December 31st
212 Notable deaths
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.
Mihály Lantos
Hungarian footballer (1928-1989).
Born September 29th, 1928 in Budapest.
Died December 31st, 1989 at 61 years old in Budapest.
Bruno Pezzey
Austrian footballer (1955-1994).
Born February 3rd, 1955 in Lauterach.
Died December 31st, 1994 at 39 years old in Innsbruck (cardioplegia).
Else Ernestine Neuländer-Simon
German photographer (1900-1942).
Born January 26th, 1900 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1944 at 44 years old in Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp.
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
French physicist and physician.
Born June 8th, 1851 in La Porcherie. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1940 at 89 years old in La Porcherie. [ref]
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
Finland swedish painter (1861–1919).
Born September 3rd, 1861 in Noormarkku. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1919 at 58 years old in Antignano (pneumonia).
Benjamin Kiplagat
Ugandan steeplechase and long-distance runner, 1989–2023.
Born March 4th, 1989 in Bukwo District.
Died December 31st, 2023 at 34 years old in Eldoret (stab wound). [ref]
J. Gordon Edwards
Canadian film and stage director, producer, stage actor and writer.
Born June 24th, 1867 in Montreal.
Died December 31st, 1925 at 58 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer