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December 31st
212 Notable deaths
Premjit Lall
Indian tennis player (1940–2008).
Born October 20th, 1940 in Kolkata.
Died December 31st, 2008 at 68 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
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).
Gabit Musirepov
Soviet writer (1902–1985).
Born March 22nd, 1902 in Kostanay Region.
Died December 31st, 1985 at 83 years old in Almaty.
Ernst Rolf
Swedish actor (1891–1932).
Born January 20th, 1891 in Ernst Rolf's birthplace.
Died December 31st, 1932 at 41 years old in Storkyrkoförsamlingen (pneumonia).
Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege
German general (1889–1965).
Born November 11th, 1889 in Ostrów Wielkopolski.
Died December 31st, 1965 at 76 years old in Hildesheim.
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]
Peter-Lukas Graf
Swiss flutist.
Born January 5th, 1929 in Zurich, Schlieren.
Died December 31st, 2025 at 96 years old in Binningen. [ref]
Kevork Ajemian
Writer (1932–1998).
Born February 18th, 1932 in Manbij.
Died December 31st, 1998 at 66 years old in Lyon.
Viktoria Savs
Austrian military personnel.
Born June 27th, 1899 in Bad Reichenhall. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1979 at 80 years old in Salzburg.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 212
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