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Deaths on the 31st of December in history

Deaths
Date Text
31 Dec 0192 Lucius AA Commodus: Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31
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31 Dec 0192 Lucius Aurelius Commodus Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31
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31 Dec 0406 Godagisel king of the Vandals, dies in battle
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31 Dec 0439 Melania the Younger Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56
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31 Dec 1382 Daigaku Zen teacher/46th head of Engakuji, dies in Kamakura Japan
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31 Dec 1384 John Wycliffe English religious reformer/bible translator, dies
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31 Dec 1583 Thomas Erastus Switzerland, theologist, dies
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31 Dec 1616 Jacques Le Maire pirate/explorer (Lemaire Strait), dies at 31
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31 Dec 1647 Giovanni Maria Trabaci composer, dies
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31 Dec 1652 Frances Cecil 2nd wife of English earl of Shaftesbury, dies
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31 Dec 1719 John Flamsteed 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73
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31 Dec 1733 Hubert K Poot Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44
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31 Dec 1775 Richard Montgomery: General, dies fighting British
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31 Dec 1775 General Richard Montgomery dies fighting the British
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31 Dec 1802 Francis Lewis Welsh/US merchant/signer (Declaration of Independence), dies at 89
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31 Dec 1802 Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen composer, dies at 53
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31 Dec 1809 Franz Ignaz Beck composer, dies at 75
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31 Dec 1818 Jean-Pierre Duport composer, dies at 77
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31 Dec 1848 Oliver Shaw composer, dies at 69
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31 Dec 1859 Luigi Ricci composer, dies at 54
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31 Dec 1862 James Edward Rains lawyer/Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 29
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31 Dec 1862 Joshua Woodrow Sill US Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 31
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31 Dec 1872 Aleksis Kivi [Stenvall] Finnish writer/poet (Kanervala), dies at 38
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31 Dec 1877 Alberto Mazzucato composer, dies at 64
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31 Dec 1877 JD Gustave Courbet French painter (Baigneuses), dies at 58
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31 Dec 1889 Ion Creanga Romanian (fairy tales) author, dies at 52
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31 Dec 1893 Jacob G de Scheffer Dutch vicar/theologist, dies at 74
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31 Dec 1896 Leland Hone cricketer (scored 7 & 6 in only England Test 1879), dies
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31 Dec 1899 Karl Mill
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31 Dec 1907 Jules de Trooz: Belgium Prime Minister, dies at 63
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31 Dec 1916 Ernst Rudorff composer, dies at 76
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31 Dec 1920 Albert Roelofs Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43
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31 Dec 1936 William FA Ellison: Irish clergyman / astronomer, dies at 72
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31 Dec 1936 Miguel de Unamuno Jugo Spanish philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72
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31 Dec 1936 William F Ellison Irish clergyman/astronomer, dies at 72
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31 Dec 1938 Richard N Roland Holst Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70
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31 Dec 1941 Sigwart Aspestrand composer, dies at 85
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31 Dec 1945 Donald Douglas II dies at 40
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31 Dec 1946 Frits [Frederik H] Tartaud Dutch actor, dies at 89
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31 Dec 1947 Franz X Ritter von Epp German general (SW Africa), dies at 79
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31 Dec 1948 Malcolm Campbell English race driver, dies at 63
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31 Dec 1950 Charles Koechlin French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83
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31 Dec 1950 Karl Renner Austrian Chancellor/President (1918-20, 45-50), dies at 80
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31 Dec 1951 Maxim M Litvinov [Meyer H Wallach] Russian diplomat, dies at 75
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31 Dec 1951 Philipp A Kohnstamm Dutch philosopher/physicist, dies at 76
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31 Dec 1953 Albert Plesman Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64
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31 Dec 1954 Peter Van Anrooy conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75
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31 Dec 1958 Gustav Hermann Unger composer, dies at 72
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31 Dec 1960 Germaine Loosveldt Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69
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31 Dec 1960 Semyon Semyonovich Bogatiryov composer, dies at 70
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31 Dec 1966 Chief Nipo Strongheart Native American actor (Pony Soldier), dies at 75
