Events in December

255Births

Artist	Birth	Age in 2026	Nationality
1 December
Alain Bashung	01/12/1947	would have been 79 years old† 14/03/2009	France
Julee Cruise	01/12/1956	would have been 70 years old† 09/06/2022	United States
Bette Midler	01/12/1945	81 years	United States
Matt Monro	01/12/1930	would have been 96 years old† 07/02/1985	United Kingdom
Gilbert O'Sullivan	01/12/1946	80 years	Ireland
Jaco Pastorius	01/12/1951	would have been 75 years old† 21/09/1987	United States
Billy Paul	01/12/1934	would have been 92 years old† 24/04/2016	United States
Lou Rawls	01/12/1933	would have been 93 years old† 06/01/2006	United States
2 December
Maria Callas	02/12/1923	would have been 103 years old† 16/09/1977	United States / Greece
Nelly Furtado	02/12/1978	48 years	Canada / Portugal
Peter Kingsbery	02/12/1952	74 years	United States / France
Michaël Youn	02/12/1973	53 years	France
Britney Spears	02/12/1981	45 years	United States
Sydney Youngblood	02/12/1960	66 years	United States
3 December
Angèle	03/12/1995	31 years	Belgium
Ralph McTell	03/12/1944	82 years	United Kingdom
Montell Jordan	03/12/1968	58 years	United States
Natalia	03/12/1980	46 years	Belgium
Ozzy Osbourne	03/12/1948	would have been 78 years old† 22/07/2025	United Kingdom
Jody Reynolds	03/12/1932	would have been 94 years old† 07/11/2008	United States
Andy Williams	03/12/1927	would have been 99 years old† 25/09/2012	United States
4 December
Adamski	04/12/1967	59 years	United Kingdom
François Deguelt	04/12/1932	would have been 94 years old† 22/01/2014	France
Jay-Z	04/12/1969	57 years	United States
Gérard Philipe	04/12/1922	would have been 104 years old† 25/11/1959	France
Robby Valentine	04/12/1968	58 years	Netherlands
Orchester Anthony Ventura	04/12/1943	83 years	Germany
Terry Woods	04/12/1947	79 years	United Kingdom
5 December
J.J. Cale	05/12/1938	would have been 88 years old† 26/07/2013	United States
Damia	05/12/1889	would have been 137 years old† 30/01/1978	France
Egberto Gismonti	05/12/1944	82 years	Brazil
José Carreras	05/12/1946	80 years	Spain
José Cura	05/12/1962	64 years	Argentina
Patricia Kaas	05/12/1966	60 years	France
Little Richard	05/12/1932	would have been 94 years old† 09/05/2020	United States
Louis De Froment	05/12/1921	would have been 105 years old† 19/08/1994	France
Lucas Sideras	05/12/1944	82 years	Greece
Shakin' Stevens	05/12/1948	78 years	United Kingdom
Stakka Bo	05/12/1966	60 years	Sweden
Sonny Boy Williamson	05/12/1899	would have been 127 years old† 25/05/1965	United States
6 December
Dave Brubeck	06/12/1920	would have been 106 years old† 05/12/2012	United States
Joe Hisaishi	06/12/1950	76 years	Japan
Meli'sa Morgan	06/12/1964	62 years	United States
Keith West	06/12/1943	83 years	United Kingdom
7 December
Sara Bareilles	07/12/1979	47 years	United States
Daniel Chorzempa	07/12/1944	would have been 82 years old† 25/03/2023	United States
Helen Watts	07/12/1927	would have been 99 years old† 07/10/2009	United Kingdom
Nicole J McCloud	07/12/1958	68 years	United States
Pietro Mascagni	07/12/1863	would have been 163 years old† 02/08/1945	-
Louis Prima	07/12/1910	would have been 116 years old† 24/08/1978	United States
Damien Rice	07/12/1973	53 years	Ireland
Tom Waits	07/12/1949	77 years	United States
