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December 31st
204 Notable deaths
Cale Yarborough
American racecar driver.
Born March 27th, 1939 in Florence County.
Died December 31st, 2023 at 84 years old [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]
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]
Alan Cranston
American politician.
Born June 19th, 1914 in Palo Alto. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2000 at 86 years old in Los Altos. [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]
Abraham Wald
American jewish mathematician, statistician, and scientist (1902–1950).
Born October 31st, 1902 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 31st, 1950 at 48 years old in Nilgiri Mountains (Air India VT-CFK, aviation accident).
Marion Chesney
British writer.
Born June 10th, 1936 in Glasgow.
Died December 31st, 2019 at 83 years old in Gloucester. [ref]
Alice Ball
American chemist (1892-1916).
Born July 24th, 1892 in Seattle.
Died December 31st, 1916 at 24 years old in Seattle.
Eddie Bernice Johnson
American politician (1934–2023).
Born December 3rd, 1934 in Waco.
Died December 31st, 2023 at 89 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Dick Thornburgh
American politician (1932-2020).
Born July 16th, 1932 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 31st, 2020 at 88 years old in Verona. [ref]
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