Died December 31

She was the first registered nurse elected to U.S. Congress.

She had a long career in Mexican cinema.

Yarborough is the sixth winningest racer in NASCAR history.

His improvised comedy shows were never the same act twice.

He played on songs including “Dashboard” and “Lampshades on Fire.”

She sang lead on hits including “Slow Hand” and “I’m So Excited.”

He was the first pope to resign voluntarily since 1294.

The “Mary Tyler Moore Show” costar had a Hollywood career spanning nine decades.

Thornburgh guided Pennsylvania through the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear disaster.

Sang lead on the band’s hit song “The Cover of Rolling Stone”