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*[[1963]] – [[Instant replay]] makes its debut during the [[Army–Navy Game|Army-Navy football game]] in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], United States.

*[[1965]] – [[Pope Paul VI]] and [[Athenagoras I of Constantinople|Patriarch Athenagoras I]] [[Catholic–Orthodox Joint Declaration of 1965|simultaneously revoke]] mutual [[excommunication]]s that had been in place since [[1054]].

*[[1971]] – The [[Battle of Sylhet]] is fought between the [[Pakistan Armed Forces|Pakistani military]] and the [[~~Mukti~~Indian ~~Bahini~~Army]].<ref name=DI>[http://www.defenceindia.com/defenceind/battle_sylhet.html Battle Of Sylhet. Defence India] {{webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070810211600/http://www.defenceindia.com/defenceind/battle_sylhet.html |date=August 10, 2007 }}</ref>

* 1971 – [[Pakistan]] President [[Yahya Khan]] announces the formation of a coalition government with [[Nurul Amin]] as Prime Minister and [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] as Deputy Prime Minister.

*[[1972]] – [[Apollo 17]], the last [[Apollo program|Apollo Moon mission]], is launched.<ref name=launchops>{{cite web|title=Apollo 17 Launch Operations|url=http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4204/ch23-7.html|publisher=NASA|access-date=November 16, 2011}}</ref> The crew takes the photograph known as ''[[The Blue Marble]]'' as they leave the Earth.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3879555/blue-marble-apollo-17-photo-of-earth-from-space/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601092710/http://time.com/3879555/blue-marble-apollo-17-photo-of-earth-from-space/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 1, 2015|title=Home, Sweet Home: In Praise of Apollo 17's 'Blue Marble'|last1=Cosgrove|first1=Ben|date=April 11, 2014|magazine=Time|access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref>

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*[[2005]] – [[Rigoberto Alpizar]], a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of U.S. [[Federal Air Marshal Service|federal air marshals]] at [[Miami International Airport]].

*[[2015]] – The [[JAXA]] probe ''[[Akatsuki (spacecraft)|Akatsuki]]'' successfully enters orbit around [[Venus]] five years after the first attempt.

*[[2016]] – [[Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661]], a domestic passenger flight from [[Chitral]] to [[Islamabad]], operated by an [[ATR 42|ATR-42-500]] crashes near [[Havelian]], killing all 47 on board.

*[[2017]] – [[Aztec High School shooting]]: Former student William Atchison opens fire on former high school, killing 2.

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*[[1643]] – [[Giovanni Battista Falda]], Italian architect and engraver (d. 1678)

*[[1637]] – [[Bernardo Pasquini]], Italian organist and composer (d. 1710)

*[[1756]] – [[John Littlejohn (preacher)|John Littlejohn]], American sheriff and Methodist preacher (d. 1836)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Andrews |first=Dee E. |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt7ssfd |title=The Methodists and Revolutionary America, 1760-1800: The Shaping of an Evangelical Culture |publisher=[[Princeton University Press]] |year=2000 |jstor=j.ctt7ssfd |isbn=9780691092980 |via=JSTOR |access-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120183703/https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt7ssfd |url-status=live }}</ref>

*[[1764]] – [[Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno|Claude Victor-Perrin]], French general and politician (d. 1841)

*[[1784]] – [[Allan Cunningham (author)|Allan Cunningham]], Scottish author and poet (d. 1842)

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*[[1903]] – [[Danilo Blanuša]], Croatian mathematician, physicist, and academic (d. 1987)

*[[1904]] – [[Clarence Nash]], American voice actor and singer (d. 1985)

*[[1905]] – [[Gerard Kuiper]], Dutch-American astronomer and academic (d. 1973)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Trimble |first1=Virginia |title=Kuiper, Gerard Peter (updated) |journal=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |date=2007 |pages=1270–1270 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_9083}}</ref>

