Ilzat Akhmetov

Russian association football player.

Born December 31st, 1997 (age 28 years) in Bishkek.

Christopher B. Stringer

British paleoanthropologist.

Born December 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in London.

Yulia Barsukova

Gymnast.

Born December 31st, 1978 (age 47 years) in Moscow.

Jean-Pierre Rives

French rugby union player.

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

Ryan Flamingo

Dutch association football player.

Born December 31st, 2002 (age 23 years) in Blaricum.

Mikko Sirén

Finnish musician.

Born December 31st, 1975 (age 50 years) in Helsinki.

Bojana Jovanovski Petrović

Serbian tennis player.

Born December 31st, 1991 (age 34 years) in Belgrade.

Andrii Khlyvniuk

Ukrainian singer.

Born December 31st, 1979 (age 46 years) in Cherkasy.

Tomomi Mochizuki

Japanese anime director.

Born December 31st, 1958 (age 67 years) in Hokkaido.

Ernest John Moeran

English composer (1894-1950).

Born December 31st, 1894 in Heston.

Died December 1st, 1950 at 55 years old in Kenmare.

Jules Dalou

French sculptor (1838–1902).

Born December 31st, 1838 in Paris. ^[ref]

Died April 15th, 1902 at 63 years old in Paris.

Gilbert Stork

Belgian american chemist (1921-2017).

Born December 31st, 1921 in Ixelles.

Died October 23rd, 2017 at 95 years old in Manhattan. ^[ref]

Tsvetan Sokolov

Bulgarian volleyball player.

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

Wojciech Kossak

Polish painter (1856–1942).

Born December 31st, 1857 in Paris.

Died July 29th, 1942 at 84 years old in Kraków.

Joachim Müncheberg

German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1918–1943).

Born December 31st, 1918 in Darskowo.

Died March 23rd, 1943 at 24 years old in Meknassy.

Gil Mellé

American artist, jazz musician and film composer (1931-2004).

Born December 31st, 1931 in Jersey City.

Died October 28th, 2004 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Guilherme do Prado

Brazilian footballer.

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

Jonas Lie

Norwegian councillor of state (1899-1945).

Born December 31st, 1899 in Christiania.

Died May 11th, 1945 at 45 years old in Skallum.

Shrilal Shukla

Indian writer (1925–2011).

Born December 31st, 1925 in Atrauli.

Died October 28th, 2011 at 85 years old in Lucknow. ^[ref]

Fumie Suguri

Japanese figure skater.

Born December 31st, 1980 (age 45 years) in Chiba.

Wolfgang Gerhardt

German politician (1943–2024).

Born December 31st, 1943 in Ulrichstein.

Died September 13th, 2024 at 80 years old in Wiesbaden. ^[ref]

Ellen Datlow

American science fiction, fantasy, and horror editor and anthologist.

Born December 31st, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Tom Rolf

Swedish film editor (1931-2014).

Born December 31st, 1931 in Stockholm.

Died July 14th, 2014 at 82 years old in Saint-Calais (surgical complications).

Brydan Klein

British tennis player.

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

Andranik Eskandarian

Iranian footballer.

Born December 31st, 1951 (age 74 years) in Tehran.