Bob Arum, American boxing promoter, founded Top Rank
  • 1932 – Claus Luthe, German automotive designer (died 2008)[36]
  • 1933 – Johnny Green, American basketball player (died 2023)[37]
  • 1933 – Flip Wilson, American actor and comedian (died 1998)
  • 1935 – Dharmendra, Indian actor, producer, and politician (died 2025)
  • 1935 – Tatiana Zatulovskaya, Russian-Israeli chess player (died 2017)[38]
  • 1936 – David Carradine, American actor, director, and producer (died 2009)[35]
  • 1936 – Michael Hobson, American publisher (died 2020)
  • 1936 – Peter Parfitt, English cricketer
  • 1936 – Juan Ricardo Faccio, Uruguayan football player and manager (died 2024)[39]
  • 1937 – James MacArthur, American actor (died 2010)[35]
  • 1937 – Arne Næss Jr., German-Norwegian mountaineer and businessman (died 2004)
  • 1939 – Red Berenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[40]
  • 1939 – Jerry Butler, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2025)[41][42]
  • 1939 – James Galway, Irish flute player[42]
  • 1939 – Felipe Gozon, Filipino lawyer and businessman
  • 1939 – Dariush Mehrjui, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)
  • 1939 – Soko Richardson, American drummer (died 2004)
  • 1940 – Brant Alyea, American baseball player (died 2024)
  • 1941 – Ed Brinkman, American baseball player and coach (died 2008)
  • 1941 – Bob Brown, American football player (died 2023)
  • 1941 – Duke Cunningham, American commander and politician (died 2025)
  • 1941 – Bobby Elliott, English drummer[42]
  • 1941 – Geoff Hurst, English footballer and manager
  • 1942 – Bob Love, American basketball player[43] (died 2024)[44]
  • 1943 – Larry Martin, American paleontologist and ornithologist (died 2013)
  • 1943 – Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter and poet (died 1971)[35]
  • 1943 – James Tate, American poet (died 2015)
  • 1943 – Bodo Tümmler, German runner
  • 1943 – Mary Woronov, American actress, director, and screenwriter[42]
  • 1944 – George Baker, Dutch singer-songwriter
  • 1944 – Bertie Higgins, American singer-songwriter
  • 1944 – Ted Irvine, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1944 – Vince MacLean, Canadian educator and politician
  • 1945 – John Banville, Irish novelist and screenwriter
  • 1945 – Julie Heldman, American tennis player[45]
  • 1946 – Chava Alberstein, Polish-Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1946 – John Rubinstein, American actor, director, and composer[42]
  • 1947 – Gregg Allman, American musician (died 2017)[35]
  • 1947 – Gérard Blanc, French singer, guitarist, and actor (died 2009)
  • 1947 – Thomas Cech, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1947 – Kati-Claudia Fofonoff, Finnish author and poet (died 2011)
  • 1947 – Margaret Geller, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
  • 1948 – Luis Caffarelli, Argentinian-American mathematician and academic
  • 1948 – John Waters, English-Australian actor, singer-songwriter, and guitarist
  • 1949 – Mary Gordon, American author, critic, and academic
  • 1949 – Nancy Meyers, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1949 – Robert Sternberg, American psychologist and academic
  • 1950 – Rick Baker, American actor and makeup artist
  • 1950 – Tim Foli, American baseball player, coach, and manager
  • 1950 – Dan Hartman, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1994)
  • 1951 – Bill Bryson, American essayist, travel and science writer[35]
  • 1951 – Richard Desmond, English publisher and businessman, founded Northern & Shell
  • 1951 – Jan Eggum, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1952 – Steve Atkinson, English-Hong Kong cricketer
  • 1952 – Khaw Boon Wan, Malayan-Singaporean politician, Singaporean Minister of Health
  • 1953 – Kim Basinger, American actress[40]
