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December 31st
204 Notable deaths
Heinrich XLV, Hereditary Prince Reuss Younger Line
German prince (1895-1953).
Born May 13th, 1895 in Saalburg-Ebersdorf.
Died December 31st, 1953 at 58 years old
Felice Schragenheim
Lesbian journalist, resistance member, holocaust victim (1922-1944).
Born March 9th, 1922 in Berlin.
Died December 31st, 1944 at 22 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Thomas Joannes Stieltjes
Mathematician (1856–1894).
Born December 29th, 1856 in Zwolle.
Died December 31st, 1894 at 38 years old in Toulouse (influenza).
Penny Jordan
British novelist (1946-2011).
Born November 24th, 1946 in Preston.
Died December 31st, 2011 at 65 years old in Cheshire (cancer). [ref]
Óscar Domínguez
Spanish surrealist painter (1906–1957).
Born January 3rd, 1906 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1957 at 51 years old in Paris. [ref]
Cahal Daly
Cardinal (1917–2009).
Born October 1st, 1917 in Loughguile.
Died December 31st, 2009 at 92 years old in Belfast City Hospital. [ref]
Elihu Katz
American and israeli sociologist.
Born May 21st, 1926 in New York City.
Died December 31st, 2021 at 95 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Ernesto De Curtis
Italian composer (1875–1937).
Born October 4th, 1875 in Naples.
Died December 31st, 1937 at 62 years old in Naples.
Kenneth Lee Pike
American linguist.
Born June 9th, 1912 in Woodstock. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2000 at 88 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Pieter Geyl
Dutch historian (1887-1966).
Born December 15th, 1887 in Dordrecht.
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in Utrecht.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 204
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius