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December 31 Birthdays in History - December 31 Deaths - December 31 Events
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December 31, 1977 Ildiko Kecan, Miss Hungary Universe 1997 December 31, 1975 Cole Ford, kicker for the Oakland Raiders December 31, 1973 Curtis Myden, Calgary Alberta, 200m/400m swimmer, Oly-2 bronze-96 December 31, 1973 George Jones, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers December 31, 1973 Hiroyuki Miura, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 December 31, 1972 Chris Parker, running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars December 31, 1972 Cole Ford, NFL kicker for the Oakland Raiders December 31, 1972 Joseph Mulrey McIntyre, rocker, New Kids-Lovin' You Forever December 31, 1972 Kelvin Kinney, defensive end for the Washington Redskins December 31, 1971 Brent Barry, NBA guard for the Los Angeles Clippers December 31, 1971 Erin Warren, Winchester Massachusetts, luger 1994 Olympics December 31, 1971 Heath Shuler, NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins, NO Saints December 31, 1970 Bryon Russell, NBA forward, Utah Jazz December 31, 1970 Dan Howe, Kingston Ontario, canoeist 1996 Olympics December 31, 1970 Dunstan Anderson, NFL defensive end, Dolphins, NO Saints, Rhein Fire December 31, 1970 Edwin Huizinga, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Emmen December 31, 1970 Michel Brunet, Gatineau Quebec, ice dancer, 1996 Canadians-2nd December 31, 1969 Martha Byrne, actress, Lily-As the World Turns December 31, 1967 Brad Daluiso, NFL place kicker for the New York Giants December 31, 1966 Paula Barbieri, model/girlfriend of OJ Simpson/actress, Dangerous December 31, 1965 Michelle Dobek, Holyoke, Massachusetts, golfer, 1995 GHP Heartland Classic-45th December 31, 1965 Gong Li, Chinese Actress December 31, 1964 Denis Hickey, cricketer, fast bowler for Vic, SA and Glamorgan December 31, 1964 Klari MacAskill, Budapest Hungary, kayaker, Olympics-5-92, 96 December 31, 1964 Liz Masakayan, Quezon City Phil, WPVA volley, Best of Beach-3rd-1994 December 31, 1964 Winston Benjamin, cricketer, WI righty quick 1987-95 December 31, 1963 Ed Simmons, NFL tackle for the Washington Redskins December 31, 1963 Scott Ian, U.S. heavy metal guitarist, Anthrax-I'm the Man December 31, 1962 Don Diamont, actor, Brad-Young and Restless December 31, 1962 Tyrone Corbin, NBA forward, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks December 31, 1961 Joanna Johnson, actress, Caroline-Bold and Beautiful December 31, 1961 Rick Aguilera, San Gabriel California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins December 31, 1960 Broderick Dyke, Australia, tennis star December 31, 1959 Bebe Neuwirth, Princeton, New Jersey, actress, Lilith-Cheers, Damn Yankees December 31, 1959 Paul Westerberg, singer, The Replacements December 31, 1959 Val Kilmer, actor, Top Secret, Top Gun, Willow December 31, 1958 Geoff Marsh, cricketer, Aust opening batsman 1985-92 December 31, 1957 David Allen Ogrin, Waukegan, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd December 31, 1956 Martin Joseph Fettman, born in Brooklyn, New York, PhD/astronaut, STS 58 December 31, 1953 James Remar, Boston, actor, 48 Hours, Rent-a-Cop, Cotton Club December 31, 1953 Jane Badler, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Fine Gold, Easy Kill, V December 31, 1951 Fermin Goytisolo, rocker, KC and Sunshine Band-Give It December 31, 1951 Michael Allen Bantom, Philadelphia, basketball player 1972 Olympics silver December 31, 1951 Tom Hamilton, Colorado Springs Co, rock bassist, Aerosmith-Dream On December 31, 1950 Inge Helten, German FR, sprinter 1976 Olympics bronze December 31, 1950 Robert Bryan Gilder, Corvallis OR, PGA golfer, 1980 Canadian Open December 31, 1948 Donna Summer, Boston, singer, Love to Love You Baby, On the Radio December 31, 1948 Joe Dallesandro, Pensicola, Florida, actor, Heat, Trash, AW Frankenstein December 31, 1948 Tony Hamilton, rocker, Aerosmith December 31, 1948 Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasieyv, Russian cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-11, TM-18 December 31, 1947 Burton Cummings, rock guitarist, Guess Who-These Eyes December 31, 1947 Tim Matheson, born in California, actor, Animal House, Fletch, Up the Creek December 31, 1946 Barbara Carrera, Managua Nicaragua, actress, Angelica-Dallas December 31, 1946 Diane von Furstenberg, Brussels Belgiums, fashion designer December 31, 1946 Patti Smith, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock vocalist, Radio Ethiopia December 31, 1945 Claude D Marks, Buenos Aires Argent, FALN member, FBI most wanted December 31, 1945 Taylor Hackford, director, Idolmaker, Officer and a Gentleman December 31, 1944 Taylor Hackford, director, Devil's Advocate December 31, 1943 Ben Kingsley, Scarborough England, actor, Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice December 31, 1943 John Denver, New Mexico, singer, Rocky Mt High, thank God he's a country boy December 31, 1943 Pete Qualfe, rocker December 31, 1942 Andy Summers, born in Blackpool, England, rock guitarist, Police-Roxanne December 31, 1941 Milkha Singh, cricketer, bro of Kripal Singh India batsman in 4 Tests December 31, 1941 Sarah Miles, born in Essex, England, actress, Ryan's Hope, Big Sleep, Venom December 31, 1941 Alex Ferguson, English Coach December 31, 1940 Oleg Anatolyevich Yakovlev, Russian cosmonaut December 31, 1939 Afaq Hussain, cricketer, Pakistani off-spinner in 2 Tests 1961-64 December 31, 1939 Willye White, U.S. long jumper, Oly-silver-56, appeared in 5 Olympics December 31, 1938 Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater, world champ December 31, 1938 Henricus G Wijmans, Dutch graphic artist December 31, 1938 Rosalind Cash, Atlantic City, New Jersey, actress, Omega Man, Wrong is Right December 31, 1937 Anthony Hopkins, born in Wales, actor, Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty December 31, 1937 Nicolas Born, writer December 31, 1935 Peter Allan, cricketer, 1 Test Australia vs. England 1965, 2-58 and 0-25 December 31, 1935 Rolf Haufs, writer December 31, 1932 George Schlatter, TV producer, Laugh-in December 31, 1931 Bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author, Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo December 31, 1930 Ala Odetta, [Odetta Holmes], Birmingham, folk singer/actress December 31, 1930 Odetta, [Holmes], Birmingham, Alabama, folk singer, Sanctuary December 31, 1929 Mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess, Open the Village December 31, 1929 Peter Barker Howard, cricketer December 31, 1929 Peter May, cricketer, dashing English batsman of 50's December 31, 1929 Sidney Greenbaum, grammarian December 31, 1928 Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback, SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit December 31, 1928 Ross Barbour, Columbus, Indiana, singer, 4 Freshmen December 31, 1928 Veijo Meri, writer December 31, 1927 Dieter Noll, writer December 31, 1924 Victoria Draves, U.S., platform/springboard diver 1948 Olympics gold December 31, 1922 Joan McCracken, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Claudie Story of a Marriage December 31, 1922 Rex Allen, Wilcox, Arizona, cowboy singer, Dr. Baxter-Frontier Doctor December 31, 1916 Suzy Delair, Paris, France, actress, Utopia, White Paws December 31, 1914 Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor, Roy Rodgers Show December 31, 1910 Dick Kollmar, Rigewood, New Jersey, actor, Broadway Spotlight, Guess What December 31, 1910 Roy Rowland, film director December 31, 1908 Marko Rothmuller, composer December 31, 1908 Simon Wiesenthal, Polish/Austrian nazi hunter, Wiesenthal Center December 31, 1906 Erna Bogen, Hungary, foils, Olympic-bronze-1932 December 31, 1905 Guy Mollet, French socialist premier, 1956-57 December 31, 1905 Jule Styne, England, songwriter/composer, 1954 Acad Award, 1968 Tony December 31, 1905 Tadeusz Breza, writer December 31, 1904 Chuck Gardiner, UK, NHL goalie, Vezina winner December 31, 1904 Nathan Milstein, Odessa Russia, concert violinist, Philadelphia Orch 1942 December 31, 1899 Gaston Glass, Paris, France, film executive December 31, 1899 Silvestre Revueltas, Santiago Papasquiaro Mexico, composer, Sensemaya December 31, 1897 Rhys Williams, Wales, actor, Nightmare, Okinawa, Cross My Heart December 31, 1896 Ronald Adam, Herefordshire England, actor, Phantom Shot December 31, 1894 Ernest John Moeran, British composer December 31, 1894 Pola Negri, [Barbara A Chalupiec], Polish/US actress, Madame Dubarry December 31, 1893 J M Blankenberg, cricketer, 60 wkts in 18 Tests for South Africa December 31, 1893 Max Lamberty, Flemish sociologist/author, Flemish Resurrection December 31, 1892 Jason Robards Sr, Hillsdale, Michigan, actor, Acapulco December 31, 1882 Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer, Citation, Whirlaway December 31, 1882 David Cohen, Dutch historian/chairman, Jewish Council December 31, 1881 Colin G Fink, U.S. chemist, electro chemistry December 31, 1881 Jacob Israel de Haan, Dutch poet and writer, Pipelines, Jewish Song December 31, 1881 Max Pechstein, German "entartet" painter/graphic artist, The Bridge December 31, 1880 George C Marshall, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, authored Marshall Plan, Nobel 1953 December 31, 1880 George Marshall, American Statesman December 31, 1878 Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author and poet, El Crimen del Otro December 31, 1874 Ernest Austin, composer December 31, 1870 Thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years December 31, 1869 Henri Matisse, France, impressionist painter, Odalisque December 31, 1864 Robert G Aitken, U.S. astronomer, Binary Stars December 31, 1863 Alfredo Panzini, Italian author, Dizionario Moderno December 31, 1859 Max Fiedler, composer December 31, 1856 Charles A van Ophuysen, orientalist, Maleisisch Volksrecht December 31, 1855 Giovanni Pascoli, Italian classicist/poet December 31, 1846 Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, vicar/Dutch anarchist, Right for all December 31, 1846 Richard Kleinmichel, composer December 31, 1838 Emile Loubet, premier/president of France, 1892, 1899-1906 December 31, 1830 Ismail Pasha, kedive of Egypt, 1863-79 December 31, 1826 Henry Hiles, composer December 31, 1825 Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen Union volunteers, died in 1905 December 31, 1818 Maria J Small-Gartmann, actress December 31, 1815 George Gordon Meade, Major General Union Army, died in 1872 December 31, 1805 Marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], French author, Knife December 31, 1799 Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer December 31, 1738 Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley" December 31, 1724 Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer December 31, 1720 [Bonnie Prince] Charles Edward Stuart, English pretender to throne December 31, 1668 Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist December 31, 1550 Henri Guise [le Balafre], French duke/leader, Catholic League December 31, 1540 Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist, Tre libri December 31, 1514 Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist, Fabrica December 31, 1378 Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope, 1455-58 |