December 31st
172 Notable deaths
Ólafur Thors
Icelandic politician (1892-1964).
Born January 19th, 1892 in Borgarnes.
Died December 31st, 1964 at 72 years old in Reykjavík.
Markku Peltola
Finnish actor and musician.
Born July 12th, 1956 in Helsinki.
Died December 31st, 2007 at 51 years old in Kangasala.
Else Ernestine Neuländer-Simon
German photographer (1900-1942).
Born January 26th, 1900 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1942 at 42 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.
René Schützenberger
French painter (1860-1916).
Born July 29th, 1860 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1916 at 56 years old in Paris. [ref]
Shahla Riahi
Iranian actress.
Born February 7th, 1927 in Tehran.
Died December 31st, 2019 at 92 years old in Tehran (Alzheimer's disease, dementia). [ref]
Georges Poulet
Belgian literary critic (1902-1991).
Born November 29th, 1902 in Liège. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1991 at 89 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Vasily Lazarev
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born February 23rd, 1928 in Poroshino, Altai Krai.
Died December 31st, 1990 at 62 years old in Moscow (poison).
Lucien Hubbard
Screenwriter (1888-1971).
Born December 22nd, 1888 in Fort Thomas. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1971 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Raimond Valgre
Estonian musician.
Born October 7th, 1913 in Riisipere.
Died December 31st, 1949 at 36 years old in Tallinn.
Bekzat Sattarkhanov
Boxer.
Born April 4th, 1980 in Turkistan.
Died December 31st, 2000 at 20 years old in Nur-Sultan (traffic collision).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 172
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez