The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2016.
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 2016
1 Brent Ashabranner, 95, American Peace Corps administrator and author.Brent K. Ashabranner Sulabha Brahme, 84, Indian economist.Sulabha Brahme, 84, noted economist passes away Don Calfa, 76, American actor (The Return of the Living Dead, Weekend at Bernie's, Me, Myself and I).Don Calfa, the Mortician in 'The Return of the Living Dead,' Dies at 76 Elisabeth Carron, 94, American operatic soprano.Elisabeth Carron Previti Jacques Cohen, 86, Egyptian-born Israeli actor (HaMis'ada HaGdola), complications from pneumonia.Egyptian-born actor Jacques Cohen dies at 86 Peter Corrigan, 75, Australian architect.Acclaimed Melbourne architect Peter Corrigan dies after long illness Patricia Crampton, 90, English translator.Patricia Crampton obituary Gérard Desrosiers, 97, Canadian physician.Décès du docteur Gérard Desrosiers Jo-Anna Downey, 50, Canadian comedian, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.R.I.P. Toronto Comic Jo-Anna Downey Inkulab, 72, Indian poet and political activist.'Makkal Kavignar' Inquilab passes away Bor-ming Jahn, 76, Taiwanese geochemist.BOR-MING JAHN (BMJ) biographical memoir and brief introduction to BMJ's scientific contributions and academic services Helen Ketola, 85, American baseball player (AAGPBL).Helen LaCamera – Biography / Obituary Edward U. Knowlton, 83, American politician.Edward Ute Knowlton Barry Lloyd, 63, Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan).Barry Lloyd: Former Glamorgan captain dies aged 63 Joe McKnight, 28, American football player (New York Jets), shot.Former NFL, USC RB Joe McKnight killed in shooting Ljubo Sirc, 96, Slovene economist.Umrl je Ljubo Sirc Ousmane Sow, 81, Senegalese sculptor.Le sculpteur sénégalais Ousmane Sow est mort Kirstie Tancock, 27, British organ donation campaigner. Zekarias Yohannes, 91, Eritrean Catholic hierarch, Bishop of Asmara (1984–2001).Bishop Zekarias Yohannes
2 Odeefuo Boa Amponsem III, 94, Ghanaian royal, King of Denkyira (since 1955).Denkyira chief, Odeefuo Boa-Amponsem III, dies at 94 Coral Atkins, 80, English actress (A Family at War, Emmerdale), cancer.Coral Atkins obituary Lyle Bouck, 92, American military officer and war veteran (Battle of the Bulge), pneumonia.Lyle Bouck Jr: Recipient of Distinguished Service Cross, former P.O.W., dies H. Keith H. Brodie, 77, American psychiatrist and educator, President of Duke University (1985–1993).Former Duke University President Keith Brodie Dies Joan Chalmers, 88, Canadian philanthropist.Joan Chalmers turned philanthropy into activism Billy Chapin, 72, American child actor (The Night of the Hunter).Billy Chapin Dead: ‘Night Of The Hunter’ Child Actor Was 72 Cherushii, 33, American electronic musician and radio host (KALX), injuries from fire.Chelsea Faith Dolan, musician and radio host, among victims of Oakland warehouse fire Paul de Wispelaere, 88, Belgian writer.Auteur Paul de Wispelaere overleden Dejo Fayemi, 83, Nigerian footballer (national team).Former Super Eagles Striker Dejo Fayemi Is Dead Barry Frank, 86, American pop singer (Sammy Kaye Orchestra).In Memory of Barry Frank, December 2, 2016 Mark Gray, 64, American country singer and songwriter (Take Me Down, The Closer You Get).Mark Gray, ‘80s Hitmaker, Dead at 64 Halvar Jonson, 75, Canadian politician, Alberta MLA (1982–2004). Sammy Lee, 96, American diver, Olympic champion (1948, 1952), pneumonia.Diving Legend Sammy Lee Passes Away At Age 96 Daryl MacDonald, 82, Canadian Olympic rower.Daryl MacDonald Ko. Si. Mani, 87, Indian politician.Veteran DMK leader Ko Si Mani passes away in Kumbakonam Gisela May, 92, German actress and singer (Berliner Ensemble).Gisela May gestorben James Reiss, 75, American poet and novelist.Poet and novelist believed in the power of narration Teri Rofkar, 60, American Tlingit weaver.Renowned Tlingit weaver Teri Rofkar dies at 60 Rocco Salini, 85, Italian politician, President of Abruzzo (1990–1992).Morto l'ex governatore Rocco Salini Jean Stead, 90, British journalist (The Guardian).Jean Stead obituary Bosco Tjan, 50, American professor and psychologist, stabbed.University of Southern California Professor Fatally Stabbed by Student Tove Kari Viken, 74, Norwegian politician, MP (1989–1997).- Hun var blid og uredd Russ Witte, 99, American swimmer.Russell Witte Jr.
3 Harry Balk, 91, American record producer and record company executive. Yvon Becaus, 80, Belgian Olympic boxer.Yvon Becaus Willie Casey, 84, Irish Gaelic football player (Mayo).Death of Mayo great Willie Casey Dave Cropper, 70, British Olympic athlete.Dave Cropper Susan Cummings, 86, German-born American actress, cardiogenic shock.Notice of death of actress Susan Cummings , westernboothill.blogspot.com; accessed August 9, 2017. Newman Darby, 88, American sailboard inventor.S. Newman Darby, Inventor of the Sailboard, Dies at 88 Gigliola Frazzoni, 93, Italian opera singer.Addio a Gigliola Frazzoni, il grande soprano Nikola Gigov, 79, Bulgarian author.На 80 години си отиде поетът и орфеист Никола Гигов Herbert Hardesty, 91, American jazz musician. Sir David Hay, 88, New Zealand cardiologist, anti-smoking campaigner.Public health will be smokefree advocate Sir David Hay's legacy Bola Kuforiji-Olubi, 80, Nigerian businesswoman and politician.Former minister Dr Bola Kuforiji-Olubi dies at 80 Arthur Latham, 86, British politician, MP for Paddington North (1969–1974) and Paddington (1974–1979), Leader of London Borough of Havering (1990–1996). Bengt Lindqvist, 80, Swedish politician, MP (1982–1995).Bengt Lindqvist död Bhai Mahavir, 94, Indian politician, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (1998–2003).Former MP governor Bhai Mahavir no more Nancy Mairs, 73, American writer.Nancy Mairs, Who Wrote About Her Mental Illness and Multiple Sclerosis, Dies at 73 Brockway McMillan, 101, American government official and scientist, Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (1963–1965).Brockway McMillan Antonio Membrado, 81, Spanish classical guitarist.Antonio Membrado nous a quitté ce jour Donald Pack, 96, British mathematician.Prof. Donald Cecil Pack CBE Rémy Pflimlin, 62, French businessman, CEO of France Télévisions, cancer.Rémy Pflimlin, ancien président de France Télévisions, est mort Anthony Reeve, 70, British picture restorer, complications from motor neuron disease.Anthony Reeve Maisie Ringham, 92, British trombonist.First British Female Principal Trombonist Dies at 92 Leonard B. Sand, 88, American judge.Leonard B. Sand, Judge in Landmark Yonkers Segregation Case, Dies at 88 Bekal Utsahi, 92, Indian poet and politician, MP (1986–1992), brain haemorrhage.
4 Gideon Applegate, 89, American baseball player (New York Black Yankees).Gideon Spence Applegate Hiroshi Arakawa, 86, Japanese baseball player (Mainichi Orions), batting coach (Yomiuri Giants) and manager (Yakult Swallows), cardiac arrest.Oh mentor Arakawa dies at 86 Byron Birdsall, 78, American watercolor painter, heart failure.Famed Alaska watercolorist Byron Birdsall dies at 78 Lady Moyra Browne, 98, British nursing administrator.Lady Moyra (Ponsonby) Browne DBE GCSTJ Tadeusz Chmielewski, 89, Polish film director, screenwriter and producer.Zmarł znany reżyser Tadeusz Chmielewski Leonard T. Connors, 87, American politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1982–2008).Former NJ Senator Connors Passes Away at 87 Kamarou Fassassi, 68, Beninese politician, Minister of Mines, Energy and Hydraulics (2001–2006).Carnet noir : Kamarou Fassassi a tiré sa révérence Julia Gomelskaya, 52, Ukrainian composer, traffic collision.Завтра в Одессе пройдет гражданская панихида по композитору и ее мужу, погибшим при ДТП Gotlib, 82, French comics artist (Gai-Luron, Les Dingodossiers, La Rubrique-à-Brac).L’auteur de bande dessinée Gotlib est mort Maurice Graffen, 92, French Olympic sprint canoeist.Maurice Graffen Ferreira Gullar, 86, Brazilian writer, essayist and art critic, pneumonia.Ferreira Gullar morre aos 86 anos no Rio. Radim Hladík, 69, Czech musician (Blue Effect), pulmonary fibrosis.Zemřel legendární kytarista Radim Hladík, zakládající člen Blue Effectu Peter Latham, 91, British air vice marshal.Air Vice-Marshal Peter Latham, leader of the Black Arrows – obituary Stu Locklin, 88, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians).Stuart Carlton "Stu" Locklin Larry Muhoberac, 79, American musician and record producer.Pianist for the stars, Larry Muboberac, has died at 79 Jean-Loup Passek, 80, French film critic.Le cinéphile Jean-Loup Passek est mort Richard Purtill, 85, American philosopher and author.Richard Purtill (1931-2016) Patricia Robins, 95, British novelist. Jack Rudin, 92, American real estate developer. Bill Ryusaki, 80, American martial artist, stuntman and actor (Being John Malkovich, Big Trouble in Little China, Rambo: First Blood Part II).A Tribute to Bill Ryusaki (1936-2016) John Swaab, 88, Dutch Olympic equestrianJohn Swaab Passed Away Margaret Whitton, 67, American actress (Major League, The Secret of My Success, Steaming), cancer. Tiina Wilén-Jäppinen, 53, Finnish politician, shot.
