December 31st
212 Notable deaths
Tom Johnson
American composer (1939–2024).
Born November 18th, 1939 in Greeley.
Died December 31st, 2024 at 85 years old in 11ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Theodor Reik
Austrian-american psychoanalyst.
Born May 12th, 1888 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1969 at 81 years old in New York City.
Gertrude Michael
American actress (1911-1964).
Born June 1st, 1911 in Talladega. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1964 at 53 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
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. [ref]
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]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 212
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou