EVENTS OF THIS DAY IN THE PAST 27/12 /14
- 537 – The Hagia Sophia is completed.
- 1512 – The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World.
- 1655 – Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.
- 1657 – The Flushing Remonstrance is signed.
- 1703 – Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.
- 1814 – War of 1812: The American schooner USS Carolina is destroyed. It was the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
- 1831 – Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate the theory of evolution.
- 1836 – The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing eight people.
- 1845 – Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.
- 1845 – Journalist John L. O'Sullivan, writing in his newspaper the New York Morning News, argues that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country "by the right of our manifest destiny".
- 1911 – "Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
- 1918 – The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.
- 1922 – Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.
- 1923 – Daisuke Namba, a Japanese student, tries to assassinate the Prince Regent Hirohito.
- 1927 – Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.
- 1929 – Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class", ostensibly as an effort to spread socialism to the countryside.
- 1932 – Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.
- 1939 – Erzincan, Turkey, is hit by an earthquake, killing 30,000.
- 1939 – Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.
- 1942 – The Union of Pioneers of Yugoslavia is founded.
- 1945 – The World Bank and International Monetary Fund are created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.
- 1949 – Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.
- 1966 – The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
- 1968 – Apollo program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital manned mission to the Moon.
- 1978 – Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of dictatorship.
- 1979 – The Soviet Union invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
- 1983 – Pope John Paul II visits Mehmet Ali Ağca in Rebibbia's prison and personally forgives him for the 1981 attack on him in St. Peter's Square.
- 1985 – Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside the airports of Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria.
- 1989 – The Romanian Revolution concludes, as the last minor street confrontations and stray shootings abruptly end in the country's capital, Bucharest.
- 1996 – Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram Airfield which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul, Afghanistan.
- 1997 – Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- 2001 – China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States.
- 2002 – Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.
- 2004 – Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet.
- 2007 – Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident.
- 2007 – Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.
- 2008 – Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.
- 2009 – Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, Iran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators.
- 1390 – Anne de Mortimer, Irish wife of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (d. 1411)
- 1571 – Johannes Kepler, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (d. 1630)
- 1572 – Johannes Vodnianus Campanus, Czech poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1622)
- 1683 – Conyers Middleton, English clergyman and theologian (d. 1750)
- 1714 – George Whitefield, English-American preacher and saint (d. 1770)
- 1715 – Philippe de Noailles, French soldier (d. 1794)
- 1721 – François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher and author (d. 1790)
- 1761 – Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician (d. 1818)
- 1773 – George Cayley, English engineer and politician (d. 1857)
- 1776 – Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1811)
- 1796 – Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (d. 1869)
- 1803 – François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian activist (d. 1839)
- 1809 – Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (d. 1892)
- 1822 – Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (d. 1895)
- 1823 – Mackenzie Bowell, English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1917)
- 1832 – Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tretyakov Gallery (d. 1897)
