Deaths in December 2015

The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2015. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Previous months".

Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, cause of death, reference (must be added) are added.

December 2015
 December 1 - Joseph Engelberger, 90, American engineer and inventor, complications from a stroke.Father of Robotics Joseph F. Engelberger Dies at Age 90
 December 1 - Robert E. Glennen, 82, American academic, President of Emporia State University (1985–1997).Former WNMU President Glennen dies at 82
 December 1 - Jim Loscutoff, 85, American basketball player (Boston Celtics), complications of pneumonia and Parkinson's disease.Team Statement on Celtics Legend Jim Loscutoff
 December 2 - Sandy Berger, 70, American political consultant, United States National Security Advisor (1997–2001), cancer of unknown primary origin.
 December 2 - Ferenc Juhász, 87, Hungarian poet, stroke.Meghalt Juhász Ferenc költő 
 December 2 - Gabriele Ferzetti, 90, Italian actor (L'Avventura, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Once Upon a Time in the West).Actor Gabriele Ferzetti dies
 December 2 - George T. Sakato, 94, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient.Medal of Honor Recipient George T. Sakato Passes Away at 94
 December 3 - Scott Weiland, 48, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, The Wondergirls), accidental drug and alcohol overdose.Scott Weiland, Former Singer of Stone Temple Pilots, Dead at 48
 December 4 - Bill Bennett, 83, Canadian politician, Premier of British Columbia  (1975–1986), Alzheimer's disease.Bill Bennett, former B.C. premier, dead at 83
 December 4 - Robert Loggia, 85, American actor (Jagged Edge, Scarface, Big), complications from Alzheimer's disease.Oscar-Nominated Actor Robert Loggia Dies at 85
 December 4 - Yossi Sarid, 75, Israeli politician, member of Knesset (1974–2006), Minister of Environment (1992–1996) and Education (1999–2000), heart attack.Yossi Sarid, Former Knesset Member and Minister, Dies at 75
 December 4 - Dag Skogheim, 87, Norwegian writer, complications from a stroke.Dag Skogheim er død  
 December 4 - Erik De Vlaeminck, 70, Belgian cyclist, seven-time world-champion cyclo-cross (1966, 1968–1973).Zevenvoudig wereldkampioen veldrijden Eric De Vlaeminck is overleden  
 December 5 - William McIlvanney, 79, Scottish novelist and poet, complications from Alzheimer's disease.William McIlvanney, the great Scottish writer, poet and political thinker, has died
 December 5 - Marília Pêra, 72, Brazilian actress (Pixote, Better Days Ahead), lung cancer.Morre a atriz Marília Pêra, aos 72 anos  
 December 5 - Siddhi Savetsila, 96, Thai politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1980–1990), Deputy Prime Minister (1986).Privy councillor Siddhi dies at 96
 December 5 - Dimitar Iliev Popov, 88, Bulgarian politician, Prime Minister (1990-1991).Former Bulgarian PM Dimitar Popov dies at 88
 December 6 - Holly Woodlawn, 69, Puerto Rican actress and Warhol superstar, lung and liver cancer. Holly Woodlawn, Warhol Superstar And Trans Troublemaker, Dead At 69
 December 6 - Nicholas Smith, 81, British actor (Are You Being Served?, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Doctor Who), complications from a fall.Are You Being Served? actor Nicholas Smith dies aged 81
 December 7 - Ko Chun-hsiung, 70, Taiwanese actor and politician, lung cancer.Actor Ko Chun-hsiung dies of cancer at 70
 December 7 - Martin E. Brooks. 90, American actor (The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman).Martin E. Brooks, actor on Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman, dies at 90
 December 7 - Shirley Stelfox, 74, English actress (Emmerdale, Keeping Up Appearances, Coronation Street), cancer.Emmerdale actress Shirley Stelfox dies aged 74 
 December 8 - Alan Hodgkinson, 79, English footballer (Sheffield United).	
 December 8 - Elsie Tu, 102, English-born Hong Kong social activist, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1988–1995).Social activist, veteran politician Elsie Tu dies at 102
 December 8 - Mattiwilda Dobbs, 90, American coloratura soprano.In Memory of Mattiwilda Dobbs Janzon
 December 8 - John Trudell, 69, American activist and poet, cancer.American Indian Activist, Poet John Trudell Dies at 69
 December 8 - Bonnie Lou, 91, American country singer, complications from dementia.Bonnie Lou, Pioneering Country and Rock Singer, Dies at 91
 December 8 - Douglas Tompkins, 72, American conservationist and businessman, co-founder of The North Face and Esprit, hypothermia following kayak accident.Doug Tompkins Dead in Kayak Accident
 December 9 - Rusty Jones, 73, American jazz drummer.Jazz drummer Rusty Jones dies at 73
 December 10 - Ron Bouchard, 66, American NASCAR driver, cancer.New England Auto Racers Hall Of Fame Member Ron Bouchard Dies
 December 10 - Dolph Schayes, 87, American basketball player and coach (Philadelphia 76ers), cancer.Former Syracuse Nationals star Dolph Schayes dies at age 87
 December 10 - Arnold Peralta, 26, Honduran footballer (national team, Rangers F.C.), shot.Asesinan al futbolista Hondures Arnold Peralta  
 December 11 - Jiří Paďour, 72, Czech Catholic prelate, Bishop of České Budějovice (2002–2014).Zemřel Jiří Paďour, bývalý budějovický biskup, který byl v mládí hercem 
 December 11 - H. Arnold Steinberg, 82, Canadian business and educational administrator, Chancellor of McGill University (2009–2014), heart attack.Arnold Steinberg, former McGill chancellor, dead at 82
 December 12 - Evelyn S. Lieberman, 71, American public affairs professional, White House Deputy Chief of Staff (1996), pancreatic cancer.Evelyn Lieberman, Aide Who Moved Monica Lewinsky From White House, Dies at 71
 December 12 - Abu Ali al-Anbari, Iraqi general and ISIL-governor, killed in an airstrike.
 December 13 - Benedict Anderson, 79, American academic and writer (Imagined Communities), heart failure.
 December 13 - John Bannon, 72, Australian politician, Premier of South Australia (1982–1992), cancer.Former South Australian premier John Bannon dies
 December 14 - Vadym Tyshchenko, 52, Ukrainian football player (Karpaty, Dnipro) and manager (Dnipro), heart attack.Помер Вадим Тищенко 
 December 14 - Armando Cossutta, 89, Italian politician, member of the European Parliament (1999-2004), bronchopneumonia.Morto Cossutta, il più filosovietico dei comunisti italiani 
 December 14 - Lillian Vernon, 88, German-born American businesswoman (Lillian Vernon), congestive heart failure.Lillian Vernon, Creator of a Bustling Catalog Business, Dies at 88
 December 15 - Milton Ballantyne, 87, Australian politician, member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (1974–1980).Ballantyne, Milton James
 December 15 - Licio Gelli, 96, Italian financier, Venerable Master of the Propaganda Due lodge, respiratory failure.Loggia P2: è morto Licio Gelli Una vita tra intrighi e segreti 
 December 15 - Harry Zvi Tabor, 98, British-born Israeli physicist.Zvi Tabor, solar pioneer, dies at 98
 December 16 - Gabre Gabric, 101, Croatian-born Italian track and field athlete.Morta a 101 anni ex azzurra Gabre Gabric 
 December 16 - Peter Dickinson, 88, British author and poet.Author Peter Dickinson dies on 88th birthday
 December 17 - Buckshot Hoffner, 91, American politician, heart failure.
