December 31

December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 0 days remaining.

Events:

• 1995: The publication of the last new Calvin and Hobbes cartoon strip

Births:

• 1927: Sir Anthony Hopkins (actor: The Silence of the Lambs, The Lion in Winter, Howards End)

Deaths:

• 1972: Roberto Clemente, baseball player, plane crash
• 1980: Marshall McLuhan (one of the founders of media studies)

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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