- 1858 – Juan Luis Sanfuentes, Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th President of Chile (d. 1930)
- 1863 – Louis Lincoln Emmerson, American politician, 27th Governor of Illinois (d. 1941)
- 1864 – Hermann-Paul, French painter and illustrator (d. 1940)
- 1879 – Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor and singer (d. 1954)
- 1883 – Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1979)
- 1888 – Thea von Harbou, German actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 1954)
- 1892 – Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (d. 1917)
- 1896 – Louis Bromfield, American author and theorist (d. 1956)
- 1896 – Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)
- 1896 – Carl Zuckmayer, German author and playwright (d. 1977)
- 1900 – Hans Stuck, German race car driver (d. 1978)
- 1901 – Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (d. 1992)
- 1901 – Irene Handl, English actress (d. 1987)
- 1904 – René Bonnet, French racing driver and automobile constructor (d. 1983)
- 1906 – Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, and actor (d. 1972)
- 1907 – Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (d. 1999)
- 1907 – Mary Howard, English author (d. 1991)
- 1907 – Conrad L. Raiford, American baseball player and activist (d. 2002)
- 1907 – Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978)
- 1909 – James Riddell, English skier and author (d. 2000)
- 1910 – Charles Olson, American poet and educator (d. 1970)
- 1911 – Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress (d. 2006)
- 1914 – Jack Latham, American actor, and news anchor (d. 1987)
- 1915 – Mary Kornman, American actress (d. 1973)
- 1915 – William Masters, American gynecologist, author, and academic (d. 2001)
- 1915 – Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian footballer manager and (d. 1999)
- 1916 – Werner Baumbach, German pilot (d. 1953)
- 1917 – T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (d. 2004)
- 1917 – Onni Palaste, Finnish soldier and author (d. 2009)
- 1918 – John Celardo, American illustrator (d. 2012)
- 1919 – Charles Sweeney, American general (d. 2004)
- 1920 – Bruce Hobbs, American jockey and trainer (d. 2005)
- 1923 – Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (d. 2012)
- 1924 – James A. McClure, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2011)
- 1924 – Hung Sin-nui, Chinese actress and singer (d. 2013)
- 1925 – Maurice Bambier, French politician (d. 1994)
- 1925 – Michel Piccoli, French actor, singer, director, and producer
- 1926 – Jerome Courtland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
- 1927 – Antony Gardner, English politician (d. 2011)
- 1927 – Nityanand Swami, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (d. 2012)
- 1927 – Audrey Wagner, American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (d. 1984)
- 1930 – Marshall Sahlins, American anthropologist and academic
- 1930 – Wilfrid Sheed, English-American author (d. 2011)
- 1931 – Scotty Moore, American guitarist (The Blue Moon Boys)
- 1934 – Christopher Benjamin, English actor
- 1934 – Larisa Latynina, Ukrainian gymnast
- 1934 – Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow, English businessman
- 1935 – Michael Turnbull, English bishop
- 1936 – Eve Uusmees, Estonian swimmer and coach
- 1938 – Stanislav Stanojevic, Serbian-French actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1939 – John Amos, American actor
- 1941 – Miles Aiken, American basketball player and coach
- 1941 – Mike Pinder, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (The Moody Blues)
- 1941 – Nolan Richardson, American basketball player and coach
- 1942 – Byron Browne, American baseball player
- 1942 – Charmian Carr, American actress and singer
- 1942 – Thomas Menino, American politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (d. 2014)
- 1942 – Ron Rothstein, American basketball player and coach
- 1942 – Claus Schiprowski, German pole vaulter
- 1943 – Cokie Roberts, American journalist and author
- 1943 – Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1943 – Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer
- 1943 – Roy White, American baseball player and coach
- 1944 – Mick Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Foreigner and Spooky Tooth)
- 1944 – Tracy Nelson, American singer-songwriter (Mother Earth)
- 1946 – Lenny Kaye, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
- 1946 – Joe Kinnear, Irish footballer and manager
- 1946 – Joyce Spiliotis, American politician (d. 2012)
- 1946 – Janet Street-Porter, English journalist and producer
- 1946 – Polly Toynbee, English journalist
- 1947 – Bill Eadie, American wrestler
- 1947 – Janet Perry, American soprano
- 1947 – Willy Polleunis, Belgian runner
- 1947 – Mickey Redmond, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
- 1947 – Doug Livermore, English footballer and manager
- 1947 – Osman Pamukoğlu, retired major general of the Turkish Army and politician who founded the Rights and Equality Party
- 1948 – Gérard Depardieu, French actor, singer, and producer
- 1950 – Haris Alexiou, Greek singer-songwriter
- 1950 – Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer
- 1950 – Terry Bozzio, American drummer and songwriter (Missing Persons UK, and HoBoLeMa)
- 1950 – Morgan Chu, American lawyer
- 1950 – Doug Stone, Canadian voice actor and singer
- 1951 – Ernesto Zedillo, Mexican economist and politician, 54th President of Mexico
- 1952 – Karla Bonoff, American singer-songwriter (Bryndle)
- 1952 – Tovah Feldshuh, American actress, singer, and playwright
- 1952 – Jay Hill, Canadian politician
- 1952 – David Knopfler, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Dire Straits)
- 1952 – Raimund Krauth, German footballer (d. 2012)
- 1953 – Arthur Kent, Canadian television journalist
- 1954 – Mandie Fletcher, English director, producer, and production manager
- 1955 – E. E. Bell, American actor
- 1955 – Brad Murphey, Australian race car driver
- 1955 – Barbara Olson, American journalist and author (d. 2001)
- 1956 – Doina Melinte, Romanian middle-distance runner
- 1957 – Jerry Gaskill, American drummer (King's X)
- 1957 – Greg Mortenson, American humanitarian and author
- 1957 – Dane Witherspoon, American actor (d. 2014)
- 1958 – Barbara Crampton, American actress
- 1958 – Steve Jones, American golfer
- 1958 – Norbert Schmitz, German footballer (d. 1998)
- 1959 – Gerina Dunwich, American astrologer, historian, and author
- 1959 – Andre Tippett, American football player
- 1960 – Maryam d'Abo, English actress and producer
- 1960 – Victoria Paige Meyerink, American actress and producer
- 1960 – Donald Nally, American conductor and academic
- 1962 – Mark Few, American basketball player and coach
- 1962 – John Kampfner, Singaporean journalist
- 1962 – Bill Self, American basketball player and coach
- 1962 – Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer
- 1962 – Sara Thornton, English police officer
- 1962 – Pierlucio Tinazzi, Italian security guard (d. 1999)
- 1963 – Gaspar Noé, Argentinian-French director and screenwriter
- 1964 – Ian Gomez, American actor
- 1964 – Theresa Randle, American actress
- 1965 – Salman Khan, Indian actor and singer
- 1965 – Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer (d. 2007)
- 1966 – Wendy Coakley-Thompson, American-Bahamian author
- 1966 – Marianne Elliott, English director and producer
- 1966 – Bill Goldberg, American football player, wrestler, and actor
- 1966 – Eva LaRue, American actress
- 1966 – Fabian Núñez, American politician
- 1969 – Jean-Christophe Boullion, French race car driver
- 1969 – Sarah Vowell, American author and journalist
- 1970 – Chyna, American wrestler and actress
- 1970 – Brendon Cook, Australian race car driver
- 1970 – Tracey Cherelle Jones, American actress
- 1970 – Lorenzo Neal, American football player
- 1971 – Sergei Bodrov, Jr., Russian actor and screenwriter (d. 2002)
- 1971 – Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer
- 1971 – Guthrie Govan, English guitarist (GPS, The Aristocrats, and Asia)
- 1971 – Savannah Guthrie, American lawyer and journalist
- 1971 – Jason Hawes, American paranormal investigator and author, founded The Atlantic Paranormal Society
- 1971 – Bryan Smolinski, American ice hockey player
- 1972 – Thomas Wilson Brown, American actor
- 1972 – Colin Charvis, English rugby player
- 1972 – Kevin Ollie, American basketball player and coach
- 1972 – Matt Slocum, American guitarist and songwriter (Sixpence None the Richer)
- 1973 – Tabatha Cash, French pornographic actress
- 1973 – Wilson Cruz, American actor
- 1973 – Luka Grubor, Croatian-English rower
- 1973 – Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch pianist and composer
- 1974 – Tomáš Janků, Czech high jumper
- 1974 – Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer
- 1974 – Fumiko Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
- 1974 – Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player
- 1974 – Édgar Ponce, Mexican actor and dancer (d. 2005)
- 1975 – Aigars Fadejevs, Latvian race walker
- 1975 – Heather O'Rourke, American actress (d. 1988)
- 1976 – Nikolaos Georgeas, Greek footballer
- 1976 – Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (d. 2009)
- 1976 – Daimí Pernía, Cuban hurdler
- 1976 – Fernando Pisani, Canadian-Italian ice hockey player
- 1976 – Aaron Stanford, American actor
- 1977 – Jacqueline Pillon, Canadian actress
- 1978 – Deuce McAllister, American football player
- 1978 – Pelin Batu, Turkish author, actress, historian, and television personality
- 1979 – David Dunn, English footballer
- 1979 – Carson Palmer, American football player
- 1980 – Bernard Berrian, American football player
- 1980 – Antonio Cesaro, Swiss-American wrestler
- 1980 – Cas Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1980 – Dahntay Jones, American basketball player
- 1980 – Meelis Kompus, Estonian journalist
- 1981 – David Aardsma, American baseball player
- 1981 – Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress
- 1981 – Javine Hylton, English singer
- 1981 – Moise Joseph, American-Haitian runner
- 1981 – Patrick Sharp, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1982 – Erin E. Stead, American illustrator
- 1983 – Anthony Boric, New Zealand rugby player
- 1983 – Cole Hamels, American baseball player
- 1983 – Jesse Williams, American high jumper
- 1984 – Andrejs Perepļotkins, Ukrainian-Latvian footballer
- 1984 – Pleasure P, American singer-songwriter and producer (Pretty Ricky)
- 1984 – Gilles Simon, French tennis player
- 1985 – Logan Bailly, Belgian footballer
- 1985 – Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Belgian race car driver
- 1985 – Paul Stastny, Canadian-American ice hockey player
- 1986 – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican sprinter
- 1988 – Zavon Hines, Jamaican-English footballer
- 1988 – Rick Porcello, American baseball player
- 1988 – Ok Taecyeon, South Korean rapper, dancer, and actor (2PM)
- 1988 – Hayley Williams, American singer-songwriter (Paramore)
- 1989 – Ingrid Várgas Calvo, Peruvian tennis player
- 1990 – Lazaro Arbos, Cuban-American singer
- 1990 – Max Lindholm, Finnish figure skater
- 1990 – Milos Raonic, Canadian tennis player
- 1991 – Chloe Bridges, American actress
- 1991 – Danny Wilson, Scottish footballer
- 1992 – Joel Indermitte, Estonian footballer
- 1992 – Maicel Uibo, Estonian decathlete
- 1995 – Mark Lapidus, Estonian chess player
- 1997 – Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player
- 683 – Emperor Gaozong of Tang (b. 628)
- 1076 – Sviatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)
- 1087 – Bertha of Savoy, (b. 1051)
- 1381 – Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician (b. 1352)
- 1543 – George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1484)
- 1548 – Francesco Spiera, Italian jurist (b. 1502)
- 1603 – Thomas Cartwright, English clergyman and theologian (b. 1535)
- 1704 – Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Prussian field marshal and politician (b. 1635)
- 1707 – Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (b. 1632)
- 1737 – William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)
- 1743 – Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659)
- 1771 – Henri Pitot, French engineer, invented the Pitot tube (b. 1695)
- 1782 – Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish judge and philosopher (b. 1697)
- 1800 – Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (b. 1718)
- 1812 – Joanna Southcott, English prophet (b. 1750)
- 1834 – Charles Lamb, English author (b. 1775)
- 1836 – Stephen F. Austin, American soldier and politician (b. 1793)
- 1858 – Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer (b. 1785)
- 1896 – John Brown, English businessman and politician (b. 1816)
- 1900 – William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, English engineer and businessman, founded Armstrong Whitworth (b. 1810)
- 1914 – Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
- 1919 – Achilles Alferaki, Russian-Greek composer (b. 1846)
- 1923 – Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (b. 1832)
- 1936 – Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, writer, academic, member of parliament, and the author of the Turkish National Anthem (b. 1873)
- 1938 – Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (b. 1889)
- 1938 – Osip Mandelstam, Polish-Russian poet and critic (b. 1891)
- 1943 – Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1887)
- 1950 – Max Beckmann, German-American painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
- 1952 – Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest, author, and educator (b. 1878)
- 1953 – Julian Tuwim, Polish poet and author (b. 1894)
- 1953 – Şükrü Saracoğlu, Turkish politician and the sixth Prime Minister of Turkey. He was also the chairman of Fenerbahçe S.K. (b. 1887)
- 1955 – Alfred Carpenter, English admiral (b. 1881)
- 1956 – Lambert McKenna, Irish priest and lexicographer (b. 1870)
