December 2023 1 Ezan Akélé, 85, Ivorian politician.PDCI : le ministre Ezan Akélé décédé ce vendredi à Paris Tony Allen, 78, English comedian and writer, co-founder of Alternative Cabaret.'An anarchic spirit, a revolutionary and a farce of nature' Burny Bos, 79, Dutch film producer (Miss Minoes, Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse), screenwriter and children's author, mesothelioma.Abeltje-producent en acteur Burny Bos op 79-jarige leeftijd overleden Gérard Bramoullé, 78, French economist and politician.Aix-en-Provence : des hommages de tous bords après le décès du 1er adjoint Gérard Bramoullé Shaun Davis, 57, British bodybuilder, Mr. Universe winner (1996).British Bodybuilder Shaun “Dinosaur” Davis Passed Away At 57 (death announced on this date) Leena de Silva, 87, Sri Lankan actress (Ganga Addara, Kaliyugaya, Awaragira).Veteran actress Leena De Silva passes away Bruce Dickson, 92, Canadian ice hockey player, Olympic champion (1952).Robert Bruce Dickson Carissa Etienne, 71, Dominican physician, director of PAHO (2018–2023).Former PAHO Director Dr Carissa Etienne has died Kiki Fatmala, 56, Indonesian actress (Pintu Hidayah), lung cancer.Kiki Fatmala Meninggal, Keluarga Minta Karangan Bunga Diganti Jadi Sumbangan ke Badan Amal Brigit Forsyth, 83, Scottish actress (Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Boon, Still Open All Hours).Brigit Forsyth: Still Open All Hours actress dies aged 83 Heinz Gstrein, 81, Austrian-Swiss Oriental Orthodox theologian, foreign correspondent, and lecturer (University of Vienna).Orthodoxie-Experte Heinz Gstrein gestorben Im Alter von 82 Jahren Douglas Gutwein, 75, American politician.Douglas Lynn Gutwein Hamish Hardie, 95, British Olympic sailor (1948).Hamish Hardie MBE Amira Hess, 80, Israeli poet, cancer.המשוררת אמירה הס הלכה לעולמה בגיל 80 Joanne Hewson, 93, Canadian Olympic alpine skier (1952).Joanne Selden Hewson Rees Viktor Kalashnikov, 83, Russian politician, governor of Voronezh Oblast (1991–1992).В Москве умер бывший глава администрации Воронежской области Daniel Langlois, 66, Canadian computer graphics pioneer and businessman, founder of Excentris and Softimage.L’entrepreneur québécois Daniel Langlois retrouvé mort dans les Caraïbes Michel Le Milinaire, 92, French football player (Laval) and manager (Rennes).Michel Le Milinaire, légendaire entraîneur du Stade Lavallois, est décédé à l'âge de 92 ans Richard McKenzie, 93, American actor (It Takes Two, Being There, Corvette Summer).In Memorium Sandra Day O'Connor, 93, American jurist, associate justice of the Supreme Court (1981–2006), member of the Arizona Senate (1969–1975) and chancellor of W&M (2005–2012), complications from dementia and respiratory illness.Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93 Charles Officer, 48, Canadian film director (Nurse.Fighter.Boy, Unarmed Verses, Akilla's Escape), screenwriter and actor.Acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Charles Officer dies at 48 Winston Churchill Rea, 72, Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary commander.Veteran loyalist Winston Winkie Rea dies Lakhbir Singh Rode, 71, Indian Khalistani separatist, heart attack.Khalistani terrorist Lakhbir Singh Rode dies in Pakistan Jerome K. Sherman, 98, American biologist.Dr. Jerome Kalman Sherman Lyle Elmer Strom, 98, American jurist, judge (since 1985) and chief judge (1987–1994) of the U.S. District Court for Nebraska.Honorable Lyle E. Strom Vivi-Anne Wassdahl, 91, Swedish Olympic alpine skier (1956).Vivi-Anne Wassdahl Badar uz Zaman, 83, Pakistani classical singer.Renowned classical singer Ustad Badar-uz-Zaman passes away in Lahore