*[[1906]] – [[Erika Fuchs]], German translator (d. 2005)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pannor |first=Stefan |date=25 April 2005 |title=Trauer in Entenhausen: Donald-Duck-Übersetzerin Erika Fuchs gestorben |language=de |work=[[Der Spiegel (website)|Der Spiegel]] |url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/trauer-in-entenhausen-donald-duck-uebersetzerin-erika-fuchs-gestorben-a-353354.html |url-status=live |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229184915/https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/trauer-in-entenhausen-donald-duck-uebersetzerin-erika-fuchs-gestorben-a-353354.html |archive-date=29 December 2022}}</ref>

*[[1907]] – [[Fred Rose (politician)|Fred Rose]], Polish-Canadian politician and spy (d. 1983)

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*[[1910]] – [[Duncan McNaughton]], Canadian high jumper and geologist (d. 1998)

* 1910 – [[Louis Prima]], American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (d. 1978)

*[[1912]] – [[Daniel Jones (composer)|Daniel Jones]], Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Whittall |first1=Arnold |last2=Davies |first2=Lyn |title=Jones, Daniel |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.14445}}</ref>

*[[1913]] – [[Kersti Merilaas]], Estonian author and poet (d. 1986)

*[[1915]] – [[Leigh Brackett]], American author and screenwriter (d. 1978)

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*[[1923]] – [[Intizar Hussain]], Indian-Pakistani author and scholar (d. 2016)

* 1923 – [[Ted Knight]], American actor and comedian (d. 1986)

*[[1924]] – [[Bent Fabric]], Danish pianist and composer (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Wiedemann |first1=Erik |title=Fabricius-Bjerre, Bent |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J144200}}</ref>

*[[ 1924]] – [[John Love (racing driver)|John Love]], Zimbabwean race car driver (d. 2005)

* 1924 – [[Mary Ellen Rudin~~|Mary Ellen Estill~~]]., American mathematician (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite book | first1=Rosemary | last1=McCroskey Karr | first2=Jaleh | last2=Rezaie | first3=Joel E. |last3=Wilson | chapter=Mary Ellen Rudin | editor-last1=Grinstein | editor-first1=Louise S. | editor-last2=Campbell | editor-first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics: a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=190}}</ref>

* 1924 – [[Mário Soares]], Portuguese historian, lawyer, and politician, 17th [[President of Portugal]] (d. 2017)

* 1924 – [[Bent Fabric]], Danish pianist and composer (d. 2020)

*[[1925]] – [[Hermano da Silva Ramos]], French-Brazilian race car driver

* 1925 – [[Max Zaslofsky]], American basketball player and coach (d. 1985)<ref>{{cite web |title=Max Zaslofsky |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/78638/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

*[[1926]] – [[William John McNaughton]], American bishop (d. 2020)

*[[1927]] – [[Jack S. Blanton]], American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)

* 1927 – [[Helen Watts]], Welsh opera singer (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Blyth |first1=Alan |title=Watts, Helen |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.29954}}</ref>

*[[1928]] – [[Noam Chomsky]], American linguist and philosopher<ref name="AP"></ref>

* 1928 – [[Mickey Thompson]], American race car driver (d. 1988)

*[[1930]] – [[Christopher Nicole]], Guyanese-English author (d. 2017)

* 1930 – [[Hal Smith (infielder)|Hal Smith]], American baseball player (d. 2020)

*[[1931]] – [[Allan B. Calhamer]], American game designer, created ''[[Diplomacy (game)|Diplomacy]]'' (d. 2013)

* 1931 – [[Bobby Osborne]], American bluegrass singer and musician (d. 2023)<ref name="AP"></ref>

*[[1932]] – [[Ellen Burstyn]], American actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 7, 2022 includes celebrities Ellen Burstyn, Sara Bareilles |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-7-2022-includes-celebrities-ellen-burstyn-sara-bareilles.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=6 December 2023 |date=7 December 2022}}</ref>

*[[1932]] – [[Ellen Burstyn]], American actress ▼

* 1932 – [[Oktay Ekşi]], Turkish journalist and politician

* 1932 – [[Rosemary Rogers]], American journalist and author (d. 2019)

