December 31st
167 Notable deaths
Alan Cranston
American politician.
Born June 19th, 1914 in Palo Alto. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2000 at 86 years old in Los Altos. [ref]
Donald E. Westlake
American novelist (1933-2008).
Born July 12th, 1933 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2008 at 75 years old in Mexico (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cale Yarborough
American racecar driver.
Born March 27th, 1939 in Florence County.
Died December 31st, 2023 at 84 years old [ref]
Marion Chesney
British writer.
Born June 10th, 1936 in Glasgow.
Died December 31st, 2019 at 83 years old in Gloucester. [ref]
Dick Thornburgh
American politician (1932-2020).
Born July 16th, 1932 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 31st, 2020 at 88 years old in Verona. [ref]
Raoul Walsh
American film director and actor (1887-1980).
Born March 11th, 1887 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1980 at 93 years old in Simi Valley (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Floyd Cramer
American pianist.
Born October 27th, 1933 in Shreveport.
Died December 31st, 1997 at 64 years old in Nashville (lung cancer).
Billie Dove
American silent film actress; aviator (1903-1997).
Born May 14th, 1903 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1997 at 94 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
Senior british peer and retired brigadier in the british army (1915-2014).
Died December 31st, 2014 at 99 years old in Stratfield Saye House.
Alice Ball
American chemist (1892-1916).
Born July 24th, 1892 in Seattle.
Died December 31st, 1916 at 24 years old in Seattle.
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi