Deaths in December 2014 facts for kids

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This article lists notable people who passed away in December 2014. These individuals were known for their achievements in various fields like sports, arts, science, and politics. Learning about their lives can help us understand their contributions to the world.

Jean Béliveau 1931-2014

Fabiola of Belgium 1928-2014

Ralph H. Baer 1922-2014

Ken Weatherwax 1955-2014

Mary Ann Mobley 1939-2014

Ralph Giordano 1923-2014

Norman Bridwell 1928-2014

Dieter Grau 1913-2014

Virna Lisi 1936-2014

Horacio Ferrer 1933-2014

Joe Cocker 1944-2014

Leo Tindemans 1922-2014

Luise Rainer 1910-2014

Notable People Who Passed Away in December 2014

December 1

Sita Murt, 68, a fashion designer and businesswoman from Spain, passed away from cancer.
Mario Abramovich, 88, an Argentine violinist and composer.
Alberto Breccia Guzzo, 68, a Uruguayan politician and lawyer.
Roberto Sagastume Pinto, 70, a politician from Guatemala who served as Mayor of Esquipulas (1996–2000) and Governor of Chiquimula (2001–2003), died in a car accident.

December 2

Don L. Anderson, 81, an American scientist who studied the Earth, passed away from cancer.
Bobby Keys, 70, an American saxophonist known for playing with The Rolling Stones, died from liver disease.
Jean Béliveau, 83, a famous Canadian ice hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens.
Don Laws, 85, an American figure skater and coach, passed away from heart failure.

December 3

James Stewart, 73, a Canadian mathematician and violinist, died from multiple myeloma.
Giulio Questi, 90, an Italian director and screenwriter.
Walter Reyno, 79, a Uruguayan actor and director, passed away from respiratory failure.
Herman Badillo, 85, an American politician born in Puerto Rico, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for New York (1971–1977), died from congestive heart failure.
Jacques Barrot, 77, a French politician who was a European Commissioner (2008–2010).
Ian McLagan, 69, an English keyboardist for the band Small Faces, passed away from a stroke.
Luc Oursel, 55, a French businessman who was the CEO of Areva (2011–2014).
Sjefke Janssen, 95, a Dutch racing cyclist.

December 4

Lynne Kosky, 56, an Australian politician, passed away from breast cancer.
Claudia Emerson, 57, an American poet, died from cancer.
V. R. Krishna Iyer, 100, an Indian judge who served on the Supreme Court, passed away from kidney and heart failure.
Jeremy Thorpe, 85, a British politician and former Leader of the Liberal Party (1967–1976), died from Parkinson's disease.

December 5

Queen Fabiola of Belgium, 86, the Spanish-born Queen of Belgium (1960–1993).
Manuel De Sica, 65, an Italian composer, passed away from a heart attack.
Jackie Healy-Rae, 83, an Irish politician.
Silvio Zavala, 105, a Mexican historian and diplomat who was Ambassador to France (1966–1975).

December 6

Fred Hawkins, 91, an American golf player.
Ralph H. Baer, 92, an American video game pioneer and inventor, known for developing the Magnavox Odyssey. He received the National Medal of Technology in 2006.

December 7

Khalil Ullah Khan, 80, a Bangladeshi movie actor, died from heart disease.
Mango, 60, an Italian singer-songwriter and musician, passed away from a heart attack.
Ken Weatherwax, 59, an American actor known for The Addams Family TV series, died from a heart attack.
Mark Lewis, 60, an American storyteller, actor, and teacher, passed away due to complications from surgery.

December 8

Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, 87, an Indian classical vocalist, died from lung cancer.
Russ Kemmerer, 84, an American baseball player.
Knut Nystedt, 99, a Norwegian composer of orchestral and choral music.

December 9

Jorge María Mejía, 91, an Argentine Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Archivist and Librarian of the Vatican (1998–2003).
Jože Toporišič, 88, a Slovenian linguist.
Mary Ann Mobley, 75, an American actress and TV personality, and Miss America 1959, passed away from breast cancer.
Jane Freilicher, 90, an American painter.
Karl Otto Pöhl, 85, a German economist who was President of the Bundesbank (1980–1991).

December 10

Ralph Giordano, 91, a German writer and publicist, died from complications after a fall.
Judy Baar Topinka, 70, an American politician who served as Illinois Treasurer (1995–2007) and Comptroller (since 2011), passed away from complications of a stroke.
Robert B. Oakley, 83, an American diplomat who was Ambassador to Zaire, Somalia, and Pakistan.
Robert Wolfe, 93, an American historian, archivist, and World War II veteran, died of natural causes.
Bob Solinger, 88, a Canadian ice hockey player.

December 11

Tom Adams, 76, an English actor known for The Great Escape and Doctor Who, passed away from cancer.
Giorgio Ardisson, 83, an Italian actor.

December 12

Ivor Grattan-Guinness, 73, an English historian of mathematics and logic.
John Persen, 73, a Norwegian composer.
Norman Bridwell, 86, an American author and cartoonist, famous for creating Clifford the Big Red Dog.
John Baxter, 78, a Scottish footballer.

December 13

Ernst Albrecht, 84, a German politician who was Prime Minister of Lower Saxony (1976–1990), passed away from Alzheimer's disease. (His death was announced on this date).
Bill Bonds, 80s, an American television news anchor, died from a heart attack.
Joan Barril, 62, a Spanish writer and journalist, passed away from pneumonia.
Andreas Schockenhoff, 57, a German politician. (His death was announced on this date).

