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December 31st
212 Notable deaths
Michael LeMoyne Kennedy
American lawyer and businessman (1958–1997).
Born February 27th, 1958 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 31st, 1997 at 39 years old in Aspen.
Gerhard Schröder
German politician (cdu), federal minister (1910-1989).
Born September 11th, 1910 in Saarbrücken.
Died December 31st, 1989 at 79 years old in Kampen (Sylt).
Randall Garrett
American writer (1927–1987).
Born December 16th, 1927 in Lexington.
Died December 31st, 1987 at 60 years old in Waco.
Bill Tytla
American animator (1904–1968).
Born October 25th, 1904 in Yonkers.
Died December 31st, 1968 at 64 years old in East Lyme.
Peter Thompson
English footballer (1942-2018).
Born November 27th, 1942 in Carlisle.
Died December 31st, 2018 at 76 years old [ref]
George Lewis
American musician.
Born July 13th, 1900 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1968 at 68 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist.
Born August 8th, 1926 in Mobile.
Died December 31st, 2018 at 92 years old in Hellertown. [ref]
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.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 212
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid