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{{Day}} It is known by a collection of names including: ],<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.catholictradition.org/Saints/feast-days.htm#DECEMBER | title=Calendar of Feast Days}}</ref> ] or Old Year's Day/Night, as the following day is ]. It is the last day of the year; the following day is ], the first day of the following year.
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It is the final day of the Gregorian year. The day following is ] of the next ].


==Events== ==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*] – ], ] and ] cross the ], beginning an invasion of ].
* ] &ndash; ], ] and ]ans ], beginning an invasion of ].<ref>{{cite book |title=Empires besieged : time frame--AD 200-600 |date=1988 |publisher=Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books |isbn=978-0-8094-6416-6 |page=38 |url=https://archive.org/details/empiresbesiegedt00time/page/38/mode/2up |access-date=5 September 2022}}</ref>
*] – ] General ] completes the conquest of ], defeating the ] garrison of ], and ending his ]ship for the year.
* ] &ndash; ] general ] completes the conquest of ], defeating the ] garrison of ] (Panormos), and ending his ]ship for the year.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kruse |first1=Marion |title=The Politics of Roman Memory: From the Fall of the Western Empire to the Age of Justinian |date=4 October 2019 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |isbn=978-0-8122-5162-3 |page=117 |language=en}}</ref>
*] – ] the Conqueror enters Medina Mayurqa (now known as ], ]) thus consummating the ] conquest of the island of ].
* ] &ndash; ]: The ] clash with ] ]. The invaders are driven back to ] (]); many ] are killed.<ref name="Smith1980">{{cite book|author=Albert Hugh Smith|title=The Parker Chronicle 832-900|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3vMwAAAAMAAJ|year=1980|publisher=University of Exeter|isbn=978-0-85989-099-1|page=26}}</ref>
*] – ] is chartered.
*] &ndash; ] ] is forced to abdicate in favor of his son, ], in ].<ref>{{cite book |last=Robinson |first=I. S. |orig-year=1999 |year=2003 |title=Henry IV of Germany, 1056–1106 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=0-521-54590-0 |page=336}}</ref>
*] – ] is named ] by ].
*] &ndash; The ] of Vietnam ends after 216 years by the enthronement of the boy emperor ], husband of the last Lý monarch, ], starting the ].{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}<ref>Minh, Nguyen. ''The Contributions of Salient Vietnamese Zen Masters to the Development of Buddhism During Ly and Tran Dynasties.'' 2017. Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University. Master of Arts. </ref>
*] – The first ] set sail from ] to the ].
*] &ndash; ], ], enters Medina Mayurqa (now known as ], Spain), thus consummating the ] of the island of ].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Breve Historia de la guerra antigua y medieval (Brief history of the old and medieval war) |page=211 |author1=F. Xavier Hernández Cardona |author2=Xavier Rubio Campillo |date=October 2010 |publisher=Fareso |language=es|isbn=9788497639743 }}</ref>
*] – A ] is imposed in ], causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the ].
*] &ndash; The ] commences, seeing the first use of the naval ].{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
*] – ]: ] British forces repulse an attack by ] generals ] and ].
*] &ndash; The British ] is chartered.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Low |first1=C. R. |title=History of the Indian Navy: Chapter I. 1600-1622 |journal=The United Service Magazine |date=1875 |issue=3 |page=148 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L-IRAAAAYAAJ |access-date=5 September 2022 |publisher=H. Colburn |language=en}}</ref>
*] – ] is deeded to ].

*] – Queen ] chooses ], as the capital of ].
===1601–1900===
*] – ]: ] signs an act that admits ] to the ], thus dividing ] in two.
*] &ndash; ] is named ] by ].
* 1862 – American Civil War: The ] is fought near ].
*] &ndash; The ] leaves ], having surveyed the coast and lost four hostages to the Spanish.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Urbina |first1=María Ximena|author-link=Ximena Urbina |title=La expedición de John Narborough a Chile, 1670: defensa de Valdivia, rumores de indios, informaciones de los prisioneros y la creencia en la ciudad de los Césares |trans-title=John Narborough Expedition to Chile, 1670: Defense of Valdivia, Indian Rumors, Information on Prisoners, and the Belief in the City of the Césares |journal=Magallania |volume=45 |issue=2 |year=2017 |pages=11–36 |doi=10.4067/S0718-22442017000200011 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
*] – ] demonstrates ] to the public for the first time.
*] A new immigration depot was opened on ], ]. *] &ndash; The first ]s set sail from ] to the ].
*] &ndash; Empress ] issues her ] incorporating ].
*] – The first ] celebration is held in ], then known as Longacre Square, in New York, New York.
*] &ndash; ] signs a 9,000-year lease at ]45 per annum and starts brewing ].
*] – ] opens.
*] &ndash; ]: ]: British forces under General ] repulse an attack by ] General ] in a snowstorm.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quebec|url=https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/quebec|website=Battlefields.org|publisher=American Battlefield Trust|access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref>
*] – The chimes of ] are broadcast on ] for the first time by the ].
*] &ndash; '']'', the oldest Greek newspaper of which issues have survived till today, is published for the first time.
*] – ]: ] declares war on ].
*] &ndash; The incorporation of ] as a city.
*] – President ] officially proclaims the end of hostilities in ].
*] &ndash; ] is deeded to ].
*] – The ] becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over $1&nbsp;billion ] in a year.
*] &ndash; The ] skipped this date in order to align the country with the rest of Asia, as the trading interest switched to China, Dutch East Indies and neighboring territories after Mexico gained independence from Spain on 27&nbsp;September 1821. In the islands, Monday, 30&nbsp;December 1844 was immediately followed by Wednesday, 1&nbsp;January 1845.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-1844-the-philippines-skipped-a-day-and-it-took-decades-for-the-rest-of-the-world-to-notice|first=Sarah|last=Laskow|title=In 1844, the Philippines Skipped a Day, And It Took Decades for the Rest of the World to Notice|publisher=Atlas Obscura|date=December 30, 2015|language=EN|access-date=2023-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.faroutliers.com/2007/08/27/missing-date-in-philippines-history-31-december-1844/|title=Missing date in Philippines history: 31 December 1844|website=faroutliers.com|publisher=Far Outliers|language=en-US|date=27 August 2007|access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref>
*] – The ] ceases to be ] in the ].
*] &ndash; A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an ] created by ] and Sir ] in ], England.
*] – The ] expires after distributing more than $12&nbsp;billion USD in ] to rebuild ].
*] &ndash; ] chooses ], then a small ] town, as the capital of the ].
*] – ] officially collapses and splits into ], ] and ].
*] &ndash; ]: The three-day ] begins near ] between the ] ] under General ] and the ] ] under General ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Battle of Stones River|url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/battle-of-stones-river/|author=McDonough, James L.|website=TennesseeEncyclopedia.net|publisher=Tennessee Historical Society|date=October 8, 2017|access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Ann E. Holmes|title=Diverse Excursions in the Southeast: Paleozoic to Present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iufHBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA4|date=9 March 2015|publisher=Geological Society of America|isbn=978-0-8137-0039-7|pages=4}}</ref>
*] – ] in ] removes ] ]'s ] ] and replaces it with the ] led by ] ].
* 1862 &ndash; American Civil War: ] signs an enabling act that would admit ] to the Union, thus dividing ] in two.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rice |first1=Otis K. |last2=Brown |first2=Stephen Wayne |title=West Virginia: A History |place=Lexington, Ky. |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |year=1993 |isbn=9780813118543 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-GcC_XbfuUEC |pages=149–150 |postscript=none}}; {{cite journal |last1=Kesavan |first1=Vasan |last2=Paulsen |first2=Michael Stokes |year=2002 |title=Is West Virginia Unconstitutional? |journal=California Law Review |volume=90 |issue=2 |pages=319–325 |doi=10.2307/3481282 |jstor=3481282 |url=http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/californialawreview/vol90/iss2/1/}}</ref>
*] – The ] ] is broken up by the United States Government.
*] &ndash; ], working in ], ], files for a ] on his first reliable ]. He was granted the patent in 1879.
*] – ] assumes office as President of ].
*] &ndash; ] demonstrates ] to the public for the first time, in ].
*] – A ] in ], kills 97 and injures 140.

*] – The ] is officially dissolved.
===1901–present===
*] - Someone is born
*] &ndash; ] signs the ].<ref>{{cite book|author=Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office|title=British and Foreign State Papers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GNIMAQAAIAAJ|year=1927|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|page=75}}</ref>
*] – This date is skipped altogether in ] as the ] and ] change time zones from ] to ] and ] to ], respectively.
*] &ndash; The first ever ] in ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Deconstructed – Times Square Ball – Lots of Sparkle for a Swift Fall|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/nyregion/27ball.html?ref=nyregion&gwh=DFA1FDC3A94D96DE864D020AB6405314|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 15, 2013|first=Alan|last=Feuer|date=December 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125103445/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/nyregion/27ball.html?ref=nyregion&gwh=DFA1FDC3A94D96DE864D020AB6405314 |archive-date=25 November 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*] – ] settles a lawsuit involving the immoral use of child subjects in radioactivity experiments from around ]-].
*] &ndash; ], first aircraft carrier of a 24-ship class, is ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Essex IV (CV-9) |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/e/essex-iv.html |access-date=2020-12-26 |website=NHHC |language=en-US }}</ref>
*] – Exchange rates between the ] and legacy currencies in the ] become fixed.
* 1942 &ndash; ]: The ] defeats the ] at the ]. This leads to the resignation of ] ] a month later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kappes |first=Irwin |title=The Battle of the Barents Sea |url=https://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/articles/feature5.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006170208/https://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/articles/feature5.html |archive-date=2021-10-06 |access-date=2021-12-31 |website=www.german-navy.de}}</ref>
*] – ] resigns as ], leaving ] ] as the acting President.
*] &ndash; World War II: ], the last major ] offensive on the ], begins.
* 1999 – Five ], who had been holding 155 hostages on an ] plane, leave the plane with two Islamic clerics that they had demanded be freed.
*] &ndash; President ] officially proclaims the ] in World War II.
* 1999 – The ] Government hands ] control over to ] as well all the adjacent land to the canal known as the ]. This act complied with the signing of the 1977 ].
*] &ndash; ]: The ] expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild ].
*] – The official opening of ], the current ] ] in the world, standing at a height of 509 ]s (1,670 ]).
*] &ndash; ] becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.
*] – ]. Seven people injured when a fire razed several fireworks stores in the Municipality of ], ].
*] &ndash; The ] network begins its first broadcast in ].
* 2007 – The Massive ] construction project in ] ends.
*] &ndash; ], Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.
*] &ndash; ] officially collapses, subsequently becoming ], ] and ].
*] &ndash; ], leader of the ] army, and his military officers ] against the government of ] ].
*] &ndash; The first flight of the ], the first civilian supersonic transport in the world.
* 1968 &ndash; ] crashes near ], killing all 26 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Vickers 720C Viscount VH-RMQ Port Hedland, WA|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19681231-2|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-29|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050527210458/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19681231-2 |archive-date=2005-05-27 }}</ref>
*] &ndash; A ] in ] removes ] ]'s ] ] and replaces it with the ] led by ] ].
*] &ndash; The ] ] is broken up by the ].
* 1983 &ndash; ] is appointed ]'s first ever ] ].
* 1983 &ndash; In ], a ] led by Major General ] ends the ].
*] &ndash; All official ] institutions have ceased operations by this date, five days after the Soviet Union is ].
*] &ndash; ] is ] in what is dubbed by media as the ''Velvet Divorce'', resulting in the creation of the ] and the ].
*] &ndash; This date is skipped altogether in ] as the ] and ] change time zones from ] to ] and ] to ], respectively.
* 1994 &ndash; The ]: The ] begin a ] of ].
* ] &ndash; The final comic of ] is published.<ref name="CC+H_final_strip">]. vol. 3, p. 481. Comic originally published December 31, 1995.</ref>
*] &ndash; The ] freezes the values of the legacy currencies in the ], and establishes the value of the ] currency.
*] &ndash; The first ], ], resigns from office, leaving ] ] as the ] and successor.
* 1999 &ndash; The U.S. government hands control of the ] (as well all the adjacent land to the canal known as the ]) to ]. This act complied with the signing of the 1977 ].
* 1999 &ndash; ] hijacking ends after seven days with the release of 190 survivors at ], ].
*] &ndash; The official opening of ], the ] ] at that time in the world, standing at a height of {{convert|509|m|ft}}.
*] &ndash; Both a ] and a ] occur.
*] &ndash; ] touch down in ] and ], including ]; ], ], ], and ], with a few tornadoes in the early hours. A total of 36 tornadoes touched down, resulting in the deaths of nine people and $113 million in damages.
*] &ndash; ] succeeds in putting the first of two ] ]s in orbit around the ].
*] &ndash; A New Year's Eve celebration ] in ] kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others.
*] &ndash; A fire breaks out at the Downtown Address Hotel in ], ], located near the ], two hours before the ] display is due to commence. Sixteen injuries were reported; one had a heart attack, another suffered a major injury, and fourteen others with minor injuries.
