Famous Deaths on December 3

Diocletian (c. 242-245 - 311/312)

Roman Emperor (284-305) who defeated the Sarmatians and Carpi [died 311 or 312], dies at 66

1137 Lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Holy Roman Emperor (1133-37), dies at 67 (or dies the 4th)
1154 Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies
1265 Odofredus, Italian jurist
1463 Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies
1469 Piero di Cosimo de' Medici [Piero the Gouty], Italian ruler of Florence (1464-69), dies at about 53
1491 Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies
1533 Vasili III of Russia, Great Prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54
1552 Francis Xavier [Francisco de Jasso], Navarrese Catholic missionary to Far East, co-founder of the Society of Jesus, and saint, dies at 46
1592 Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Italian diplomat, dies at 47
1610 Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general (b. 1548)
1660 Jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70
1676 Daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried
1706 Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German countess and hymn writer, dies at 69
1765 Lord John Sackville, English politician (MP Tamworth 1734-47) and cricketer (Kent CCC), dies at 52
1789 Claude-Joseph Vernet, French painter, dies at 75
1807 Clara Reeve, English author (old English baron), dies at 78
1815 John Carroll, first Roman Catholic archbishop in the US, also known as the founder of Georgetown University, dies at 80
1823 Joseph Pouteau, French composer and organist, dies at 84
1839 Frederick VI, King of Denmark (1808-39) and Norway (1808-14), dies at 71
1845 Gregor MacGregor, Scottish con-man (b. 1786)
1857 Christian D Rauch, German sculptor, dies at 80
1866 Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda [Jan Kalivoda], Bohemian violinist, composer, and court conductor, dies of a heart attack at 65
1876 Hermann Goetz, German composer, dies at 35
1882 Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1811)
1888 Carl Zeiss, German scientific instrument and lens maker (Carl Zeiss AG), dies at 72
1889 Baltasar Saldoni, Spanish composer and musicologist, dies at 82
1890 Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricket all-rounder (8 Tests Australia, 4 England), dies of insanity at 39
1892 Afanasy Fet, Russian poet, dies at 71
1892 William Bonaparte, grandson of Lucien, dies
1894 Joseph Schadde, Flemish architect (Antwerp Stock exchange), dies at 76

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

Scottish novelist (Treasure Island; Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 45

1902 Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect (b. 1833)
1905 John Bartlett, American writer and publisher (compiled Familiar Quotations), dies at 85
1907 Allen Thomas, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 76

Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910)

American founder of the religious movement, Christian Science (Science & Health), dies at 89

1912 Prudente José de Morais Barros, 3rd President of Brazil (1894-98), dies at 61

Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)

French Impressionist painter and sculptor (Bal du moulin de la Galette, Luncheon of the Boating Party), dies at 78

1926 Charles Ringling, American circus owner (Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus), dies at 63
1933 Richard Henry Warren, American organist and composer, dies at 74
1934 Charles James O'Donnell, Irish politician (b. 1849)
1935 Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, fourth child and second daughter of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark, dies at 67
1937 Prosper Poullet, Belgian politician (Prime Minister of Belgium 1925-26), dies at 69
1941 Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer (Frühlingsrauschen - Rustle of Spring), dies at 85
1941 Pavel Filonov, Russian painter (b. 1883)
1942 Arthur Berson, German meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon), dies at 83
1942 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Swedish composer and music critic, dies at 75
1944 Andrew, Prince of Greece and Denmark, dies at 62
1944 Delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75
1949 Elin Pelin, Bulgarian writer (The Gerak Family; Earth), dies at 72
1949 Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian stage and film actress (The Wolf Man; King's Row), and teacher (School of Dramatic Art - New York), dies following a house fire at 73
1949 Philip Barry, American dramatist (The Philadelphia Story), dies of a heart attack at 53
1954 Enrique Soro, Chilean composer, dies at 70
1955 Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport, American boogie-woogie and blues musician, dies of hardening of the arteries at 61
1957 Frank Gannett, American newspaper publisher (Gannett), dies at 81
1960 Hermann Stephani, German organist, and musicologist, dies at 83
1961 Jēkabs Graubiņš, Latvian composer, dies at 75
1961 Mary Charleson, Irish-American silent film actress (Upstairs And Down), dies at 71
1961 Pat O'Hara Wood, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1920, 23), dies at 70
1964 Ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies
1964 George Brown, English cricket wicketkeeper/batsman (7 Tests; Hampshire), dies at 77
1967 Annette Kolb, German writer and pacifist, dies at 97
1969 Mathias Wieman, German actor (The Blue Light, Fear), dies at 67
1969 Ruth White, American actress (To Kill a Mockingbird, Up the Down Staircase), dies of cancer at 55
1972 Bill Johnson, American musician (b. 1872)
1972 Mike Brady, American golfer (US Open 1911, 19 runner-up; 9 PGA Tour titles), dies at 85
1973 Emile Christian, American jazz trombonist, dies at 78
1975 Jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist, dies at 76
1976 Mary Nash, actress (Philadelphia Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), dies at 91
1978 William Grant Still, American composer ("Afro-American" Symphony), dies at 83
1979 Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (Olympic gold 1928, 1932, 1936; birthday 29/8 celebrated as India's National Sports Day), dies at 74
1980 Oswald Mosley, British politician and founder of British Union of Fascists, dies at 84
1981 (Nicolaas) "Cola" Debrot, Dutch lawyer, doctor.author and politician (Governor of the Netherlands Antilles, 1962-70), dies at 79

Walter Knott (1889-1981)

American farmer who created the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in California and introduced the boysenberry to America, dies at 91

1982 Dutch Meyer, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (National C'ship 1935, 38; TCU), dies at 84
1983 Al Watrous, American golfer (British Open 1926 runner-up), dies at 84
1984 Virginia Lacy Jones, American librarian and presidential advisor, dies at 72
1984 Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Russian mathematician (b. 1919)
1985 Sam Gillman, actor (Sam-Shane), dies at 70
1986 Bob Howard [Joyner], American swing jazz singer and pianist (Sing it Again), dies at 80
1989 Fernando Martín, Spanish basketball center (first Spaniard in NBA 1986, Portland Trail Blazers; FIBA Club World Cup 1981, Real Madrid), dies in a car accident at 27
1989 Jimmy Shirley, American jazz and R&B electric guitarist, and early proponent of the Vibrola vibrato arm ("whammy bar"), dies at 76
1990 Gavin Reed, actor (Body Beneath), dies at 59
1991 Casey Walters, American actor (True Story of Lynn Stuart), dies after a stroke at 75
1992 Harry Ellerbe, American actor (House of Usher; Magnetic Monster), dies at 91
1992 Luis Alcoriza, Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor, dies of emphysema at 74
1992 Nureddin Al-Atassi, president of Syria (1966-70), dies
1993 Lewis Thomas, biologist, dies of cancer at 80
1993 Thomas Mogotlane, South African actor (Mapantsula), dies at 40
1994 Elizabeth Glaser, American AIDS activist, wife of director Paul Michael Glaser, dies of AIDS at 47
1994 Giorgi Chanturia, President of Georgia, assassinated
1994 Said Mekbel, Algerian editor in chief (Le Matin), murdered at 57
1995 Jimmy Jewel [James Jewel Marsh], British comedic actor (The Avengers, Thicker Than Water), dies at 82
1996 Babrak Karmal, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1980-81), dies
1996 Det Glynn, teacher/anti-apartheid activist, dies at 84
1996 George Duby, French medieval historian (The Three Orders: Feudal Society Imagined), dies at 77
1997 Marian Kratochwil, artist, dies at 91
1997 Violet Carlson, American Broadway actress (The Student Prince), dies at 97
1998 Ed Widseth, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (University of Minnesota; Pro Bowl 1938; NY Giants), dies at 88
1998 Pierre Hétu, French Canadian conductor and pianist, dies at 62
1999 "Scatman" John [Larkin], American jazz pianist and singer ("Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)"), dies of lung cancer at 57
1999 Horst Mahseli, Polish soccer striker (9 caps; Legia Warsaw), dies at 65
1999 Jarl Wahlström, 12th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1918)
1999 John Archer [Ralph Bowman], American actor (Destination: Moon, White Heat, Blue Hawaii), dies of lung cancer at 84
1999 Madeline Kahn, American stage and screen actress (What's Up, Doc?; Young Frankenstein; Paper Moon; Blazing Saddles), and singer, dies of ovarian cancer at 57
2000 Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet (Bean Eaters, Annie Allen, Pulitzer 1950), dies at 83
2000 Hoyt Curtin, American composer (Hanna-Barbera cartoon theme songs), dies at 78
2001 Grady Martin, American country music guitarist (The Nashville A-Team), dies at 72
2002 Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (b. 1970)
2003 David Hemmings, English actor (b. 1941)
2003 Ellen Drew [Esther Loretta Ray], American actress (Isle of Dead, Christmas in July), dies at 88
2004 Marek Stachowski, Polish composer (Neusis II; Thakurian Chants), and pedagogue, dies at 68
2004 Shiing-Shen Chern, Chinese mathematician (b. 1911)
2005 Lance Dossor, British-Australian concert pianist, dies at 89
2006 Len Sutton, American auto racer and broadcaster (Indianapolis 500, 1962 runner-up), dies from cancer at 81
2006 Logan Whitehurst, American musician, singer-songwriter (Tin Drum; The Velvet Teen), graphic artist, and album cover designer, dies of brain cancer at 29
2007 Art Arfons, auto racer/designer (3 x world land speed record; "Green Monster"), dies at 81
2007 James Kemsley, Australian cartoonist and actor (b. 1948)
2008 Robert Zajonc, Polish-American social psychologist (b. 1923)
2009 Richard Todd, Irish-born British actor (Dorian Gray, Assassin Yangtse Incident), dies at 90
2010 Abdumalik Bahori, Tajik poet and fiction writer (b.1927)
2011 Dharam Devdutt "Dev" Anand, Indian comedian, actor, director and producer, dies at 88
2011 Philip Burrell, influential Jamaican record producer, dies of a heart attack at 57
2011 Sam Loxton, Australian cricket batsman (12 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 101; Victoria; National team selector 1970-81), dies at 90
2013 Khalid Hasan, Pakistani cricket leg-spin bowler (1 Test; 16 years, 352 days, then youngest Test player), dies at 76
2014 Ian McLagan, English rock keyboardist (Small Face; Faces), dies from a stroke at 69
2014 Nathaniel Branden, Canadian-American psychotherapist, dies at 84
2015 Bill Bennett, Canadian politician, Premier of British Columbia (1975-86), dies at 83
2015 Eevi Huttunen, Finnish speed skater (8 World C'ship gold 1951-59), dies at 93
2015 Gladstone "Gladdy" Anderson, Jamaican ska and reggae session keyboard player, and band leader ("The Liquidator"), dies at 81
2015 Roy Evans, British trade unionist and General Secretary (British Iron & Steel Trade Confederation), dies at 84

