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277 Notable deaths
Ronald Allen Harris
Boxer (1947-1980).
Born February 8th, 1947 in Detroit.
Died December 31st, 1980 at 33 years old in Detroit.
Carl Ahues
Chess player (1883–1968).
Born December 26th, 1883 in Bremen.
Died December 31st, 1968 at 85 years old in Hamburg.
Solomiia Pavlychko
Ukrainian literary critic and philosopher (1958–1999).
Born December 15th, 1958 in Lviv.
Died December 31st, 1999 at 41 years old in Kyiv (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Lucas Sang
Athletics competitor from kenya.
Born February 12th, 1961.
Died December 31st, 2007 at 46 years old in Eldoret. [ref]
Mikhail Dudin
Russian poet, writer and translator (1916–1993).
Born November 20th, 1916.
Died December 31st, 1994 at 78 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Grigor Artsruni
Armenian writer and liberal publicist (1845-1892).
Born March 11th, 1845 in Moscow.
Died December 31st, 1892 at 47 years old in Tbilisi.
Louis-René des Forêts
French writer (1918–2000).
Born January 28th, 1918 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 31st, 2000 at 82 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Béla Kárpáti
Hungarian footballer (1929-2003).
Born September 30th, 1929 in Felsőgalla.
Died December 31st, 2003 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Karl Friedrich Hermann
German classical scholar (1804–1855).
Born August 4th, 1804 in Frankfurt.
Died December 31st, 1855 at 51 years old in Göttingen.
Wayne Glasgow
American basketball player (1926–2000).
Born January 17th, 1926 in Dacoma.
Died December 31st, 2000 at 74 years old in Bartlesville.
Antônio Salvador Sucar
Basketball player (1939–2018).
Born June 14th, 1939 in Lules.
Died December 31st, 2018 at 79 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Alberto Mazzucato
Italian composer and music critic (1813–1877).
Born July 28th, 1813 in Udine.
Died December 31st, 1877 at 64 years old in Milan.
Nikolai Kochin
Russian mathematician (1901-1944).
Born May 19th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1944 at 43 years old in Moscow (sarcoma).
Benjamin Hedges
American high jumper (1907–1969).
Born June 8th, 1907 in Plainfield.
Died December 31st, 1969 at 62 years old in New York City.
Anna Morozova
Hero of the soviet union (1921–1944).
Born May 23rd, 1921 in Mosalsk Uyezd.
Died December 31st, 1944 at 23 years old in Płock.
Jean-Marie Delavay
French botanist (1834-1895).
Born December 28th, 1834 in Les Gets.
Died December 31st, 1895 at 61 years old in Kunming.
Robert Pache
Swiss footballer (1897-1974).
Born September 26th, 1897 in Morges.
Died December 31st, 1974 at 77 years old in Pully.
Ambrose H. Sevier
American politician (1801-1848).
Born November 4th, 1801 in Greene County.
Died December 31st, 1848 at 47 years old in Pulaski County.
Hanni Ossott
Venezuelan writer, poet and translator (1946–2002).
Born February 14th, 1946 in Caracas.
Died December 31st, 2002 at 56 years old in Caracas.
Alexander Vyssotsky
Astronomer (1888–1973).
Born May 23rd, 1888 in Moscow.
Died December 31st, 1973 at 85 years old in Winter Park.
Domenico Agostini
Catholic cardinal and patriarch of venice (1825–1891).
Born May 31st, 1825 in Treviso.
Died December 31st, 1891 at 66 years old in Venice.
Ernest Cosson
French botanist (1819–1889).
Born July 22nd, 1819 in Paris.
Died December 31st, 1889 at 70 years old in Paris.
Mauro Simonetti
Road bicycle racer.
Born July 14th, 1948 in Livorno.
Died December 31st, 1986 at 38 years old [ref]
Eva Šuranová
Slovak athletics competitor (1946–2016).
Born April 24th, 1946 in Ózd.
Died December 31st, 2016 at 70 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Oscar Alin
Swedish historian and politician (1846–1900).
Born December 22nd, 1846 in Falu Kristine church parish. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1900 at 54 years old in Stockholm.
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