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December 31st
167 Notable deaths
James Avery
American actor (1945–2013).
Born November 27th, 1945 in Pughsville.
Died December 31st, 2013 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Beth Howland
American musical theatre and television actress.
Born May 28th, 1941 in Boston.
Died December 31st, 2015 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Pete Duel
American actor.
Born February 24th, 1940 in Rochester.
Died December 31st, 1971 at 31 years old in Hollywood.
Woody Strode
American athlete and actor (1914-1994).
Born July 25th, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died December 31st, 1994 at 80 years old in Glendora (lung cancer). [ref]
Miguel de Unamuno
Spanish poet.
Born September 29th, 1864 in Bilbao. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1936 at 72 years old in Salamanca. [ref]
Tommy Docherty
Scottish football player and manager.
Born April 24th, 1928 in Glasgow.
Died December 31st, 2020 at 92 years old in Marple. [ref]
Leigh Bowery
Australian artist (1961-1994).
Born March 26th, 1961 in Sunshine. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1994 at 33 years old in London (death from AIDS-related complications).
Eileen Heckart
American actress (1919-2001).
Born March 29th, 1919 in Columbus. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2001 at 82 years old in Norwalk (lung cancer). [ref]
Anita Pointer
American singer-songwriter (1948–2022).
Born January 23rd, 1948 in Oakland.
Died December 31st, 2022 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Abraham Wald
Romanian mathematician, statistician and scientist (1902-1950).
Born October 31st, 1902 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 31st, 1950 at 48 years old in Nilgiri Mountains (aviation accident).
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