5 Charles H. Belzile, 83, Canadian army general. Commander of the Canadian Army (1992–1996). Big Syke, 48, American rapper. Mogens Camre, 80, Danish politician, MP (1968–1987) and MEP (1999–2009).Mogens Camre er død Geydar Dzhemal, 69, Russian Islamic revolutionist and activist.Умер Гейдар Джемаль Julia Elena Fortún, 87, Bolivian anthropologist.Muere la antropóloga Julia Elena Fortún Petros Fyssoun, 83, Greek actor. J. Jayalalithaa, 68, Indian politician and actress, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1991–1996, 2001, 2002–2006, 2011–2014, since 2015), heart attack. Kenichi Kurosawa, 48, Japanese musician, brain tumor.黒沢健一が脳腫瘍のため逝去 Mona Meraachli, 58, Lebanese singer, heart attack.Décès de la chanteuse libanaise Mona Meraachli Marcel Renaud, 90, French canoeist, Olympic silver medalist (1956).Le médaillé olympique Marcel Renaud, Cosnois d'adoption, est mort Lodovico Nava, 87, Italian Olympic equestrian.Lodovico Nava Larry Roberts, 53, American football player (San Francisco 49ers). Rashaan Salaam, 42, American football player (Chicago Bears), Heisman Trophy winner (1994), suicide by gunshot. Rodney Smith, 68, American photographer.Obituary: photographer Rodney Smith, 68 Robert Sumner, 94, American Baptist pastor and author. Sfiso Ncwane, 37, South African singer, kidney failure.
6 Bruno Bayen, 66, French novelist, playwright and theatre director.Mort de Bruno Bayen: le théâtre pour la vie Adolf Burger, 99, Slovak-born Czech typographer, memoirist and Holocaust survivor.Zemřel Adolf Burger, poslední padělatel z nacistické "Ďáblovy dílny" Robert Byrne, 86, American author.Robert Leo Byrne Brittany CoxXx, 38, American trans woman and performer. Dave Edwards, 76, American football player (Dallas Cowboys), heart illness. Lalit Mohan Gandhi, 65, Indian politician, fell from train. Jan Frøystein Halvorsen, 88, Norwegian Supreme Court Justice.Nekrolog: Jan Frøystein Halvorsen Dave MacLaren, 82, Scottish football player and manager (Plymouth). Jacky Morael, 57, Belgian politician.L'écolo Jacky Morael est décédé Charles B. Reed, 75, American educator, Chancellor of State University System of Florida (1985–1998) and California State University (1998–2012). Chonosuke Takagi, 68, Japanese judoka, world champion (1973), heart attack.日大柔道部総監督、高木長之助さん死去 Peter Vaughan, 93, British actor (Game of Thrones, Brazil, The Remains of the Day), epilepsy. Jim Vickers, 93, Indian Olympic hurdler (1948).Jim Vickers Luke Wendon, 90, British Olympic fencer.Luke Wendon
7 Warren Allmand, 84, Canadian politician, member of the House of Commons of Canada (1965–1997) and Cabinet minister (1972–1979). Brian Bulless, 83, English footballer (Hull City).