Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
December 31st
204 Notable deaths
Elliot Richardson
American lawyer and politician (1920-1999).
Born July 20th, 1920 in Boston.
Died December 31st, 1999 at 79 years old in Boston (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jocelyn Toynbee
British archaeologist and art historian (1897–1985).
Born March 3rd, 1897 in Paddington.
Died December 31st, 1985 at 88 years old in Oxford.
Henning Christophersen
Danish politician (1939-2016).
Born November 8th, 1939 in Copenhagen.
Died December 31st, 2016 at 77 years old in Brussels-Capital Region. [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]
Paolo Mazza
Italian footballer (1901-1981).
Born July 21st, 1901 in Vigarano Mainarda.
Died December 31st, 1981 at 80 years old in Ferrara.
Johann Koplenig
Austrian politician (1891-1968).
Born May 15th, 1891 in Gitschtal.
Died December 31st, 1968 at 77 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Jolanta Fedak
Polish politician.
Born September 21st, 1960 in Żary.
Died December 31st, 2020 at 60 years old [ref]
Dušan Jovanović
Slovenian theatre director, playwright and essayist.
Born October 1st, 1939 in Belgrade.
Died December 31st, 2020 at 81 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Torahiko Terada
Japanese physicist (1878–1935).
Born December 28th, 1878 in Kōjimachi-ku.
Died December 31st, 1935 at 57 years old in Hongō-ku (bone metastasis).
Piero Chiara
Italian writer.
Born March 13th, 1913 in Luino.
Died December 31st, 1986 at 73 years old in Varese. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 204
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche