Lyonel Trouillot

Haitian novelist and poet.

Born December 31st, 1956 (age 68 years) in Port-au-Prince. ^[ref]

Natalya Baranskaya

Soviet writer (1908-2004).

Born December 31st, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.

Died October 29th, 2004 at 95 years old in Moscow.

Yakubu Alfa

Nigerian footballer.

Born December 31st, 1990 (age 34 years) in Minna.

George Willis Ritchey

American astronomer.

Born December 31st, 1864 in Tuppers Plains.

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

Mildred Scheel

German physician.

Born December 31st, 1932 in Cologne.

Died May 13th, 1985 at 52 years old in Cologne (cancer).

Curtis Myden

Canadian swimmer.

Born December 31st, 1973 (age 51 years) in Calgary.

Gregor Braun

German racing cyclist.

Born December 31st, 1955 (age 69 years) in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.

Mamadou Bagayoko

Ivorian footballer.

Born December 31st, 1989 (age 35 years) in Abidjan.

Soti Triantafyllou

Writer, historian, political pundit.

Born December 31st, 1957 (age 67 years) in Athens.

Włodzimierz Tetmajer

Polish artist (1862-1923).

Born December 31st, 1862 in Harklowa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. ^[ref]

Died December 26th, 1923 at 60 years old in Kraków. ^[ref]