 December 18 - Hal Brown, 91, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Colt .45s).Hal Brown Obituary
 December 18 - Helge Solum Larsen, 46, Norwegian politician, deputy leader of Venstre (2010–2012).Helge Solum Larsen er død 
 December 19 - Jimmy Hill, 87, English footballer (Fulham), manager, trade union leader (Professional Footballers' Association) and TV presenter (Match of the Day), Alzheimer's disease.Jimmy Hill: Former Match of the Day presenter dies aged 87
 December 19 - Kurt Masur, 88, German conductor, Parkinson's disease.VERY SAD NEWS| Eminent German Conductor Kurt Masur Has Died – Aged 88
 December 19 - Greville Janner, 87, British politician, Member of Parliament for Leicester West (1970–1997), Alzheimer's disease.Lord Janner has died, his family says
 December 19 - Dickie Moore, 84, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), prostate cancer.The Montreal Canadiens mourn the loss of Richard “Dickie” Moore
 December 19 - Selma Reis, 55, Brazilian actress and singer, brain cancer.Atriz e cantora Selma Reis morre em Teresópolis, no RJ 
 December 19 - Karin Söder, 87, Swedish politician, leader of Center Party (1985–1987), Minister for Health and Social Affairs (1979–1982), Minister for Foreign Affairs (1976–1978).Tidigare C-ledaren Karin Söder är död 
 December 19 - Fernande Gruget, 92, famous French pimp
 December 20 - Ray Mathews, 86, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), complications from Alzheimer's disease.Ray Mathews, a Steelers Legend of the 1950s, dies
 December 20 - Patricia Elliott, 77, American actress (A Little Night Music, One Life to Live), cancer.
 December 21 - Jan Góra, 67, Polish Roman Catholic Dominican priest, heart attack.Zmarł dominikanin o. Jan Góra, twórca spotkań młodych Lednica 2000 
 December 21 - Carol Burns, 68, Australian actress (Prisoner), cancer.Prisoner actor Carol Burns dies in Brisbane aged 68
 December 22 - Peter Lundblad, 65, Swedish singer ("Ta mig till havet"), prostate cancer.Sångaren Peter Lundblad död 
 December 22 - Freda Meissner-Blau, 88, Austrian politician, founder of The Greens – The Green Alternative, complications from a stroke.Freda Meissner-Blau verstorben 
 December 22 - Rolf Bossi, 92, German lawyer.Jurist und Publizist Star-Anwalt Rolf Bossi ist tot 
 December 23 - Hocine Aït Ahmed, 89, Algerian politician, founder and leader of Socialist Forces Front.Longtime Algerian opposition figure Ait-Ahmed dies: party
 December 23 - Don Howe, 80, English football player (West Bromwich Albion, Arsenal) and coach (national team).Don Howe: Former Arsenal and England coach dies aged 80
 December 23 - Bülent Ulusu, 92, Turkish politician, Prime Minister (1980–1983).12 Eylül darbesinin başbakanı Bülend Ulusu hayatını kaybetti 
 December 23 - Jean-Marie Pelt, 82, French biologist, heart attack.Le biologiste Jean-Marie Pelt est mort 
 December 23 - Alfred G. Gilman, 74, American pharmacologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate, pancreatic cancer.Dr. Alfred G. Gilman, Whose Work on Proteins Won Nobel Prize, Dies at 74
 December 24 - Adriana Olguín, 104, Chilean lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice (1952).Adriana Olguín: La mujer que hizo historia como la primera ministra en Latinoamérica  
 December 24 - Ron Jacobs, 72, American basketball coach (Loyola Marymount University, Northern Cement, Philippine national team), complications from a stroke.Legendary coach Ron Jacobs  passes away at 72 after long bout with illness
 December 25 - Robert Spitzer, 83, American psychiatrist and educator, heart disease.Robert Spitzer, psychiatrist of transformative influence, dies at 83
 December 25 - Sadhana Shivdasani, 74, Indian movie actress (Love in Simla, Woh Kaun Thi, Hum Dono), cancer.Actress Sadhana Shivdasani passes away
 December 25 - Ali Eid, 75, Lebanese politician, General Secretary of the Arab Democratic Party (since 1972).ADP chief Ali Eid dies at age of 75 in Syria (death announced on this date)
 December 25 - George Clayton Johnson, 86, American science fiction writer (Logan's Run, The Twilight Zone, Star Trek), prostate and bladder cancer.George Clayton Johnson has Died
 December 26 - Jim O'Toole, 78, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds).Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer Jim O'Toole dies
 December 27 - Haskell Wexler, 93, American cinematographer (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Bound for Glory) and movie director (Medium Cool), Academy Award winner (1966, 1976).Haskell Wexler, Oscar-winning cinematographer, dies at 93
 December 27 - Dave Henderson, 57, American baseball player (Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics), heart attack.
