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[[File:Fireworks_in_Las_Palmas.jpg|thumb|December 31]]
{{Day}} It is known by a collection of names including: [[Saint Sylvester's Day]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.catholictradition.org/Saints/feast-days.htm#DECEMBER | title=Calendar of Feast Days}}</ref> [[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.

==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[406]] &ndash; [[Vandals]], [[Alans]] and [[Suebi]]ans [[Crossing of the Rhine|cross the Rhine]], beginning an invasion of [[Gaul]].<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>
* [[535]] &ndash; [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] general [[Belisarius]] completes the conquest of [[Sicily]], defeating the [[Ostrogoths|Gothic]] garrison of [[Palermo]] (Panormos), and ending his [[consul]]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>
* [[870]] &ndash; [[Battle of Englefield]]: The [[Vikings]] clash with [[ealdorman]] [[Æthelwulf of Berkshire]]. The invaders are driven back to [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] ([[Kingdom of East Anglia|East Anglia]]); many [[Danes]] 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>
*[[1105]] &ndash; [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry&nbsp;IV]] is forced to abdicate in favor of his son, [[Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry&nbsp;V]], in [[Ingelheim]].<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>
*[[1225]] &ndash; The [[Lý dynasty]] of Vietnam ends after 216 years by the enthronement of the boy emperor [[Trần Thái Tông]], husband of the last Lý monarch, [[Lý Chiêu Hoàng]], starting the [[Trần dynasty]].{{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>
*[[1229]] &ndash; [[James I of Aragon|James I the Conqueror]], [[King of Aragon]], enters Medina Mayurqa (now known as [[Palma de Mallorca]], Spain), thus consummating the [[Conquest of Majorca|Christian reconquest]] of the island of [[Mallorca]].<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>
*[[1501]] &ndash; The [[First Battle of Cannanore]] commences, seeing the first use of the naval [[line of battle]].{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
*[[1600]] &ndash; The British [[East India Company]] 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>

===1601–1900===
*[[1660]] &ndash; [[James II of England|James, Duke of York]] is named [[Duke of Normandy]] by [[Louis XIV of France]].
*[[1670]] &ndash; The [[English expedition to Valdivia|expedition of John Narborough]] leaves [[Corral Bay]], 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>
*[[1687]] &ndash; The first [[Huguenot]]s set sail from [[France]] to the [[Cape of Good Hope]].
*[[1757]] &ndash; Empress [[Elizabeth I of Russia]] issues her [[ukase]] incorporating [[Russian Prussia|Königsberg into Russia]].
*[[1759]] &ndash; [[Arthur Guinness]] signs a 9,000-year lease at [[Pound sterling|£]]45 per annum and starts brewing [[Guinness]].
*[[1775]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Battle of Quebec (1775)|Battle of Quebec]]: British forces under General [[Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester|Guy Carleton]] repulse an attack by [[Continental Army]] General [[Richard Montgomery]] 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>
*[[1790]] &ndash; ''[[Efimeris]]'', the oldest Greek newspaper of which issues have survived till today, is published for the first time.
*[[1796]] &ndash; The incorporation of [[Baltimore]] as a city.
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Gramercy Park]] is deeded to [[New York City]].
*[[1844]] &ndash; The [[Philippines]] 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>
*[[1853]] &ndash; A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an [[iguanodon]] created by [[Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins]] and Sir [[Richard Owen]] in [[south London]], England.
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Queen Victoria]] chooses [[Ottawa]], then a small [[logging]] town, as the capital of the [[Province of Canada]].
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The three-day [[Battle of Stones River]] begins near [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]] between the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[Army of Tennessee]] under General [[Braxton Bragg]] and the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[Army of the Cumberland]] under General [[William Rosecrans|William S. Rosecrans]].<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>
*  1862  &ndash; American Civil War: [[Abraham Lincoln]] signs an enabling act that would admit [[West Virginia]] to the Union, thus dividing [[Virginia]] 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>
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Karl Benz]], working in [[Mannheim]], [[German Empire|Germany]], files for a [[patent]] on his first reliable [[Two-stroke engine|two-stroke gas engine]]. He was granted the patent in 1879.
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Thomas Edison]] demonstrates [[Incandescent light bulb|incandescent lighting]] to the public for the first time, in [[Menlo Park, New Jersey]].

===1901–present===
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar]] signs the [[Persian Constitution of 1906]].<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>
*[[1907]] &ndash; The first ever [[Times Square Ball|ball drop]] in [[Times Square]].<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>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[USS Essex (CV-9)|USS ''Essex'']], first aircraft carrier of a 24-ship class, is [[Ship commissioning|commissioned.]]<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>
*  1942   &ndash; [[World War II]]: The [[Royal Navy]] defeats the [[Kriegsmarine]] at the [[Battle of the Barents Sea]]. This leads to the resignation of [[Grand Admiral]] [[Erich Raeder]] 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>
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: [[Operation Nordwind]], the last major [[Wehrmacht]] offensive on the [[Western Front (World War II)|Western Front]], begins.
*[[1946]] &ndash; President [[Harry S. Truman]] officially proclaims the [[Proclamation 2714|end of hostilities]] in World War II.
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: The [[Marshall Plan]] expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild [[Western Europe]].
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[General Motors]] becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.
*[[1956]] &ndash; The [[Romanian Television]] network begins its first broadcast in [[Bucharest]].
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[RTÉ]], Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland|The Central African Federation]] officially collapses, subsequently becoming [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]] and [[Rhodesia]].
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Jean-Bédel Bokassa]], leader of the [[Central African Republic]] army, and his military officers [[Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état|begin a coup d'état]] against the government of [[List of heads of state of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire|President]] [[David Dacko]].
*[[1968]] &ndash; The first flight of the [[Tupolev Tu-144]], the first civilian supersonic transport in the world.
*  1968   &ndash; [[MacRobertson Miller Airlines Flight 1750]] crashes near [[Port Hedland, Western Australia]], 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=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|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>
*[[1981]] &ndash; A [[coup d'état]] in [[Ghana]] removes [[List of heads of state of Ghana|President]] [[Hilla Limann]]'s [[People's National Party (Ghana)|PNP]] [[Limann government|government]] and replaces it with the [[Provisional National Defence Council]] led by [[Flight lieutenant]] [[Jerry Rawlings]].
*[[1983]] &ndash; The [[AT&T Corporation|AT&T]] [[Bell System]] is broken up by the [[Federal government of the United States|United States Government]].
*  1983   &ndash; [[Benjamin Ward]] is appointed [[New York City Police Department]]'s first ever [[African Americans|African American]] [[New York City Police Commissioner|police commissioner]].
*  1983   &ndash; In [[Nigeria]], a [[1983 Nigerian coup d'état|coup d'état]] led by Major General [[Muhammadu Buhari]] ends the [[Second Nigerian Republic]].
*[[1991]] &ndash; All official [[Soviet Union]] institutions have ceased operations by this date, five days after the Soviet Union is [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|officially dissolved]].
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Czechoslovakia]] is [[Dissolution of Czechoslovakia|peacefully dissolved]] in what is dubbed by media as the ''Velvet Divorce'', resulting in the creation of the [[Czech Republic]] and the [[Slovakia|Slovak Republic]].
*[[1994]] &ndash; This date is skipped altogether in [[Kiribati]] as the [[Phoenix Islands]] and [[Line Islands]] change time zones from [[UTC−11:00]] to [[UTC+13:00]] and [[UTC−10:00]] to [[UTC+14:00]], respectively.
*  1994   &ndash; The [[First Chechen War]]: The [[Russian Ground Forces]] begin a [[Battle of Grozny (1994–95)|New Year's storming]] of [[Grozny]].
*  [[1995]] &ndash; The final comic of [[Calvin and Hobbes]] is published.<ref name="CC+H_final_strip">[[Calvin and Hobbes#CITEREFWatterson2005|Watterson (2005)]]. vol. 3, p. 481. Comic originally published December 31, 1995.</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; The [[European Exchange Rate Mechanism]] freezes the values of the legacy currencies in the [[Eurozone]], and establishes the value of the [[euro]] currency.
*[[1999]] &ndash; The first [[President of Russia]], [[Boris Yeltsin]], resigns from office, leaving [[Prime Minister of Russia|Prime Minister]] [[Vladimir Putin]] as the [[Acting President of Russia|acting President]] and successor.
*  1999   &ndash; The U.S. government hands control of the [[Panama Canal]] (as well all the adjacent land to the canal known as the [[Panama Canal Zone]]) to [[Panama]]. This act complied with the signing of the 1977 [[Torrijos–Carter Treaties]].
*  1999   &ndash; [[Indian Airlines Flight 814]] hijacking ends after seven days with the release of 190 survivors at [[Kandahar Airport]], [[Afghanistan]].
*[[2001]] &ndash; Rwanda adopts a new [[Flag of Rwanda|national flag]] and [[Rwanda Nziza|anthem]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Vesperini |first=Helen |title=Rwanda unveils new flag and anthem |date=31 December 2001 |work=[[BBC News]]  |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1735405.stm |access-date=24 August 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031105035109/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1735405.stm |archive-date=5 November 2003}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; The official opening of [[Taipei 101]], the [[List of tallest buildings and structures in the world|tallest]] [[skyscraper]] at that time in the world, standing at a height of {{convert|509|m|ft}}.
*[[2009]] &ndash; Both a [[blue moon]] and a [[December 2009 lunar eclipse|lunar eclipse]] occur.
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[2010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak|Tornadoes]] touch down in [[Midwestern United States|midwestern]] and [[southern United States]], including [[Washington County, Arkansas]]; [[Greater St. Louis]], [[Sunset Hills, Missouri]], [[Illinois]], and [[Oklahoma]], 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.
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[NASA]] succeeds in putting the first of two [[Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory]] [[satellite]]s in orbit around the [[Moon]].
*[[2014]] &ndash; A New Year's Eve celebration [[2014 Shanghai stampede|stampede]] in [[Shanghai]] kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others.
*[[2015]] &ndash; A fire breaks out at the Downtown Address Hotel in [[Downtown Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]], located near the [[Burj Khalifa]], two hours before the [[fireworks]] 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.
*[[2018]] &ndash; Thirty-nine people are killed after [[2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse|a ten-story building collapses]] in the industrial city of [[Magnitogorsk]], 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=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2019-01-07}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; The [[World Health Organization]] is informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause, detected in [[Wuhan]].<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 [[COVID-19]], the cause of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<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>
*[[2020]] &ndash; The World Health Organization issues its first emergency use validation for a [[COVID-19 vaccine]].<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==
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===Pre-1600===
* [[695]] &ndash; [[Muhammad ibn al-Qasim]], Umayyad general (d. 715)
*[[1378]] &ndash; [[Pope Callixtus III]] (d. 1458)
*[[1491]] &ndash; [[Jacques Cartier]], French navigator and explorer (d. 1557)
*[[1493]] &ndash; [[Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino]] (d. 1570)
*[[1504]] &ndash; [[Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy]] (d. 1538)
*[[1514]] &ndash; [[Andreas Vesalius]], Belgian anatomist, physician, and author (d. 1564)
*[[1539]] &ndash; [[John Radcliffe (died 1568)|John Radcliffe]], English politician (d. 1568)
*[[1550]] &ndash; [[Henry I, Duke of Guise]] (d. 1588)
*[[1552]] &ndash; [[Simon Forman]], English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)
*[[1572]] &ndash; [[Emperor Go-Yōzei]] of Japan, (d. 1617)
*[[1585]] &ndash; [[Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1585–1645)|Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba]], Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (d. 1645)

===1601–1900===
*[[1668]] &ndash; [[Herman Boerhaave]], Dutch botanist and physician (d. 1738)
*[[1714]] &ndash; [[Arima Yoriyuki]], Japanese mathematician and educator (d. 1783)
*[[1720]] &ndash; [[Charles Edward Stuart]], Scottish claimant to the throne of England (d. 1788)
*[[1738]] &ndash; [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis]], English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of India (d. 1805)
*[[1741]] &ndash; [[Gottfried August Bürger]], German poet and academic (d. 1794)
*[[1763]] &ndash; [[Pierre-Charles Villeneuve]], French admiral (d. 1806)
*[[1774]] &ndash; [[James Bunbury White]], American politician (d. 1819)<ref>{{cite journal|last=Wilcox|first=George W.|url=|title=Profile of an Irish Lady: Bridget Day Beatty|journal=Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, Inc. Bulletin|publication-place=Wilmington, North Carolina|date=May 1993|volume=XXXVIII|issue=3}}</ref>
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[Johann Spurzheim]], German-American physician and phrenologist (d. 1832)
*[[1798]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Robert Faehlmann]], Estonian physician, philologist, and academic (d. 1850)
*[[1805]] &ndash; [[Marie d'Agoult]], 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>
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[George Meade]], American general and engineer (d. 1872)
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Isma'il Pasha]], Egyptian ruler (d. 1895)
*  1830   &ndash; [[Alexander Smith (poet)|Alexander Smith]], Scottish poet and critic (d. 1867)
*[[1833]] &ndash; [[Hugh Nelson (Australian politician)|Hugh Nelson]] Scottish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (d. 1906)
*[[1834]] &ndash; [[Queen Kapiolani]] of Hawai{{okina}}i (d. 1899)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Émile Loubet]], French lawyer and politician, 7th President of France (d. 1929)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Boldini]], Italian painter (d. 1931)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Henry Carter Adams]], American economist and academic (d. 1921)
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Pascoli]], Italian poet and scholar (d. 1912)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[King Kelly]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1894)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Joseph S. Cullinan]], American businessman, co-founder of Texaco (d. 1937)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Robert Grant Aitken]], American astronomer and academic (d. 1951)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Henri Matisse]], French painter and sculptor (d. 1954)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Fred Marriott]], American race car driver (d. 1956)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Konstantin Konik]], Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education (d. 1936)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Julius Meier]], American businessman and politician, 20th Governor of Oregon (d. 1937)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Lawrence Beesley]], English journalist and author (d. 1967)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Arden]], Canadian businesswoman (d. 1966)
*  1878   &ndash; [[Horacio Quiroga]], Uruguayan-Argentinian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1937)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Fred Beebe]], American baseball player and coach (d. 1957)
*  1880   &ndash; [[George Marshall]], American general and politician, 50th United States Secretary of State (d. 1959)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Max Pechstein]], German painter and academic (d. 1955)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Bobby Byrne (baseball)|Bobby Byrne]], American baseball and soccer player (d. 1964)
*  1884   &ndash; [[Mihály Fekete]], Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director (d. 1960)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein]] (d. 1970)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Silvestre Revueltas]], Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1940)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Karl-August Fagerholm]], Finnish politician, 20th Prime Minister of Finland (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>
*  1901   &ndash; [[Nikos Ploumpidis]], Greek educator and politician (d. 1954)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Lionel Daunais]], Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1982)
*  1902   &ndash; [[Roy Goodall]], English footballer (d. 1982)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[William Heynes]], English engineer (d. 1989)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Helen Dodson Prince]], American astronomer and academic (d. 2002)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Simon Wiesenthal]], Ukrainian-Austrian Nazi hunter and author (d. 2005)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Jonah Jones]], American trumpet player and saxophonist (d. 2000)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Carl Dudley]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Enrique Maier]], 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>
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Dal Stivens]], Australian soldier and author (d. 1997)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[John Frost (British Army officer)|John Frost]], Indian-English general (d. 1993)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Mary Logan Reddick]], American neuroembryologist (d. 1966)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Sam Ragan]], American journalist, author, and poet (d. 1996)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Evelyn Knight (singer)|Evelyn Knight]], American singer (d. 2007)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Wilfrid Noyce]], English mountaineer and author (d. 1962)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Ray Graves]], American football player and coach (d. 2015)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Tommy Byrne (baseball)|Tommy Byrne]], American baseball player, coach, and politician (d. 2007)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Carmen Contreras-Bozak]], Puerto Rican-American soldier (d. 2017) 
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Rex Allen]], American actor and singer-songwriter (d. 1999) 
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Tomás Balduino]], Brazilian bishop (d. 2014)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Halina Czerny-Stefańska]], Polish pianist and educator (d. 2001)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Luis Zuloaga]], Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2013)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Giannis Dalianidis]], Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Taylor Mead]], American actor and poet (d. 2013)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Irina Korschunow]], German author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Sri Lal Sukla]], Indian author (d. 2011)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Daphne Oram]], British composer and electronic musician (d. 2003)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Valerie Pearl]], English historian and academic (d. 2016)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Billy Snedden]], Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Attorney-General for Australia (d. 1987)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Ross Barbour (singer)|Ross Barbour]], American pop singer (d. 2011)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Hugh McElhenny]], 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=[[University of Washington]] |access-date=28 December 2022 |date=23 June 2022}}</ref>
*  1928   &ndash; [[Veijo Meri]], Finnish author and translator (d. 2015)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Tatyana Shmyga]], Russian actress and singer (d. 2011) 
*  1928   &ndash; [[Siné]], French cartoonist (d. 2016)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Mies Bouwman]], Dutch television host (d. 2018)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Peter May (cricketer)|Peter May]], English cricketer (d. 1994)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Jaime Escalante]], Bolivian-American educator (d. 2010)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Odetta]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (d. 2008)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Bob Shaw]], Northern Irish journalist and author (d. 1996)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Don James (American football)|Don James]], American football player and coach (d. 2013)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Felix Rexhausen]], German journalist and author (d. 1992)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Edward Bunker]], American author, screenwriter, and actor (d. 2005)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan]], Indian author, poet, and scholar (d. 2017)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Avram Hershko]], Hungarian-Israeli biochemist and physician
*  1937   &ndash; [[Barry Hughes]], Welsh footballer and manager (d. 2019)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Tess Jaray]], Austrian-English painter and educator
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Rosalind Cash]], American singer and actress (d. 1995)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Atje Keulen-Deelstra]], Dutch speed skater (d. 2013)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Willye White]], American sprinter and long jumper (d. 2007)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Mani Neumeier]], German drummer
*  1941   &ndash; Sir [[Alex Ferguson]], Scottish footballer and manager
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Taylor Hackford]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Connie Willis]], American author
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Roy Greenslade]], English journalist and academic
*  1946   &ndash; [[Bryan Hamilton]], Northern Irish footballer and coach
*  1946   &ndash; [[Raphael Kaplinsky]], South African international development academic
*  1946   &ndash; [[Pius Ncube]], Zimbabwean archbishop
*  1946   &ndash; [[Lyudmila Pakhomova]], Russian ice dancer (d. 1986)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Cliff Richey]], 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>
*  1946   &ndash; [[Eric Robson]], Scottish journalist and author
*  1946   &ndash; [[Nigel Rudd]], English businessman, founder of Williams Holdings
*  1946   &ndash; [[Tim Stevens]], English bishop
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Sandy Jardine]], Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Ellen Datlow]], American anthologist and author
*  1949   &ndash; [[Flora Gomes]], Bissau-Guinean filmmaker
*  1949   &ndash; [[Susan Shwartz]], American author
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Bob Gilder]], American golfer
*  1950   &ndash; [[Inge Helten]], German sprinter
*  1950   &ndash; [[Cheryl Womack]], American businesswoman
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Kenny Roberts]], American motorcycle racer
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Vaughan Jones]], New Zealand mathematician and academic (d. 2020)
*  1952   &ndash; [[Jean-Pierre Rives]], French rugby player, painter, and sculptor
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Jane Badler]], American actress
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Alex Salmond]], 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; [[Hermann Tilke]], German racing driver, architect and engineer
*  [[1955]]   &ndash; [[Pula Nikolao Pula]], 9th governor of American Samoa<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>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Robert Goodwill]], English farmer and politician
*  1956   &ndash; [[Helma Knorscheidt]], German shot putter
*  1956   &ndash; [[Steve Rude]], American author and illustrator
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Geoff Marsh]], Australian cricketer and coach
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Liveris Andritsos]], Greek basketball player
*1959 &ndash; [[Val Kilmer]], American actor (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weber |first=Bruce |date=April 2, 2025 |title=Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html |access-date=April 3, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*  1959 &ndash; [[Phill Kline]], American lawyer and politician
*  1959 &ndash; [[Baron Waqa]], Nauruan composer and politician, 14th President of Nauru
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Steve Bruce]], English footballer and manager
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Rick Aguilera]], American baseball player and coach
*  1961   &ndash; [[Jeremy Heywood]], English economist and civil servant (d. 2018)
*  1961   &ndash; [[Nina Li Chi]], Hong Kong actress<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=217 |title = Hong Kong Cinemagic - Nina Li Chi}}</ref>
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Tyrone Corbin]], American basketball player and coach
*  1962   &ndash; [[Chris Hallam]], English-Welsh swimmer and wheelchair racer (d. 2013)
*  1962   &ndash; [[Jennifer Higdon]], 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>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Winston Benjamin]], Antiguan cricketer
*  1964   &ndash; [[Michael McDonald (comedian)|Michael McDonald]], American comedian, actor, and director
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Tony Dorigo]], Australian-English footballer and sportscaster
*  1965   &ndash; [[Julie Doucet]], Canadian cartoonist and author
*  1965   &ndash; [[Laxman Sivaramakrishnan]], Indian cricketer
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Paul McGregor (rugby league)|Paul McGregor]], Australian rugby league player and coach
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Gerry Dee]], Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
*  1968   &ndash; [[Junot Diaz]], Dominican-born American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Jorjão (footballer)|Jorjão]], Brazilian footballer
*  1970   &ndash; [[Danny McNamara (musician)|Danny McNamara]], English singer-songwriter
*  1970   &ndash; [[Carlos Morales Quintana]], Spanish-Danish architect and sailor
*  1970   &ndash; [[Bryon Russell]], American basketball player
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Brent Barry]], American basketball player and sportscaster
*  1971   &ndash; [[Esteban Loaiza]], Mexican baseball player
*  1971   &ndash; [[Heath Shuler]], American football player and politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Heath Shuler |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/7665/heath-shuler |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Grégory Coupet]], French footballer
*  1972   &ndash; [[Scott Manley]], Scottish YouTube personality
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Shandon Anderson]], American basketball player
*  1973   &ndash; [[Malcolm Middleton]], Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1973   &ndash; [[Curtis Myden]], Canadian swimmer
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Mario Aerts]], Belgian cyclist
*  1974   &ndash; [[Tony Kanaan]], Brazilian race car driver
*  1974   &ndash; [[Ryan Sakoda]], Japanese-American wrestler and trainer
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Rami Alanko]], Finnish ice hockey player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Toni Kuivasto]], Finnish footballer and coach
*  1975   &ndash; [[Rob Penders]], Dutch footballer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Sander Schutgens]], Dutch runner
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Luís Carreira]], Portuguese motorcycle racer (d. 2012)
*  1976   &ndash; [[Matthew Hoggard]], English cricketer
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Wardy Alfaro]], Costa Rican footballer and coach
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Paul O'Neill (racing driver)|Paul O'Neill]], English racing driver
*  1979   &ndash; [[Jeff Waldstreicher]], American lawyer and politician
*1979 &ndash; [[Ricky Whittle]], British actor
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Jesse Carlson]], American baseball player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Matt Cross (wrestler)|Matt Cross]], American wrestler
*  1980   &ndash; [[Richie McCaw]], New Zealand rugby player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Carsten Schlangen]], German runner
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Jason Campbell]], American football player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Francisco García (basketball)|Francisco García]], Dominican basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Francisco Garcia |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/101128/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Matthew Pavlich]], Australian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Margaret Simpson]], Ghanaian heptathlete
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Julio DePaula]], Dominican baseball player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Craig Gordon]], Scottish footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Luke Schenscher]], Australian basketball player
*  1982   &ndash; [[The Rocket Summer]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Jana Veselá]], Czech basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jana Vesela |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/202239/jana-vesela |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Corey Crawford]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Corey Crawford |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/corey-crawford-8470645 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1984   &ndash; [[Ben Hannant]], Australian rugby league player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Gerardo Lugo (footballer, born 1984)|Édgar Lugo]], Mexican footballer 
*  1984   &ndash; [[Calvin Zola]], Congolese footballer