  • 1953 – Norman Finkelstein, American author, academic, and activist
  • 1953 – Roy Firestone, American sportscaster and journalist
  • 1953 – Sam Kinison, American comedian (died 1992)
  • 1953 – Władysław Kozakiewicz, Lithuanian-Polish pole vaulter and coach
  • 1953 – Steve Yates, English footballer
  • 1954 – Harold Hongju Koh, American lawyer, academic, and politician
  • 1954 – Frits Pirard, Dutch cyclist
  • 1955 – Milenko Zablaćanski, Serbian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2008)
  • 1956 – Warren Cuccurullo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[42]
  • 1956 – Andrius Kubilius, Lithuanian academic and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Lithuania
  • 1956 – Slick, American wrestler and manager
  • 1957 – Mike Buchanan, British men's rights advocate
  • 1957 – James Cama, American martial artist and educator (died 2014)
  • 1957 – Phil Collen, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1958 – Rob Byrnes, American author and blogger
  • 1958 – Rob Curling, Malayan-English journalist
  • 1958 – Arlette Sombo-Dibélé, Central African lawyer and politician[46]
  • 1958 – Michel Ferté, French race car driver (died 2023)
  • 1958 – Bob Greene, American physiologist and author
  • 1958 – Mirosław Okoński, Polish footballer
  • 1958 – George Rogers, American football player[47]
  • 1959 – Stephen Jefferies, South African cricketer and coach
  • 1959 – Mark Steyn, Canadian-American author and critic
  • 1960 – Aaron Allston, American game designer and author (died 2014)
  • 1960 – Lim Guan Eng, Malaysian accountant and politician
  • 1961 – Mark Bugden, Australian rugby league player[48]
  • 1961 – Ann Coulter, American political commentator and author[35]
  • 1961 – Conceição Lima, São Toméan poet[49]
  • 1961 – Mikey Robins, Australian comedian and television host
  • 1962 – Steve Elkington, Australian-American golfer
  • 1962 – Marty Friedman, American-Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and television host[42]
  • 1962 – Nikos Karageorgiou, Greek footballer and manager
  • 1962 – Berry van Aerle, Dutch footballer
  • 1963 – Greg Howe, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
  • 1963 – Toshiaki Kawada, Japanese wrestler
  • 1963 – Wendell Pierce, American actor[42]
  • 1963 – Ricky Walford, Australian rugby league player
  • 1964 – James Blundell, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1964 – Teri Hatcher, American actress[40]
  • 1964 – Chigusa Nagayo, Japanese wrestler
  • 1964 – Óscar Ramírez, Costa Rican footballer and coach
  • 1965 – David Harewood, English actor[42]
  • 1965 – Theo Maassen, Dutch actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1965 – Teresa Weatherspoon, American basketball player and coach[50]
  • 1966 – Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-American rapper (died 2019)
  • 1966 – Les Ferdinand, English footballer and coach
  • 1966 – Matthew Labyorteaux, American actor[42]
  • 1966 – Tyler Mane, Canadian wrestler and actor
  • 1966 – Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter (died 2023)[40]
  • 1967 – Jeff George, American football player
  • 1967 – Andy Kapp, German curler
  • 1967 – Kotono Mitsuishi, Japanese voice actress and singer
  • 1967 – Darren Sheridan, English footballer and manager
  • 1968 – Michael Cole, American sportscaster and journalist[51]
  • 1968 – Mike Mussina, American baseball player and coach
  • 1968 – Doriano Romboni, Italian motorcycle racer (died 2013)
  • 1969 – Kristin Lauter, American mathematician and cryptographer
  • 1971 – Abdullah Ercan, Turkish footballer and manager
  • 1972 – Indrek Allmann, Estonian architect
  • 1972 – Janae Kroc, American powerlifter[52]
  • 1972 – Édson Ribeiro, Brazilian sprinter[53]
  • 1973 – Corey Taylor, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor[35]
  • 1974 – Cristian Castro, Mexican singer
  • 1974 – Nick Zinner, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
  • 1975 – Kevin Harvick, American race car driver
  • 1976 – Brettina, Bahamian-American singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1976 – Reed Johnson, American baseball player
  • 1976 – Zoe Konstantopoulou, Greek lawyer and politician
  • 1976 – Dominic Monaghan, German-British actor[40]
  • 1977 – Ryan Newman, American race car driver
  • 1977 – Aleksandra Olsza, Polish tennis player
  • 1977 – Anita Weyermann, Swiss runner and journalist
  • 1978 – John Oster, English-Welsh footballer
  • 1978 – Frédéric Piquionne, French footballer
  • 1978 – Anwar Siraj, Ethiopian footballer
  • 1978 – Ian Somerhalder, American actor[42]
  • 1978 – Vernon Wells, American baseball player
  • 1979 – Daniel Fitzhenry, Australian rugby player
  • 1979 – Johan Forssell, Swedish lawyer and politician
  • 1979 – Raymond Lam, Chinese actor and singer
  • 1979 – Ingrid Michaelson, American singer-songwriter and pianist[42]
  • 1979 – Christian Wilhelmsson, Swedish footballer
  • 1980 – Yuliya Krevsun, Ukrainian runner
  • 1980 – Brandt Snedeker, American golfer[54]
  • 1981 – Philip Rivers, American football player
  • 1982 – Alfredo Aceves, Mexican baseball player
  • 1982 – Halil Altıntop, Turkish footballer[55]
  • 1982 – Hamit Altıntop, Turkish footballer[56]
  • 1982 – Chrisette Michele, American singer-songwriter[42]
  • 1982 – Nicki Minaj, Trinidadian-American rapper and actress[40]
  • 1982 – Serena Ryder, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • 1983 – Neel Jani, Swiss race car driver
  • 1984 – Emma Green Tregaro, Swedish high jumper
  • 1984 – Greg Halford, English footballer
  • 1984 – Sam Hunt, American singer-songwriter[42]
  • 1985 – Josh Donaldson, American baseball player[57]
  • 1985 – Meagan Duhamel, Canadian figure skater
  • 1985 – Dwight Howard, American basketball player[58]
  • 1985 – Oleksiy Pecherov, Ukrainian basketball player
  • 1986 – Enzo Amore, American wrestler and rapper
  • 1986 – Amir Khan, English boxer
  • 1986 – Sam Tagataese, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player
  • 1986 – Kate Voegele, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress[42]
  • 1989 – Drew Doughty, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1989 – Jen Ledger, English musician and singer[42]
  • 1989 – Andrew Nicholson, Canadian basketball player[59]
  • 1989 – Jesse Sene-Lefao, New Zealand rugby league player
  • 1991 – Philip Holm, Swedish ice hockey player[60]
  • 1992 – Mattias Janmark, Swedish ice hockey player[61]
  • 1992 – Yui Yokoyama, Japanese idol, model, and actress
  • 1993 – Janari Jõesaar, Estonian basketball player
  • 1993 – Cara Mund, American model, Miss America 2018
  • 1993 – Jordan Obita, English footballer
  • 1993 – AnnaSophia Robb, American actress[42]
  • 1994 – Cyriel Dessers, Belgian-Nigerian footballer[62]
  • 1994 – Conseslus Kipruto, Kenyan runner[63]
  • 1994 – Raheem Sterling, English footballer
  • 1995 – Thatcher Demko, American ice hockey player[64]
  • 1996 – Scott McTominay, Scottish footballer[65]
  • 1997 – Hakeem Adeniji, American football player[66]
  • 1997 – Sam Hauser, American basketball player[67]
  • 1998 – Josh Dunne, American ice hockey player[68]
  • 1998 – Owen Teague, American actor[35]
  • 1999 – Reece James, English footballer[69]
  • 1999 – Tyrus Wheat, American football player[70]
  • 2000 – DeMario Douglas, American football player[71]
  • 2000 – Bayron Matos, Dominican American football player[72]
  • 2000 – Andy Pages, Cuban baseball player[73]
  • 2001 – Josh Christopher, American basketball player[74]
  • 2002 – Sunghoon, South Korean singer[75]
  • 2004 – Billie Starkz, American professional wrestler[76]