- 1958 – Harry Warner, Polish-American film producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1881)
- 1960 – Jakob "Jackie" Gerlich, Austrian-American actor (b. 1917)
- 1965 – Edgar Ende, German painter (b. 1901)
- 1972 – Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
- 1974 – Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1898)
- 1974 – Amy Vanderbilt, American author (b 1908)
- 1978 – Chris Bell American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Big Star) (b. 1951)
- 1978 – Houari Boumediene, Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria (b. 1932)
- 1978 – Bob Luman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
- 1979 – Hafizullah Amin, Afghan educator and politician, 2nd President of Afghanistan (b. 1929)
- 1981 – Hoagy Carmichael, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1899)
- 1982 – Jack Swigert, American pilot, astronaut, and politician (b. 1931)
- 1985 – Jean Rondeau, French race car driver (b. 1946)
- 1986 – George Dangerfield, English-American historian and journalist (b. 1904)
- 1986 – Dumas Malone, American historian and author (b. 1892)
- 1988 – Hal Ashby, American director and producer (b. 1929)
- 1992 – Kay Boyle, American author, poet, and educator (b. 1902)
- 1993 – Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (b. 1902)
- 1993 – Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (b. 1911)
- 1993 – André Pilette, Belgian race car driver (b. 1918)
- 1994 – Fanny Cradock, English chief, author, and critic (b. 1909)
- 1994 – J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1902)
- 1995 – Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist (b. 1909)
- 1995 – Genrikh Kasparyan, Armenian chess player (b. 1910)
- 1995 – Konstantinos Kypriotis, Greek martial artist (b. 1954)
- 1997 – Brendan Gill, American journalist and author (b. 1914)
- 1997 – Billy Wright, English-Irish commander (b. 1960)
- 1999 – Michael McDowell, American novelist and screenwriter (b. 1950)
- 2002 – George Roy Hill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
- 2003 – Alan Bates, English actor and singer (b. 1934)
- 2003 – Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1962)
- 2003 – Vestal Goodman, American singer (b. 1929)
- 2004 – Hank Garland, American guitarist (b. 1930)
- 2004 – Alfredo Rostgaard, Cuban visual artist (b. 1943)
- 2005 – William Doody, Canadian politician (b. 1931)
- 2007 – Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani politician, 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1953)
- 2007 – Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
- 2007 – Jaan Kross, Estonian author (b. 1920)
- 2008 – Delaney Bramlett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Delaney & Bonnie) (b. 1939)
- 2008 – Robert Graham, Mexican-American sculptor (b. 1938)
- 2009 – Isaac Schwartz, Ukrainian-Russian composer (b. 1923)
- 2011 – Catê, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1973)
- 2011 – Michael Dummett, English soldier, philosopher, and academic (b. 1925)
- 2011 – Helen Frankenthaler, American painter and educator (b. 1928)
- 2011 – Johnny Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929)
- 2012 – Valentin Boreyko, Russian rower (b. 1933)
- 2012 – Harry Carey, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
- 2012 – Lloyd Charmers, Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (The Uniques) (b. 1938)
- 2012 – Hamid Ghodse, Iranian-English psychiatrist and academic (b. 1938)
- 2012 – Sohrab Hossain, Bangladeshi singer (b. 1922)
- 2012 – Jorma Kortelainen, Finnish skier (b. 1932)
- 2012 – Tingye Li, Chinese-American physicist and engineer (b. 1931)
- 2012 – Edgar May, American journalist and politician (b. 1929)
- 2012 – Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer and academic (b. 1924)
- 2012 – Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general (b. 1934)
- 2012 – Jesco von Puttkamer, German-American engineer (b. 1933)
- 2012 – Mlađa Veselinović, Serbian actor (b. 1915)
- 2012 – Salt Walther, American race car driver (b. 1947)
- 2013 – Richard Ambler, English-Scottish biologist and academic (b. 1933)
- 2013 – Mohamad Chatah, Lebanese economist and politician, Lebanese Minister of Finance (b. 1951)
- 2013 – Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano and educator (b. 1929)
- 2013 – Boyd Lee Dunlop, American pianist (b. 1926)
- 2013 – Peter John Harding, English air marshal (b. 1940)
- 2013 – John Matheson, Canadian colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917)
- 2013 – Gunn Olsen, Norwegian politician (b. 1952)
- 2013 – Farooq Sheikh, Indian actor (b. 1948)
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