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277 Notable deaths
René Schützenberger
French painter (1860-1916).
Born July 29th, 1860 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1916 at 56 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Cirilo Antonio Rivarola Acosta
Politician from paraguay, president in 1870.
Born May 10th, 1834 in Eusebio Ayala.
Died December 31st, 1878 at 44 years old in AsunciĂłn.
Shahla Riahi
Iranian actress (1926–2019).
Born February 7th, 1927 in Tehran.
Died December 31st, 2019 at 92 years old in Tehran (Alzheimer's disease, dementia). [ref]
Glauco Onorato
Italian actor and voice actor (1936-2009).
Born December 7th, 1936 in Turin.
Died December 31st, 2009 at 73 years old in Rome.
Louis Persinger
American musician (1887–1966).
Born February 11th, 1887 in Rochester.
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in New York City.
Hector-Martin Lefuel
French architect (1810-1880).
Born November 14th, 1810 in Versailles. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1880 at 70 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Édouard Stephan
French astronomer (1837–1923).
Born August 31st, 1837 in Niort.
Died December 31st, 1923 at 86 years old in Marseille.
Lidiya Vertinskaya
Soviet actress (1923–2013).
Born April 14th, 1923 in Harbin.
Died December 31st, 2013 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Joe Spence
English footballer (1898-1966).
Born December 15th, 1898 in England.
Died December 31st, 1966 at 68 years old in Chesterfield.
Premjit Lall
Indian tennis player (1940–2008).
Born October 20th, 1940 in Kolkata.
Died December 31st, 2008 at 68 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Russian chess master (1884–1954).
Born August 16th, 1884 in Pavlovsk.
Died December 31st, 1954 at 70 years old in Briis-sous-Forges.
Jafar Jabbarly
Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriter (1899-1934).
Born March 20th, 1899 in Khizi.
Died December 31st, 1934 at 35 years old in Baku (heart failure).
Gabit Musirepov
Soviet writer (1902–1985).
Born March 22nd, 1902 in Kostanay Region.
Died December 31st, 1985 at 83 years old in Almaty.
Ernst Rolf
Swedish actor (1891–1932).
Born January 20th, 1891 in Ernst Rolf's birthplace.
Died December 31st, 1932 at 41 years old in Storkyrkoförsamlingen (pneumonia).
Carl Millöcker
Austrian operetta composer (1842-1899).
Born April 29th, 1842 in Vienna.
Died December 31st, 1899 at 57 years old in Baden.
Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege
German general (1889–1965).
Born November 1st, 1889 in OstrĂłw Wielkopolski.
Died December 31st, 1965 at 76 years old in Hildesheim.
Emmanuel de Rougé
French politician, philologist, and egyptologist (1811–1872).
Born April 11th, 1811 in rue de Babylone.
Died December 31st, 1872 at 61 years old in castle of Bois Dauphin. [ref]
Lusine Zakaryan
Armenian soprano (1937–1992).
Born June 1st, 1937 in Akhaltsikhe. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1992 at 55 years old in Yerevan (diabetes).
Peter-Lukas Graf
Swiss flutist.
Born January 5th, 1929 in Zurich, Schlieren.
Died December 31st, 2025 at 96 years old in Binningen. [ref]
Cornelia Clapp
American zoologist (1849-1934).
Born March 17th, 1849 in Montague.
Died December 31st, 1934 at 85 years old in Mount Dora (intracranial thrombosis). [ref]
Colita
Spanish photographer (1940–2023).
Born August 24th, 1940 in Sant Cugat del Vallès.
Died December 31st, 2023 at 83 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Kevork Ajemian
Writer (1932–1998).
Born February 18th, 1932 in Manbij.
Died December 31st, 1998 at 66 years old in Lyon.
Victor Adam
French painter (1801–1866).
Born January 28th, 1801 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1866 at 65 years old in Viroflay. [ref]
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