December 31st
172 Notable deaths
Ronald Fairbairn
Scottish psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1889-1964).
Born August 11th, 1889 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1964 at 75 years old in Edinburgh.
Charles Koechlin
French composer, teacher and writer on music (1867-1950).
Born November 27th, 1867 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1950 at 83 years old in Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer. [ref]
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).
Arsenio Rodríguez
Cuban musician.
Born August 31st, 1911 in Matanzas.
Died December 31st, 1970 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Richard Sapper
German industrial designer.
Born May 30th, 1932 in Munich. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2015 at 83 years old in Milan.
Arnold Rüütel
Former president of estonia.
Born May 10th, 1928 in Pahavalla.
Died December 31st, 2024 at 96 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
David Swift
Director, producer (1919-2001).
Born July 27th, 1919 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2001 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
A. Edward Sutherland
Actor, film director (1895-1973).
Born January 5th, 1895 in London.
Died December 31st, 1973 at 78 years old in Palm Springs.
Albert Plesman
Dutch businessman.
Born September 7th, 1889 in The Hague. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1953 at 64 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Cyril Scott
English composer, writer, and poet.
Born September 27th, 1879 in Cheshire, Oxton. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1970 at 91 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black