December 31st
212 Notable deaths
German Apukhtin
Russian footballer (1936-2003).
Born June 12th, 1936 in Moscow.
Died December 31st, 2003 at 67 years old [ref]
Elisabeth Pinajeff
German actress (1900-1995).
Born April 17th, 1900 in Dnipro.
Died December 31st, 1995 at 95 years old in Villemoisson-sur-Orge.
Albert Hoffa
German surgeon (1859-1907).
Born March 31st, 1859 in Richmond.
Died December 31st, 1907 at 48 years old in Cologne.
Vladimir Yermolaev
Soviet aerospace engineer (1909-1944).
Born August 29th, 1909. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1944 at 35 years old (typhus).
Balkrishan Singh
Indian field hockey player.
Born March 10th, 1933 in Patiala.
Died December 31st, 2004 at 71 years old in Patiala.
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).
Deaths 171 to 180 of 212
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu