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Who died on 13 December?

Celebrities who died on 13 December

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Oldest

94 years, 4 days

Youngest

31 years, 1 month, 19 days

Born first

15 July 1871

Died first

13 December 1910

Born last

2 November 1986

Died last

13 December 2022

American adult entertainment actress and model Yurizan Beltran

Yurizan Beltran

American adult entertainment actress and model

2017
actress Lupe Vélez

Lupe Vélez

actress

1944
American actor Alan Thicke

Alan Thicke

American actor

2016
Spanish actress Verónica Forqué

Verónica Forqué

Spanish actress

2021

Dan Johnson

2017
American actor and filmmaker Spencer Williams

Spencer Williams

American actor and filmmaker

1969
American singer  Nancy Wilson

Nancy Wilson

American singer

2018
American actor Stephen "tWitch" Boss

Stephen "tWitch" Boss

American actor

2022
singer Enrique Morente

Enrique Morente

singer

2010
Mexican politician  Miguel Barbosa Huerta

Miguel Barbosa Huerta

Mexican politician

2022
United States admiral Raymond A. Spruance

Raymond A. Spruance

United States admiral

1969
American guitarist and singer most notable for founding the metal band Death Chuck Schuldiner

Chuck Schuldiner

American guitarist and singer most notable for founding the metal band Death

2001
American politician William V. Roth

William V. Roth

American politician

2003
American baseball player Dan McGann

Dan McGann

American baseball player

1910
Turkish author  Reşat Nuri Güntekin

Reşat Nuri Güntekin

Turkish author

1956
American businessman Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

American businessman

1992
Egyptian actress Zubaida Tharwat

Zubaida Tharwat

Egyptian actress

2016
Russian actress Ekaterina Lvovna Doerova

Ekaterina Lvovna Doerova

Russian actress

2019
Belgian politician, scholar, socialite and writer Jean-Pierre Van Rossem

Jean-Pierre Van Rossem

Belgian politician, scholar, socialite and writer

2018
American actor Jon Hall

Jon Hall

American actor

1979
American musician Emil Richards

Emil Richards

American musician

2019
American baseball player Frank Lary

Frank Lary

American baseball player

2017
American writer Catie Lazarus

Catie Lazarus

American writer

2020
Japanese actress Mitsuyo Asaka

Mitsuyo Asaka

Japanese actress

2020
Finnish composer and pianist Selim Palmgren

Selim Palmgren

Finnish composer and pianist

1951
British Army general  David Ramsbotham, Baron Ramsbotham

David Ramsbotham, Baron Ramsbotham

British Army general

2022
South Korean politician, army general and businessperson Park Tae-joon

Park Tae-joon

South Korean politician, army general and businessperson

2011
Major League Baseball first baseman Chick Gandil

Chick Gandil

Major League Baseball first baseman

1970
British singer-songwriter Toby Slater

Toby Slater

British singer-songwriter

2021
American football player Edgar Garbisch

Edgar Garbisch

American football player

1979
Chinese writer Cao Yu

Cao Yu

Chinese writer

1996
Irish republican turned Marxist Seán Garland

Seán Garland

Irish republican turned Marxist

2018
Indian scholar Bannanje Govindacharya

Bannanje Govindacharya

Indian scholar

2020
Chilean folklore composer and songwriter Luis "Checho" González

Luis "Checho" González

Chilean folklore composer and songwriter

2022
former Prime Minister of Eswatini Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini

Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini

former Prime Minister of Eswatini

2020
American anthropologist Lisa Redfield Peattie

Lisa Redfield Peattie

American anthropologist

2018
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder  Jimmy McLane

Jimmy McLane

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder

2020
Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic Scholar Nur Hossain Kasemi

Nur Hossain Kasemi

Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic Scholar

2020
American politician Richard G. Hatcher

Richard G. Hatcher

American politician

2019
American singer-songwriter Harry Barris

Harry Barris

American singer-songwriter

1962
actress Heather Angel

Heather Angel

actress

1986
French writer Léon Werth

Léon Werth

French writer

1955
American baseball player Curt Simmons

Curt Simmons

American baseball player

2022
Italian historian Giannalberto Bendazzi

Giannalberto Bendazzi

Italian historian

2021
Israeli journalist Noah Klieger

Noah Klieger

Israeli journalist

2018
German actor Horst Tappert

Horst Tappert

German actor

2008
Japanese sumo wrestler Ushiomaru Motoyasu

Ushiomaru Motoyasu

Japanese sumo wrestler

2019
English-born character actor with a long career in American films Cyril Delevanti

Cyril Delevanti

English-born character actor with a long career in American films

1975