Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 31

1859  Luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1862  On December - 31 james Edward Rains, lawyer/Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 29   

1872  On December - 31 aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finnish writer/poet (Kanervala), dies at 38   

1877  Alberto Mazzucato, composer, dies at 64 on December - 31.   

1882  Leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1888  On December - 31 death of samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (b. 1808)   

1889  On December - 31 ion Creanga, Romanian (fairy tales) author, dies at 52   

1890  Death of Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (b. 1826) on this day in history.   

1893  Jacob G de Scheffer, Dutch vicar/theologist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1894  On December - 31 thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician (Stieltjes-integral), dies at 38   

1896  On this day in history leland Hone, cricketer (scored 7 & 6 in only England Test 1879), dies   

1907  On this day in history jules de Trooz, Belgium PM, dies at 63   

1910  Death of John Moisant, American aviator (b. 1868) on this day in history.   

1916  Ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1920  Albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43 on December - 31.   

1921  On December - 31 death of boies Penrose, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (b. 1860)   

1936  Miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72 on December - 31.   

1938  On this day in history richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70   

1941  Sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1945  Donald Douglas II, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1946  On December - 31 frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89   

1947  Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63   

1950  On December - 31 charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83   

1951  Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75 on December - 31.   

1953  On this day in history albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64   

1954  Peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75 on December - 31.   

1958  On this day in history gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72   

1960  Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69 on December - 31.   

1964  On this day in history death of Ólafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1892)   

1966  Chief Nipo Strongheart, Native Amer actor (Pony Soldier), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1967  Arthur Mailey, cricketer (10-66 & Aust v Gloucestershire 1921), dies on December - 31.   

1968  On this day in history carl Oscar Ahues, German International Chess Master (1950), dies at 85   

1969  On this day in history salvatore Baccaloni, opera singer/actor (Full of Life), dies at 69   

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0695  On December - 31 birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)   

1378  On this day in history birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)   

1378  Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1491  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557) was born on December - 31.   

1514  On December - 31 birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)   

1540  On this day in history birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)   

1572  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1668  On December - 31 birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist