December 31

December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. It is known by a collection of names including: Saint Sylvester's Day,[1] 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.

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Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1901 Karl-August Fagerholm, Finnish politician, valtioneuvos, the Speaker of the Parliament and the Prime Minister of Finland (d. 1984)[25]
  • 1901 Nikos Ploumpidis, Greek educator and politician (d. 1954)
  • 1902 Lionel Daunais, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1982)
  • 1902 Roy Goodall, English footballer (d. 1982)
  • 1903 William Heynes, English engineer (d. 1989)
  • 1905 Helen Dodson Prince, American astronomer and academic (d. 2002)
  • 1908 Simon Wiesenthal, Ukrainian-Austrian Nazi hunter and author (d. 2005)
  • 1909 Jonah Jones, American trumpet player and saxophonist (d. 2000)
  • 1910 Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
  • 1910 Enrique Maier, Spanish tennis player (d. 1981)[26]
  • 1911 Dal Stivens, Australian soldier and author (d. 1997)
  • 1912 John Frost, Indian-English general (d. 1993)
  • 1914 Mary Logan Reddick, American neuroembryologist (d. 1966)
  • 1915 Sam Ragan, American journalist, author, and poet (d. 1996)
  • 1917 Evelyn Knight, American singer (d. 2007)
  • 1917 Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (d. 1962)
  • 1918 Ray Graves, American football player and coach (d. 2015)
  • 1919 Tommy Byrne, American baseball player, coach, and politician (d. 2007)
  • 1919 Carmen Contreras-Bozak, Puerto Rican-American soldier (d. 2017)
  • 1920 Rex Allen, American actor and singer-songwriter (d. 1999)
  • 1922 Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (d. 2014)
  • 1922 Halina Czerny-Stefańska, Polish pianist and educator (d. 2001)
  • 1922 Luis Zuloaga, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2013)
  • 1923 Giannis Dalianidis, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
  • 1924 Taylor Mead, American actor and poet (d. 2013)
  • 1925 Irina Korschunow, German author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
  • 1925 Sri Lal Sukla, Indian author (d. 2011)
  • 1925 Daphne Oram, British composer and electronic musician (d. 2003)
  • 1926 Valerie Pearl, English historian and academic (d. 2016)
  • 1926 Billy Snedden, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Attorney-General for Australia (d. 1987)
  • 1928 Ross Barbour, American pop singer (d. 2011)
  • 1928 Hugh McElhenny, American football player (d. 2022)[27]
  • 1928 Veijo Meri, Finnish author and translator (d. 2015)
  • 1928 Tatyana Shmyga, Russian actress and singer (d. 2011)
  • 1928 Siné, French cartoonist (d. 2016)
  • 1929 Mies Bouwman, Dutch television host (d. 2018)
  • 1929 Peter May, English cricketer (d. 1994)
  • 1930 Jaime Escalante, Bolivian-American educator (d. 2010)
  • 1930 Odetta, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (d. 2008)
  • 1931 Bob Shaw, Northern Irish journalist and author (d. 1996)
  • 1932 Don James, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
  • 1932 Felix Rexhausen, German journalist and author (d. 1992)
  • 1933 Edward Bunker, American author, screenwriter, and actor (d. 2005)
  • 1934 Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan, Indian author, poet, and scholar (d. 2017)
  • 1937 Avram Hershko, Hungarian-Israeli biochemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1937 Barry Hughes, Welsh footballer and manager (d. 2019)
  • 1937 Tess Jaray, Austrian-English painter and educator
  • 1938 Rosalind Cash, American singer and actress (d. 1995)
  • 1938 Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Dutch speed skater (d. 2013)
  • 1939 Willye White, American sprinter and long jumper (d. 2007)
  • 1940 Mani Neumeier, German drummer
  • 1941 Sir Alex Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager
  • 1944 Taylor Hackford, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1945 Connie Willis, American author
  • 1946 Roy Greenslade, English journalist and academic
  • 1946 Bryan Hamilton, Northern Irish footballer and coach
  • 1946 Raphael Kaplinsky, South African international development academic
  • 1946 Pius Ncube, Zimbabwean archbishop
  • 1946 Lyudmila Pakhomova, Russian ice dancer (d. 1986)
  • 1946 Cliff Richey, American tennis player[28]
  • 1946 Eric Robson, Scottish journalist and author
  • 1946 Nigel Rudd, English businessman, founded Williams Holdings
  • 1946 Tim Stevens, English bishop
  • 1948 Sandy Jardine, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
  • 1949 Ellen Datlow, American anthologist and author
  • 1949 Flora Gomes, Bissau-Guinean filmmaker
  • 1949 Susan Shwartz, American author
  • 1950 Bob Gilder, American golfer
  • 1950 Inge Helten, German sprinter
  • 1950 Cheryl Womack, American businesswoman
  • 1951 Kenny Roberts, American motorcycle racer
  • 1952 Vaughan Jones, New Zealand mathematician and academic (d. 2020)
  • 1952 Jean-Pierre Rives, French rugby player, painter, and sculptor
  • 1953 Jane Badler, American actress
  • 1954 Alex Salmond, Scottish economist and politician, First Minister of Scotland[29]
  • 1954 Hermann Tilke, German racing driver, architect and engineer
  • 1956 Robert Goodwill, English farmer and politician
  • 1956 Helma Knorscheidt, German shot putter
  • 1956 Steve Rude, American author and illustrator
  • 1958 Geoff Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach
  • 1959 Liveris Andritsos, Greek basketball player
  • 1959 Phill Kline, American lawyer and politician, Kansas Attorney General
  • 1959 Baron Waqa, Nauruan composer and politician, 14th President of Nauru
  • 1960 Steve Bruce, English footballer and manager
  • 1961 Rick Aguilera, American baseball player and coach
  • 1961 Jeremy Heywood, English economist and civil servant (d. 2018)
  • 1961 Nina Li Chi, Hong Kong actress[30]
  • 1962 Tyrone Corbin, American basketball player and coach
  • 1962 Chris Hallam, English-Welsh swimmer and wheelchair racer (d. 2013)
  • 1962 Jennifer Higdon, American composer[31]
  • 1964 Winston Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer
  • 1964 Michael McDonald, American comedian, actor, and director
  • 1965 Tony Dorigo, Australian-English footballer and sportscaster
  • 1965 Julie Doucet, Canadian cartoonist and author
  • 1965 Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Indian cricketer
  • 1967 Paul McGregor, Australian rugby league player and coach
  • 1968 Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
  • 1968 Junot Diaz, Dominican-born American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
  • 1970 Jorjão, Brazilian footballer
  • 1970 Danny McNamara, English singer-songwriter
  • 1970 Carlos Morales Quintana, Spanish-Danish architect and sailor
  • 1970 Bryon Russell, American basketball player
  • 1971 Brent Barry, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 1971 Esteban Loaiza, Mexican baseball player
  • 1971 Heath Shuler, American football player and politician[32]
  • 1972 Grégory Coupet, French footballer
  • 1972 Scott Manley, Scottish YouTube personality
  • 1973 Shandon Anderson, American basketball player
  • 1973 Malcolm Middleton, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1973 Curtis Myden, Canadian swimmer
  • 1974 Joe Abercrombie, English author
  • 1974 Mario Aerts, Belgian cyclist
  • 1974 Tony Kanaan, Brazilian race car driver
  • 1974 Ryan Sakoda, Japanese-American wrestler and trainer
  • 1975 Rami Alanko, Finnish ice hockey player
  • 1975 Toni Kuivasto, Finnish footballer and coach
  • 1975 Rob Penders, Dutch footballer
  • 1975 Sander Schutgens, Dutch runner
  • 1976 Luís Carreira, Portuguese motorcycle racer (d. 2012)
  • 1976 Matthew Hoggard, English cricketer
  • 1977 Wardy Alfaro, Costa Rican footballer and coach
  • 1979 Paul O'Neill, English racing driver
  • 1979 Jeff Waldstreicher, American lawyer and politician
  • 1980 Jesse Carlson, American baseball player
  • 1980 Matt Cross, American wrestler
  • 1980 Richie McCaw, New Zealand rugby player
  • 1980 Carsten Schlangen, German runner
  • 1981 Jason Campbell, American football player
  • 1981 Francisco García, Dominican basketball player[33]
  • 1981 Matthew Pavlich, Australian footballer
  • 1981 Margaret Simpson, Ghanaian heptathlete
  • 1981 Ricky Whittle, English actor
  • 1982 Julio DePaula, Dominican baseball player
  • 1982 Craig Gordon, Scottish footballer
  • 1982 Luke Schenscher, Australian basketball player
  • 1982 The Rocket Summer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1983 Jana Veselá, Czech basketball player[34]
  • 1984 Corey Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player[35]
  • 1984 Ben Hannant, Australian rugby league player
  • 1984 Édgar Lugo, Mexican footballer
  • 1984 Calvin Zola, Congolese footballer
  • 1985 Jonathan Horton, American gymnast
  • 1985 Jan Smit, Dutch singer and television host
  • 1986 Nate Freiman, American baseball player
  • 1986 Kade Snowden, Australian rugby league player
  • 1987 Javaris Crittenton, American basketball player
  • 1987 Danny Holla, Dutch footballer
  • 1987 Nemanja Nikolić, Hungarian footballer
  • 1988 Michal Řepík, Czech ice hockey player[36]
  • 1989 Ryo Aitaka, Japanese kickboxer and professional wrestler[37]
  • 1989 Kelvin Herrera, Dominican baseball player[38]
  • 1991 Dennis Everberg, Swedish ice hockey player[39]
  • 1991 ND Stevenson, American cartoonist
  • 1992 Amy Cure, Australian track cyclist
  • 1992 Karl Kruuda, Estonian racing driver
  • 1995 Gabby Douglas, American gymnast[40]
  • 1995 Edmond Sumner, American basketball player[41]
  • 1996 J. J. Arcega-Whiteside, Spanish-American football player[42]
  • 1997 Cameron Carter-Vickers, English-American soccer player[43]
  • 2000 Alycia Parks, American tennis player[44]
  • 2001 Katie Volynets, American tennis player[45]
  • 2002 Joe Scally, American soccer player[46]

Deaths

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Holidays and observances

See also

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