Josef Beránek

Czech ice hockey player and coach (born 1969).

Born December 31st, 1969 (age 56 years) in Most, Litvínov. ^[ref]

Euloge Placca Fessou

Togolese footballer.

Born December 31st, 1994 (age 31 years) in Lomé.

Machi Tawara

Japanese writer.

Born December 31st, 1962 (age 63 years) in Osaka.

Berthold Lasker

German chess player (1860–1928).

Born December 31st, 1860 in Barlinek.

Died October 19th, 1928 at 67 years old in Berlin.

Roland Blanche

French actor (1943–1999).

Born December 31st, 1943 in Choisy-le-Roi.

Died September 13th, 1999 at 55 years old in Thiais (myocardial infarction).

Michal Řepík

Czech ice hockey player.

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

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]

Jeanne Deroin

French feminist, editor (1805–1894).

Born December 31st, 1805 in Paris. ^[ref]

Died April 2nd, 1894 at 88 years old in London. ^[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.

Hasan Mahboob

Kenyan long-distance runner competing for bahrain.

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

Gaston Glass

French-american actor and producer (1899-1965).

Born December 31st, 1899 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.

Died November 11th, 1965 at 65 years old in Santa Monica.

Latife Tekin

Turkish writer (born 1957).

Born December 31st, 1957 (age 68 years) in Kayseri.

Lyonel Trouillot

Haitian novelist and poet.

Born December 31st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Port-au-Prince.

Charles Wallace Richmond

American ornithologist (1868-1932).

Born December 31st, 1868 in Kenosha.

Died May 19th, 1932 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..

Zhao Jing

Female chinese swimmer.

Born December 31st, 1990 (age 35 years) in Wuhan.

George Willis Ritchey

American astronomer (1864–1945).

Born December 31st, 1864 in Tuppers Plains.

Died November 4th, 1945 at 80 years old in Azusa.

Charles Philibert-Thiboutot

Canadian middle-distance runner.

Born December 31st, 1990 (age 35 years) in Quebec City.

Jaap Schröder

Dutch musician (1925–2020).

Born December 31st, 1925 in Amsterdam.

Died January 1st, 2020 at 94 years old in Amsterdam. ^[ref]

Atje Keulen-Deelstra

Dutch speed skater (1938–2013).

Born December 31st, 1938 in Grove.

Died February 22nd, 2013 at 74 years old in Leeuwarden. ^[ref]

Max Fiedler

German conductor and composer (1859-1939).

Born December 31st, 1859 in Zittau.

Died December 1st, 1939 at 79 years old in Stockholm.