A Brief History
On December 31, 2023, we take a look back on those notable people that died this year. Due to the limited nature of a “short” video or article, we have to omit many fine folks and only list the losses we feel the most. Feel free to mention anyone you believe needs mention. (This list is as of December 29th and will be updated after January 1st.)
Digging Deeper
Burt Bacharach, composer, age 94.
Bob Barker, Price is Right TV host, age 99.
Maryanne Trump Barry, Federal judge and sister of Donald Trump, age 86.
Jeff Beck, guitarist, age 78.
Harry Belafonte, Calypso singer and activist, age 96.
Tony Bennet, crooner, age 96.
Frank Borman, astronaut and airline executive, age 95.
Jimmy Buffett, island life crooner, age 76.
Jim Brown, Greatest Football Player, age 87.
Dick Butkus, Hall of Fame football player, age 80.
Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady wife of Jimmy Carter, age 96.
David Crosby, rocker, age 81.
Diane Feinstein, three-decade US Senator, age 90.
Michael Gambon, Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films, age 83.
Gaston Glock, pistol designer, age 94.
Henry Kissinger, diplomat, age 100.
Bobby Knight, basketball coach, age 83.
Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian folk singer, age 84.
Gina Lollobrigida, Italian screen goddess, age 95.
David McCallum, aka Ilya Kuryakin in the Man from UNCLE TV show and other roles, age 90.
Sinéad O’Connor, activist pop singer, age 56.
Lisa Marie Presley, only child of Elvis, age 54.
Lance Reddick, actor, age 60.
Paul Reubens, better known as Pee-Wee Herman, age 70.
Pat Robertson, TV preacher, age 93.
Tom Sizemore, actor, age 61.
Tommy Smothers, comedian, age 86.
Jerry Springer, politician and TV host, age 79.
Ray Stevenson, macho actor, age 58.
Tina Turner, “Queen of Rock,” age 83.
Raquel Welch, 1960s sex symbol, age 82.
Roger Whitaker, deep voiced English folk singer, age 87.
Cale Yarborough, NASCAR racing Hall of Famer, age 84.
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Becker, Ernest. The Denial of Death. Free Press, 1997.
May, Todd. Death (The Art of Living). Routledge, 2009.
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