2 Medea Amiranashvili, 93, Georgian opera singer.Умерла оперная певица Медея Амиранашвили Luís Araújo, 74, Portuguese military officer, chief of the general staff (2011–2014).Morreu o general Luís Araújo, antigo chefe do Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas Neville Callaghan, 77, Irish racehorse trainer.'He was a rascal but everyone loved him' - former trainer Neville Callaghan dies aged 77 Maria Lisa Cinciari Rodano, 102, Italian politician, MP (1948–1972) and MEP (1979–1989).Morta Marisa Rodano, ultima deputata della prima legislatura aveva 102 anni. Schlein: «Sempre con le donne per la parità» A. Deivanayagam, 88, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1984–1989, 1991–2001).Former MLA passes away in Madurai Felo García, 95, Costa Rican footballer (Deportivo Saprissa, Herediano, Hendon), painter, and architect.Falleció Rafael Ángel ‘Felo’ García, pintor y arquitecto costarricense, a los 95 años Roy Gerson, 64, American jazz pianist.Roy N. Gerson Stanley Graham, 97, American psychologist, president of the American Psychological Association (1990).Stanley R Graham Walter Harms, 61, Paraguayan politician, deputy (since 2013), plane crash.El diputado paraguayo Walter Harms murió en un accidente aéreo Joe Hicks, 91, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, New York Mets).William Joseph Hicks Wolfgang Hollegha, 94, Austrian painter.Maler Wolfgang Hollegha mit 94 Jahren gestorben Clarence Kelly, 82, American sedevacantist traditionalist Catholic prelate, superior general of the Society of Saint Pius V (since 1983), cancer.Sedevacantist Bishop Clarence Kelly, R.I.P. (1941-2023) V. Lakshmibai, 78, Indian mathematician.Mathematician and Professor Emeritus Venkatramani Lakshmibai Passes Away at 78 Maria Martin, 72, Mexican-American radio journalist (Latino USA), complications from surgery.Pioneering Latina public radio journalist Maria Martin dies at 72 Mike Maxfield, 79, English songwriter and guitarist (The Dakotas).Mike Maxfield Fondly Remembered Janet Panetta, 74, American dancer and choreographer, brain cancer.Janet Panetta, 74, Dies; Admired Dancer, Choreographer and Teacher Roberto Pazzi, 77, Italian novelist and poet.Morto Roberto Pazzi, scrittore e storico collaboratore delle nostre testate Saulius Pečeliūnas, 67, Lithuanian politician, MP (1992–2000, 2004–2008) and signatory of the act of re-establishment.Mirė Lietuvos Nepriklausomybės Akto signataras Saulius Pečeliūnas Edwin J. Peterson, 93, American jurist, justice (1979–1993) and chief justice (1983–1991) of the Oregon Supreme Court.Former Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Edwin Peterson who modernized courts dies at 93 Jean Ristat, 80, French poet and writer.La mort du poète et critique littéraire Jean Ristat Sufian Tayeh, 52, Palestinian scientist, president of the Islamic University of Gaza, airstrike.Israel Kills Top Palestinian Scientist, President of Islamic University, with Whole Family in Gaza Faustin Twagiramungu, 78, Rwandan politician, prime minister (1994–1995).Twagiramungu wigeze kuba Minisitiri w’Intebe w’u Rwanda yapfuye Jun Urbano, 84, Filipino actor (Magic Kingdom: Ang Alamat ng Damortis), film director and screenwriter (Juan Tamad at Mister Shooli: Mongolian Barbecue), ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.‘Mr. Shooli’ actor Jun Urbano dies at 84 Concha Velasco, 84, Spanish actress (The Witching Hour, Esquilache, 32 Malasana Street), singer and television presenter.Concha Velasco muere a los 84 años en Madrid Ingrid Wigernæs, 95, Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier (1956, 1964).Langrennslegenden Ingrid Wigernæs er død Edwin Wilson, 96, American theater critic (The Wall Street Journal).Theatre Critic Edwin Wilson Has Passed Away at 96
3 Avraham Avi-hai, 92, Israeli civil servant, journalist and author.Remembering Avraham Avi-Hai: a man of many paths Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, 95, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of İzmir (1983–2004).Pavullo piange Padre Germano Bernardini Klaus Bernbacher, 92, German conductor.Landesmusikrat Bremen trauert um Klaus Bernbacher Chua Jui Meng, 80, Malaysian politician, minister of health (1995–2004) and MP (1986–2008), heart attack.Former health minister Chua Jui Meng dies, aged 80 Peter d'Hamecourt, 77, Dutch journalist and writer, heart attack.Journalist en oud-Ruslandcorrespondent Peter d'Hamecourt overleden Thanga Darlong, 103, Indian folk musician.Tripura: Rosem maestro and Padma Shri awardee Thanga Darlong passes away, CM condoles Claude Engle, 85, American electrical engineer.Claude R. Engle III Malin Falkenmark, 98, Swedish hydrologist.Malin Falkenmark Andrea Fay Friedman, 53, American actress (Life Goes On), complications from Alzheimer's disease.Andrea Fay Friedman, 'Life Goes On' Actor With Down Syndrome, Dies at 53 Léonard Gianadda, 88, Swiss journalist (TSR), engineer, and philanthropist, bone cancer.Le géant de Martigny Léonard Gianadda s’est éteint à 88 ans *Gil Brother, 66, Brazilian humorist (Hermes & Renato), actor (Copa de Elite), and Internet personality, complications from prostate and bladder cancer.Gil Brother Away, ex-humorista do Hermes e Renato, morre no Rio Gaetano Giuliano, 94, Italian politician, acting president of Sicily (1980).Morto Gaetano Carlo Giuliano, presidente della Regione facente funzioni dopo il delitto Mattarella Myles Goodwyn, 75, Canadian musician (April Wine) and songwriter ("Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love", "Just Between You and Me").Myles Goodwyn, former April Wine singer, dead at 75 Major Hazelton, 80, American football player (Florida A&M, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints). Sigurður Helgason, 96, Icelandic mathematician.Andlát: Sigurður Helgason Elsi Hetemäki, 96, Finnish politician, MP (1970–1991).Elsi Hetemäki on kuollut Kim Soo-yong, 94, South Korean film director (The Sea Village, Mist, The Land).‘저 하늘에도 슬픔이’ 김수용 감독 별세 Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, 79, British politician, MEP (1994–2009), member of the House of Lords (2009–2021), and minister of state for Europe (2009), complications from Alzheimer's disease.Baroness Kinnock, former minister and wife of ex-Labour leader Neil Kinnock, dies aged 79 Ma Sen, 91, Taiwanese playwright and literary critic.Culture Ministry mourns learned writer and playwright Ma Sen Terry Maple, 77, American ethologist.Terry Lee Maple Doni Monardo, 60, Indonesian military officer, head of the NADC (2019–2021), commander of Kodam III/Siliwangi (2017–2018) and Kodam XVI/Pattimura (2015–2017), complications from a stroke.Former Covid-19 Task Force Head Doni Monardo Passes Away at 60 Jerome O'Neill, 77, American attorney, U.S. attorney for the District of Vermont (1981), cancer.Well-known Vermont attorney Jerry O’Neill dies at 77 Martin Patching, 65, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Watford, Northampton Town).Martin Patching Santo Pezzutti, 101, Italian-American artist.Santo Pezzutti Leontiy Sandulyak, 86, Ukrainian political figure, scientist, and diplomat.Умер соавтор Акта провозглашения независимости Украины Yacouba Sawadogo, 77, Burkinabé farmer and agronomist.Yacouba Sawadogo, «l’homme qui a arrêté le désert», s’est éteint Lawrence Sifuna, 77, Kenyan politician, MP (1979–1988, 1992–1997).Former Bungoma South MP Lawrence Sifuna dies James Robert Slagle, 89, American computer scientist.Dr. James "Jim" Robert Slagle Idrissa Traoré, 79, Burkinabé footballer.Burkina/Football : Drissa Malo Traoré dit Saboteur est décédé Valery Vishnichenko, 74, Kazakh politician, MP (2007–2011).Ушёл из жизни Валерий Вишниченко
4 Abang Abu Bakar, 82, Malaysian politician, MP (1982–1999).Former defence minister Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha passes away Peter R. Adam, 66, German film editor (An American Werewolf in Paris, Good Bye, Lenin!, Anonymous).Die Deutsche Filmakademie nimmt Abschied von Peter R. Adam Zdzisław Antolski, 70, Polish poet.Zmarł znany poeta, felietonista i krytyk literacki Suren Babayan, 73, Armenian film director (The 13th Apostle) and actor.Կյանքից հեռացել է կինոռեժիսոր Սուրեն Բաբայանը Juanita Castro, 90, Cuban political dissident.Muere en Miami Juanita Castro, hermana de Fidel Castro David Colander, 76, American economist.In Memoriam: David Colander Gerald Comeau, 77, Canadian politician, MP (1984–1988) and senator (1990–2013), cancer.L’ancien sénateur acadien Gerald Comeau est décédé