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December 31st
172 Notable deaths
Djimrangar Dadnadji
Chadian politician.
Born January 1st, 1954 in Mandoul Region.
Died December 31st, 2019 at 65 years old in N'Djamena (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Ya'akov Hodorov
Israeli footballer (1927-2006).
Born June 16th, 1927 in Rishon LeZion.
Died December 31st, 2006 at 79 years old in Jerusalem (stroke). [ref]
Liese Prokop
Austrian pentathlete (1941-2006).
Born March 27th, 1941 in Vienna.
Died December 31st, 2006 at 65 years old in St. Pölten (cardiovascular disease, aortic dissection).
Muhammad Osman Said
Libyan politician (1924-2007).
Born October 17th, 1924 in Fezzan.
Died December 31st, 2007 at 83 years old in Rabat.
Ratko Janev
Macedonian atomic physicist.
Born March 30th, 1939 in Sandanski.
Died December 31st, 2019 at 80 years old in Belgrade.
Jules de Trooz
Belgian politician (1857-1907).
Born February 21st, 1857 in Leuven.
Died December 31st, 1907 at 50 years old in City of Brussels.
Joseph Wendel
German prelate; roman catholic archbishop of munich and freising.
Born May 27th, 1901 in Blieskastel.
Died December 31st, 1960 at 59 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
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).
Sergio de Castro
Argentinian-french artist (1922-2012).
Born September 15th, 1922 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2012 at 90 years old in Saint-Étienne. [ref]
Emanuel Sperner
German mathematician, best known for two theorems (1905-1980).
Born December 9th, 1905 in Prusinowice, Opole Voivodeship.
Died December 31st, 1980 at 75 years old in Laufen. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 172
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather