Famous Deaths In December - 31
Thursday, 28 March 2024
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 Aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finnish writer/poet (Kanervala), dies at 38 on December - 31.
1877 On December - 31 alberto Mazzucato, composer, dies at 64
1882 On this day in history leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82), dies at 44
1888 Death of Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (b. 1808) on this day in history.
1889 On December - 31 ion Creanga, Romanian (fairy tales) author, dies at 52
1890 On December - 31 death of pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (b. 1826)
1893 Jacob G de Scheffer, Dutch vicar/theologist, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1894 On this day in history 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 December - 31 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 December - 31.
1920 On this day in history albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43
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 On December - 31 donald Douglas II, dies at 40
1946 On this day in history frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89
1947 Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 on December - 31.
1948 Malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1950 On this day in history charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83
1951 Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1953 Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64 on December - 31.
1954 On December - 31 peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75
1958 On December - 31 gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72
1960 Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69 on December - 31.
1964 On December - 31 death of Ólafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1892)
1966 Chief Nipo Strongheart, Native Amer actor (Pony Soldier), dies at 75 on December - 31.
1967 Arthur Mailey, cricketer (10-66 & Aust v Gloucestershire 1921), dies on December - 31.
1968 Carl Oscar Ahues, German International Chess Master (1950), dies at 85 on this day in history.
1969 On this day in history salvatore Baccaloni, opera singer/actor (Full of Life), dies at 69
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