4 – Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer (b. 1971) December 5 Dave Brubeck, American pianist (b. 1920) Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect (b. 1907) December 6 – Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, 5th Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (b. 1961) December 9 Jenni Rivera, Mexican-American singer-songwriter, producer and actress (b. 1969) Patrick Moore, British astronomer and broadcaster (b. 1923) December 10 – Iajuddin Ahmed, 13th President of Bangladesh (b. 1931) December 11 Ravi Shankar, Indian sitarist (b. 1920) Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano (b. 1926) December 17 – Daniel Inouye, American politician (b. 1924) December 24 Charles Durning, American actor (b. 1923) Jack Klugman, American actor (b. 1922) December 26 – Gerry Anderson, British puppeteer and TV producer (b. 1929) December 27 Harry Carey Jr., American actor (b. 1921) Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., American general (b. 1934) December 30 – Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian Nobel neurologist (b. 1909) Nobel Prizes Chemistry – Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka Economics – Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd Shapley Literature – Mo Yan Peace – European Union Physics – Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland Physiology or Medicine – John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka New English words deadname hot take escape room See also 2012 phenomenon References Leap years in the Gregorian calendar