Jennifer Higdon

American composer.

Born December 31st, 1962 (age 62 years) in Brooklyn.

Daphne Oram

British composer and electronic musician (1925–2003).

Born December 31st, 1925 in Devizes.

Died January 5th, 2003 at 77 years old in Maidstone Hospital.

Saw Maung

Prime minister of burma (1928-1997).

Born December 31st, 1928 in Mandalay.

Died July 24th, 1997 at 68 years old in Yangon (myocardial infarction).

Bruce Ramsay

Canadian actor.

Born December 31st, 1966 (age 58 years) in Montreal.

Vishnudevananda Saraswati

Author, peace activist, founder of a multinational network of yoga centers.

Born December 31st, 1927 in Kerala. ^[ref]

Died November 9th, 1993 at 65 years old in Mangalore. ^[ref]

Sandy Jardine

Scottish association football player and manager (1948-2014).

Born December 31st, 1948 in Edinburgh.

Died April 24th, 2014 at 65 years old in Edinburgh (liver cancer).

Jason Robards

American stage and screen actor (1892-1963).

Born December 31st, 1892 in Hillsdale.

Died April 4th, 1963 at 70 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).

Vaughan Jones

New zealand mathematician and fields medalist.

Born December 31st, 1952 in Gisborne.

Died September 6th, 2020 at 67 years old in Nashville (infection). ^[ref]

René Schneider

Chilean general (1913-1970).

Born December 31st, 1913 in Concepción.

Died October 25th, 1970 at 56 years old in Santiago.

Prince Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen

Head of the house of wettin.

Born December 31st, 1893 in Dresden.

Died August 9th, 1968 at 74 years old in Samedan.