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*[[1933]] – [[Krsto Papić]], Croatian director and screenwriter (d. 2013)

*[[1935]] – [[Armando Manzanero]], Mexican musician, singer and composer (d. 2020)

*[[1937]] – [[~~Thad~~Stan ~~Cochran~~Boardman]], ~~American~~English ~~lawyer and politician (d. 2019)~~comedian

* 1937 – [[~~Stan~~Thad ~~Boardman~~Cochran]], ~~English~~American ~~comedian~~lawyer and politician (d. 2019)

*[[1940]] – [[Gerry Cheevers]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach

*[[1941]] – [[Melba Pattillo Beals]], American journalist and activist

*[[1942]] – [[Harry Chapin]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 7: Ellen Burstyn, Nicholas Hoult |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/07/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-7-Ellen-Burstyn-Nicholas-Hoult/2681670378467/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=6 December 2023 |date=7 December 2022}}</ref>

* 1942 – [[Reginald F. Lewis]], American Business Tycoon and Philanthropist (d. 1993)<ref>{{cite web |title=RFL Museum celebrates Lewis' 75th Birthday |url=http://reginaldflewis.com/blog/museum-celebrates-rfl-75th-birthday/ |website=reginaldflewis.com |access-date=29 December 2020 |date=7 December 2017}}</ref>▼

* 1942 – [[Alex Johnson]], American baseball player (d. 2015)

▲* 1942 – [[Reginald F. Lewis]], American ~~Business Tycoon and Philanthropist~~businessman (d. 1993)<ref>{{cite web |title=RFL Museum celebrates Lewis' 75th Birthday |url=http://reginaldflewis.com/blog/museum-celebrates-rfl-75th-birthday/ |website=reginaldflewis.com |access-date=29 December 2020 |date=7 December 2017 |archive-date=15 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215074944/http://reginaldflewis.com/blog/museum-celebrates-rfl-75th-birthday/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* 1942 – [[Peter Tomarken]], American game show host and producer (d. 2006)

*[[1943]] – [[Susan Isaacs]], American author and screenwriter

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* 1943 – [[Bernard C. Parks]], American police officer and politician

* 1943 – [[John Bennett Ramsey]], American businessman and pilot

*[[1944]] – [[Daniel Chorzempa]], American organist and composer (d. 2023)

* 1944 – [[Miroslav Macek]], Czech dentist and politician (d. 2024)

*[[1947]] – [[Johnny Bench]], American baseball player and sportscaster<ref name="AP"></ref>

* 1947 – [[Anne Fine]], English author

* 1947 – [[James Keach]], American actor, producer, and director

* 1947 – [[Garry Unger]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

*[[1948]] – [[Gary Morris]], American country singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="AP"></ref>

* 1948 – [[Tony Thomas (producer)|Tony Thomas]], American screenwriter and producer

*[[1949]] – [[James Rivière]], Italian sculptor and jeweler

* 1949 – [[Tom Waits]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor<ref name="AP"></ref>

*[[1950]] – [[Ron Hynes]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)

*[[1952]] – [[Susan Collins]], American politician~~, senior senator of Maine~~

* 1952 – [[Eckhard Märzke]], German footballer and manager

*[[1954]] – [[Mary Fallin]], American businesswoman and politician, 27th [[Governor of Oklahoma]]

* [[1955 ]] – [[John Watkins (Australian politician)|John Watkins]], Australian educator and politician, 14th [[Deputy Premier of New South Wales]]

*[[1956]] – [[Larry Bird]], American basketball player and coach<ref name="AP"></ref>

* 1956 – [[Chuy Bravo]], Mexican-American comedian and actor (d. 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perez|first=Lexy|date=2019-12-15|title=Chuy Bravo, Sidekick on 'Chelsea Lately,' Dies at 63|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chuy-bravo-dead-sidekick-chelsea-lately-dies-at-63-1262844/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-22|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822185640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chuy-bravo-dead-sidekick-chelsea-lately-dies-at-63-1262844/ |archive-date=2021-08-22 }}</ref>

