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December 31st
204 Notable deaths
Bodil Rosing
American actress (1877-1941).
Born December 27th, 1877 in Copenhagen.
Died December 31st, 1941 at 64 years old in Hollywood.
Maurice Cornforth
British marxist philosopher (1909–1980).
Born October 28th, 1909 in London, Willesden.
Died December 31st, 1980 at 71 years old in London, Islington.
Marin Sais
Actress (1890-1971).
Born August 2nd, 1890 in San Rafael.
Died December 31st, 1971 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Kurt Otto Friedrichs
German-american mathematician (1901–1982).
Born September 28th, 1901 in Kiel.
Died December 31st, 1983 at 82 years old in New Rochelle. [ref]
Giovanni Michelucci
Italian architect (1891-1990).
Born January 2nd, 1891 in Pistoia.
Died December 31st, 1990 at 99 years old in Florence.
Bekzat Sattarkhanov
Boxer.
Born April 4th, 1980 in Turkistan.
Died December 31st, 2000 at 20 years old in Nur-Sultan (traffic collision).
Vasily Lazarev
Soviet cosmonaut (1928–1990).
Born February 23rd, 1928 in Poroshino, Altai Krai.
Died December 31st, 1990 at 62 years old in Moscow (poison).
Lucien Hubbard
American screenwriter (1888–1971).
Born December 22nd, 1888 in Fort Thomas.
Died December 31st, 1971 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills.
Georges Poulet
Belgian literary critic (1902-1991).
Born November 29th, 1902 in Liège.
Died December 31st, 1991 at 89 years old in City of Brussels.
Raimond Valgre
Estonian musician (1913–1949).
Born October 7th, 1913 in Riisipere.
Died December 31st, 1949 at 36 years old in Tallinn.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan