December 31st
212 Notable deaths
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati
Gaudīya vaisnava hindu guru and instructor (1874–1937).
Born February 6th, 1874 in Puri.
Died December 31st, 1936 at 62 years old in Kolkata.
Elena Stasova
Soviet politician (1873-1966).
Born October 15th, 1873 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1966 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Joseph Vacher
Sentenced to death in france.
Born November 16th, 1869 in Beaufort.
Died December 31st, 1898 at 29 years old in Bourg-en-Bresse (decapitation by guillotine).
Seymour Martin Lipset
American sociologist (1922–2006).
Born March 18th, 1922 in Harlem.
Died December 31st, 2006 at 84 years old in Arlington County (stroke).
Alfonso Bialetti
Italian engineer and inventor of the moka pot (1888–1970).
Born January 1st, 1888 in Montebuglio. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1970 at 82 years old in Omegna. [ref]
Prince François d’Orléans
French prince (1961–2017).
Born February 7th, 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2017 at 56 years old in Nantes. [ref]
Roy Amara
American researcher, scientist (1925–2007).
Born April 7th, 1925 in Boston.
Died December 31st, 2007 at 82 years old
Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Emir of kuwait from 1965 to 1977.
Born April 12th, 1913 in Kuwait City.
Died December 31st, 1977 at 64 years old in Kuwait City (cancer).
Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson
British field marshal (1881-1964).
Born September 5th, 1881 in London. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1964 at 83 years old in Chilton. [ref]
C. D. Howe
Canadian politician (1886–1960).
Born January 15th, 1886 in Waltham.
Died December 31st, 1960 at 74 years old in Montreal.
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King