| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Wesley Addy |
Actor |
4-Aug-1913 |
31-Dec-1996 |
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? |
| George Allen |
Football |
29-Apr-1918 |
31-Dec-1990 |
The Future is Now |
| Charles E. Bohlen |
Diplomat |
30-Aug-1904 |
31-Dec-1974 |
US Ambassador to USSR, 1953-57 |
| Giovanni Alfonso Borelli |
Doctor |
28-Jan-1608 |
31-Dec-1679 |
De motu animalium |
| Henry A. Byroade |
Diplomat |
24-Jul-1913 |
31-Dec-1993 |
US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1973-77 |
| Cornelius Cardew |
Musician |
7-May-1936 |
31-Dec-1981 |
Experimental composer |
| Catherine of Braganza |
Royalty |
25-Nov-1638 |
31-Dec-1705 |
Consort of English King Charles II |
| Roberto Clemente |
Baseball |
18-Aug-1934 |
31-Dec-1972 |
Puerto Rican baseball star |
| Commodus |
Royalty |
31-Aug-161 AD |
31-Dec-192 AD |
Roman Emperor, 177-192 AD |
| Gustave Courbet |
Painter |
10-Jun-1819 |
31-Dec-1877 |
French Realist painter |
| Floyd Cramer |
Country Musician |
27-Oct-1933 |
31-Dec-1997 |
Country music pianist |
| Alan Cranston |
Politician |
19-Jun-1914 |
31-Dec-2000 |
US Senator from California, 1969-93 |
| Samuel Crowther |
Religion |
c. 1809 |
31-Dec-1891 |
African missionary bishop |
| George M. Dallas |
Politician |
10-Jul-1792 |
31-Dec-1864 |
Vice President under James Knox Polk |
| Gerard Debreu |
Economist |
4-Jul-1921 |
31-Dec-2004 |
Supply and demand theorist |
| Billie Dove |
Actor |
14-May-1903 |
31-Dec-1997 |
The Black Pirate |
| Peter Duel |
Actor |
24-Feb-1940 |
31-Dec-1971 |
Alias Smith and Jones |
| Thomas Erastus |
Religion |
7-Sep-1524 |
31-Dec-1583 |
A Treatise of Excommunication |
| John Flamsteed |
Astronomer |
19-Aug-1646 |
31-Dec-1719 |
Founder of Greenwich Observatory |
| Jack Fletcher |
Photographer |
1917 |
31-Dec-2003 |
National Geographic photographer |
| Léon Gambetta |
Head of State |
2-Apr-1838 |
31-Dec-1882 |
Consolidated democracy in France |
| Zviad Gamsakhurdia |
Head of State |
31-Mar-1939 |
31-Dec-1993 |
First elected President of Georgia |
| Eileen Heckart |
Actor |
29-Mar-1919 |
31-Dec-2001 |
Butterflies Are Free |
| Ray Henderson |
Songwriter |
1-Dec-1896 |
31-Dec-1970 |
The Best Things in Life Are Free |
| Seymour M. Lipset |
Sociologist |
18-Mar-1922 |
31-Dec-2006 |
American Exceptionalism |
| Maxim Litvinov |
Government |
17-Jul-1876 |
31-Dec-1951 |
Soviet foreign minister, ousted in nod to Hitler |
| Marshall McLuhan |
Author |
21-Jul-1911 |
31-Dec-1980 |
The medium is the message |
| Richard Montgomery |
Military |
2-Dec-1736 |
31-Dec-1775 |
Revolutionary general felled at Quebec |
| Ricky Nelson |
Musician |
8-May-1940 |
31-Dec-1985 |
I'm Walkin' |
| John Newton |
Religion |
4-Aug-1725 |
31-Dec-1807 |
Amazing Grace |
| Boies Penrose |
Politician |
1-Nov-1860 |
31-Dec-1921 |
US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1897-1921 |
| Matthew Perkins |
Business |
23-Nov-1911 |
31-Dec-1990 |
Founder of Perkins Restaurant and Bakery |
| Paula Raymond |
Actor |
23-Nov-1924 |
31-Dec-2003 |
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms |
| Karl Renner |
Head of State |
14-Dec-1870 |
31-Dec-1950 |
President of Austria, 1945-50 |
| Elliot Richardson |
Government |
20-Jul-1920 |
31-Dec-1999 |
Refused to fire Watergate Special Prosecutor |
| Sam Spiegel |
Film/TV Producer |
11-Nov-1901 |
31-Dec-1985 |
Lawrence of Arabia |
| Woody Strode |
Actor |
28-Jul-1914 |
31-Dec-1994 |
Sergeant Rutledge |
| A. Edward Sutherland |
Film Director |
5-Jan-1895 |
31-Dec-1973 |
The Flying Deuces |
| Miguel de Unamuno |
Philosopher |
29-Sep-1864 |
31-Dec-1936 |
El Cristo de Velázquez |
| George Wackenhut |
Business |
1919 |
31-Dec-2004 |
Founder of Wackenhut |
| Raoul Walsh |
Film Director |
11-Mar-1887 |
31-Dec-1980 |
The Naked and the Dead |
| Thomas J. Watson, Jr. |
Business |
14-Jan-1914 |
31-Dec-1993 |
CEO of IBM, 1956-71 |
| Basil Wolverton |
Artist |
9-Jul-1909 |
31-Dec-1978 |
Mad magazine artist |
| John Wycliffe |
Religion |
c. 1330 |
31-Dec-1384 |
Translated the bible into English |
| Joseph Yablonski |
Labor Leader |
3-Mar-1910 |
31-Dec-1969 |
UMW executive, murdered |
