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December 31st

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583 Notable birthdays

George Ardisson

Actor (1931–2014).

Born December 31st, 1931 in Rocca Canavese.

Died December 11th, 2014 at 82 years old in Rome, Cerveteri.

Ayyasamy Dharun

Indian track athlete.

Born December 31st, 1996 (age 29 years) in Tiruppur district.

Yawovi Agboyibo

Prime minister of togo (1943-2020).

Born December 31st, 1943 in Kouve.

Died May 30th, 2020 at 76 years old in Clichy (disease). [ref]

Semyon Farada

Soviet and russian actor (1933-2009).

Born December 31st, 1933 in Nikolsky.

Died August 20th, 2009 at 75 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]

Makhtar N'Diaye

Senegalese and french footballer.

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

Hermann Oppenheim

German neurologist (1857–1919).

Born December 31st, 1857 in Warburg.

Died May 22nd, 1919 at 61 years old in Berlin.

Amos Burn

British chess player (1848-1925).

Born December 31st, 1848 in Kingston upon Hull.

Died November 25th, 1925 at 76 years old in London.

Ihor Kostenko

Ukrainian journalist and activist.

Born December 31st, 1991 in Zubrets.

Died February 20th, 2014 at 22 years old in Kyiv (gunshot wound).

Margaret Simpson

Ghanaian heptathlete.

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

Dennis Everberg

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born December 31st, 1991 (age 34 years) in Västerås. [ref]

Tijan Jaiteh

Gambian footballer.

Born December 31st, 1988 (age 37 years) in Bwiam.

Lino Toffolo

Italian actor, singer-songwriter and comedian (1934–2016).

Born December 31st, 1934 in Murano.

Died May 16th, 2016 at 81 years old in Murano (myocardial infarction).

Paramanga Ernest Yonli

Prime minister of burkina faso.

Born December 31st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Tansarga Department.

Wilson S. Bissell

American politician (1847–1903).

Born December 31st, 1847 in Rome.

Died November 6th, 1903 at 55 years old in Buffalo.

Michael Yani

American tennis player.

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

Guilherme Clezar

Brazilian tennis player.

Born December 31st, 1992 (age 33 years) in Porto Alegre.

Samiullah Shenwari

Afghan cricketer.

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

Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye

Chadian politician.

Born December 31st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Bongor.

Veijo Meri

Finnish writer (1928–2015).

Born December 31st, 1928 in Vyborg.

Died June 21st, 2015 at 86 years old in Helsinki.

Line Jørgensen

Danish handball player.

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

Theodore Oesten

German musician (1813–1870).

Born December 31st, 1813 in Berlin.

Died March 16th, 1870 at 56 years old in Berlin.

Tobias Rau

German footballer.

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

Ngonda Muzinga

Dr congolese and centrafrican association football player.

Born December 31st, 1994 (age 31 years) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Lahcen Abrami

Moroccan footballer.

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

Abdelkrim Ghallab

Moroccan politician (1919-2017).

Born December 31st, 1919 in Fez. [ref]

Died August 14th, 2017 at 97 years old in El Jadida. [ref]

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