December 14

Louis Alphonse Koyagialo, 67, a Congolese politician who served as Acting Prime Minister (2012).
Angalifu, 44, a rhinoceros born in Sudan, one of the last male northern white rhinoceros.
Theo Colborn, 87, an American environmentalist and academic.

December 15

Chakri, 40, an Indian movie composer and singer, passed away from a heart attack.
Mustapha Maarof, 79, a Malaysian actor, died from respiratory failure.

December 16

Tim Cochran, 59, an American mathematician.
Martin Brasier, 67, an English scientist who studied ancient life forms and space, died in a car accident.
Phillip Archuleta, 65, an American politician, passed away from pneumonia.

December 17

Dieter Grau, 101, a German-American rocket scientist.
Ivan Vekić, 76, a Croatian politician.
Richard C. Hottelet, 97, an American broadcast journalist.
Oleh Lysheha, 65, a Ukrainian poet, playwright, and translator.

December 18

Virna Lisi, 78, an Italian actress.
Donald J. Albosta, 89, an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1985).
Ingvar Kjellson, 91, a Swedish actor, passed away from pneumonia.
Gideon Ben-Yisrael, 92, an Israeli politician.
Larry Smith, 63, an American record producer.
Robert Simpson, 102, an American meteorologist who helped create the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale.

December 19

Philip Bradbourn, 63, a British politician who was a Member of the European Parliament, passed away from bowel cancer.
Arthur Gardner, 104, an American movie and television producer and actor.
Igor Rodionov, 78, a Russian general and politician.

December 20

John Freeman, 99, a British politician, journalist, broadcaster, and diplomat.
Per-Ingvar Brånemark, 85, a Swedish orthopedic surgeon, passed away from a heart attack.
Bob Lanier, 89, an American businessman and politician who was Mayor of Houston, Texas (1992–1998), died of natural causes.

December 21

Udo Jürgens, 80, an Austrian composer and singer.
Alan Williams, 84, a British politician, passed away from a stroke.
Åke Johansson, 86, a Swedish football player.
Morteza Ahmadi, 90, an Iranian actor.
Jane Bown, 89, a British photographer.
Frank Truitt, 89, an American basketball coach.
Sitor Situmorang, 91, an Indonesian poet and writer.
Billie Whitelaw, 82, an English actress.
Horacio Ferrer, 81, a Uruguayan poet, broadcaster, and tango lyricist, passed away from heart failure.

December 22

Joe Cocker, 70, a British singer known for songs like "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "You Are So Beautiful," passed away from lung cancer.
Abd El Aziz Muhammad Hegazi, 91, an Egyptian politician who was Prime Minister (1974–1975).
Bernard Stone, 87, an American politician, passed away from complications after a fall.
Joseph Sargent, 89, an American movie director, died from heart disease.
Fritz Sdunek, 67, a German professional boxing trainer.
Christine Cavanaugh, 51, an American voice actress known for Rugrats and Dexter's Laboratory, passed away from leukemia.

December 23

João Nílson Zunino, 68, a Brazilian soccer executive.
K. Balachander, 84, an Indian director and producer, died from complications of a urinary tract infection.
Jeremy Lloyd, 84, a British screenwriter known for Are You Being Served?, passed away from pneumonia.
Jacques Chancel, 86, a French journalist and writer.
Edward Greenspan, 70, a Canadian lawyer, passed away from heart failure.

December 24

Buddy DeFranco, 91, an American jazz clarinet player.
Herbert Harris, 88, an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1981).
Krzysztof Krauze, 61, a Polish movie director, passed away from prostate cancer.

December 25

Gleb Yakunin, 80, a Russian priest and Soviet dissident, passed away after a long illness.
Alberta Adams, 97, an American blues singer, passed away after a long illness.
David Ryall, 79, an English actor known for Harry Potter.
N. L. Balakrishnan, 72, an Indian actor and photographer.

December 26

Stanisław Barańczak, 68, a Polish poet and academic.
James B. Edwards, 87, an American politician who was Governor of South Carolina (1975–1979) and U.S. Secretary of Energy (1981–1982), passed away from complications of a stroke.
Leo Tindemans, 92, a Belgian politician who served as Prime Minister of Belgium (1974-1978) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1981-1989).
Roberto Delmastro, 69, a Chilean politician, passed away from lung cancer.

December 27

Tomaž Šalamun, 73, a Slovenian poet.
Karel Poma, 94, a Belgian politician and minister.

December 28

Leopoldo Federico, 87, an Argentine tango musician.
Frankie Randall, 76, an American singer and actor, passed away from lung cancer.
Merrill Womach, 87, an American gospel singer.
Vahan Hovhannisyan, 58, an Armenian politician.

December 29

Odd Iversen, 69, a Norwegian footballer.
Hardo Aasmäe, 63, an Estonian geographer, entrepreneur, and politician.

December 30

Antonio Brack Egg, 74, a Peruvian ecologist and politician who was Minister of Environment (2008–2011).
Luise Rainer, 104, a German-born American actress who won two Academy Awards, passed away from pneumonia.
Marian Jurczyk, 79, a Polish politician and trade union activist.
Walter Roque, 77, a Uruguayan-born Venezuelan football player and coach.

December 31

Edward Herrmann, 71, an American actor known for Gilmore Girls, passed away from brain cancer.
Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, 99, a British aristocrat and Army officer.