Nijs Korevaar

Dutch water polo player (1927-2016).

Born December 31st, 1927 in Mijnsheerenland.

Died December 1st, 2016 at 88 years old in Altendorf.

Thomas McMeekin

Sailor (1866–1946).

Born December 31st, 1866 in Cachar district.

Died October 24th, 1946 at 79 years old in Chichester.

Edgar Page

Field hockey player and cricketer (1884-1956).

Born December 31st, 1884 in Wolverhampton.

Died May 12th, 1956 at 71 years old in Wolverhampton.

Djibril Diaw

Senegalese association football player.

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

José de Anchieta Fontana

Brazilian footballer (1940-1980).

Born December 31st, 1940 in Santa Teresa.

Died September 9th, 1980 at 39 years old in Santa Teresa (myocardial infarction).

José Miguel Barandiarán

Basque anthropologist, etnologist and archaeologist (1889–1991).

Born December 31st, 1889 in Ataun.

Died December 21st, 1991 at 101 years old in Ataun.

Miguel Noguer

Spanish sailor.

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

Vilhelm Vett

Danish sailor (1879–1962).

Born December 31st, 1879 in Copenhagen.

Died December 3rd, 1962 at 82 years old in Palma.

Nélson Luís Kerchner

Brazilian association football player.

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

Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Rümker

German astronomer (1832–1900).

Born December 31st, 1832 in Ottensen, Altona.

Died March 3rd, 1900 at 67 years old in Hamburg.

Sylvestre Amoussou

Beninese film director, actor, and film producer.

Born December 31st, 1964 (age 61 years) in Benin.

Christian Jourdan

Cyclist.

Born December 31st, 1954 (age 71 years) in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.

Natalia Shipilova

Russian handball player.

Born December 31st, 1979 (age 46 years) in Volgograd.

Lyubov Holota

Ukrainian writer.

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

Michael Piccolruaz

Italian professional rock climber (born 1995).

Born December 31st, 1995 (age 30 years) in Bolzano. ^[ref]

Yosuke Yuzawa

Japanese association football player.

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

Ramón de la Fuente Leal

Spanish footballer (1907-1973).

Born December 31st, 1907 in Bilbao.

Died September 15th, 1973 at 65 years old in Madrid.

Gégé Katana

Congolese women's rights activist.

Born December 31st, 1963 (age 62 years) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Norifumi Takamoto

Japanese association football player.

Born December 31st, 1967 (age 58 years) in Miyazaki Prefecture.

Herbert Dill

German athletics competitor (1908–1942).

Born December 31st, 1908 in Hanover.

Died April 24th, 1942 at 33 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Ejvind Blach

Danish field hockey player (1895-1972).

Born December 31st, 1895 in Copenhagen.

Died October 1st, 1972 at 76 years old in Frederiksberg.

Ragnar Svensson

Sailor (1882-1959).

Born December 31st, 1882 in Torslanda.

Died June 5th, 1959 at 76 years old in Öckerö Municipality.

Ítalo Luder

Argentine politician (1916-2008).

Born December 31st, 1916 in Rafaela.

Died May 25th, 2008 at 91 years old in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]

Michele Malfatti

Italian speed skater.

Born December 31st, 1994 (age 31 years) in Trento. ^[ref]

Bobojon Ghafurov

Tajikistani historian (1908–1977).

Born December 31st, 1908 in Isfisor.

Died July 12th, 1977 at 68 years old in Dushanbe.