People who died on December 30 92
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Pope Felix I
d. 274
Pope Felix I
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Egwin of Evesham
d. 717
Egwin of Evesham, bishop of Worcester
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Tian Jun
d. 903 (b. 858)
Tian Jun, Chinese warlord (b. 858)
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Wang Shenzhi
d. 925 (b. 862)
Wang Shenzhi, founder of Min (b. 862)
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Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine
d. 1115
Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine
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Bernard Gui
d. 1331
Bernard Gui, inquisitor (b. 1261 or 1262)
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Bonne of Berry
d. 1435 (b. 1362)
Bonne of Berry, Regent of Savoy (b. 1362)
Louis III, Elector Palatine
d. 1436 (b. 1378)
Louis III, Elector Palatine (b. 1378)
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Edmund, Earl of Rutland
d. 1460 (b. 1443)
Edmund, Earl of Rutland, Irish politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1443)
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York
d. 1460 (b. 1411)
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (b. 1411)
Jakob Fugger
d. 1525 (b. 1459)
Jakob Fugger, German banker and businessman (b. 1459)
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Galeazzo Alessi
d. 1572 (b. 1512)
Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect, designed the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (b. 1512)
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Giovanni Battista Giraldi
d. 1573 (b. 1504)
Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian author and poet (b. 1504)
Pope Innocent IX
d. 1591 (b. 1519)
Pope Innocent IX (b. 1519)
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Job of Manyava
d. 1621 (b. 1550)
Job of Manyava, Ukrainian monk and saint (b. 1550)
John Francis Regis
d. 1640 (b. 1597)
John Francis Regis, French priest and saint (b. 1597)
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Giovanni Baglione
d. 1643 (b. 1566)
Giovanni Baglione, Italian painter and historian of art (b. 1566)
Jan Baptist van Helmont
d. 1644 (b. 1577)
Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, physiologist, and physician (b. 1577)
Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria
d. 1662 (b. 1628)
Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (b. 1628)
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Nicholas Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe
d. 1769 (b. 1685)
Nicholas Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe, Irish-Austrian soldier and courtier (b. 1685)
Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria
d. 1777 (b. 1727)
Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1727)
Francesco Zuccarelli
d. 1788 (b. 1702)
Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian painter and academic (b. 1702)
Francis Lewis
d. 1803 (b. 1713)
Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician (b. 1713)
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Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre, Baron of Santo Ângelo
d. 1879 (b. 1806)
Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre, Baron of Santo Ângelo, Brazilian poet and painter (b. 1806)
José Rizal
d. 1896 (b. 1861)
José Rizal, Filipino ophthalmologist, journalist, and author (b. 1861)
Josephine Butler
d. 1906 (b. 1828)
Josephine Butler, English feminist and social reformer (b. 1828)
Thomas-Alfred Bernier
d. 1908 (b. 1844)
Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1844)
Grigori Rasputin
d. 1916 (b. 1869)
Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic (b. 1869)
Jean Collas
d. 1928 (b. 1874)
Jean Collas, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (b. 1874)
Hans Niels Andersen
d. 1937 (b. 1852)
Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founded the East Asiatic Company (b. 1852)
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Childe Wills
d. 1940 (b. 1878)
Childe Wills, American engineer (b. 1878)
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El Lissitzky
d. 1941 (b. 1890)
El Lissitzky, Russian photographer and architect (b. 1890)
Romain Rolland
d. 1944 (b. 1866)
Romain Rolland, French author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
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Song Jin-woo (journalist)
d. 1945 (b. 1889)
Song Jin-woo, South Korean journalist and politician (b. 1889)
Han van Meegeren
d. 1947 (b. 1889)
Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter (b. 1889)
Alfred North Whitehead
d. 1947 (b. 1861)
Alfred North Whitehead, English-American mathematician and philosopher (b. 1861)
Archduke Eugen of Austria
d. 1954 (b. 1863)
Archduke Eugen of Austria (b. 1863)
Rex Ingamells
d. 1955 (b. 1913)
Rex Ingamells, Australian poet and author (b. 1913)
Vincent Massey
d. 1967 (b. 1887)
Vincent Massey, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor General of Canada (b. 1887)
Trygve Lie
d. 1968 (b. 1896)
Trygve Lie, Norwegian journalist and politician, 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (b. 1896)
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Sonny Liston
d. 1970 (b. 1932)
Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. 1932)
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Jo Cals
d. 1971 (b. 1914)
Jo Cals, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1914)
Vikram Sarabhai
d. 1971 (b. 1919)
Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist and academic (b. 1919)
Richard Rodgers
d. 1979 (b. 1902)
Richard Rodgers, American playwright and composer (b. 1902)
Alberto Vargas
d. 1982 (b. 1896)
Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter and illustrator (b. 1896)
Violette Cordery
d. 1983 (b. 1900)
Violette Cordery, English race car driver (b. 1900)
Era Bell Thompson
d. 1986 (b. 1905)
Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (b. 1905)
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Yuli Daniel
d. 1988 (b. 1925)
Yuli Daniel, Russian author and poet (b. 1925)
