On this day: December 31
Born on this day
Jacques CartierDecember 31, 1491 – September 24, 1557 · Exploration
Herman BoerhaaveDecember 31, 1668 – September 23, 1738 · Science
Johann Gottlieb GeorgiDecember 31, 1729 – October 27, 1802 · Exploration
Marie d'AgoultDecember 31, 1805 – March 5, 1876 · Music
Émile LoubetDecember 31, 1838 – December 20, 1929 · Politics
Jules DalouDecember 31, 1838 – April 15, 1902 · Art
Giovanni BoldiniDecember 31, 1842 – January 11, 1931 · Art
Wojciech KossakDecember 31, 1856 – July 29, 1942 · Art
Vincas KudirkaDecember 31, 1858 – November 16, 1899 · Music
Robert Grant AitkenDecember 31, 1864 – October 29, 1951 · Science
Henri MatisseDecember 31, 1869 – November 3, 1954 · Art
Vasyl KrychevskyDecember 31, 1872 – November 15, 1952 · Culture
George MarshallDecember 31, 1880 – October 16, 1959 · Politics
Max PechsteinDecember 31, 1881 – June 29, 1955 · Art
Mikhail GurevichDecember 31, 1892 – November 25, 1976 · Technology
Carl Ludwig SiegelDecember 31, 1896 – April 4, 1981 · Science
Silvestre RevueltasDecember 31, 1899 – October 5, 1940 · Music
Vitaly AbalakovDecember 31, 1905 – May 26, 1986 · Exploration
Jule StyneDecember 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994 · Music
Simon WiesenthalDecember 31, 1908 – September 20, 2005 · Culture
Artur FischerDecember 31, 1919 – January 27, 2016 · Technology- Daphne OramDecember 31, 1925 – January 5, 2003 · Music
Anthony HopkinsDecember 31, 1937 – present · Film
Avram HershkoDecember 31, 1937 – present · Science
Sean S. CunninghamDecember 31, 1941 – present · Film
Andy SummersDecember 31, 1942 – present · Music
Ben KingsleyDecember 31, 1943 – present · Film
John DenverDecember 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997 · Music
Taylor HackfordDecember 31, 1944 – present · Film
Leonard AdlemanDecember 31, 1945 – present · Science
Rita LeeDecember 31, 1947 – May 8, 2023 · Music
Tim MathesonDecember 31, 1947 – present · Film
Donna SummerDecember 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012 · Music
Viktor AfanasyevDecember 31, 1948 – present · Space
Vaughan JonesDecember 31, 1952 – September 6, 2020 · Science
Hermann TilkeDecember 31, 1954 – present · Culture
Bebe NeuwirthDecember 31, 1958 – present · Film
Baron WaqaDecember 31, 1959 – present · Music
Scott IanDecember 31, 1963 – present · Music
Michael McDonaldDecember 31, 1964 – present · Film
Joey McIntyreDecember 31, 1972 – present · Music- Chris TerrioDecember 31, 1976 – present · Film
PsyDecember 31, 1977 – present · Music
Odunlade Jonathan AdekolaDecember 31, 1978 – present · Film
Founding of East India CompanyDecember 31, 1600 · Companies
Battle of QuebecDecember 31, 1775 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of Sabadell BankDecember 31, 1881 · Companies
Founding of Televiziunea RomânăDecember 31, 1956 · Companies
Founding of Magyar TelekomDecember 31, 1991 · Companies
Battle of GroznyDecember 31, 1994 – February 8, 1995 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of ViacomDecember 31, 2005 · Companies