26 notable people died on December 31, including Gerard Debreu, Gilles Joye, Ignacio Vallarta.
21st Century
8 deaths
Gerard Debreu
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1983)
Andrzej Wiktor
biologistmalacologist
Polish zoologist and university teacher (1931-2018)
Kader Khan
actorfilm producer
Indian-Canadian film actor, script and dialogue writer
Abdullah Hussain
prose writertranslator
Malaysian novelist
Justin Keating
journalistpolitician
Irish politician (1930-2009)
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Edward Prus
historianpolitical scientist
Polish academic
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Wesley Burrowes
bridge playerplaywright
Irish dramatist and screenwriter, bridge player (1930–2015)
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Mercedes Rein
literary criticnovelist
Uruguayan writer and literary critic (1930-2006)
20th Century
6 deaths
Jan Kemp
ministerpolitician
Military leader and politician from South Africa (1872-1946)
Ahmet Tevfik İleri
civil engineerpolitician
Turkish statesperson (1911–1961)
József Kiss
editing staffpoet
Poet (1843–1921)
Ferdinand Finne
graphic artistpainter
Norwegian artist (1910-1999)
Valerian Onițiu
chess composerchess player
Romanian chess player
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George O'Brien
economistpolitician
Irish politician, economist and academic (1892-1973)
19th Century
3 deaths
Ignacio Vallarta
diplomatjudge
Mexican politician (1830–1893)
Oscar Alin
historianpolitical scientist
Swedish historian and politician (1846–1900)
Pierre Bruno Bourla
architect
Paris-born Belgian architect (1783–1866)
18th Century
4 deaths
Peter Kolbe
astronomerexplorer
Astronomer (1675-1726) in South Africa
Louis Bourguet
anthropologistarchaeologist
French geologist and archaeologist
William Wycherley
playwrightpoet
English dramatist of the Restoration period
Richard Montgomery
military officer
Irish-born soldier in the British Army, later in the American Continental Army (1738–1775)
17th Century
3 deaths
Robert Boyle
chemistphilosopher
Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor
Ludolph van Ceulen
fencermathematician
German-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)
Philipp Clüver
geographerhistorian
German geographer and historian (1580–1622)
16th Century
1 death
Luis de Granada
Catholic priesttheologian
Spanish theologian
15th Century
1 death
Gilles Joye
composerpoet
Musician
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