Ruben Yesayan
Russian-Armenian test pilot
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Deaths on December 31
This archive lists notable deaths associated with December 31 across multiple years.
Dame Karen Poutasi
New Zealand public health official
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Mohamed Harbi
Algerian historian
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Imants Freibergs
Latvian computer scientist
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Mukhsin Mukhamadiev
Tajik-Russian football player (Tajikistan national team
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Tim Robertson
English-born Australian actor (Chances
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Margaret Anne Staggers
American politician
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Jeon Jun-ho
South Korean baseball player (Hyundai Unicorns
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Nexhat Daci
Kosovan politician
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Candy Raymond
Australian actress (Don's Party
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Morris Kahn
South African-born Israeli entrepreneur
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Yuri Sudakov Russian boxer dead at age 77
Yuri Sudakov, a Russian boxer and boxing coach,
died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 77. Born Yuri Evgenievich Sudakov on July 3, 1948, in Moscow, he competed…
Harvey Pratt Forensic artist dead at age 84
Harvey Pratt, an American forensic and Native American artist,
died on December 31, 2025, at age 84. Pratt, also known as Harvey Phillip Pratt, worked for more than 40 years…
Mark McCullough American lighting designer dead at age 62
Mark McCullough, an American lighting designer,
died on December 31, 2025. A native of North Carolina, he studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts and the Yale School…
Elizabeth Kelly Actress dead at age 104
Elizabeth Kelly, the English actress best known for playing Nellie Ellis in the BBC soap opera EastEnders,
died on December 31, 2025, aged 104. Born Elizabeth Hutton Kelly in Newcastle…
Pasha Kasanov Ukrainian football player and manager dead at age 72
Pasha Kasanov, a Ukrainian football player and manager,
died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 72. Known as Pasha Namazovych Kasanov, he played for Nyva Vinnytsia and Metalurh…
Dean C. Jessee American historian dead at age 96
Dean C. Jessee, an American historian of the early Latter Day Saint movement and a leading expert on the writings of Joseph Smith Jr.,
died on December 31, 2025. Born…
Paul Idlout Canadian Inuk Anglican bishop dead at age 90
Paul Idlout, a Canadian Inuk Anglican bishop and former police constable,
died on December 31, 2025. Born on April 21, 1935, in Pond Inlet, Northwest Territories, he was raised in…
Enno Hallek Artist dead at age 94
Enno Hallek, a Swedish artist and academic,
died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 94. Born in Rohuküla, Estonia, on November 7, 1931, he moved with his family…
Francis Hallé French botanist and biologist dead at age 87
Francis Hallé, the French botanist and biologist,
died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 87. He was a specialist in tropical rainforests and tree architecture, and is best…
Bobby Gosh American musician and singer-songwriter dead at age 89
Bobby Gosh, an American musician and singer-songwriter known for writing “A Little Bit More,”
died on December 31, 2025, at age 89. Born Robert Gosch on May 31, 1936, in…
Jerry Bledsoe Author, journalist dead at age 84
Jerry Bledsoe, an American author and journalist,
died on December 31, 2025, at age 84. Born in Danville, Virginia, on July 14, 1941, he was known for several true crime…
Billy Ray Barnes American football player dead at age 90
Billy Ray Barnes, an American football player and coach,
died on December 31, 2025, at age 90. Barnes was a halfback in the National Football League, playing for the Philadelphia…
Jiří Zubrický Czech Olympic weightlifter dead at age 61
Jiří Zubrický, a Czech Olympic weightlifter who competed in the 1988 and 1992 Games for Czechoslovakia,
died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 61. Born in Most on…
Godiya Akwashiki Only Eggon Representative In House of Rep dead at age 52
Godiya Akwashiki, Nigerian politician and senator representing Nasarawa North since 2019,
died on December 31, 2025. He was elected to the Senate in Nigeria’s 2019 general elections and re-elected in…
Dick Zimmer American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives dead at age 81
Dick Zimmer, an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997,
died on December 31, 2025, at age 81. A Republican from New Jersey,…
Gillian Wagner Writer and philanthropist dead at age 98
Dame Gillian Wagner, British writer and philanthropist and chair of Barnardo's,
died on December 31, 2025, aged 98. Born Gillian Mary Millicent Graham in London on October 25, 1927, she…
Hayden Thompson American rockabilly musician dead at age 87
Hayden Thompson, an American singer, songwriter and rockabilly musician,
died on December 31, 2025, at age 87. Born in Booneville, Mississippi, Thompson was a member of the Rockabilly Hall of…
Viktor Nastashevskyi
Ukrainian footballer (Dynamo Kyiv
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2025
Viktor Alksnis
Russian politician
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2025
John B. O’Reilly
American politician
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2025
Jocelyn Wildenstein
Swiss socialite
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2025
Igor Poznič
Slovenian footballer (NK Maribor
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2025
Chad Morgan
Australian country singer and guitarist
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2025
Nora Orlandi
Italian musician and film composer (The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2025
Otmar Grossbötzl
Austrian footballer
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2025
K. S. Manilal
Indian botany scholar and taxonomist
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2025
Lyn Fleming
New Zealand Police officer (Nelson)
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2025
Lawrence Sydney Nicasio
Belizean Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Monday January 1st 2024
Peter Magubane
South African photographer
Died on Monday January 1st 2024
Iwona Śledzińska-Katarasińska
Polish politician
Died on Monday January 1st 2024
Jaerock Lee
South Korean Christian pastor and convicted sex offender
Died on Sunday December 31st 2023
Gangsta Boo
American rapper
Died on Sunday January 1st 2023
Edith Pearlman
American short story writer
Died on Sunday January 1st 2023
Jeremiah Green
American founding member and drummer of the band Modest Mouse
Died on Sunday January 1st 2023
R. K. Krishna Kumar
Indian entrepreneur (Tata Sons
Died on Sunday January 1st 2023
Doug Baker
English rugby union player (Old Merchant Taylors
Died on Sunday January 1st 2023
Kadri Mälk
Estonian artist and jewellery designer
Died on Sunday January 1st 2023
Frank McGarvey
Scottish footballer (St Mirren
Died on Sunday January 1st 2023
N. C. Debbarma
Indian politician
Died on Sunday January 1st 2023
Edward I-hsin Chen
Taiwanese politician
Died on Sunday January 1st 2023
Anita Pointer
American singer.
Died on Sunday January 1st 2023
Paul Adegboyega Olawoore
Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Saturday January 1st 2022
Bob Leamy
New Zealand Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Saturday January 1st 2022
Edna Brown
American politician
Died on Saturday January 1st 2022
Ramiz Abutalibov
Azerbaijani diplomat and historian
Died on Saturday January 1st 2022
Francesco Forte
Italian politician
Died on Saturday January 1st 2022
Dan Reeves
American footballer
Died on Saturday January 1st 2022
Robin Leamy
New Zealand Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Saturday January 1st 2022
Igor Zhirnov
Russian guitarist
Died on Saturday January 1st 2022
Calisto Tanzi
Italian businessman
Died on Saturday January 1st 2022
Paul Etyang
Ugandan politician
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Alex Asmasoebrata
Indonesian racer
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Ja’far Al-Kaff
Indonesian Islamic cleric
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Ernesto Gismondi
Italian deisgner
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Jan Vering
German gospel singer and playwright
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Bernard Guignedoux
French footballer and football manager
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
Iranian cleric
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Dhimitër Orgocka
Albanian actor
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Abderrahim Lahjouji
Moroccan businessman and politician
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Ishak Pamumbu Lambe
Indonesian priest and politician
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Igor Vershinin
Russian literary critic
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Igor Vladimirovich Vershinin
Russian literary critic
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Traude Dierdorf
Austrian politician
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Traude Dierdof
Austrian politician
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Carlos do Carmo
Portuguese fado singer
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Muhammad Arif
Indonesian politician
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Apu Onyimamsches
Croation civil servant of Turopolje emergency services 1994 - 2008
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Turopolje
Croation civil servant of Turopolje emergency services 1994 - 2008
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Muspandi
Indonesian politician
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Deaths in 2020
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Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Samuel Little
American serial killer
Died on Thursday December 31st 2020
Jack Sheldon
American trumpeter and actor (Schoolhouse Rock!)
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Gennadiy Valyukevich
Belarusian triple jumper
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Ken Strongman
British-born New Zealand psychologist and academic (University of Canterbury)
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Marion Chesney
Scottish novelist (Death of a Gossip
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Jack Garfein
Ukrainian-American director (Something Wild)
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Ivo-Valentino Tomaš
Croatian football player
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Germán Marín
Chilean writer
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Gertrude Himmelfarb
American historian
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli
Lybian-Italian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Tommy Forgan
English footballer (York City)
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Dudley Kernick
English footballer (Stoke City)
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019