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Jonathan Horton]], American gymnast
*  1985   &ndash; [[Jan Smit (singer)|Jan Smit]], Dutch singer and television host
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Nate Freiman]], American baseball player
*  1986   &ndash; [[Kade Snowden]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Javaris Crittenton]], American basketball player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Seydou Doumbia]], 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; [[Danny Holla]], Dutch footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1987)|Nemanja Nikolić]], Hungarian footballer
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Michal Řepík]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Michal Repik |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/michal-repik-8474153 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Ryo Aitaka]], 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=[[K-1]] |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Kelvin Herrera]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kelvin Herrera |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/kelvin-herrera-516969 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Dennis Everberg]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dennis Everberg |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/dennis-everberg-8477902 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Djené]], 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; [[ND Stevenson]], American cartoonist
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Amy Cure]], Australian track cyclist
*  1992   &ndash; [[Karl Kruuda]], Estonian racing driver
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Gabby Douglas]], 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; [[Edmond Sumner]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Edmond Sumner |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1628410/edmond-sumner |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[J. J. Arcega-Whiteside]], 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=[[ESPN]] |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Ludovic Blas]], 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; [[Cameron Carter-Vickers]], 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; [[Bright Osayi-Samuel]], 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>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Calvin Bassey]], Italian-Nigerian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Calvin Bassey|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/23793/Calvin-Bassey/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>
* 1999   &ndash; [[Leif Davis]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Leif Davis|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/51454/Leif-Davis/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Alycia Parks]], 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>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Katie Volynets]], 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>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Ryan Flamingo]], Dutch footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Ryan Flamingo|url=https://eredivisie.eu/clubs/psv/players/ryan-flamingo/|website=[[Eredivisie]]|access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>
*  2002   &ndash; [[Joe Scally]], American soccer player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joseph Michael Scally|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/joe-scally|publisher=[[Bundesliga]]|access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
*[[45 BC]] &ndash; [[Quintus Fabius Maximus (consul 45 BC)|Quintus Fabius Maximus]], consul suffectus
* [[192]] &ndash; [[Commodus]], 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>
* [[335]] &ndash; [[Pope Sylvester I]]
* [[669]] &ndash; [[Li Shiji]], Chinese general (b. 594) 
* [[914]] &ndash; [[Ibn Hawshab]], founder of the [[Isma'ili]] 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>
*[[1032]] &ndash; [[Ahmad Maymandi]], Persian statesman, vizier of the [[Ghaznavid Empire]]<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>
*[[1164]] &ndash; [[Ottokar III of Styria]] (b. 1124)
*[[1194]] &ndash; [[Leopold V, Duke of Austria]] (b. 1157)
*[[1298]] &ndash; [[Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford]], English politician, [[Lord High Constable of England]] (b. 1249)
*[[1299]] &ndash; [[Margaret, Countess of Anjou]] (b. 1273)
*[[1302]] &ndash; [[Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine]] (b. 1238)
*[[1384]] &ndash; [[John Wycliffe]], English philosopher, theologian, and translator (b. 1331)
*[[1386]] &ndash; [[Johanna of Bavaria, Queen of Bohemia]] (b. c. 1362)
*[[1426]] &ndash; [[Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter]] (b. 1377)
*[[1439]] &ndash; [[Margaret Holland]], English noblewoman (b. 1385)
*[[1460]] &ndash; [[Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury]], English politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1400)
*[[1510]] &ndash; [[Bianca Maria Sforza]], Holy Roman Empress (b. 1472)
*[[1535]] &ndash; [[William Skeffington]], English-Irish politician, [[Lord Deputy of Ireland]] (b. 1465)
*[[1568]] &ndash; [[Shimazu Tadayoshi]], Japanese daimyō (b. 1493)
*[[1575]] &ndash; [[Pierino Belli]], Italian commander and jurist (b. 1502)
*[[1583]] &ndash; [[Thomas Erastus]], Swiss physician and theologian (b. 1524)

===1601–1900===
*[[1610]] &ndash; [[Ludolph van Ceulen]], German-Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1540)
*[[1637]] &ndash; [[Christian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen]], 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>
*[[1650]] &ndash; [[Dorgon]], Chinese emperor (b. 1612)
*[[1655]] &ndash; [[Janusz Radziwiłł (1612–1655)|Janusz Radziwiłł]], Polish–Lithuanian politician (b. 1612)
*  1655   &ndash; [[Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet]], 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>
*[[1673]] &ndash; [[Oliver St John]], English judge and politician, [[Chief Justice of the Common Pleas]] (b. 1598)
*[[1679]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Alfonso Borelli]], Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608)
*[[1691]] &ndash; [[Robert Boyle]], 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>
*  1691   &ndash; [[Dudley North (economist)|Dudley North]], English merchant and economist (b. 1641)
*[[1705]] &ndash; [[Catherine of Braganza]] (b. 1638)
*[[1719]] &ndash; [[John Flamsteed]], English astronomer and academic (b. 1646)
*[[1730]] &ndash; [[Carlo Gimach]], Maltese architect, engineer and poet (b. 1651)
*[[1742]] &ndash; [[Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine]] (b. 1661)
*[[1775]] &ndash; [[Richard Montgomery]], American general (b. 1738)
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Jean-François Marmontel]], French historian and author (b. 1723)
*[[1818]] &ndash; [[Jean-Pierre Duport]], French cellist (b. 1741)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Aleksis Kivi]], Finnish author and playwright (b. 1834)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Catherine Labouré]], French nun and saint (b. 1806)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Gustave Courbet]], French-Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1819)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Samson Raphael Hirsch]], German rabbi and scholar (b. 1808)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Ion Creangă]], Romanian author and educator (b. 1837)
*  1889   &ndash; [[George Kerferd]], English-Australian politician, 10th [[Premier of Victoria]] (b. 1831)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Pancha Carrasco]], Costa Rican soldier (b. 1826)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Samuel Ajayi Crowther]], Nigerian bishop and linguist (b. 1809)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Thomas Joannes Stieltjes]], Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1856)

===1901–present===
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Spencer Trask]], American financier and philanthropist (b. 1844)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Archibald Hoxsey]], American pilot (b. 1884)
*  1910   &ndash; [[John Moisant]], American pilot and engineer (b. 1868)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Boies Penrose]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1860)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Cornelia Clapp]], 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>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Miguel de Unamuno]], Spanish philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1864)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Malcolm Campbell]], English racing driver and journalist (b. 1885)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı]], Turkish philosopher, poet, and politician (b. 1869)
*  1949   &ndash; [[Raimond Valgre]], Estonian pianist and composer (b. 1913)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Charles Koechlin]], French composer and educator (b. 1867)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri]], Indian Muslim scholar (b. 1868)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Albert Plesman]], Dutch businessman, founded [[KLM]] (b. 1889)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Bobby Byrne (baseball)|Bobby Byrne]], American baseball and soccer player (b. 1884)
*  1964   &ndash; [[Ólafur Thors]], Icelandic lawyer and politician, 8th [[Prime Minister of Iceland]] (b. 1892)
*  1964   &ndash; [[Henry Maitland Wilson]], English field marshal (b. 1881)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[George Lewis (clarinetist)|George Lewis]], American clarinet player and composer (b. 1900)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Cyril Scott]], English composer, writer, and poet (b. 1879)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Roberto Clemente]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player and Marine (b. 1934)
*  1972   &ndash; [[Henry Gerber]], German-American activist, founded the [[Society for Human Rights]] (b. 1892)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Basil Wolverton]], American illustrator (b. 1909)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Marshall McLuhan]], Canadian philosopher and theorist (b. 1911)
*  1980   &ndash; [[Raoul Walsh]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Sevim Burak]], Turkish author and playwright (b. 1931)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Ricky Nelson]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1940)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Jerry Turner (anchorman)|Jerry Turner]], American journalist (b. 1929)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Nicolas Calas]], Greek-American poet and critic (b. 1907)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[George Allen (American football coach)|George Allen]], American football player and coach (b. 1918)
*  1990   &ndash; [[Vasily Lazarev]], Russian physician, colonel, and astronaut (b. 1928)
*  1990   &ndash; [[Giovanni Michelucci]], Italian architect and urban planner, designed the [[Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station]] (b. 1891)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Zviad Gamsakhurdia]], Georgian anthropologist and politician, 1st [[President of Georgia]] (b. 1939)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Brandon Teena]], American murder victim (b. 1972)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Big Bertha (cow)|Big Bertha]], Irish [[cattle]] and twice [[Guinness World Record]] 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=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Woody Strode]], American football player, wrestler, and actor (b. 1914)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Wesley Addy]], American actor (b. 1913)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Floyd Cramer]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1933)
*  1997   &ndash; [[Billie Dove]], American actress (b. 1903)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Ted Glossop]], Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1934)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Elliot Richardson]], American lawyer and politician, 69th [[United States Attorney General]] (b. 1920)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi]], Indian Muslim scholar and author (b. 1914)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Alan Cranston]], American journalist and politician (b. 1914)
*  2000   &ndash; [[José Greco]], Italian-American dancer and choreographer (b. 1918)
*  2000   &ndash; [[Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane]], American-Israeli rabbi and scholar (b. 1966)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Eileen Heckart]], American actress (b. 1919)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Kevin MacMichael]], 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>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Arthur R. von Hippel]] German-American physicist and author (b. 1898)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Gérard Debreu]], French economist and mathematician, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1921)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Enrico Di Giuseppe]], American tenor and educator (b. 1932)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Phillip Whitehead]], English screenwriter, producer, and politician (b. 1937)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Ya'akov Hodorov]], 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; [[Seymour Martin Lipset]], American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1922)