8 December
Gregg Allman	08/12/1947	would have been 79 years old† 27/05/2017	United States
Heidi Berry	08/12/1958	68 years	United States
Gérard Blanc	08/12/1947	would have been 79 years old† 25/01/2009	France
Jerry Butler	08/12/1939	would have been 87 years old† 20/02/2025	United States
Sammy Davis Jr.	08/12/1925	would have been 101 years old† 16/05/1990	United States
Randy Hansen	08/12/1954	72 years	United States
Dan Hartman	08/12/1950	would have been 76 years old† 22/03/1994	United States
Jean Sibelius	08/12/1865	would have been 161 years old† 20/09/1957	Finland
Marvin Jenkins	08/12/1932	would have been 94 years old† 04/03/2005	United States
Jimmy Smith	08/12/1925	would have been 101 years old† 08/02/2005	United States
Junkie XL	08/12/1967	59 years	Netherlands
Kamini	08/12/1979	47 years	France / Republic of the Congo
KATERINE	08/12/1968	58 years	France
Me Phi Me	08/12/1970	56 years	United States
Sinéad O'Connor	08/12/1966	would have been 60 years old† 26/07/2023	Ireland
9 December
Joan Armatrading	09/12/1950	76 years	United Kingdom
Pierre Henry	09/12/1927	would have been 99 years old† 05/07/2017	France
Donny Osmond	09/12/1957	69 years	United States
10 December
Franck Fernandel	10/12/1935	would have been 91 years old† 08/06/2011	France
Paul Hardcastle	10/12/1957	69 years	United Kingdom
Nina	10/12/1974	52 years	Germany
Olivier Messiaen	10/12/1908	would have been 118 years old† 27/04/1992	France
Nia Peeples	10/12/1961	65 years	United States
Peter Sarstedt	10/12/1941	would have been 85 years old† 08/01/2017	United Kingdom
Diane Schuur	10/12/1953	73 years	United States
11 December
Benny B	11/12/1968	58 years	Belgium
André Brasseur	11/12/1939	87 years	Belgium
David Gates	11/12/1940	86 years	United States
Hector Berlioz	11/12/1803	would have been 223 years old† 08/03/1869	France
Nancy Holloway	11/12/1932	would have been 94 years old† 28/08/2019	United States / France
Jermaine Jackson	11/12/1954	72 years	United States
Brenda Lee	11/12/1944	82 years	United States
Enrico Macias	11/12/1938	88 years	France
Gianni Morandi	11/12/1944	82 years	Italy
Perez Prado	11/12/1916	would have been 110 years old† 14/09/1989	Cuba
Anne Vanderlove	11/12/1939	would have been 87 years old† 30/06/2019	France
12 December
Belouis Some	12/12/1959	67 years	United Kingdom
Hank C. Burnette	12/12/1944	82 years	Sweden
Manu Dibango	12/12/1933	would have been 93 years old† 24/03/2020	France / Cameroon
Connie Francis	12/12/1937	would have been 89 years old† 16/07/2025	United States
Simon Harris	12/12/1962	would have been 64 years old† 13/02/2026	United Kingdom
Sheila E.	12/12/1957	69 years	United States
Frank Sinatra	12/12/1915	would have been 111 years old† 14/05/1998	United States / Italy
Dionne Warwick	12/12/1940	86 years	United States
Grover Washington, Jr.	12/12/1943	would have been 83 years old† 17/12/1999	United States
13 December
Adeva	13/12/1960	66 years	United States
Christopher Plummer	13/12/1929	would have been 97 years old† 05/02/2021	Canada
Morris Day	13/12/1957	69 years	United States
Steve Forbert	13/12/1954	72 years	United States
Harry Gregson-Williams	13/12/1961	65 years	United Kingdom
Ted Nugent	13/12/1948	78 years	United States
Tom Verlaine	13/12/1949	would have been 77 years old† 28/01/2023	United States
14 December
Jane Birkin	14/12/1946	would have been 80 years old† 16/07/2023	France / United Kingdom
Sandro Giacobbe	14/12/1949	would have been 77 years old† 05/12/2025	Italy
Richard Kerr	14/12/1944	would have been 82 years old† 08/12/2023	United Kingdom
Charlie Rich	14/12/1932	would have been 94 years old† 24/07/1995	United States
15 December
Najoua Belyzel	15/12/1981	45 years	France / Morocco
Don Johnson	15/12/1949	77 years	United States
George Kranz	15/12/1956	70 years	Germany
Gene Quill	15/12/1927	would have been 99 years old† 08/12/1988	United States
Rohff	15/12/1977	49 years	France
Tatayet	15/12/1975	51 years	-
16 December
Ludwig van Beethoven	16/12/1770	would have been 256 years old† 26/03/1827	Germany
Patrizia Bulgari	16/12/1961	65 years	Italy
Claire D'Asta	16/12/1953	73 years	France
Karl Denver	16/12/1931	would have been 95 years old† 21/12/1998	United Kingdom
Duncan Faure	16/12/1956	70 years	South Africa
Liane Foly	16/12/1962	64 years	France
HAMMOND Johnny	16/12/1933	would have been 93 years old† 04/06/1997	United States
Joe Farrell	16/12/1937	would have been 89 years old† 10/01/1986	United States
Ivana Spagna	16/12/1954	72 years	Italy
Dimitri Van Toren	16/12/1940	would have been 86 years old† 21/05/2015	Netherlands
Christian Vidal	16/12/1950	76 years	Belgium
17 December
Black Swan	17/12/1944	would have been 82 years old† 21/11/1994	France
Gigi D'Agostino	17/12/1967	59 years	Italy
Ed Starink	17/12/1952	74 years	Netherlands
Tommy Steele	17/12/1936	90 years	United Kingdom
18 December
Christina Aguilera	18/12/1980	46 years	United States
Alejandro Sanz	18/12/1968	58 years	Spain
Axwell	18/12/1977	49 years	Sweden
Billie Eilish	18/12/2001	25 years	United States
Lonnie Brooks	18/12/1933	would have been 93 years old† 01/04/2017	United States
Baxter Dury	18/12/1971	55 years	United Kingdom
Pauline Ester	18/12/1963	63 years	France
Fletcher Henderson	18/12/1897	would have been 129 years old† 29/12/1952	United States
Bobby Keys	18/12/1943	would have been 83 years old† 02/12/2014	United States
Galt MacDermot	18/12/1928	would have been 98 years old† 17/12/2018	Canada / United States
Brad Pitt	18/12/1963	63 years	United States
Eimear Quinn	18/12/1972	54 years	Ireland
Keith Richards	18/12/1943	83 years	United Kingdom
Sia	18/12/1975	51 years	Australia
Suzy Solidor	18/12/1900	would have been 126 years old† 30/03/1983	France
Angie Stone	18/12/1961	would have been 65 years old† 01/03/2025	United States
Laurent Voulzy	18/12/1948	78 years	France
19 December
Jean-Patrick Capdevielle	19/12/1945	81 years	France
Rudi Carrell	19/12/1934	would have been 92 years old† 07/07/2006	Netherlands
Alvin Lee	19/12/1944	would have been 82 years old† 06/03/2013	United Kingdom
Lenny White	19/12/1949	77 years	United States
Limahl	19/12/1958	68 years	United Kingdom
King Oliver	19/12/1881	would have been 145 years old† 10/04/1938	United States
Edith Piaf	19/12/1915	would have been 111 years old† 10/10/1963	France
Anthony Red Rose	19/12/1962	64 years	Jamaica
Maurice White	19/12/1941	would have been 85 years old† 03/02/2016	United States
Yannick	19/12/1978	48 years	France
20 December
Gigliola Cinquetti	20/12/1947	79 years	Italy
JoJo	20/12/1990	36 years	United States
Alan Parsons	20/12/1948	78 years	United Kingdom
Anita Ward	20/12/1956	70 years	United States
21 December
C. Jérôme	21/12/1946	would have been 80 years old† 14/03/2000	France
-M-	21/12/1971	55 years	France
Frederic Lerner	21/12/1972	54 years	France
Michael Tilson Thomas	21/12/1944	would have been 82 years old† 22/04/2026	United States
Passi	21/12/1972	54 years	France
Betty Wright	21/12/1953	would have been 73 years old† 10/05/2020	United States
Frank Zappa	21/12/1940	would have been 86 years old† 04/12/1993	United States
22 December
Basshunter	22/12/1984	42 years	Sweden
Giacomo Puccini	22/12/1858	would have been 168 years old† 29/11/1924	-
Robin Gibb	22/12/1949	would have been 77 years old† 20/05/2012	United Kingdom
Jean-Baptiste Maunier	22/12/1990	36 years	France
Kevin Kern	22/12/1958	68 years	United States
Vanessa Paradis	22/12/1972	54 years	France
John Patitucci	22/12/1959	67 years	United States
Meghan Trainor	22/12/1993	33 years	United States
23 December
Alberto Castagna	23/12/1945	would have been 81 years old† 01/03/2005	Italy
Chet Baker	23/12/1929	would have been 97 years old† 13/05/1988	United States
Tim Hardin	23/12/1941	would have been 85 years old† 29/12/1980	United States
Jorma Kaukonen	23/12/1940	86 years	United States
Kid Noize	23/12/1981	45 years	Belgium
Jean-Luc Lahaye	23/12/1952	74 years	France
Anthony Phillips	23/12/1951	75 years	United Kingdom
Esther Phillips	23/12/1935	would have been 91 years old† 07/08/1984	United States
Tony Poncet	23/12/1918	would have been 108 years old† 13/11/1979	Spain / France
Syrinx	23/12/1943	would have been 83 years old† 06/07/2010	Romania
24 December
Jan Akkerman	24/12/1946	80 years	Netherlands
Dave Bartholomew	24/12/1918	would have been 108 years old† 23/06/2019	United States
Lee Dorsey	24/12/1924	would have been 102 years old† 01/12/1986	United States
Soliman Gamil	24/12/1924	would have been 102 years old† 13/06/1994	Egypt
Ricky Martin	24/12/1971	55 years	Spain / United States
Diane Tell	24/12/1959	67 years	Canada / France
25 December
Cab Calloway	25/12/1907	would have been 119 years old† 18/11/1994	United States
Merry Clayton	25/12/1948	78 years	United States
Desireless	25/12/1952	74 years	France
Dido	25/12/1971	55 years	United Kingdom
Francis Dunnery	25/12/1962	64 years	United Kingdom
Bob James	25/12/1939	87 years	United States
Joe Louis Walker	25/12/1949	would have been 77 years old† 30/04/2025	United States
Kid Ory And His Creole Jazz Band	25/12/1886	would have been 140 years old† 23/01/1973	United States
Annie Lennox	25/12/1954	72 years	United Kingdom
Shane MacGowan	25/12/1957	would have been 69 years old† 30/11/2023	Ireland / United Kingdom
Alannah Myles	25/12/1958	68 years	Canada
Régine	25/12/1929	would have been 97 years old† 01/05/2022	Belgium / France
26 December
Rob de Nijs	26/12/1942	would have been 84 years old† 16/03/2025	Netherlands
Jean Ferrat	26/12/1930	would have been 96 years old† 13/03/2010	France
Kashif	26/12/1959	would have been 67 years old† 25/09/2016	United States
Nuttea	26/12/1968	58 years	France
Noel Pointer	26/12/1954	would have been 72 years old† 19/12/1994	United States
27 December
Rudy Bennett	27/12/1942	84 years	Netherlands
Karla Bonoff	27/12/1951	75 years	United States
Marlene Dietrich	27/12/1901	would have been 125 years old† 06/05/1992	United States / Germany