Scott Weiland (1967-2015)

American rock singer-songwrite (Stone Temple Pilots; Velvet Revolver), dies of an accidental drug overdose at 48

2016 Antonio Membrado, Spanish-French classical guitarist and composer, dies at 81
2016 Gigliola Frazzoni, Italian operatic soprano, dies at 93
2016 S. Newman Darby, American inventor of the sailboard, dies at 88
2017 Ivan Chermayeff, British-born American graphic designer, dies at 85
2017 John B. Anderson, American politician and 1980 Republican presidential candidate, dies at 95
2018 Andrei Bitov, Russian writer (Pushkin House), dies at 81
2018 Justin Cartwright, British novelist (In Every Face I Meet), dies at 75
2018 Philip Bosco, American actor (Trading Places, Lend Me a Tenor), dies at 88
2020 Alison Lurie, American novelist (Pulitzer Prize - Foreign Affairs), dies at 94 [1]
2020 André Gagnon, French Canadian pianist and composer, dies at 84
2020 Bill Fitsell, Canadian journalist, writer and historian (International Hockey Hall of Fame curator, historian 1969-2005), dies at 97
2020 Noah Creshevsky, American electroacoustic composer, dies of cancer at 75
2021 Claude Humphrey, American Pro Football HOF defensive end (6 × Pro Bowl, 5 × First-team All-Pro Atlanta Falcons; Philadelphia Eagles), dies at 77
2021 Horst Eckel, German soccer wing half (32 caps West Germany, 1954 FIFA World Cup; 1. FC Kaiserslautern, SV Röchling Völklingen), dies at 89
2021 Momčilo Vukotić, Serbian soccer midfielder (14 caps, Yugoslavia; FC Partizan, FC Bordeaux) and manager (Cyprus, PAOK, Partizan), dies from throat cancer at 71
2022 Sonny Holland, American college football coach (Montana State University 1971-77; Big Sky C'ship 1972, 76), dies from Parkinson's disease at 84