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December 31st
204 Notable deaths
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.
Sándor Bortnyik
Hungarian artist (1893-1976).
Born July 3rd, 1893 in Transylvania, Târgu Mureș. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1976 at 83 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Serikbolsyn Abdildin
Kazakh politician and economist (1937–2019).
Born November 25th, 1937 in Qyzylkesek.
Died December 31st, 2019 at 82 years old in Almaty. [ref]
Stanisław Narutowicz
Lithuanian politician and lawyer.
Born September 2nd, 1862 in Telšiai, Brėvikiai.
Died December 31st, 1932 at 70 years old in Kaunas (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 204
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson