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December 31st
212 Notable deaths
Arsenio Rodríguez
Cuban musician.
Born August 31st, 1911 in Matanzas.
Died December 31st, 1970 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
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]
Angelo Amato
Cardinal of the roman catholic church (1938–2024).
Born June 8th, 1938 in Molfetta.
Died December 31st, 2024 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Steve Gohouri
Ivorian footballer (1981-2015).
Born February 8th, 1981 in Treichville.
Died December 31st, 2015 at 34 years old in Krefeld (drowning). [ref]
Thomas Watson
American businessman and diplomat (1914-1993).
Born January 14th, 1914 in Dayton.
Died December 31st, 1993 at 79 years old in Greenwich (stroke).
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
Prime minister of east timor (1946-1978).
Born May 24th, 1946 in Bazartete administrative post.
Died December 31st, 1978 at 32 years old in Mindelo (killed in action).
Cyril Scott
English composer, writer, and poet (1879–1970).
Born September 27th, 1879 in Oxton.
Died December 31st, 1970 at 91 years old in Eastbourne.
Richard Sapper
German industrial designer.
Born May 30th, 1932 in Munich. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2015 at 83 years old in Milan.
Albert Plesman
Dutch businessman.
Born September 7th, 1889 in The Hague. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1953 at 64 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Michael Balint
Hungarian psychoanalyst (1896–1970).
Born December 3rd, 1896 in Budapest.
Died December 31st, 1970 at 74 years old in London.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 212
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown