Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 31

1859  On this day in history luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54   

1862  On December - 31 james Edward Rains, lawyer/Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 29   

1872  Aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finnish writer/poet (Kanervala), dies at 38 on December - 31.   

1877  Alberto Mazzucato, composer, dies at 64 on December - 31.   

1882  On this day in history leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82), dies at 44   

1888  On December - 31 death of samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (b. 1808)   

1889  Ion Creanga, Romanian (fairy tales) author, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1890  Death of Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (b. 1826) on December - 31.   

1893  Jacob G de Scheffer, Dutch vicar/theologist, dies at 74 on December - 31.   

1894  Thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician (Stieltjes-integral), dies at 38 on December - 31.   

1896  Leland Hone, cricketer (scored 7 & 6 in only England Test 1879), dies on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history jules de Trooz, Belgium PM, dies at 63   

1910  Death of John Moisant, American aviator (b. 1868) on December - 31.   

1916  On December - 31 ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76   

1920  Albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1921  Death of Boies Penrose, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (b. 1860) on December - 31.   

1936  Miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72 on December - 31.   

1938  On December - 31 richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70   

1941  On December - 31 sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85   

1945  Donald Douglas II, dies at 40 on December - 31.   

1946  Frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79   

1948  On this day in history malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63   

1950  Charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83 on December - 31.   

1951  On December - 31 maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75   

1953  Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64 on December - 31.   

1954  Peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75 on December - 31.   

1958  Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1960  Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1964  Death of Ólafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1892) on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history chief Nipo Strongheart, Native Amer actor (Pony Soldier), dies at 75   

1967  Arthur Mailey, cricketer (10-66 & Aust v Gloucestershire 1921), dies on December - 31.   

1968  Carl Oscar Ahues, German International Chess Master (1950), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history salvatore Baccaloni, opera singer/actor (Full of Life), dies at 69   

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0695  On this day in history birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)   

1378  Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58) was born on December - 31.   

1378  On this day in history birth of pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)   

1491  On this day in history birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)   

1514  On December - 31 birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)   

1540  On this day in history birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)   

1572  On December - 31 birth of emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617)   

1668  On this day in history birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist