The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2013.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
December 2013
1 Alfonso Armada, 93, Spanish general, co-leader of 1981 failed coup d'état.Muere el general Alfonso Armada, condenado a 30 años por el 23-F Heinrich Boere, 92, Dutch-German convicted war criminal, member of the Waffen-SS.SS' er Heinrich Boere overleden Maria Mambo Café, 68, Angolan politician, Minister of Social Affairs (1982–1986), Governor of Cabinda (1990). Maurice Cockrill, 78, British artist.Maurice Cockrill obituary Stirling Colgate, 88, American physicist.SFI co-founder Stirling Colgate passes away Richard Coughlan, 66, English drummer (Caravan), pneumonia. Sylvester Dias, 76, Sri Lankan cricketer.Sylvester Dias Walter E. Ellis, 53, American serial killer, natural causes.Serial killer serving life sentence dies in South Dakota T. R. Fehrenbach, 88, American author and historian.Noted Texas historian, author T.R. Fehrenbach dies Verdi Godwin, 87, English footballer. Lino Grech, 83, Maltese actor, writer and director.Veteran actor, writer, director Lino Grech dies Edward Heffron, 90, American World War II veteran, portrayed in Band of Brothers. Jerzy Matałowski, 65, German-born Polish actor.Jerzy Matałowski nie żyje. Był aktorem znanym z serialu "Czarne Chmury" Fernando Sabogal Viana, 72, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (since 1996).Bishop Fernando Sabogal Viana André Schiffrin, 78, French-born American publisher and editor.André Schiffrin, Publishing Force and a Founder of New Press, Is Dead at 78 Martin Sharp, 71, Australian artist, emphysema.Artist Martin Sharp dies of long term illness Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis, 70, Portuguese-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Itumbiara (since 1999).Bishop Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis Alejandro Urdapilleta, 59, Uruguayan actor. Dany Vandenbossche, 57, Belgian politician, member of the Federal Parliament (1995–1999) and Flemish Parliament for East Flanders (1999–2009).Ode aan overleden Dany Vandenbossche James von der Heydt, 94, American lawyer and senior (former chief) judge of the District Court for the District of Alaska.Judge James von der Heydt Obituary
2 William Allain, 85, American politician, Governor of Mississippi (1984–1988), Attorney General (1980–1984).Bill Allain, 85, Ex-Governor of Mississippi, Dies Antonio Ansola, 82, Spanish footballer (Real Sociedad).Fallece Antonio Ansola Iván Bächer, 56, Hungarian writer and journalist.Meghalt Bächer Iván Bill Beckwith, 38, American contractor (Curb Appeal), motorcycle collision.HGTV show host Bill Beckwith dies in San Francisco crash Jean-Claude Beton, 88, Algerian-born French businessman, founder of Orangina.Jean-Claude Beton, Who Sent Orangina Around the World, Dies at 88 Kevin Crawford, 43, American scholar. Eva Davies, 88, British Olympic fencer.Eva Davies Marcelo Déda, 53, Brazilian politician, Governor of Sergipe (since 2007), cancer.Marcelo Déda morre aos 53 anos vítima de um câncer John Ewbank, 64, British-born Australian rock climber. Rex Garvin, 73, American R&B musician.The Dead Rock Stars Club Brian Hitchen, 77, British journalist, Editor of the Daily Star (1987–1994) and Sunday Express (1994–1995), traffic collision.Ex Daily Star editor Brian Hitchen dies in car crash in Spain Salim Kallas, 77, Syrian actor and politician.Syrian renowned actor Salim Kallas passes away Toshiko Karasawa, 102, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (1946–1952).