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December 31st
212 Notable deaths
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).
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]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 212
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