*] &ndash; Thirty-nine people are killed after ] in the industrial city of ], Russia.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/03/death-toll-rises-in-russian-apartment-block-collapse |title=Death toll rises to 39 in Russian apartment block collapse |date=2019-01-03 |newspaper=] |access-date=2019-01-07}}</ref>
*] &ndash; The ] is informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause, detected in ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pneumonia of unknown cause – China |url=https://www.who.int/csr/don/05-january-2020-pneumonia-of-unkown-cause-china/en/ |website=WHO}}</ref> This later turned out to be ], the cause of the ].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Zhou |first1=Peng |last2=Yang |first2=Xing-Lou |last3=Wang |first3=Xian-Guang |last4=Hu |first4=Ben |last5=Zhang |first5=Lei |last6=Zhang |first6=Wei |last7=Si |first7=Hao-Rui |last8=Zhu |first8=Yan |last9=Li |first9=Bei |last10=Huang |first10=Chao-Lin |last11=Chen |first11=Hui-Dong |last12=Chen |first12=Jing |last13=Luo |first13=Yun |last14=Guo |first14=Hua |last15=Jiang |first15=Ren-Di |last16=Liu |first16=Mei-Qin |last17=Chen |first17=Ying |last18=Shen |first18=Xu-Rui |last19=Wang |first19=Xi |last20=Zheng |first20=Xiao-Shuang |last21=Zhao |first21=Kai |last22=Chen |first22=Quan-Jiao |last23=Deng |first23=Fei |last24=Liu |first24=Lin-Lin |last25=Yan |first25=Bing |last26=Zhan |first26=Fa-Xian |last27=Wang |first27=Yan-Yi |last28=Xiao |first28=Geng-Fu |last29=Shi |first29=Zheng-Li |title=A pneumonia outbreak associated with a new coronavirus of probable bat origin |journal=Nature |date=March 2020 |volume=579 |issue=7798 |pages=270–273 |doi=10.1038/s41586-020-2012-7 |pmid=32015507 |pmc=7095418 |bibcode=2020Natur.579..270Z }}</ref>
*] &ndash; The World Health Organization issues its first emergency use validation for a ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=WHO issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine and emphasizes need for equitable global access|url=https://www.who.int/news/item/31-12-2020-who-issues-its-first-emergency-use-validation-for-a-covid-19-vaccine-and-emphasizes-need-for-equitable-global-access|access-date=2021-02-16|website=www.who.int|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-31|title=WHO clears Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/who-clears-pfizer-coronavirus-vaccine-for-emergency-use|access-date=2021-02-16|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-us}}</ref>


==Births== ==Births==
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===Pre-1600===
*] – ] (d. ])
*] ], French explorer (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Umayyad general (d. 715)
*] ], Flemish anatomist (d. ]) *] &ndash; ] (d. 1458)
*] ], (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], French navigator and explorer (d. 1557)
*] ], Dutch humanist and physician (d. ]) *] &ndash; ] (d. 1570)
*] ], pretender to the British throne (d. ]) *] &ndash; ] (d. 1538)
*] ], British general (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], Belgian anatomist, physician, and author (d. 1564)
*] ], empress of Germany (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], English politician (d. 1568)
*] ], French admiral (d. ]) *] &ndash; ] (d. 1588)
*] ], American Civil War general (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)
*] ], Governor of Egypt (d. ]) *] &ndash; ] of Japan, (d. 1617)
*] &ndash; ], Spanish general and politician, 24th ] (d. 1645)
*] – ], American baseball player (d. ])

*] – ], American oil industrialist (d. ])
===1601–1900===
*] – ], French painter (d. ])
*] ], English journalist and author (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], Dutch botanist and physician (d. 1738)
*] ], Canadian businesswoman (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], Japanese mathematician and educator (d. 1783)
*] &ndash; ], Scottish claimant to the throne of England (d. 1788)
* 1878 – ], Uruguayan-Argentinian writer (d. ])
*] &ndash; ], English general and politician, 3rd ] (d. 1805)
*] – ], ], ] (d. ])
*] &ndash; ], German poet and academic (d. 1794)
* 1880 – ], American baseball player (d. ])
*] ], German painter (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], French admiral (d. 1806)
*] ], Australian soldier (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], German-American physician and phrenologist (d. 1832)
*] ], American baseball player (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], Estonian physician, philologist, and academic (d. 1850)
*] &ndash; ], German-French historian and author (d. 1876)<ref>{{cite book|first=Marylnn J.|last=Smith|chapter=Marie (-Catherine-Sophie de Flavigne), Comtesse d'Agoult|editor-first=Katharina M.|editor-last=Wilson|title=An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers Volume 1|location=New York|publisher=Garland|year=1991|page=7|isbn=978-0-82408-547-6}}</ref>
*] – ] (d. ])
*] ], Polish actress (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], American general and engineer (d. 1872)
*] ], Mexican composer (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], Egyptian ruler (d. 1895)
* 1830 &ndash; ], Scottish poet and critic (d. 1867)
*] – ], Quebec singer and composer (d. ])
*] &ndash; ] Scottish-Australian politician, 11th ] (d. 1906)
*] – ], Ukrainian violinist (d. ])
*] - ], Egyptian singer and actress (d. ]) *] &ndash; ] of Hawaii (d. 1899)
*] &ndash; ], French lawyer and politician, 7th ] (d. 1929)
*] – ], English-born composer (d. ])
*] ], Austrian Holocaust survivor (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], Italian painter (d. 1931)
*] ], American jazz trumpeter (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], American economist and academic (d. 1921)
*] ], American film director (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], Italian poet and scholar (d. 1912)
*] &ndash; ], American baseball player and manager (d. 1894)
*] – ], British ] commander (d. ])
*] ], American baseball player *] &ndash; ], American businessman, co-founded ] (d. 1937)
*] ], American actor, singer, and songwriter (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], American astronomer and academic (d. 1951)
*] &ndash; ], French painter and sculptor (d. 1954)
*] – ], American actor
*] &ndash; ], American race car driver (d. 1956)
*] – ], French cartoonist
*] &ndash; ], Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th ] (d. 1936)
*] – ], American singer
*] &ndash; ], American businessman and politician, 20th ] (d. 1937)
*] – ], Irish writer (d. ])
*] ], American author and actor (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], English journalist and author (d. 1967)
*] &ndash; ], Canadian businesswoman, founded ] (d. 1966)
*] – ], Islamic scholar
* 1878 &ndash; ], Uruguayan-Argentinian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1937)
*] – ], Israeli biologist, ]
*] &ndash; ], American baseball player and coach (d. 1957)
* 1937 – Sir ], Welsh actor
* 1880 &ndash; ], American general and politician, 50th ], ] laureate (d. 1959)
*] – ], American actress (d. ])
*] ], German musician (]) *] &ndash; ], German painter and academic (d. 1955)
*] &ndash; ], American baseball and soccer player (d. 1964)
*] – ], Scottish football manager
* 1884 &ndash; ], Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director (d. 1960)
* 1941 – ], English actress
*] &ndash; ] (d. 1970)
*] – ], British guitarist (])
*] ], American singer and songwriter (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1940)

* 1943 – Sir ], English actor
===1901–present===
* 1943 – ], English bassist (])
*] &ndash; ], Finnish politician, '']'', the ] and the ] (d. 1984)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blf.fi/artikel.php?id=637|title=FAGERHOLM, Karl-August (1901–1984)|first=Mikko|last=Majander|website=Biografiskt lexikon för Finland|access-date=December 31, 2021|language=sv}}</ref>
*] – ], American producer and director
* 1901 &ndash; ], Greek educator and politician (d. 1954)
*] – ], Belgian-born fashion designer
*] &ndash; ], Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1982)
* 1945 – ], Nicaraguan actress and model
* 1945 ], American writer * 1902 &ndash; ], English footballer (d. 1982)
*] ], Zimbabwean human rights advocate *] &ndash; ], English engineer (d. 1989)
*] &ndash; ], American astronomer and academic (d. 2002)
*] – ], Canadian keyboardist (])
*] &ndash; ], Ukrainian-Austrian ] and author (d. 2005)
* 1947 – ], American actor
*] &ndash; ], American trumpet player and saxophonist (d. 2000)
* 1947 – ], Brazilian Rock Star
*] ], American singer *] &ndash; ], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
* 1910 &ndash; ], Spanish tennis player (d. 1981)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Davis Cup Player Profile: Enrique Maier |url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800170706 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.daviscup.com}}</ref>
* 1948 – ], ] player
*] ], American editor *] &ndash; ], Australian soldier and author (d. 1997)
*] &ndash; ], Indian-English general (d. 1993)
* 1949 – ], American writer
*] ], American musician *] &ndash; ], American neuroembryologist (d. 1966)
*] &ndash; ], American journalist, author, and poet (d. 1996)
* 1951 – ], American bassist (])
*] ], American actor *] &ndash; ], American singer (d. 2007)
* 1917 &ndash; ], English mountaineer and author (d. 1962)
* 1953 – ], American actress
*] &ndash; ], American football player and coach (d. 2015)
*] – ], Scottish politician
*] &ndash; ], American baseball player, coach, and politician (d. 2007)
* 1954 – ], German ] ]
* 1919 &ndash; ], Puerto Rican-American soldier (d. 2017)
*] – ], Indian crime boss
*] ], American comics artist *] &ndash; ], American actor and singer-songwriter (d. 1999)
*] ], American actress *] &ndash; ], Brazilian bishop (d. 2014)
* 1922 &ndash; ], Polish pianist and educator (d. 2001)
*] – ], American politician
* 1959 ], American actor * 1922 &ndash; ], Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2013)
*] &ndash; ], Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
* 1959 – ], American musician (])
* 1959 - ], Filipino actor (d. ]) *] &ndash; ], American actor and poet (d. 2013)
*] &ndash; ], German author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
*] – ], American serial killer
* 1960 ], English football player & manager * 1925 &ndash; ], Indian author (d. 2011)
* 1925 &ndash; ], British composer and electronic musician (d. 2003)
*] – ], American baseball player
*] &ndash; ], English historian and academic (d. 2016)
* 1961 – ], Chinese actress
* 1926 &ndash; ], Australian lawyer and politician, 17th ] (d. 1987)
*] – ], British activist
*] ], American guitarist (]) *] &ndash; ], American pop singer (d. 2011)
* 1928 &ndash; ], American football player (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=UW Football Mourns Passing Of Husky Legend Hugh McElhenny |url=https://gohuskies.com/news/2022/6/23/uw-football-morns-the-passing-of-husky-legend-hugh-mcelhenny.aspx |publisher=] |access-date=28 December 2022 |date=23 June 2022}}</ref>
* 1963 – ], American sumo wrestler
* 1928 &ndash; ], Finnish author and translator (d. 2015)
*] – ], American actor-comedian
* 1928 &ndash; ], Russian actress and singer (d. 2011)
*] – ], American stuntman
* 1964 ], British TV presenter * 1928 &ndash; ], French cartoonist (d. 2016)
*] ], Chinese actress *] &ndash; ], Dutch television host (d. 2018)
* 1965 ], American author * 1929 &ndash; ], English cricketer (d. 1994)
*] ], American entertainment reporter *] &ndash; ], Bolivian-American educator (d. 2010)
* 1930 &ndash; ], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (d. 2008)
*] – ], Canadian comedian and actor
*] &ndash; ], Northern Irish journalist and author (d. 1996)
*] – ], Australian actress
*] &ndash; ], American football player and coach (d. 2013)
* 1969 – ], Scittish presenter and newspaper columnist
* 1932 &ndash; ], German journalist and author (d. 1992)
*] – ], husband of ]
*] ], American basketball player *] &ndash; ], American author, screenwriter, and actor (d. 2005)
*] &ndash; ], Indian author, poet, and scholar (d. 2017)
*] – ], American basketball player
*] &ndash; ], Hungarian-Israeli biochemist and physician, ] laureate
* 1971 – ], Mexican ] player
* 1971 ], Spanish footballer * 1937 &ndash; ], Welsh footballer and manager (d. 2019)
* 1937 &ndash; ], Austrian-English painter and educator
*] – ], American singer (])
*] ], American basketball player *] &ndash; ], American singer and actress (d. 1995)
* 1973 ], Scottish musician (]) * 1938 &ndash; ], Dutch speed skater (d. 2013)
*] ], Japanese American professional wrestler *] &ndash; ], American sprinter and long jumper (d. 2007)
*] &ndash; ], German drummer
* 1974 – ], Brazilian racing driver
*] ], Finnish footballer * 1941 &ndash; Sir ], Scottish footballer and manager
*] &ndash; ], American director, producer, and screenwriter
*] – ], Costa Rican footballer
*] &ndash; ], American author
* 1977 – ], son of ] and ]
*] &ndash; ], English journalist and academic
*] – ], American rapper
* 1946 &ndash; ], Northern Irish footballer and coach
*] – ], American drummer (], Gerardolopoly)
* 1946 &ndash; ], South African international development academic
* 1979 – ], Irish actress
* 1946 &ndash; ], Zimbabwean archbishop
*] – ], New Zealand rugby player
* 1980 ], American professional wrestler * 1946 &ndash; ], Russian ice dancer (d. 1986)
* 1946 &ndash; ], American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cliff Richey {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cliff-richey/r071/overview |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
*] – ], American football player
* 1981 ], Australian football player * 1946 &ndash; ], Scottish journalist and author
* 1946 &ndash; ], English businessman, founded ]
*] – ], Dominican baseball player
* 1982 ], Scottish footballer * 1946 &ndash; ], English bishop
*] &ndash; ], Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
* 1982 – ], Australian basketball player
*] ], American basketball player *] &ndash; ], American anthologist and author
* 1987 ], French gymnast * 1949 &ndash; ], Bissau-Guinean filmmaker
* 1949 &ndash; ], American author
*] - ],Great Chartered Accountant
*] &ndash; ], American golfer
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* 1952 &ndash; ], French rugby player, painter, and sculptor
*] &ndash; ], American actress
*] &ndash; ], Scottish economist and politician, ] (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Craig |date=12 October 2024 |title=Alex Salmond obituary: A man and a politician of contradictions |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd13102l9g5o |access-date=12 October 2024 |website=BBC News}}</ref>
* 1954 &ndash; ], German racing driver, architect and engineer
* ] &ndash; ], 9th ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pula Nikolao Pula |url=https://www.nga.org/governors/american-samoa/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=National Governors Association}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], English farmer and politician
* 1956 &ndash; ], German shot putter
* 1956 &ndash; ], American author and illustrator
*] &ndash; ], Australian cricketer and coach
*] &ndash; ], Greek basketball player
* 1959 &ndash; ], American lawyer and politician, ]
* 1959 &ndash; ], Nauruan composer and politician, 14th ]
*] &ndash; ], English footballer and manager
*] &ndash; ], American baseball player and coach
* 1961 &ndash; ], English economist and civil servant (d. 2018)
* 1961 &ndash; ], Hong Kong actress<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=217 |title = Hong Kong Cinemagic - Nina Li Chi}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], American basketball player and coach
* 1962 &ndash; ], English-Welsh swimmer and wheelchair racer (d. 2013)
* 1962 &ndash; ], American composer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jenniferhigdon.com/biography.html|title=About Jennifer Higdon|website=jenniferhigdon.com|language=en|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], Antiguan cricketer
* 1964 &ndash; ], American comedian, actor, and director
*] &ndash; ], Australian-English footballer and sportscaster
* 1965 &ndash; ], Canadian cartoonist and author
* 1965 &ndash; ], Indian cricketer
*] &ndash; ], Australian rugby league player and coach
*] &ndash; ], Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
* 1968 &ndash; ], Dominican-born American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
*] &ndash; ], Brazilian footballer
* 1970 &ndash; ], English singer-songwriter
* 1970 &ndash; ], Spanish-Danish architect and sailor
* 1970 &ndash; ], American basketball player
*] &ndash; ], American basketball player and sportscaster
* 1971 &ndash; ], Mexican baseball player
* 1971 &ndash; ], American football player and politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Heath Shuler |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/7665/heath-shuler |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], French footballer
* 1972 &ndash; ], Scottish YouTube personality
*] &ndash; ], American basketball player
* 1973 &ndash; ], Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1973 &ndash; ], Canadian swimmer
*] &ndash; ], Belgian cyclist
* 1974 &ndash; ], Brazilian race car driver
* 1974 &ndash; ], Japanese-American wrestler and trainer
*] &ndash; ], Finnish ice hockey player
* 1975 &ndash; ], Finnish footballer and coach
* 1975 &ndash; ], Dutch footballer
* 1975 &ndash; ], Dutch runner
*] &ndash; ], Portuguese motorcycle racer (d. 2012)
* 1976 &ndash; ], English cricketer
*] &ndash; ], Costa Rican footballer and coach
*] &ndash; ], English racing driver
* 1979 &ndash; ], American lawyer and politician
*1979 &ndash; ], British actor
*] &ndash; ], American baseball player
* 1980 &ndash; ], American wrestler
* 1980 &ndash; ], New Zealand rugby player
* 1980 &ndash; ], German runner
*] &ndash; ], American football player
* 1981 &ndash; ], Dominican basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Francisco Garcia |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/101128/career |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
* 1981 &ndash; ], Australian footballer
* 1981 &ndash; ], Ghanaian heptathlete
*] &ndash; ], Dominican baseball player
* 1982 &ndash; ], Scottish footballer
* 1982 &ndash; ], Australian basketball player
* 1982 &ndash; ], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
*] &ndash; ], Czech basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jana Vesela |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/202239/jana-vesela |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Corey Crawford |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/corey-crawford-8470645 |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
* 1984 &ndash; ], Australian rugby league player
* 1984 &ndash; ], Mexican footballer
* 1984 &ndash; ], Congolese footballer
*] &ndash; ], American gymnast
* 1985 &ndash; ], Dutch singer and television host
*] &ndash; ], American baseball player
* 1986 &ndash; ], Australian rugby league player
*] &ndash; ], American basketball player
* 1987 &ndash; ], Ivorian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Seydou Doumbia|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/seydou-doumbia/5775/|website=Soccerway|access-date=31 December 2024 }}</ref>
* 1987 &ndash; ], Dutch footballer
* 1987 &ndash; ], Hungarian footballer
*] &ndash; ], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Michal Repik |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/michal-repik-8474153 |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], Japanese kickboxer and professional wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Aitaka Ryo |date=17 March 2023 |url=https://www.k-1.co.jp/fighter/793 |publisher=] |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref>
* 1989 &ndash; ], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kelvin Herrera |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/kelvin-herrera-516969 |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dennis Everberg |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/dennis-everberg-8477902 |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
* 1991 &ndash; ], Togolese footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Dakonam Djené|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/dakonam-ortega-djene/281504/|website=Soccerway|access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>
* 1991 &ndash; ], American cartoonist
*] &ndash; ], Australian track cyclist
* 1992 &ndash; ], Estonian racing driver
*] &ndash; ], American gymnast<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/gabrielle-douglas|title=Gabrielle Douglas|website=IOC|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
* 1995 &ndash; ], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Edmond Sumner |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1628410/edmond-sumner |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], Spanish-American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=J.J. Arcega-Whiteside |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3931397/jj-arcega-whiteside |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], French footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Ludovic Blas|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ludovic-blas/367009/|website=Soccerway|access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>
* 1997 &ndash; ], English-American soccer player<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameron Carter-Vickers|url=https://www.celticfc.com/players/cameron-carter-vickers/| access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref>
* 1997 &ndash; ], Nigerian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Bright Osayi-Samuel|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/bright-osavi-samuel/397288/|website=Soccerway|access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], Italian-Nigerian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Calvin Bassey|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/23793/Calvin-Bassey/overview|website=]|access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>