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Isamu Noguchi
d. 1988 (b. 1904)
Isamu Noguchi, American sculptor and architect (d. 1988)
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Raghuvir Sahay
d. 1990 (b. 1929)
Raghuvir Sahay, Indian author, poet, and critic (b. 1929)
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İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
d. 1993 (b. 1908)
İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil, Turkish lawyer and politician, 20th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1908)
Irving Paul Lazar
d. 1993 (b. 1907)
Irving "Swifty" Lazar, American talent agent (b. 1907)
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Giuseppe Occhialini
d. 1993 (b. 1907)
Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian-French physicist and academic (b. 1907)
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Dmitri Ivanenko
d. 1994 (b. 1904)
Dmitri Ivanenko, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic (b. 1904)
Ralph Flanagan
d. 1995 (b. 1914)
Ralph Flanagan, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1914)
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Doris Grau
d. 1995 (b. 1924)
Doris Grau, American voice actor and script supervisor (b. 1924)
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Lew Ayres
d. 1996 (b. 1908)
Lew Ayres, American actor (b. 1908)
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Shinichi Hoshi
d. 1997 (b. 1926)
Shinichi Hoshi, Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1926)
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Sam Muchnick
d. 1998 (b. 1905)
Sam Muchnick, American wrestling promoter, co-founded the National Wrestling Alliance (b. 1905)
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Joff Ellen
d. 1999 (b. 1915)
Joff Ellen, Australian comedian and actor (b. 1915)
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Fritz Leonhardt
d. 1999 (b. 1909)
Fritz Leonhardt, German engineer, co-designed the Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge and Fernsehturm Stuttgart (b. 1909)
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Des Renford
d. 1999 (b. 1927)
Des Renford, Australian swimmer (b. 1927)
Julius J. Epstein
d. 2000 (b. 1909)
Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1909)
Mary Brian
d. 2002 (b. 1906)
Mary Brian, American actress (b. 1906)
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Eleanor J. Gibson
d. 2002 (b. 1910)
Eleanor J. Gibson, American psychologist and academic (b. 1910)
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Mary Wesley
d. 2002 (b. 1912)
Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002)
John Gregory Dunne
d. 2003 (b. 1932)
John Gregory Dunne, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1932)
Artie Shaw
d. 2004 (b. 1910)
Artie Shaw, American clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1910)
Eddie Barlow
d. 2005 (b. 1940)
Eddie Barlow, South African cricketer and coach (b. 1940)
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Rona Jaffe
d. 2005 (b. 1931)
Rona Jaffe, American novelist (b. 1932)
Saddam Hussein
d. 2006 (b. 1937)
Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, 5th President of Iraq (b. 1937)
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Terry Peck
d. 2006 (b. 1938)
Terry Peck, Falkland Islander police officer and spy (b. 1938)
Michel Plasse
d. 2006 (b. 1948)
Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1948)
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Rowland S. Howard
d. 2009 (b. 1959)
Rowland S. Howard, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1959)
Abdurrahman Wahid
d. 2009 (b. 1940)
Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian journalist and politician, 4th President of Indonesia (b. 1940)
Ronald Searle
d. 2011 (b. 1920)
Ronald Searle, English-French cartoonist (b. 1920)
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Philip Coppens (author)
d. 2012 (b. 1971)
Philip Coppens, Belgian-American journalist and author (b. 1971)
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Beate Sirota Gordon
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Beate Sirota Gordon, Austrian-American director and producer (b. 1923)
Rita Levi-Montalcini
d. 2012 (b. 1909)
Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1909)
Carl Woese
d. 2012 (b. 1928)
Carl Woese, American microbiologist and biophysicist (b. 1928)
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Dennis Ferguson
d. 2012 (b. 1948)
Dennis Ferguson, Australian sex offender (b. 1948)
Kinnaird R. McKee
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Kinnaird R. McKee, American admiral (b. 1929)
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José María Maguregui
d. 2013 (b. 1934)
José María Maguregui, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1934)
Eiichi Ohtaki
d. 2013 (b. 1948)
Eiichi Ohtaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1948)
Johnny Orr (basketball, born 1927)
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Johnny Orr, American basketball player and coach (b. 1927)
Terry Becker
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Terry Becker, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1921)
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Jim Galloway
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
Jim Galloway, Scottish-Canadian clarinet player and saxophonist (b. 1936)
Luise Rainer
d. 2014 (b. 1910)
Luise Rainer, German-born American-British actress (b. 1910)
Doug Atkins
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Doug Atkins, American football player (b. 1930)
Howard Davis, Jr.
d. 2015 (b. 1956)
Howard Davis, Jr., American boxer and trainer (b. 1956)
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Mangesh Padgaonkar
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Mangesh Padgaonkar, Indian poet, playwright, and translator (b. 1929)
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Howard Pawley
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Howard Pawley, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Premier of Manitoba (b. 1934)