Sture Allén

Professor of computational linguistics, permanent secretary of the swedish academy (1928–2022).

Born December 31st, 1928 in Lundby church parish.

Died June 20th, 2022 at 93 years old in Stockholm. ^[ref]

Paul Spiegel

German politician (1937-2006).

Born December 31st, 1937 in Warendorf.

Died April 30th, 2006 at 68 years old in Düsseldorf (cancer). ^[ref]

Jari Rantanen

Finnish association football player.

Born December 31st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Helsinki.

Ibrahim Nagi

Egyptian poet (1898–1953).

Born December 31st, 1898 in Cairo.

Died March 27th, 1953 at 54 years old ^[ref]

Daniel Okyem Aboagye

Ghanaian politician (1973–2023).

Born December 31st, 1973 in Atwima District. ^[ref]

Died September 23rd, 2023 at 49 years old in Kumasi.

Ilarie Voronca

French writer (1903–1946).

Born December 31st, 1903 in Brăila. ^[ref]

Died April 5th, 1946 at 42 years old in Paris.

Seidu Yahaya

Ghanaian footballer.

Born December 31st, 1989 (age 36 years) in Accra.

Richard Páez

Venezuelan footballer.

Born December 31st, 1952 (age 73 years) in Mérida.

Paul Koech

Athletics competitor (1969–2018).

Born December 31st, 1969 in Uasin Gishu County.

Died September 3rd, 2018 at 48 years old in Nairobi (cerebral hemorrhage). ^[ref]

Hasan Mahboob

Kenyan long-distance runner competing for bahrain.

Born December 31st, 1981 (age 44 years) in Kenya.