▁Ron nie ▁Cor b ett , ▁com ic ▁perform er ▁( d ied ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁▁ 8 ▁December ▁– ▁Stan ▁Rich ards , ▁English ▁actor ▁( d . ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁– ▁Michael ▁J op ling , ▁far mer ▁and ▁politician , ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁Fish eries ▁and ▁Food ▁▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁– ▁David ▁P low right , ▁television ▁producer ▁( d ied ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁– ▁G w yn eth ▁Dun wo ody , ▁politician ▁( d ied ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁– ▁Donald ▁M off at , ▁actor ▁( d . ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁▁ 2 7 ▁December ▁– ▁Wil fr id ▁She ed , ▁English - born ▁American ▁writer ▁( d ied ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁– ▁Glad ys ▁Am bro se , ▁actress ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 9 8 ) ▁ ▁Death s ▁▁▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁– ▁Frank ▁P . ▁Ram sey , ▁math ematic ian , ▁died ▁of ▁j au nd ice ▁( born ▁ 1 9 0 3 ) ▁▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁– ▁Regin ald ▁Bre tt , ▁ 2 nd ▁Vis count ▁E sh er , ▁politician ▁and ▁court ier ▁( born ▁ 1 8 5 2 ) ▁▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁– ▁Joseph ▁Wright , ▁phil ologist ▁and ▁lex ic ograph er ▁( born ▁