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31 Dec 1966 Pieter C A Geyl historian (History of Dutch Race), dies
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31 Dec 1967 Arthur Mailey cricketer (10-66 & Australia vs Gloucestershire 1921), dies
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31 Dec 1968 Carl Oscar Ahues German International Chess Master (1950), dies at 85
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31 Dec 1968 George Louis Francis Lewis composer, dies at 16
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31 Dec 1968 Sabin V Dragoi composer, dies at 74
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31 Dec 1969 Salvatore Baccaloni opera singer/actor (Full of Life), dies at 69
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31 Dec 1970 Cyril M Scott English composer/author (Alchemist), dies at 91
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31 Dec 1971 Peter Deuel actor (Gidget, Love on a Rooftop), commits suicide at 31
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31 Dec 1972 Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirate slugger, dies in a plane crash at 38
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31 Dec 1975 Donal Michalsky composer, dies at 47
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31 Dec 1977 Nora Marlowe actress (Sara-Governor & JJ), dies at 62
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31 Dec 1980 Arthur Wellard cricketer (2 Tests for England, legendary 6-hitter), dies
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31 Dec 1980 Marshall McLuhan Canadian cultural philosopher, dies at 69
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31 Dec 1980 Raoul Walsh US director (High Sierra), dies at about 88
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31 Dec 1981 Frantisek Chaun composer, dies at 60
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31 Dec 1983 Frank Link actor (Burns & Schreiber Comedy Show), dies at 46
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31 Dec 1983 Bill Hunt cricketer (Test for Australia, out 0, took 0-25 & 0-14), dies
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31 Dec 1985 Rick Nelson singer/actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet), dies at 45
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31 Dec 1985 Alexander Matheson cricketer (2 wickets/2 Tests for New Zealand 1930-31), dies
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31 Dec 1985 Sam Spiegel Academy Award winning producer (Betrayal), dies at 84
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31 Dec 1986 Lloyd Haynes actor (Pete Dixon-Room 222), dies at 54
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31 Dec 1986 Lester Albert Trimble composer, dies at 63
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31 Dec 1987 [Gordon] Randall [P D] Garrett author (Lord Darcy), dies at 60
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31 Dec 1990 Dalton Cathey dies of AIDS at 44
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31 Dec 1990 George Allen US football coach (Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins), dies
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31 Dec 1990 Vasily Grigoryevich Lazarev cosmonaut (Soyuz 12, 18A), dies at 62
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31 Dec 1993 Arthur Dreifuss director/producer (Murder in Amsterdam), dies at 85
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31 Dec 1993 Lambert Fokkema founder Dutch Export Combination, dies at 80
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31 Dec 1993 Thomas J Watson Jr president of IBM (1956-71)/diplomat, dies at 79
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31 Dec 1993 Zviad Gamsachurdia President of Georgia SSR (1991-1993), suicide at 54
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31 Dec 1994 BAM "Bob" Schreiner: Airline owner (S Aviation Group), dies at 79
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31 Dec 1994 Woodrow "Woody" Strode: US rugby player / black cowboy actor (Oil)
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31 Dec 1994 Woody Strode: Actor (Posse, Cotton Club, Vigilante), dies at 80
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31 Dec 1994 BAM "Bob" Schreiner airline owner (S Aviation Group), dies at 79
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31 Dec 1994 Harri Webb poet, dies at 74
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31 Dec 1994 Leigh Bowery designer, dies at 33
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31 Dec 1994 Leo Fuchs Polish/US Yiddish actor (Story of Ruth), dies at 83
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31 Dec 1994 Woodrow "Woody" Strode US rugby player/black cowboy actor (Posse, Cotton Club, Vigilante, Oil), dies
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31 Dec 1995 Calvin/Hobbes (comic strip), dies
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31 Dec 1995 John Powell campaigner, dies at 75
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31 Dec 1996 61 law enforcement officers killed by felons in US this year
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31 Dec 1996 Ann Susan Hills freelance journalist, dies at 55
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31 Dec 1996 David Sinclair actor (Love & Hate), dies at 62
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31 Dec 1996 Frederico Davia opera singer, dies at 63
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31 Dec 1996 Michael Roberts historian, dies at 88
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31 Dec 1996 Phillip Edmund Clinton Manson-Bahr tropical mediciner, dies at 85
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31 Dec 1997 76 law enforcement officers killed by felons in US this year
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31 Dec 1997 Dominique de Menil arts patron/human rights advocate, dies at 89
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31 Dec 1997 Floyd Cramer pianist (Nashville Sound), dies of cancer at 64
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31 Dec 1997 Lillian Billie Dove Bohney actress, dies at 96
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31 Dec 1997 Michael Kennedy son of Robert Kennedy, dies in ski accident at 39
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