Deaths

Pre-1600

  • 855 – Drogo of Metz, illegitimate son of Charlemagne (born 801)
  • 899 – Arnulf of Carinthia (born 850)
  • 964 – Zhou the Elder, Chinese queen consort
  • 1186 – Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen (bornc 1125)
  • 1292 – John Peckham, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1365 – Nicholas II, Duke of Opava (born 1288)
  • 1431 – Hedwig Jagiellon, Polish and Lithuanian princess (born 1408)
  • 1550 – Gian Giorgio Trissino, Italian humanist, poet, dramatist and diplomat (born 1478)
  • 1596 – Luis de Carvajal the Younger, Marrano writer and martyr (born c. 1566/1567)[77]

1601–1900

  • 1626 – John Davies, English poet, lawyer, and politician (born 1569)
  • 1632 – Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (born 1561)
  • 1638 – Ivan Gundulić, Croatian poet (born 1589)
  • 1643 – John Pym, English politician (born 1583)
  • 1649 – Noël Chabanel, French missionary and saint (born 1613)
  • 1680 – Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, English lawyer and politician (born 1606)
  • 1691 – Richard Baxter, English minister, poet, and hymn-writer (born 1615)
  • 1695 – Barthélemy d'Herbelot, French orientalist and academic (born 1625)
  • 1709 – Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist (born 1625)[78]
  • 1722 – Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine (born 1652)
  • 1734 – James Figg, English prizefighter[79]
  • 1744 – Marie Anne de Mailly, French mistress of Louis XV (born 1717)
  • 1745 – Étienne Fourmont, French orientalist and academic (born 1683)
  • 1746 – Charles Radclyffe, English courtier and soldier (born 1693)
  • 1756 – William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, English politician and diplomat, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1690)
  • 1768 – Jean Denis Attiret, French painter and missionary (born 1702)
  • 1779 – Nathan Alcock, English physician (born 1707)
  • 1815 – Mary Bosanquet Fletcher, Methodist preacher and philanthropist (born 1739)
  • 1830 – Benjamin Constant, Swiss-French philosopher and author (born 1767)
  • 1856 – Theobald Mathew, Irish social reformer and temperance movement leader (born 1790)
  • 1859 – Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author (born 1785)
  • 1864 – George Boole, English mathematician and philosopher (born 1815)
  • 1869 – Narcisa de Jesús, Ecuadorian saint (born 1832)
  • 1885 – William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1821)
  • 1886 – Isaac Lea, American conchologist, geologist, and publisher (born 1792)
  • 1894 – Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician and theorist (born 1821)

1901–present

  • 1903 – Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher (born 1820)
  • 1907 – King Oscar II of Sweden (born 1829)
  • 1913 – Camille Jenatzy, Belgian race car driver (born 1868)
  • 1914 – Melchior Anderegg, Swiss mountain guide (born 1828)
  • 1914 – Maximilian von Spee, Danish-German admiral (born 1861)
  • 1917 – Mendele Mocher Sforim, Russian author (born 1836)
  • 1918 – Josip Stadler, Bosnian Catholic archbishop (born 1843)
  • 1919 – J. Alden Weir, American painter (born 1852)
  • 1922 – Dick Barrett, executed Irish Republican Army leader (born 1889)[80]
  • 1922 - Joe McKelvey, executed Irish Republican Army leader (born 1898)[80]
  • 1922 - LIam Mellows, executed Irish Republican Army leader (born 1892)[80]
  • 1922 - Rory O'Connor, executed Irish Republican Army leader, (born 1883)[80]
  • 1929 – José Vicente Concha, Colombian politician and 8th President of Colombia (born 1867)[81]
  • 1932 – Gertrude Jekyll, British horticulturist and writer (born 1843)[82]
  • 1937 – Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (born 1856)
  • 1938 – Friedrich Glauser, Swiss author (born 1896)
  • 1940 – George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian (born 1861)
  • 1941 – Izidor Kürschner, Hungarian football player and coach (born 1885)[83]
  • 1942 – Albert Kahn, American architect, Fisher Building, Packard Automotive Plant, Ford River Rouge Complex (born 1869)
  • 1946 – Tex O'Reilly, American mercenary (born 1880)[84]
  • 1952 – Charles Lightoller, English sailor (born 1874)
  • 1954 – Claude Cahun, French artist, photographer, and writer (born 1894)[85]
  • 1954 – Gladys George, American actress (born 1904)
  • 1954 – Joseph B. Keenan, American lawyer and politician (born 1888)
  • 1958 – Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager (born 1888)
  • 1963 – Sarit Thanarat, Thai field marshal and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1908)
  • 1966 – Ward Morehouse, American playwright, author, and critic (born 1899)
  • 1971 – Ernst Krenkel, Russian geographer and explorer (born 1903)
  • 1971 – Eleni Ourani, Greek poet and critic (born 1896)
  • 1975 – Gary Thain, New Zealand bass player (born 1948)
  • 1978 – Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (born 1898)[86]
  • 1980 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1940)[9]
  • 1982 – Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist and politician (born 1951)
  • 1982 – André Kamperveen, Surinamese footballer and manager (born 1924)
  • 1982 – Marty Robbins, American singer-songwriter and race car driver (born 1925)
  • 1982 – Haim Laskov, Israel Defense Forces fifth Chief of Staff (born 1919)
  • 1983 – Keith Holyoake, New Zealand farmer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1904)
  • 1983 – Slim Pickens, American actor (born 1919)
  • 1984 – Luther Adler, American actor (born 1903)
  • 1984 – Robert Jay Mathews, American militant leader, founded The Order (born 1953)
  • 1984 – Razzle, English drummer (born 1960)
  • 1984 – Semih Sancar, Turkish general (born 1911)
  • 1991 – Buck Clayton, American trumpet player and composer (born 1911)
  • 1992 – William Shawn, American journalist (born 1917)
  • 1993 – Yevgeny Minayev, Russian weightlifter (born 1933)
  • 1994 – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1927)
  • 1996 – Howard Rollins, American actor (born 1950)
  • 1996 – Kashiwado Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 47th Yokozuna (born 1938)
  • 1997 – Bob Bell, American clown and actor (born 1922)
  • 1999 – Péter Kuczka, Hungarian poet and author (born 1923)
  • 2001 – Mirza Delibašić, Bosnian basketball player and coach (born 1954)
  • 2001 – Betty Holberton, American computer scientist and programmer (born 1917)
  • 2003 – Rubén González, Cuban pianist (born 1919)
  • 2004 – Dimebag Darrell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1966)[11]
  • 2005 – Rose Heilbron, British barrister and judge (born 1914)[87]
  • 2006 – Martha Tilton, American singer (born 1915)
  • 2006 – José Uribe, Dominican baseball player (born 1959)
  • 2007 – Gerardo García Pimentel, Mexican journalist (born 1983)
  • 2008 – Oliver Postgate, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1925)
  • 2008 – Robert Prosky, American actor (born 1930)
  • 2009 – Luis Días, Dominican singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1952)
  • 2012 – Jerry Brown, American football player (born 1987)
  • 2012 – John Gowans, Scottish-English 16th General of The Salvation Army (born 1934)
  • 2012 – Johnny Lira, American boxer (born 1951)
  • 2013 – John Cornforth, Australian-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
  • 2013 – Sándor Szokolay, Hungarian composer and academic (born 1931)
  • 2013 – Richard S. Williamson, American lawyer and diplomat (born 1949)
  • 2014 – Tom Gosnell, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1951)
  • 2014 – Russ Kemmerer, American baseball player and coach (born 1930)
  • 2014 – Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer (born 1915)
  • 2015 – Mattiwilda Dobbs, American soprano and actress (born 1925)
  • 2015 – Alan Hodgkinson, English footballer and coach (born 1936)
  • 2015 – Douglas Tompkins, American businessman, co-founded The North Face and Esprit Holdings (born 1943)
  • 2015 – John Trudell, American author, poet, and actor (born 1946)[88]
  • 2015 – Elsie Tu, English-Hong Kong educator and politician (born 1913)
  • 2016 – John Glenn, American astronaut and senator, first American to go into orbit (born 1921)[89]
  • 2018 – David Weatherall, English physician, geneticist, and academic (born 1933)[90]
  • 2019 – René Auberjonois, American actor (born 1940)[91]
  • 2019 – Juice Wrld, American rapper, singer and songwriter (born 1998)[92]
  • 2019 – Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer and actor (born 1933)[93]
  • 2021 – Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer (born 1953)[94]
  • 2023 – Ryan O'Neal, American actor (born 1941)[95]
  • 2024 – Jill Jacobson, American actress (born 1954)[96]
  • 2024 – Clarke Reed, American businessman and politician (born 1928)[97]

Holidays and observances

  • Battle Day (Falkland Islands)
  • Bodhi Day (Japan)
  • CARICOM–Cuba Day (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba)
  • Christian feast day:
    • Budoc (Beuzec) of Dol
    • Clement of Ohrid (Julian Calendar), and its related observances:
    • Eucharius
    • Feast of the Immaculate Conception (public holiday in several countries, a holy day of obligation in others), and its related observances:
      • Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Anglican Communion), lesser commemoration
      • Festa da Conceição da Praia, celebrating Yemanjá, Queen of the Ocean in Umbanda (Salvador, Bahia)
      • Festival of Lights (Lyon)
      • Mother's Day (Panama)
      • Lady of Camarin Day (Guam)
    • Patapios of Thebes
    • Pope Eutychian
    • Richard Baxter (US Episcopal Church)
    • Romaric
    • December 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Constitution Day (Romania)
  • Constitution Day (Uzbekistan)
  • Liberation Day (Syria)[98][99]
  • Day of Finnish Music (Finland)
  • Earliest day on which National Tree Planting Day can fall, while December 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Monday in December. (Malawi)
  • Hari-Kuyō (Kansai region, Japan)
  • National Youth Day (Albania)
  • Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Day (Ethiopia)[100][101]

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