Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player.

Born December 31st, 1966 (age 59 years) in Surakarta. ^[ref]

Barry Hughes

Welsh footballer and manager (1937-2019).

Born December 31st, 1937.

Died June 2nd, 2019 at 81 years old in Heemstede. ^[ref]

Milutin Šoškić

Serbian footballer (1937–2022).

Born December 31st, 1937 in Peja.

Died August 27th, 2022 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Alexander Smith

British poet and essayist.

Born December 31st, 1829 in Kilmarnock. ^[ref]

Died January 5th, 1867 at 37 years old in Granton (diphtheria, typhoid fever).

Vincas Kudirka

Lithuanian writer, poet and physician (1858–1899).

Born December 31st, 1858 in Vilkaviškis.

Died November 16th, 1899 at 40 years old in Kudirkos Naumiestis (tuberculosis).

Gunder Hägg

Swedish middle and long distance runner (1918-2004).

Born December 31st, 1918 in Jämtland County.

Died November 27th, 2004 at 85 years old in Malmö. ^[ref]

Fabricio Agosto

Spanish association football player.

Born December 31st, 1987 (age 38 years) in Vecindario.

Chryssa

American artist (1933-2013).

Born December 31st, 1933 in Athens.

Died December 23rd, 2013 at 79 years old in Athens. ^[ref]

Mohammed Rabiu

Ghanaian footballer.

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

Taher Mohamed

Egyptian association football player.

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

Douglas Blubaugh

Olympic wrestler and trainer (1934–2011).

Born December 31st, 1934 in Ponca City.

Died May 16th, 2011 at 76 years old in Tonkawa (motorcycle accident). ^[ref]

Charlie Gardiner

Canadian ice hockey player (1904–1934).

Born December 31st, 1904 in Edinburgh.

Died June 13th, 1934 at 29 years old in Winnipeg (cerebral hemorrhage).

Olga Lyubimova

Russian politician and current minister of culture for the russian federation.

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

István Dobi

Hungarian politician (1898–1968).

Born December 31st, 1898 in Szőny.

Died November 24th, 1968 at 69 years old in Budapest.

Peter Hultqvist

Swedish politician.

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

Ellesse Andrews

New zealand cyclist.

Born December 31st, 1999 (age 26 years) in Christchurch Women’s Hospital.

Hoesung Lee

South korean chair of the intergovernmental panel on climate change.

Born December 31st, 1945 (age 80 years) in Yesan County.

Farida Parveen

Bangladeshi singer (1954–2025).

Born December 31st, 1954 in Natore District.

Died September 13th, 2025 at 70 years old in Mohakhali. ^[ref]

Francesco Alberoni

Italian journalist and professor of sociology (1929–2023).

Born December 31st, 1929 in Borgonovo Val Tidone.

Died August 14th, 2023 at 93 years old in Milan. ^[ref]

Favour Ofili

Nigerian track and field athlete.

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

José María Heredia y Heredia

Cuban poet.

Born December 31st, 1803 in Santiago de Cuba.

Died May 7th, 1839 at 35 years old in Mexico City, Toluca de Lerdo (tuberculosis).

Dennie Moore

American actress (1902–1978).

Born December 31st, 1902 in New York City.

Died February 22nd, 1978 at 75 years old in New York City.

Willye White

American athlete – long jumper and sprinter (1939–2007).

Born December 31st, 1939 in Money. ^[ref]

Died February 6th, 2007 at 67 years old in Chicago (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Jeff Whitefoot

English footballer (1933–2024).

Born December 31st, 1933 in Cheadle. ^[ref]

Died July 2nd, 2024 at 90 years old ^[ref]

Cyril Montana

French writer and journalist.

Born December 31st, 1969 (age 56 years) in France.