* 1999 &ndash; ], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Leif Davis|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/51454/Leif-Davis/overview|website=]|access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alycia Parks {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/326007/alycia-parks |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Katie Volynets {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/327391/katie-volynets |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], Dutch footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Ryan Flamingo|url=https://eredivisie.eu/clubs/psv/players/ryan-flamingo/|website=]|access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>
* 2002 &ndash; ], American soccer player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joseph Michael Scally|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/joe-scally|publisher=]|access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref>
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==Deaths== ==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* ] – ], ] (b. ])
*] &ndash; ], consul suffectus
* ] – ], ]
* ] &ndash; ], Roman emperor (b. 161)<ref>{{cite book|author=Anthony R Birley|title=Marcus Aurelius: A Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CzYRFge0NnsC&pg=PT15|date=6 December 2012|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-69569-0|pages=15}}</ref>
*] – Margrave ] (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ]
*] – Duke ] (killed at a tournament) (b. ])
*] ], English soldier (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Chinese general (b. 594)
* ] &ndash; ], founder of the ] community in Yemen<ref>{{cite book |last=Halm | first=Heinz |author-link = Heinz Halm |title=Das Reich des Mahdi: Der Aufstieg der Fatimiden | language = de | trans-title = The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids | publisher = C. H. Beck | location = Munich | year = 1991 | isbn = 978-3-406-35497-7 | pages=176–179 }}</ref>
*] – ] (b. ])
*] &ndash; ], Persian statesman, vizier of the ]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | article = Aḥmad Maymandī | last = Yusofi | first = G. H. | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/ahmad-b-19 | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 6 | pages = 650–652 | year = 1984 }}</ref>
*] – ], English theologian and Bible translator
*] ], English military leader *] &ndash; ] (b. 1124)
*] &ndash; ] (b. 1157)
*] – ], brother of Kings ] and ] (executed) (b. ])
* 1460 – ], English politician (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], English politician, ] (b. 1249)
*] ], wife of ] (b. ]) *] &ndash; ] (b. 1273)
*] ], Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. ]) *] &ndash; ] (b. 1238)
*] ], Japanese warlord (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], English philosopher, theologian, and translator (b. 1331)
*] ], Italian soldier and jurist (b. ]) *] &ndash; ] (b. c. 1362)
*] ], Swiss theologian (b. ]) *] &ndash; ] (b. 1377)
*] ], German mathematician (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], English noblewoman (b. 1385)
*] &ndash; ], English politician, ] (b. 1400)
*] – ], Chinese emperor (b. ])
*] ], English statesman and judge *] &ndash; ], Holy Roman Empress (b. 1472)
*] &ndash; ], English-Irish politician, ] (b. 1465)
*] – ], Italian physiologist and physicist (b. ])
*] ], English economist (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], Japanese daimyō (b. 1493)
*] ], English astronomer (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], Italian commander and jurist (b. 1502)
*] ] (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], Swiss physician and theologian (b. 1524)

*] – ], French historian and writer (b. ])
===1601–1900===
*] – ], Finnish author (b. ])
*] ], French painter (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], German-Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1540)
*] &ndash; ], German count (b. 1585)<ref>{{cite book |last=Haarmann |first=Torsten |title=Das Haus Waldeck und Pyrmont. Mehr als 900&nbsp;Jahre Gesamtgeschichte mit Stammfolge |language=de |location=Werl |publisher=Börde-Verlag |date=2014 |series=Deutsche Fürstenhäuser |volume=Heft&nbsp;35 |pages=48 |isbn=978-3-981-4458-2-4 }}</ref>
*] – ], German rabbi (b. ])
*] ], Romanian writer (b. ] or ]) *] &ndash; ], Chinese emperor (b. 1612)
*] &ndash; ], Polish–Lithuanian politician (b. 1612)
*] – ], Costa Rican war heroine (b. ])
* 1655 &ndash; ], English politicians and Roundheads supporter (b. 1586) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsW3.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501225021/http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsW3.htm|archive-date=1 May 2008|title=House of Commons|publisher=Leigh Rayment|url-status=usurped|access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref>
*] – ], Dutch mathematician (b. ])
*] &ndash; ], English judge and politician, ] (b. 1598)
*] – ], Russian physicist (b. ])
*] &ndash; ], Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608)
*] – ], American aviator (b. ])
*] &ndash; ], Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist (b. 1627)<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Boyle {{!}} Biography, Contributions, Works, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Boyle |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=4 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* 1910 – ], American aviator (b. ])
* 1691 &ndash; ], English merchant and economist (b. 1641)
*] – ], U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (b. ])
*] ], Spanish writer and philosopher (b. ]) *] &ndash; ] (b. 1638)
*] ], English race car driver (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], English astronomer and academic (b. 1646)
*] ], American singer, guitarist, and songwriter (b.]) *] &ndash; ], Maltese architect, engineer and poet (b. 1651)
*] ], Dutch aviation pioneer (b. ]) *] &ndash; ] (b. 1661)
*] ], ] (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], American general (b. 1738)
*] &ndash; ], French historian and author (b. 1723)
* 1964 – ], baseball player (b. ])
*] ], American clarinetist (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], French cellist (b. 1741)
*] ] American actor (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], Finnish author and playwright (b. 1834)
* 1971 – ], American actress (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], French nun and saint (b. 1806)
*] &ndash; ], French-Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1819)
* 1971 – ], Indian physicist (b. ])
*] ], Puerto Rican baseball player (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], German rabbi and scholar (b. 1808)
*] ], ruler of Kuwait (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], Romanian author and educator (b. 1837)
* 1889 &ndash; ], English-Australian politician, 10th ] (b. 1831)
*] – ], Canadian writer (b. ])
* 1980 – ], American film director (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], Costa Rican soldier (b. 1826)
*] ], American singer (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], Nigerian bishop and linguist (b. 1809)
*] ], American actor (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1856)

*] - ], Baltimore Anchorman (b. ])
===1901–present===
*] – ], Soviet cosmonaut (b. ])
*] &ndash; ], American financier and philanthropist (b. 1844)
* 1990 – ], American football coach
*] &ndash; ], American pilot (b. 1884)
*] – ], British ] commander, ] (b. ])
* 1993 ], first ] (b. ]) * 1910 &ndash; ], American pilot and engineer (b. 1868)
*] &ndash; ], American lawyer and politician (b. 1860)
*1993 – ], ], murdered (b. ])
*] &ndash; ], American marine biologist (b. 1849)<ref>{{cite book|first=Moira Davison|last=Reynolds|title=American Women Scientists: 23 Inspiring Biographies, 1900-2000|location=Jefferson NC|publisher=McFarland|year=2004|page=8|isbn=978-0-78642-161-9}}</ref>
