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December 31st
172 Notable deaths
Xavier Villaurrutia
Mexican writer.
Born March 27th, 1903 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1950 at 47 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Louis Persinger
American musician.
Born February 11th, 1887 in Rochester. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Melissa Hoskins
Australian cyclist (1991–2023).
Born February 24th, 1991 in City of Kalamunda.
Died December 31st, 2023 at 32 years old in Medindie (traffic collision). [ref]
Joe Spence
English footballer (1898-1966).
Born December 15th, 1898 in England.
Died December 31st, 1966 at 68 years old in Chesterfield.
Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Russian chess master.
Born August 16th, 1884 in Pavlovsk.
Died December 31st, 1954 at 70 years old in Briis-sous-Forges.
Jafar Jabbarly
Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriter (1899-1934).
Born March 20th, 1899 in Khizi.
Died December 31st, 1934 at 35 years old in Baku (heart failure).
Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born November 1st, 1889 in Ostrów Wielkopolski.
Died December 31st, 1965 at 76 years old in Hildesheim.
Lidiya Vertinskaya
Soviet actress (1923-2013).
Born April 14th, 1923 in Harbin.
Died December 31st, 2013 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Roger Gilbert-Lecomte
French poet (1907-1943).
Born May 18th, 1907 in Reims. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1943 at 36 years old in Paris. [ref]
Gabit Musirepov
Soviet writer (1902-1985).
Born March 22nd, 1902 in Kostanay Region.
Died December 31st, 1985 at 83 years old in Almaty.
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