 December 27 - Ellsworth Kelly, 92, American artist, respiratory failure.Ellsworth Kelly, Artist Who Mixed European Abstraction Into Everyday Life, Dies at 92
 December 27 - Alfredo Pacheco, 33, Salvadoran footballer (FAS, New York Red Bulls, national team), shot.Former Salvadoran national soccer player Alfredo Pacheco shot dead
 December 27 - Meadowlark Lemon, 83, American basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters).Meadowlark Lemon, Harlem Globetrotter Who Played Basketball and Pranks With Virtuosity, Dies at 83
 December 27 - Stein Eriksen, 88, Norwegian alpine skier, Olympic champion (1952).Utah ski legend Stein Eriksen dies at 88 in Park City
 December 27 - Gabriel Tambon, 85, French politician, Mayor of Le Castellet, Var (since 1965).Le maire du Castellet, Gabriel Tambon, est mort à 85 ans 
 December 28 - Pierre-Marie Rudelle, 83, French painter.Espace dédié à Pierre Marie RUDELLE  
 December 28 - Joe Houston, 89, American jazz and R&B saxophonist, complications from a stroke.
 December 28 - Lemmy, 70, English rock musician (Motörhead, Hawkwind), lung cancer.Motörhead’s Lemmy Dead at Age 70
 December 28 - Eloy Inos, 66, Northern Mariana Islands politician, Governor (since 2013), complications after heart surgery.CNMI Gov. Eloy Inos dies
 December 28 - Ian Murdock, 42, American software engineer, founder of the Debian Project.
 December 29 - Pavel Srníček, 47, Czech football goalkeeper (Newcastle United, national team), complications from a heart attack.Pavel Srnicek: Former Newcastle keeper dies aged 47
 December 29 - Elżbieta Krzesińska, 81, Polish retired track and field athlete.Nie żyje "Złota Ela" Elżbieta Krzesińska 
 December 29 - Frank Malzone, 85, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, California Angels).Six-time Red Sox All-Star Frank Malzone dies at age 85
 December 29 - Kim Yang-gon, 73, North Korean senior politician, car accident.
 December 30 - Mangesh Padgaonkar, 86, Indian poet.Eminent poet Mangesh Padgaonkar passes away
 December 30 - Doug Atkins, 85, American football player (Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints).Tennessee legend Doug Atkins passes away
 December 30 - Howard Pawley, 81, Canadian politician, Premier of Manitoba (1981–1988).Former Manitoba premier Howard Pawley dies at 81
 December 30 - Howard Davis, Jr., 59, American boxer, lung cancer.
 December 30 - Åge Nordkild, 63, Norwegian politician, Member of the Sami Parliament (2001–2005, 2009–2013).Åge Nordkild (64) er død 
 December 31 - Marvin Panch, 89, American racing driver.Local NASCAR racing legend Marvin Panch dies at age 89
 December 31 - Wayne Rogers, 82, American actor (M*A*S*H), complications from pneumonia.
 December 31 - Natalie Cole, 65, American Grammy Award-winning singer ("This Will Be", Unforgettable... with Love) and actress, congestive heart failure.Natalie Cole dead at 65: R&B singer was daughter of Nat King Cole
 December 31 - Dal Richards, 97, Canadian big band leader, prostate cancer.
 December 31 - Steve Gohouri, 34, Ivorian footballer (Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Borussia Mönchengladbach, Wigan Athletic F.C.).Former Wigan defender Steve Gohouri found dead (body discovered on this date)
 December 31 - Beth Howland, 74, American actress (Alice), lung cancer.Actress Beth Howland, who played Vera on 'Alice,' dies at 74

Previous months
 January 2015
 February 2015
 March 2015
 April 2015
 May 2015
 June 2015
 July 2015
 August 2015
 September 2015
 October 2015
 November 2015

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