柄沢と志子さん死去 元共産党衆院議員 旧北海道1区 Gary Leadston, 72, Canadian politician, cancer.Former MPP, city and regional councillor Gary Leadston dies at 72 Junior Murvin, 67, Jamaican reggae singer ("Police and Thieves").Reggae singer Junior Murvin dies in Jamaica Joseph Napolitan, 84, American political consultant. Liam O'Connor, 58, Irish Gaelic football player (Offaly).Offaly football legend O'Connor dies, aged 58 Mary Riggans, 78, Scottish actress (Take the High Road, Balamory, Dear Frankie), complications of a stroke. Pedro Rocha, 70, Uruguayan footballer (Peñarol, São Paulo FC).Pedro Rocha: Stylish, languid midfielder and striker whose skill and goals took him to four World Cups with Uruguay Katsumi Satō, 84, Japanese human rights activist, pneumonia.佐藤勝巳さん死去 拉致被害者「救う会」の元会長 Vernon Shaw, 83, Dominican politician, President (1998–2003).UPDATE: Vernon Shaw passes on Ray Weeks, 83, English cricketer (Warwickshire).Raymond Weeks Christopher Evan Welch, 48, American actor (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Lincoln, Silicon Valley), lung cancer.Christopher Evan Welch, Actor on Stage and Screen, Dies in L.A. Paweł Zenon Woś, 92, Polish World War II veteran.Paul Zenon Wos Obituary
3 John Albery, 77, British chemist and academic, Master of University College, Oxford (1989–1997). Fernando Argenta, 68, Spanish journalist, musician and presenter, pancreatic cancer.Muere Fernando Argenta, la voz de 'Clásicos populares' y 'El conciertazo' Paul Aussaresses, 95, French army general.Paul Aussaresses, 95, Who Tortured Algerians, Dies Gene Clair, 73, American sound engineer.Walter Eugene "Gene" Clair Dick Greuel, 85, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1953–1961), Speaker (1957–1959).Richard "Dick" Greuel Obituary Khalid Hasan, 76, Pakistani cricketer.Former cricketer Khalid Hasan passes away Ronald Hunter, 70, American actor (The Lazarus Syndrome, Van Wilder, Along Came Polly), heart and kidney failure.Actor Ronald Lee Hunter Dies at 70 Kiptalam Keter, 80–81, Kenyan Olympic sprinter.Kiptalam Keter Niilo Koponen, 85, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1983–1993).Former Fairbanks legislator, educator Niilo Koponen dies Norbert Kuchinke, 73, German journalist and actor (Autumn Marathon).В Германии скончался Норберт Кухинке, исполнитель роли профессора из Дании в фильме "Осенний марафон" Hugh MacDonald, 84, Scottish nationalist activist. Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed, 61, Egyptian military leader, Commander of the Egyptian Air Force (2008–2012), Minister of Military Production (2013).Military Production Minister Reda Hafez dies at 61 Ahmed Fouad Negm, 84, Egyptian vernacular poet.Egyptian poet Ahmed Fouad Negm dies Avo Paistik, 77, Estonian cartoonist, film director and painter.Suri Avo Paistik Edo Patregnani, 75, Italian footballer.Addio a Edo Patregnani Ida Pollock, 105, British romance novelist.Romantic novelist Ida Pollock dies, aged 105 Bill Porter, 81, American door-to-door salesman, subject of Door to Door.Bill Porter, Portland's famed door-to-door salesman, has died at age 81 Sefi Rivlin, 66, Israeli actor and comedian, throat cancer.Israeli actor and comedian Sefi Rivlin passes away at age 66 Frank Rozendaal, 56, Dutch ornithologist.Dutch Birding: Frank Rozendaal 1957–2013 Sacha Sosno, 76, French sculptor and painter.VIDEO. Sacha Sosno, sculpteur emblématique de l'Ecole de Nice, est mort Harry Webber, 77, South African Olympic weightlifter.
4 Hassan al-Laqqis, Lebanese paramilitary officer, senior commander of Hezbollah, shot. Robert Allman, 86, Australian operatic baritone.Obituary: Robert Allman OBE AM McDonald Bailey, 92, British Olympic sprinter (1948), bronze medalist (1952). Henry Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe, 89, British peer.Henry Edward Cubitt ASHCOMBE Charles Grigg, 97, British comics artist (Korky the Cat, Desperate Dan).Dandy artist Charles Grigg dies, aged 97 Greg Hubick, 62, Canadian professional ice hockey player. José Esteban Muñoz, 46, Cuban-born American academic. Paddy O'Byrne, 83, Irish broadcaster (Radio 702) and actor.Veteran broadcaster, popular actor O'Byrne dies * Joana Raspall i Juanola, 100, Spanish Catalan writer.Joana Raspall, Poet and Librarian, Dies at 100 Alexander Rennie, 54, South African Olympic slalom canoer (1992), plane crash.Olympic and Dusi star dies in plane crash Murarilal Singh, 61, Indian politician, stroke.BJP MP Murarilal Singh passes away following a brain stroke Don Williams, 86, American football coach.Concord Mourns the Passing of Don Williams
5 Pierre Aliker, 106, French Martinican politician and independence activist, complications from a fall. Fred Bassetti, 96, American architect.Architect Fred Bassetti dies; he leaves indelible mark on Seattle Jean-Luc Benoziglio, 72, Swiss writer.Jean-Luc Benoziglio (1941–2013), écrivain suisse de langue française Iryna Charnushenka-Stasiuk, 34, Belarusian Olympic long jumper (2008), cancer.ПАМЯТИ ТОВАРИЩА. Ирина Чернушенко-Стасюк Robert Doerr, 99, American politician and educator, Mayor of San Jose, California (1956–1958).Oldest living San Jose mayor, Robert Doerr, dies at 99 William B. Edmondson, 86, American diplomat, Ambassador to South Africa (1978–1981).Obituary: William B. Edmondson Günther Förg, 61, German artist.Und hinter tausend Farbbahnen keine Geschichte Monte Fresco, 77, British sports photographer.Monte Fresco dies: Mirror photographer took some of the most iconic sports pictures in history Ruperto Inchausti, 95, Bolivian footballer (The Strongest, national team).INCHAUSTI, DE SUCRE AL TIGRE Barry Jackson, 75, English actor (Doctor Who, Wimbledon, Midsomer Murders).Barry Jackson obituary John Alan Lee, 80, Canadian writer, academic and political activist, suicide. Nelson Mandela, 95, South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, President (1994–1999), lung infection. Tim Marcum, 69, American football coach. Danny Matt, 85, Israeli major-general.General Danny Matt Passes Away at 85 Vincent Mayers, 79, Guyanese cricketer.Vincent Mayers Joe Palumbo, 84, American football player (Virginia Cavaliers), member of College Football Hall of Fame.Palumbo, Joseph Brenda Reneau, 59, American politician, natural causes. Cynthia Eagle Russett, 76, American historian, multiple myeloma.Cynthia Russett, Historian of Women, Dies at 76 Gerald J. Spitz, 72, American politician, sarcoidosis. David Vestal, 89, American photographer, educator, and author. Colin Wilson, 82, English writer.Colin Wilson
6 Georges Baal, 75, Hungarian psychoanalyst, director, actor, theater therapist and professor, heart attack.Elhunyt Georges Baal Eddie Britt, 87, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Willoughby (1978–1981).Mr Edwin Alfred Britt (1926–2013) Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers, 74, French poet.Jean-Pierre DESTHUILLIERS, poète, revuiste et éditeur français, nous a quittés... Robert Ellis, 87, American mathematician, specializing in topological dynamics. Philippe Favre, 51, Swiss racing driver, skiing accident.Philippe Favre killed in skiing accident Hakem Al-Fayez, Jordanian politician.Political activist Hakem Fayez laid to rest Maurice Griffe, 92, French screenwriter. Louis Jacobson, 95, Irish cricketer. Tom Krause, 79, Finnish opera singer.Oopperalaulaja Tom Krause on kuollut Gail Collins Pappalardi, 72, American artist and songwriter (Strange Brew).Gail Collins, infamous lyricist who killed husband Felix Pappalardi, found dead in Mexican village Peeter Mudist, 71, Estonian painter.Peeter Mudist Nya Quesada, 94, Argentine actress.Murió la actriz Nya Quesada Alan Robinson, 65, Canadian politician. Stan Tracey, 86, British jazz pianist.Stan Tracey, godfather of British jazz, dies aged 86 M. K. Turk, 71, American college basketball coach (Southern Miss).Legendary Southern Miss basketball coach M.K. Turk dead at 71 Louis Waldon, 78, American actor (Lonesome Cowboys, Blue Movie, Flesh), stroke.Louis Waldon, Actor In Warhol Films, Dies At 78 Kate Williamson, 82, American actress (Ellen, Disclosure, Dahmer).Actress Kate Williamson Dies at 82
7 Vinay Apte, 62, Indian actor.Actor Vinay Apte succumbs to breathing problems Juan Carlos Argeñal, 43, Honduran journalist, shot. Sir Hugh Bidwell, 79, British businessman, Lord Mayor of London (1990).Sir Hugh Bidwell – obituary