*  2006   &ndash; [[George Sisler, Jr.]], American businessman (b. 1917)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Roy Amara]], American scientific researcher (b. 1925)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Michael Goldberg (painter)|Michael Goldberg]], American painter and educator (b. 1924)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Bill Idelson]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1919)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Milton L. Klein]], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1910)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Ettore Sottsass]], Austrian-Italian architect and designer (b. 1917)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Donald E. Westlake]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1933)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Cahal Daly]], Irish cardinal and philosopher, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh|Archbishop of Armagh]] (b. 1917)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Justin Keating]], Irish surgeon, journalist, and politician, [[Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment|Minister for Industry and Commerce]] (b. 1930)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Raymond Impanis]], Belgian cyclist (b. 1925)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Per Oscarsson]], Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Tarak Mekki]], 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=[[La Presse de Tunisie]] |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; [[Jovette Marchessault]], 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=[[Le Devoir]] |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; [[Günter Rössler]], 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=[[Der Spiegel|Spiegel Online]] |date=January 2, 2013 |access-date=October 17, 2024|language=de |trans-title=Nude Photographer Günter Rössler Is Dead}}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[James Avery (actor)|James Avery]], 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=[[CNN]]|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; [[Roberto Ciotti]], 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=[[La Repubblica]]|date=December 31, 2013 |language=it |trans-title=Goodbye to Roberto Ciotti, Roman bluesman. He was called the Italian Eric Clapton}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Bob Grant (radio host)|Bob Grant]], 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=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|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; [[Irina Korschunow]], 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=[[Der Spiegel|Spiegel Online]] |date=January 7, 2014 |access-date=October 17, 2024|language=de |trans-title=Irina Korschunow Is Dead}}</ref>
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Edward Herrmann]], 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=[[AP News]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=December 31, 2014|access-date=October 17, 2024}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[Abdullah Hussain]], 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=[[BH (newspaper)|BH]] |date=31 December 2014 |language=ms |trans-title=National Laureate, Abdullah Hussain Died}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[Norm Phelps]], 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=[[Compassion Over Killing]] |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; [[S. Arthur Spiegel]], 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=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[ESPN]] |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=[[WXIX-TV|Fox 19 Now]] |date=January 2, 2015}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington]], 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>
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Natalie Cole]], 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=[[The New York Times]] |date=1 January 2016}}</ref>
*  2015   &ndash; [[Wayne Rogers]], 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=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=January 1, 2016 |first=Antoinette |last=Bueno |date=31 December 2014 |publisher=[[CBS Television Distribution]] |agency=[[CBS Studios Inc.]]}}</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=[[BNO News]] |access-date=January 1, 2016 |date=31 December 2015}}</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[William Christopher]], 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=[[Reuters]]|date=December 31, 2016 |access-date=October 17, 2024}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Kader Khan]], 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=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Betty White]], 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=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=December 31, 2021 |first=Jon |last=Blistein |date=31 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Pope Benedict XVI]], 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=[[BBC]] |last=McGarvey |first=Emily |date=1 January 2023 |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref>
*  2022   &ndash; [[Barry Lane]], 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>
* [[2023]]  &ndash; [[Cale Yarborough]], American [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] racing driver and founder of [[Cale Yarborough Motorsports]], [[NASCAR Cup Series]] champion ([[1976 NASCAR Cup Series|1976]], [[1977 NASCAR Cup Series|1977]], [[1978 NASCAR Cup Series|1978]]) (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=[[ESPN]] |date=December 31, 2023}}</ref>
* [[2024]] &ndash; [[Arnold Rüütel]], Estonian politician, 3rd [[President of Estonia]] (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 – [[Johnnie Walker (DJ)|Johnnie Walker]], 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=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Pope Sylvester I]] ([[Catholic Church]])
**[[December 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis]] ([[Azerbaijan]])
*[[New Year's Eve]] ([[International observance]]), and its related observances:
**[[First Night]] ([[United States]])
**Last Day of the Year or ''[[Bisperás ng Bagong Taón]]'', special holiday between [[Rizal Day]] and [[New Year's Day]] ([[Philippines]])
**[[Novy God]] Eve ([[Russia]]) 
**[[Ōmisoka]] ([[Japan]])
**The first day of [[Hogmanay]] or "Auld Year's Night" ([[Scotland]])
*The seventh of the [[Twelve Days of Christmas]] ([[Western Christianity]])
*The sixth and [[penultimate]] day of [[Kwanzaa]] (United States)

== See also ==
*[[January 0]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/31 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=31}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/31 Historical Events on December 31]

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[[Category:Days of December]]