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December 31st
212 Notable deaths
Ólafur Thors
Icelandic politician (1892-1964).
Born January 19th, 1892 in Borgarnes.
Died December 31st, 1964 at 72 years old in Reykjavík.
Annapurna Maharana
Odia freedom fighter (1917-2012).
Born November 3rd, 1917 in Odisha. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2012 at 95 years old in Cuttack. [ref]
Markku Peltola
Finnish actor and musician.
Born July 12th, 1956 in Helsinki.
Died December 31st, 2007 at 51 years old in Kangasala.
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 (1980–2000).
Born April 4th, 1980 in Turkistan.
Died December 31st, 2000 at 20 years old in Astana (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).
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