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December 31st
212 Notable deaths
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.
Xavier Villaurrutia
Mexican writer (1903–1950).
Born March 27th, 1903 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1950 at 47 years old in Mexico City.
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 (1926–2019).
Born February 7th, 1927 in Tehran.
Died December 31st, 2019 at 92 years old in Tehran (Alzheimer's disease, dementia). [ref]
Glauco Onorato
Italian actor and voice actor (1936-2009).
Born December 7th, 1936 in Turin.
Died December 31st, 2009 at 73 years old in Rome.
Louis Persinger
American musician (1887–1966).
Born February 11th, 1887 in Rochester.
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in New York City.
Lidiya Vertinskaya
Soviet actress (1923–2013).
Born April 14th, 1923 in Harbin.
Died December 31st, 2013 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Joe Spence
English footballer (1898-1966).
Born December 15th, 1898 in England.
Died December 31st, 1966 at 68 years old in Chesterfield.
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