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December 31st
204 Notable deaths
Richard Roland Holst
Dutch writer, artist, performance artist and painter (1868–1938).
Born December 4th, 1868 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1938 at 70 years old in Bloemendaal. [ref]
Ronald Allen Harris
Boxer (1947-1980).
Born February 8th, 1947 in Detroit.
Died December 31st, 1980 at 33 years old in Detroit.
Carl Ahues
Chess player (1883–1968).
Born December 26th, 1883 in Bremen.
Died December 31st, 1968 at 85 years old in Hamburg.
Solomiia Pavlychko
Ukrainian literary critic and philosopher (1958–1999).
Born December 15th, 1958 in Lviv.
Died December 31st, 1999 at 41 years old in Kyiv (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Lucas Sang
Athletics competitor from kenya.
Born February 12th, 1961.
Died December 31st, 2007 at 46 years old in Eldoret. [ref]
Mikhail Dudin
Russian poet, writer and translator (1916–1993).
Born November 20th, 1916.
Died December 31st, 1994 at 78 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Louis-René des Forêts
French writer (1918–2000).
Born January 28th, 1918 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 31st, 2000 at 82 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Béla Kárpáti
Hungarian footballer (1929-2003).
Born September 30th, 1929 in Felsőgalla.
Died December 31st, 2003 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Wayne Glasgow
American basketball player (1926–2000).
Born January 17th, 1926 in Dacoma.
Died December 31st, 2000 at 74 years old in Bartlesville.
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