Mohamed Kaboré

Burkinabe footballer.

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

Julio García Fernández de los Ríos

Equestrian (1894–1969).

Born December 31st, 1894 in Reinosa.

Died July 29th, 1969 at 74 years old in Madrid.

Vladimir Musalimov

Soviet olympic boxer (1944–2013).

Born December 31st, 1944 in Moscow.

Died November 3rd, 2013 at 68 years old in Luhansk. ^[ref]

Ekaterina Efremenkova

Russian short-track speed skater.

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

Christine Scheiblich

East german rower.

Born December 31st, 1954 (age 71 years) in Wilsdruff.

Mary Agard Pocock

South african phycologist (1886-1977).

Born December 31st, 1886 in Rondebosch. ^[ref]

Died July 20th, 1977 at 90 years old in Makhanda.

David Frischmann

Hebrew writer (1859-1922).

Born December 31st, 1859 in Zgierz.

Died August 4th, 1922 at 62 years old in Berlin.

Eugene William Oates

English naturalist (1845-1911).

Born December 31st, 1845 in Sicily.

Died November 16th, 1911 at 65 years old in Edgbaston.

Hélder Proença

Guinea-bissauan politician (1956-2009).

Born December 31st, 1956 in Bissau.

Died June 5th, 2009 at 52 years old in Bissau (assassination). ^[ref]

Karl Ferstl

Austrian yacht racer.

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

Biljana Majstorović

Olympic medalist in basketball.

Born December 31st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Belgrade.

Rihards Pīks

Latvian politician (born 1941).

Born December 31st, 1941 (age 84 years) in Riga.

Jana Oľhová

Slovak actress.

Born December 31st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Myjava.

Pedro Zarraluki

Spanish writer.

Born December 31st, 1954 in Barcelona. ^[ref]

Died March 2nd, 2025 at 70 years old in Girona. ^[ref]

Lilit Teryan

Iranian-armenian sculptor.

Born December 31st, 1930 in Tehran.

Died March 7th, 2019 at 88 years old in Tehran.

Felix Leitner

Austrian biathlete.

Born December 31st, 1996 (age 29 years) in Hall in Tirol.

François Mathy

Belgian equestrian.

Born December 31st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Brussels.

Fritz Schwab

Athletics competitor (1919–2006).

Born December 31st, 1919 in Berlin.

Died November 24th, 2006 at 86 years old

Alexander Nikolaevich Deutsch

Soviet astronomer.

Born December 31st, 1899 in Reni.

Died November 22nd, 1986 at 86 years old

Moussa Ouattara

Burkinabé footballer.

Born December 31st, 1981 (age 44 years) in Bobo-Dioulasso.

André de Witte

Belgian priest (1944–2021).

Born December 31st, 1944 in Oosterzele.

Died April 25th, 2021 at 76 years old in Salvador. ^[ref]

Silvio Hernández

Basketball player (1908–1984).

Born December 31st, 1908 in Veracruz.

Died March 20th, 1984 at 75 years old in Mexico City.

Takuya Sugimoto

Japanese association football player.

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

Zenón Díaz

Argentine footballer (1880-1948).

Born December 31st, 1880 in Córdoba Province.

Died September 5th, 1948 at 67 years old in Rosario.

Siv Bråten Lunde

Norwegian biathlete.

Born December 31st, 1960 (age 65 years) in Norway.