*] – ], American actor and decathlete (b. ])
*] ], American musician (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], Spanish philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1864)
*] &ndash; ], English racing driver and journalist (b. 1885)
* 1997 – ], American actress (b. ])
* 1997 – ], American politician (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], Turkish philosopher, poet, and politician (b. 1869)
* 1949 &ndash; ], Estonian pianist and composer (b. 1913)
*] – ], American politician (b. ])
*] ], American politician (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], French composer and educator (b. 1867)
*] &ndash; ], Indian Muslim scholar (b. 1868)
* 2000 – ], Italian-born American flamenco dancer and choreographer (b. ])
*] ], American actress (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], Dutch businessman, founded ] (b. 1889)
*] ], American guitarist (]) (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], American baseball and soccer player (b. 1884)
* 1964 &ndash; ], Icelandic lawyer and politician, 8th ] (b. 1892)
*] – ] German-born physicist (b. ])
* 1964 &ndash; ], English field marshal (b. 1881)
*] – ], French-born economist, ] laureate (b. ])
*] &ndash; ], American clarinet player and composer (b. 1900)
*] – ], British politician (b. ])
*] &ndash; ], English composer, writer, and poet (b. 1879)
* 2005 – ], American tenor (b. ])
*] ], baseball executive (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], Puerto Rican-American baseball player and Marine (b. 1934)
* 1972 &ndash; ], German-American activist, founded the ] (b. 1892)
*] – ], British footballer (b. ])
* 2007 – ], American football player (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], American illustrator (b. 1909)
*] &ndash; ], Canadian philosopher and theorist (b. 1911)
* 2007 – ], American painter (b. ])
* 2007 ], American actor (b. ]) * 1980 &ndash; ], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
*] &ndash; ], Turkish author and playwright (b. 1931)
* 2007 – ], American actress (b. ])
*] &ndash; ], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1940)
* 2007 – ], Canadian politician (b. ])
*] &ndash; ], American journalist (b. 1929)
* 2007 – ], Finnish actor and musician (b. ])
* 2007 – ], Italian architect and designer (b. ]) *] &ndash; ], Greek-American poet and critic (b. 1907)
*] &ndash; ], American football player and coach (b. 1918)
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* 1993 &ndash; ], Irish ] and twice ] holder (oldest cow, cow with most offspring) (b. 1945)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/dec/04/ireland-bars|title=My Travels: Turtle Bunbury in Ireland|quote=A wake for a cow in a pub in rural Ireland sounds like an episode of Father Ted. We knew we'd get no further that night.|date=4 December 2010|access-date=21 June 2023|work=]}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], American football player, wrestler, and actor (b. 1914)
*] &ndash; ], American actor (b. 1913)
*] &ndash; ], American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1933)
* 1997 &ndash; ], American actress (b. 1903)
*] &ndash; ], Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1934)
*] &ndash; ], American lawyer and politician, 69th ] (b. 1920)
* 1999 &ndash; ], Indian Muslim scholar and author (b. 1914)
*] &ndash; ], American journalist and politician (b. 1914)
* 2000 &ndash; ], Italian-American dancer and choreographer (b. 1918)
* 2000 &ndash; ], American-Israeli rabbi and scholar (b. 1966)
*] &ndash; ], American actress (b. 1919)
*] &ndash; ], Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cjls.com/2020/01/24/remembering-the-cutting-crew-and-their-guitarist-dartmouths-kevin-macmichael/|title=Remembering the Cutting Crew and Their Guitarist, Darmouth's (Nova Scotia) Kevin MacMichael|website=cjls.com|date= 24 January 2020|access-date = 31 December 2020|language=en}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ] German-American physicist and author (b. 1898)
*] &ndash; ], French economist and mathematician, ] laureate (b. 1921)
*] &ndash; ], American tenor and educator (b. 1932)
* 2005 &ndash; ], English screenwriter, producer, and politician (b. 1937)
*] &ndash; ], Israeli footballer (b. 1927)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.4945306|title=Soccer / Yaacov Hodorov, age 79, Israel's greatest 'keeper|website=Haaretz}}</ref>
* 2006 &ndash; ], American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1922)
* 2006 &ndash; ], American businessman (b. 1917)
*] &ndash; ], American scientific researcher (b. 1925)
* 2007 &ndash; ], American painter and educator (b. 1924)
* 2007 &ndash; ], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1919)
* 2007 &ndash; ], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1910)
* 2007 &ndash; ], Austrian-Italian architect and designer (b. 1917)
*] &ndash; ], American author and screenwriter (b. 1933)
*] &ndash; ], Irish cardinal and philosopher, ] (b. 1917)
* 2009 &ndash; ], Irish surgeon, journalist, and politician, ] (b. 1930)
*] &ndash; ], Belgian cyclist (b. 1925)
* 2010 &ndash; ], Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
*] &ndash; ], Tunisian businessman and politician (b. 1958)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dami |first1=Samira |title=Le père de «Dégage» tire sa révérence |url=http://www.lapresse.tn/01012013/60391/le-pere-de-degage-tire-sa-reverence.html |access-date=October 17, 2024 |work=] |date=January 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104083220/http://www.lapresse.tn/01012013/60391/le-pere-de-degage-tire-sa-reverence.html |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |language=fr |trans-title=The father of "Dégage" bids farewell}}</ref>
* 2012 &ndash; ], Canadian author and playwright (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jovette Marchessault, écrivaine et artiste, est décédée à l'âge de 74 ans |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/theatre/367454/jovette-marchessault-ecrivaine-et-artiste-est-decedee-a-l-age-de-74-ans? |website=] |access-date=October 17, 2024 |language=fr |date=December 31, 2012 |trans-title=Jovette Marchessault, writer and artist, passed away at age 74}}</ref>
* 2012 &ndash; ], German photographer and journalist (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/ddr-aktfotograf-guenter-roessler-ist-gestorben-a-875432.html |title= Aktfotograf Günter Rössler ist tot |website=] |date=January 2, 2013 |access-date=October 17, 2024|language=de |trans-title=Nude Photographer Günter Rössler Is Dead}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], American actor (b. 1945)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/01/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/james-avery-obit/|title=James Avery, star of ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', dies at 68|last=France|first=Lisa Respers|date=January 1, 2014|work=]|access-date=January 1, 2014|archive-date=June 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602205316/http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/01/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/james-avery-obit/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2013 &ndash; ], Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1953)<ref>{{cite news|last=Assante |first=Ernesto |author-link=Ernesto Assante|title=Addio a Roberto Ciotti, bluesman romano. Era chiamato l'Eric Clapton italiano|url=http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2013/12/31/news/addio_a_roberto_ciotti_bluesman_italiano-74857486/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101034456/http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2013/12/31/news/addio_a_roberto_ciotti_bluesman_italiano-74857486/|archive-date=January 1, 2014|url-status=live |access-date=October 17, 2024|newspaper=]|date=December 31, 2013 |language=it |trans-title=Goodbye to Roberto Ciotti, Roman bluesman. He was called the Italian Eric Clapton}}</ref>
* 2013 &ndash; ], American radio host (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303870704579297041708589288|title=Outspoken Radio Host Bob Grant Dead at 84|work=]|date=January 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103155938/http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303870704579297041708589288 |url-status=live |archive-date=January 3, 2014|access-date=October 17, 2024}}</ref>
* 2013 &ndash; ], German author and screenwriter (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/irina-korschunow-gestorben-a-942280.html |title= Irina Korschunow ist tot |website=] |date=January 7, 2014 |access-date=October 17, 2024|language=de |trans-title=Irina Korschunow Is Dead}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], American actor (b. 1943)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/04f5f68366d941d597977a9ef8f6b52c|title=Stage, screen actor Edward Herrmann dies at 71|last=Elber|first=Lynn|work=] |publisher=]|date=December 31, 2014|access-date=October 17, 2024}}</ref>
* 2014 &ndash; ], Malaysian author (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarabatin |first1=Mohd Azrone |title=Sasterawan Negara, Abdullah Hussain meninggal dunia |url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2015/01/26477/sasterawan-negara-abdullah-hussain-meninggal-dunia |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=] |date=31 December 2014 |language=ms |trans-title=National Laureate, Abdullah Hussain Died}}</ref>
* 2014 &ndash; ], American author and activist (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Paul |title=Norm Phelps – 1939-2014 |url=http://cok.net/norm-phelps |website=] |access-date=October 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106064750/http://cok.net/norm-phelps |archive-date=January 6, 2015 |date=January 2, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2014 &ndash; ], American captain, lawyer, and judge (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite news |title=Judge who imprisoned Pete Rose dies in Ohio at 94 |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=12113001 |access-date=October 17, 2024 |agency=] |publisher=] |date=January 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Vicar |first1=Nathan |title=Federal Judge Arthur Spiegel passes away at 94 |url=https://www.fox19.com/story/27745233/federal-judge-arthur-spiegel-passes-away-at-94/ |access-date=October 17, 2024 |publisher=] |date=January 2, 2015}}</ref>
* 2014 &ndash; ], British soldier and politician (b. 1915)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rayner|first1=Gordon|title=Duke of Wellington dies, aged 99|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11318923/Duke-of-Wellington-dies-aged-99.html|access-date=13 September 2015|work=The Telegraph|date=31 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=His Grace The Duke of Wellington passed away today ( 31 December 2014) |url=http://www.dwr.org.uk/news.php?id=2&nw=273 |publisher=Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) Regimental Association |access-date=October 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231142638/http://www.dwr.org.uk/news.php?id=2&nw=273 |archive-date=December 31, 2014 |date=December 31, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1950)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Natalie Cole, ''Unforgettable'' Voice and Million-Selling Hitmaker, Dies at 65 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/02/arts/music/natalie-cole-grammy-award-winning-singer-dies-at-65.html |access-date=31 December 2019 |work=] |date=1 January 2016}}</ref>
* 2015 &ndash; ], American actor and investor (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/179052_mash_star_wayne_rogers_dies_at_82/ |title=''MASH'' Star Wayne Rogers Dies at 82 |work=] |access-date=January 1, 2016 |first=Antoinette |last=Bueno |date=31 December 2014 |publisher=] |agency=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://bnonews.com/index.php/2015/12/mash-star-wayne-rogers-dead-at-82/ |title=M*A*S*H star Wayne Rogers dead at 82 |work=] |access-date=January 1, 2016 |date=31 December 2015}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], American actor (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dunham|first1=Will|title=Actor William Christopher, ''M*A*S*H'' chaplain, dead at 84|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-christopher-idUSKBN14L0OZ|website=]|date=December 31, 2016 |access-date=October 17, 2024}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], Indian actor (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kader-khan-dead-5513822/|title=Actor-screenwriter Kader Khan passes away |date=1 January 2019|access-date=1 January 2019 |work=]}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], American actress, comedian and producer (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/betty-white-dead-obituary-197806/|title=Beloved TV Icon Betty White Dead on Cusp of 100th Birthday |magazine=] |access-date=December 31, 2021 |first=Jon |last=Blistein |date=31 December 2021}}</ref>
*] &ndash; ], German Roman Catholic cardinal and theologian, pope (2005–2013) and archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977–1982) (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64107731 |work=] |last=McGarvey |first=Emily |date=1 January 2023 |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref>
* 2022 &ndash; ], English golfer (b. 1960)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/barry-lane-1960-2022|title=Barry Lane: 1960 – 2022|publisher=PGA European Tour|date=1 January 2023|access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref>
* ] &ndash; ], American ] racing driver and founder of ], ] champion (], ], ]) (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite news |title=Cale Yarborough, three-time NASCAR champion in '70s, dies at 84 |url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/39215537/cale-yarborough-three-nascar-champion-70s-dies-84 |access-date=October 17, 2024 |publisher=] |date=December 31, 2023}}</ref>
* ] &ndash; ], Estonian politician, 3rd ] (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://valitsus.ee/uudised/memoriam-arnold-ruutel|title=IN MEMORIAM Arnold Rüütel|publisher=Vabariiki Valitsus|date=1 January 2025|access-date=1 January 2025|language=et}}</ref>
* 2024 – ], British radio DJ (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=December 31, 2024 |title=Johnnie Walker Dies: Much-Loved BBC Radio DJ Was 79 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/johnnie-walker-dead-bbc-radio-dj-79-1236244181/ |access-date=January 3, 2025 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. It is known by a collection of names including: Saint Sylvester's Day, New Year's Eve or Old Year's Day/Night, as the following day is New Year's Day. It is the last day of the year; the following day is January 1, the first day of the following year.

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