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277 Notable deaths
Howard Hickman
American actor and screenwriter (1880–1949).
Born February 9th, 1880 in Columbia.
Died December 31st, 1949 at 69 years old in San Anselmo (myocardial infarction).
Rashidi Kawawa
Tanzanian politician (1926–2009).
Born May 27th, 1926 in Songea.
Died December 31st, 2009 at 83 years old in Dar es Salaam.
Ruth Hanna McCormick
American politician (1880–1944).
Born March 27th, 1880 in Cleveland.
Died December 31st, 1944 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Tom Johnson
American composer (1939–2024).
Born November 18th, 1939 in Greeley.
Died December 31st, 2024 at 85 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Theodor Reik
Austrian-american psychoanalyst (1888-1969).
Born May 12th, 1888 in Vienna.
Died December 31st, 1969 at 81 years old in New York City.
Gertrude Michael
American actress (1911-1964).
Born June 1st, 1911 in Talladega.
Died December 31st, 1964 at 53 years old in Beverly Hills.
Heinrich XLV, Hereditary Prince Reuss of Gera
German prince (1895-1953).
Born May 13th, 1895 in Saalburg-Ebersdorf.
Died December 31st, 1953 at 58 years old
Fredrika Bremer
Swedish writer and feminist (1801–1865).
Born August 17th, 1801 in Piikkiö.
Died December 31st, 1865 at 64 years old in Årsta Castle. [ref]
Felice Schragenheim
Lesbian journalist, resistance member, holocaust victim (1922-1944).
Born March 9th, 1922 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1944 at 22 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Thomas Joannes Stieltjes
Mathematician (1856–1894).
Born December 29th, 1856 in Zwolle.
Died December 31st, 1894 at 38 years old in Toulouse (influenza).
Penny Jordan
British novelist (1946-2011).
Born November 24th, 1946 in Preston.
Died December 31st, 2011 at 65 years old in Cheshire (cancer). [ref]
Óscar Domínguez
Spanish surrealist painter (1906–1957).
Born January 3rd, 1906 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1957 at 51 years old in Paris. [ref]
Cahal Daly
Cardinal (1917–2009).
Born October 1st, 1917 in Loughguile.
Died December 31st, 2009 at 92 years old in Belfast City Hospital. [ref]
Elihu Katz
American and israeli sociologist (1926–2021).
Born May 21st, 1926 in New York City.
Died December 31st, 2021 at 95 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Grigoriy Myasoyedov
Russian artist (1834-1911).
Born April 19th, 1834 in Pan'kovo.
Died December 31st, 1911 at 77 years old in Poltava.
George S. Houston
American politician, alabama (1811-1879).
Born January 17th, 1811 in Franklin.
Died December 31st, 1879 at 68 years old in Athens (heart disease). [ref]
Arnold Ruge
German philosopher and political writer (1802–1880).
Born September 13th, 1802 in Bergen auf Rügen.
Died December 31st, 1880 at 78 years old in Brighton.
Ernesto De Curtis
Italian composer (1875–1937).
Born October 4th, 1875 in Naples.
Died December 31st, 1937 at 62 years old in Naples.
Kenneth Lee Pike
American linguist (1912–2000).
Born June 9th, 1912 in Woodstock.
Died December 31st, 2000 at 88 years old in Dallas.
James David Forbes
Scottish physicist and glaciologist (1809–1868).
Born April 20th, 1809 in Edinburgh.
Died December 31st, 1868 at 59 years old in Clifton.
Pieter Geyl
Dutch historian (1887-1966).
Born December 15th, 1887 in Dordrecht.
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in Utrecht.
Mihály Lantos
Hungarian footballer (1928-1989).
Born September 29th, 1928 in Budapest.
Died December 31st, 1989 at 61 years old in Budapest.
Bruno Pezzey
Austrian footballer (1955-1994).
Born February 3rd, 1956 in Lauterach.
Died December 31st, 1994 at 38 years old in Innsbruck (cardioplegia).
Hannibal Goodwin
American inventor in film development.
Born April 21st, 1822 in Tompkins County.
Died December 31st, 1900 at 78 years old in Tompkins County.
Else Ernestine Neuländer-Simon
German photographer (1900-1942).
Born January 26th, 1900 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1944 at 44 years old in Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp.
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