Jane Fostin	27/12/1973	53 years	Guadeloupe
Matt Murphy	27/12/1929	would have been 97 years old† 15/06/2018	United States
Paul Personne	27/12/1949	77 years	France
John Watts	27/12/1954	72 years	United Kingdom
28 December
Dany Brillant	28/12/1965	61 years	France
Richard Clayderman	28/12/1953	73 years	France
Graziella De Michele	28/12/1956	70 years	France
Earl Hines	28/12/1903	would have been 123 years old† 22/04/1983	United States
John Legend	28/12/1978	48 years	United States
Bernard Minet	28/12/1953	73 years	France
Gilbert Montagné	28/12/1951	75 years	France
Johnny Otis	28/12/1921	would have been 105 years old† 17/01/2012	United States
Michel Petrucciani	28/12/1962	would have been 64 years old† 05/01/1999	France
Ana Torroja	28/12/1959	67 years	Spain
Virginia Vee	28/12/1923	would have been 103 years old† 09/06/2010	United States
André Verchuren & Son Orchestre	28/12/1920	would have been 106 years old† 10/07/2013	France
Edgar Winter	28/12/1946	80 years	United States
29 December
André Claveau	29/12/1911	would have been 115 years old† 04/07/2003	France
Yvonne Elliman	29/12/1951	75 years	United States
Marianne Faithfull	29/12/1946	would have been 80 years old† 30/01/2025	United Kingdom
Aled Jones	29/12/1970	56 years	United Kingdom
Cozy Powell	29/12/1947	would have been 79 years old† 05/04/1998	United Kingdom
Max Werner	29/12/1953	would have been 73 years old† 09/04/2024	Netherlands
30 December
Da Hool	30/12/1968	58 years	Germany
Del Shannon	30/12/1934	would have been 92 years old† 08/02/1990	United States
Bo Diddley	30/12/1928	would have been 98 years old† 02/06/2008	United States
David Koven	30/12/1955	71 years	France
André Messager	30/12/1833	would have been 193 years old† 24/02/1929	France
Sheryl Lee Ralph	30/12/1956	70 years	United States
Sister Bliss	30/12/1970	56 years	United Kingdom
Patti Smith	30/12/1946	80 years	United States
Dave Stewart	30/12/1950	76 years	United Kingdom
Patrick Topaloff	30/12/1944	would have been 82 years old† 07/03/2010	France
Tracey Ullman	30/12/1959	67 years	United States / United Kingdom
Viola Wills	30/12/1939	would have been 87 years old† 06/05/2009	United States
31 December
Suzy Delair	31/12/1917	would have been 109 years old† 15/03/2020	France
John Denver	31/12/1943	would have been 83 years old† 12/10/1997	United States
Rita Lee	31/12/1947	would have been 79 years old† 08/05/2023	Brazil
Odetta	31/12/1930	would have been 96 years old† 02/12/2008	United States
Göran Söllscher	31/12/1955	71 years	Sweden
Donna Summer	31/12/1948	would have been 78 years old† 17/05/2012	United States
? Date unknown
Czerkinsky	12/1959	67 years	France
Hazell Dean	12/1952	74 years	United Kingdom
Christian Merveille	12/1949	77 years	Belgium

120Death

Artist	Death	There are	Age at death	Nationality
1 December
Apollo	01/12/2008	18 years	62 years	France
Jacques Cardona	01/12/2008	18 years	62 years	France
Lee Dorsey	01/12/1986	40 years	61 years	United States
Dario Moreno	01/12/1968	58 years	47 years	Turkey
Raymond Wolansky	01/12/1998	28 years	72 years	United States
Stéphane Grappelli	01/12/1997	29 years	89 years	Italy / France
2 December
Albert Ammons	02/12/1949	77 years	42 years	United States
Jules Bastin	02/12/1996	30 years	63 years	Belgium
Kevin Coyne	02/12/2004	22 years	60 years	United Kingdom
Bobby Keys	02/12/2014	12 years	70 years	United States
Odetta	02/12/2008	18 years	77 years	United States
Mariska Veres	02/12/2006	20 years	59 years	Netherlands
3 December
Scatman John	03/12/1999	27 years	57 years	United States
4 December
Benjamin Britten	04/12/1976	50 years	63 years	United Kingdom
Gloria Lasso	04/12/2005	21 years	83 years	Spain / France
Frank Zappa	04/12/1993	33 years	52 years	United States
5 December
Dave Brubeck	05/12/2012	14 years	91 years	United States
Kenny Dorham	05/12/1972	54 years	48 years	United States
Sandro Giacobbe	05/12/2025	1s	75 years	Italy
Johnny Hallyday	05/12/2017	9 years	74 years	France
Nelson Mandela	05/12/2013	13 years	95 years	South Africa
John Miles	05/12/2021	5 years	72 years	United Kingdom
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	05/12/1791	235 years	35 years	-
6 December
Lucienne Boyer	06/12/1983	43 years	82 years	France
Dobie Gray	06/12/2011	15 years	71 years	United States
Hans Hotter	06/12/2003	23 years	94 years	Germany
Leadbelly	06/12/1949	77 years	64 years	United States
Richard Markowitz	06/12/1994	32 years	68 years	United States
Roy Orbison	06/12/1988	38 years	52 years	United States
7 December
Greg Lake	07/12/2016	10 years	69 years	United Kingdom
Sirima	07/12/1989	37 years	25 years	France
8 December
Harold Budd	08/12/2020	6 years	84 years	United States
Buck Clayton	08/12/1991	35 years	80 years	United States
Richard Kerr	08/12/2023	3 years	78 years	United Kingdom
John Lennon	08/12/1980	46 years	40 years	United Kingdom
Martha Tilton	08/12/2006	20 years	91 years	United States
Gene Quill	08/12/1988	38 years	60 years	United States
Marty Robbins	08/12/1982	44 years	57 years	United States
9 December
Pierre Gossez	09/12/2001	25 years	73 years	France
10 December
Danny Hayes	10/12/2004	22 years	58 years	United States
Otis Redding	10/12/1967	59 years	26 years	United States
Jean Rigaux	10/12/1991	35 years	82 years	France
11 December
Sam Cooke	11/12/1964	62 years	33 years	United States
Ravi Shankar	11/12/2012	14 years	92 years	India
12 December
Lucie Eyenga	12/12/1987	39 years	53 years	Congo
Charley Pride	12/12/2020	6 years	86 years	United States
13 December
Philippe Clay	13/12/2007	19 years	80 years	France
Robert Long	13/12/2006	20 years	63 years	Netherlands
Pierre Malar	13/12/2013	13 years	89 years	France
Joe Simon	13/12/2021	5 years	78 years	United States
14 December
Conte Candoli	14/12/2001	25 years	74 years	United States
Carl Carlton	14/12/2025	1s	72 years	United States
Anna Karina	14/12/2019	7 years	79 years	France / Denmark
Billie Jo Spears	14/12/2011	15 years	74 years	United States
Dinah Washington	14/12/1963	63 years	39 years	United States
15 December
Fats Waller	15/12/1943	83 years	39 years	United States
Francisco Tárrega	15/12/1909	117 years	57 years	Spain
Guy Marchand	15/12/2023	3 years	86 years	France
Rufus Thomas	15/12/2001	25 years	84 years	United States
16 December
Camille Saint-Saëns	16/12/1921	105 years	86 years	France
Dan Fogelberg	16/12/2007	19 years	56 years	United States
Sylvester	16/12/1988	38 years	41 years	United States
Thomas Schippers	16/12/1977	49 years	47 years	United States
17 December
Armando	17/12/1996	30 years	26 years	United States
Cesaria Evora	17/12/2011	15 years	70 years	Cape Verde
Galt MacDermot	17/12/2018	8 years	89 years	Canada / United States
Ruby Murray	17/12/1996	30 years	61 years	United Kingdom
Grover Washington, Jr.	17/12/1999	27 years	56 years	United States
18 December
Alain Barrière	18/12/2019	7 years	84 years	France
Gilbert Bécaud	18/12/2001	25 years	74 years	France
Terry Hall	18/12/2022	4 years	63 years	United Kingdom
Kenny Lynch	18/12/2019	7 years	81 years	United Kingdom
Kirsty MacColl	18/12/2000	26 years	41 years	United Kingdom
Ralph MacDonald	18/12/2011	15 years	67 years	United States
19 December
Michel Magne Et Son Grand Orchestre	19/12/1984	42 years	54 years	France
Noel Pointer	19/12/1994	32 years	39 years	United States
20 December
Michał Urbaniak	20/12/2025	1s	82 years	Poland
Son Seals	20/12/2004	22 years	62 years	United States
21 December
Karl Denver	21/12/1998	28 years	67 years	United Kingdom
22 December
Joe Cocker	22/12/2014	12 years	70 years	United Kingdom
Chris Rea	22/12/2025	1s	74 years	United Kingdom
23 December
Maxi Jazz	23/12/2022	4 years	65 years	United Kingdom
Hank Mizell	23/12/1992	34 years	69 years	United States
Oscar Peterson	23/12/2007	19 years	82 years	Canada
Rika Zaraï	23/12/2020	6 years	82 years	France / Israel
24 December
Tim Hart	24/12/2009	17 years	61 years	United Kingdom
25 December
Alphonse Mouzon	25/12/2016	10 years	68 years	United States
Birgit Nilsson	25/12/2005	21 years	87 years	Sweden
James Brown	25/12/2006	20 years	73 years	United States
Charlie Chaplin	25/12/1977	49 years	88 years	United Kingdom
Casey Jones	25/12/2022	4 years	86 years	United Kingdom
Dean Martin	25/12/1995	31 years	78 years	United States
George Michael	25/12/2016	10 years	53 years	United Kingdom
Peter Schreier	25/12/2019	7 years	84 years	Germany
26 December
Fontella Bass	26/12/2012	14 years	72 years	United States
Joe Dolan	26/12/2007	19 years	68 years	Ireland
Jerry Herman	26/12/2019	7 years	88 years	United States
Teena Marie	26/12/2010	16 years	54 years	United States
Curtis Mayfield	26/12/1999	27 years	57 years	United States
27 December
Fanny Biascamano	27/12/2025	1s	46 years	France
Art Sullivan	27/12/2019	7 years	69 years	Belgium
28 December
Brigitte Bardot	28/12/2025	1s	91 years	France
Linda De Suza	28/12/2022	4 years	74 years	Portugal / France
Guru Josh	28/12/2015	11 years	51 years	United Kingdom
Maurice Ravel	28/12/1937	89 years	62 years	France
Max Steiner	28/12/1971	55 years	83 years	United States
29 December
Claude Bolling	29/12/2020	6 years	90 years	France
Fletcher Henderson	29/12/1952	74 years	55 years	United States
Tim Hardin	29/12/1980	46 years	39 years	United States
Wojciech Kilar	29/12/2013	13 years	81 years	Poland
Artie Shaw	29/12/2004	22 years	94 years	United States
30 December
Bohdan Warchal	30/12/2000	26 years	70 years	Slovakia
Harry Fragson	30/12/1913	113 years	44 years	France
Ralph Sutton	30/12/2001	25 years	79 years	United States
31 December
Maya Casabianca	31/12/2018	8 years	77 years	France / Israel
Natalie Cole	31/12/2015	11 years	65 years	United States
Floyd Cramer	31/12/1997	29 years	64 years	United States
Sophie Daumier	31/12/2003	23 years	69 years	France
Ricky Nelson	31/12/1985	41 years	45 years	United States
Anita Pointer	31/12/2022	4 years	74 years	United States