* 1956 – [[Anna Soubry]], British politician

*[[1957]] – [[Geoff Lawson (cricketer)|Geoff Lawson]], Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster

* 1957 – [[Tom Winsor]], English lawyer and civil servant▼

* 1957 – [[Tijjani Muhammad-Bande]], Nigerian career-diplomat, [[President of the United Nations General Assembly]] (2019)

*~~[[1958]]~~ 1957 – [[~~Tim~~Tom ~~Butler~~Winsor]], English ~~bass player~~lawyer and ~~songwriter~~civil servant

*[[1958]] – [[Tim Butler]], English bass player and songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>

* 1958 – [[Rick Rude]], American wrestler and sportscaster (d. 1999)

*[[1959]] – [[Saleem Yousuf]], Pakistani cricketer

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* 1963 – [[Barbara Weathers]], American R&B/soul singer

*[[1964]] – [[Hugo Blick]], English filmmaker

* 1964 – [[Patrick Fabian]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>

* 1964 – [[Peter Laviolette]], American ice hockey player and coach

*[[1965]] – [[Deborah Bassett]], Australian rower<ref>{{cite web |title=BASSETT |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/689/bassett-debbie |website=worldrowing.com |access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref>

* 1965 – [[Colin Hendry]], Scottish footballer and manager

* 1965 – [[~~Jeffrey Wright (actor)|~~Jeffrey Wright]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>

*[[1966]] – [[C. Thomas Howell]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>

* 1966 – [[Shinichi Ito]], Japanese motorcycle racer

* 1966 – [[Kazue Itoh]], Japanese actress

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*[[1973]] – [[İbrahim Kutluay]], Turkish basketball player

* 1973 – [[Hack Meyers]], American wrestler and trainer (d. 2015)

* 1973 – [[Terrell Owens]], American football player<ref ~~and actor~~name="UPI"></ref>

* 1973 – [[Fabien Pelous]], French rugby player and coach

* 1973 – [[Damien Rice]], Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer

*[[1974]] – [[Nicole Appleton]], Canadian singer and actress<ref name="UPI"></ref>

* 1974 – [[Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez]], Spanish shot putter and actor

*[[1975]] – [[Jamie Clapham]], English footballer and coach

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* 1976 – [[Georges Laraque]], Canadian ice hockey player and politician

* 1976 – [[Derek Ramsay]], Filipino-British actor, model and television personality

* 1976 – [[Sunny Sweeney]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref>

* 1976 – [[Benoît Tréluyer]], French race car driver

* 1976 – [[Joris Vandenbroucke]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Joris Vandenbroucke |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=07366 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=17 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=nl}}</ref>

*[[1977]] – [[Eric Chavez]], American baseball player and sportscaster

* 1977 – [[Luke Donald]], English golfer

* 1977 – [[Dominic Howard]], English drummer and producer

*[[1978]] – [[Shiri Appleby]], American actress, director, and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>

* 1978 – [[Suzannah Lipscomb]], English historian, academic and television presenter

*[[1979]] – [[Sara Bareilles]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress<ref name="AP"></ref>

▲*~~[[1932]]~~ 1979 – [[~~Ellen~~Jennifer ~~Burstyn~~Carpenter]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>

* 1979 – [[Lampros Choutos]], Greek-Italian footballer

* 1979 – [[Ayako Fujitani]], Japanese actress and screenwriter

*[[1980]] – [[Dan Bilzerian]], American poker player and [[internet celebrity]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Dan Bilzerian Joins Team GGPoker & Celebrates With $100,000 Birthday Freeroll |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201203005724/en/Dan-Bilzerian-Joins-Team-GGPoker-Celebrates-With-100000-Birthday-Freeroll |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=1 December 2022 |date=3 December 2020}}</ref>

* 1980 – [[John Terry]], English footballer

*[[1982]] – [[Lou Amundson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Lou Amundson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/200811/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

▲* ~~1957~~1982 – [[~~Tom~~Jack ~~Winsor~~Huston]], English ~~lawyer~~actor<ref ~~and civil servant~~name="AP"></ref>

*[[1983]] – [[Mike Mucitelli]], American mixed martial artist

* 1983 – [[Al Thornton]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Al Thornton |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201154/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

*[[1984]] – [[Aaron Gray]], American basketball player

* 1984 – [[Robert Kubica]], Polish race car driver

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*[[1986]] – [[Billy Horschel]], American golfer

* 1986 – [[Nita Strauss]], American guitarist

*[[1987]] – [[Aaron Carter]], American singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, and actor (d. 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aaron Carter Dead at 34 |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/05/aaron-carter-dead-dies/ |access-date=November 5, 2022 |date=November 5, 2022 |website=TMZ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/aaron-carter-singer-and-brother-of-backstreet-boys-nick-carter-dies-aged-34-12739591 |date=November 5, 2022 |access-date=November 5, 2022 |publisher=Sky News |language=en-GB |title=Aaron Carter: Singer and brother of Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter dies aged 34}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aaron Carter, Singer and Brother of Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter, Dies at 34 |language=en-US |date=November 5, 2022 |access-date=November 5, 2022 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/aaron-carter-dead-singer-brother-nick-1235256302/ |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Gajewski |first=Ryan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/obituaries-people-news/aaron-carter-dead-aarons-party-backstreet-boys-brother-1235424220/ |title=Aaron Carter, Pop Singer and Brother of Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter, Dies at 34 |publisher=Variety |date=November 5, 2022 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |first=J. Kim |last=Murphy}}</ref>

*[[1988]] – [[Nathan Adrian]], American swimmer

* 1988 – [[Emily Browning]], Australian actress and singer<ref name="UPI"></ref>▼

* 1988 – [[Angelina Gabueva]], Russian tennis player

* 1988 – [[Andrew Goudelock]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Goudelock |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202726/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

▲* 1988 – [[Emily Browning]], Australian actress and singer

*[[1989]] – [[Kyle Hendricks]], American baseball player

* 1989 – [[Nicholas Hoult]], English actor<ref name="AP"></ref>▼

* 1989 – [[Philip Larsen]], Danish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Philip Larsen |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/philip-larsen-8474707 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

* 1989 – [[Alessandro Marchi]], Italian footballer

* 1989 – [[Kevin Séraphin]], French basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevin Seraphin |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202338/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

▲* 1989 – [[Nicholas Hoult]], English actor

*[[1990]] – [[Cameron Bairstow]], Australian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cameron Bairstow |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203946/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

*[[ 1990]] – [[David Goffin]], Belgian tennis player

* 1990 – [[Aleksandr Menkov]], Russian long jumper

* 1990 – [[Yasiel Puig]], Cuban baseball player

* 1990 – [[Urszula Radwańska]], Polish tennis player

*[[1991]] – [[Eugenio Pisani]], Italian race car driver

*[[1992]] – [[Sean Couturier]], American-Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Sean Couturier |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/player/sean-couturier-8476461 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

*[[1993]] – [[Rahama Sadau]], Nigerian actress

*[[1994]] – [[Pete Alonso]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Pete Alonso |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/pete-alonso-624413 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>

* 1994 – [[Geno Chiarelli]], American politician<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Chiarelli |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=www.wvlegislature.gov}}</ref>

* 1994 – [[Yuzuru Hanyu]], Japanese figure skater

* 1994 – [[Hunter Henry]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Hunter Henry |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3046439/hunter-henry |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

*[[1997]] – [[Abi Harrison]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=21. Abi Harrison |url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/teams/city-women-squad/21-abi-harrison/ |website=Bristol City |access-date=28 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

* 1997 – [[Tommy Nelson (actor)|Tommy Nelson]], American actor

*[[1998]] – [[Tony Yike Yang]], Canadian pianist

*[[1999]] – [[Pavol Regenda]], Slovak ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Pavol Regenda |url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/player/pavol-regenda-8483630 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

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** [[Robert R. Scott]], American sailor (b. 1915)

** [[Peter Tomich]], American sailor (b. 1893)

** [[Robert W. Uhlmann|Robert Uhlmann]], American sailor (b. 1919)

** [[Franklin Van Valkenburgh]], American captain (b. 1888)

** [[Eldon P. Wyman]], American sailor (b. 1917)

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*[[1979]] – [[Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin]], English-American astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1900)

*[[1980]] – [[Darby Crash]], American punk rock vocalist and songwriter (b. 1958)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/24/popandrock1 |title=The death and afterlife of an LA punk |last=Adams |first=Tim |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=24 August 2008 |access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref>

*[[1984]] – [[~~LeeRoy~~Jack ~~Yarbrough~~Mercer]], American ~~race~~voice ~~car driver~~actor (b. ~~1938~~1910)

* 1984 – [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]], American race car driver (b. 1938)

*[[1985]] – [[J. R. Eyerman]], American photographer and journalist (b. 1906)

* 1985 – [[Robert Graves]], English poet, novelist, critic (b. 1895)

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* 2015 – [[Peter Westbury]], English race car driver (b. 1938)

*[[2016]] – [[Junaid Jamshed]], Pakistani recording artist, television personality, fashion designer, occasional actor, singer-songwriter and preacher. (b. 1964)

* 2015 – [[Shirley Stelfox]], English actress ,(b. 1941)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hayward |first1=Anthony |title=Shirley Stelfox obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/dec/09/shirley-stelfox |website=The Guardian |access-date=9 August 2023 |date=9 December 2015}}</ref>

* 2016 – [[Greg Lake]], English musician (b. 1947)

*[[2017]] – [[Steve Reevis]], Native American actor (b. 1962)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steve-reevis-dead-fargo-dancing-wolves-actor-was-55-1065957 |title=Steve Reevis, 'Fargo,' 'Dancing With Wolves' Actor, Dies at 55 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |~~agency~~via=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 8, 2017 |issn=0018-3660 |access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref>

*[[2019]] – [[Ron Saunders]], English football player and manager (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Glanville|first=Brian|date=8 December 2019|title=Ron Saunders obituary|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/08/ron-saunders-obituary|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>

*[[2020]] – [[Dick Allen]], American baseball player and tenor (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dick-allen-dies-at-78 |title=Dick Allen, feared slugger in '60s-70s, dies |work=MLB.com |last=Zolecki |first=Todd |date=December 7, 2020 |access-date=November 30, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207210730/https://www.mlb.com/news/dick-allen-dies-at-78 |archive-date=2020-12-07 }}</ref>

* 2020 – [[Chuck Yeager]], American aviator (b. 1923)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content|title=Chuck Yeager, first person to break sound barrier, dead at 97|url=https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending/chuck-yeager-first-person-break-sound-barrier-dead-97/WKYI7PFDBRG7RJDM4PR7L6Q4II/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=WHBQ|date=8 December 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>

*[[2023]] – [[Benjamin Zephaniah]], British writer and [[Dub poetry|dub poet]] (b.1958)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer and poet dies aged 65|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67646607 |website=BBC |date=7 December 2023}}</ref>

* 2023 – [[Refaat Alareer]], Palestinian professor and writer (b.1979)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Najjar |first=Joseph Stepansky,Farah |title=Israel-Hamas war updates: Gaza faces heavy Israeli bombardment |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/12/7/israel-hamas-war-live-palestinians-face-another-night-under-israeli-bombs |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>

* 2023 – [[Emiko Miyamoto]], Japanese volleyball player (b.1937)<ref>{{Cite web |title=「東洋の魔女」バレーボール女子寺山恵美子さん死去 86歳 |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20231210/k10014283681000.html |date=10 December 2023 |access-date=10 December 2023 |website=[[NHK]] NEWS WEB |language=ja}}</ref>