Births and Deaths on 31 December
- 1914
- Cyril Stapleton(Blue Star (The Medic Theme)) was born in England, UK
- 1917
- Evelyn Knight(Powder Your Face With Sunshine) was born in Virginia, US
- 1920
- Rex Allen(Don't Go Near The Indians) was born in Arizona, US
- 1922
- Johnnie Mae Matthews(The Headshrinker) was born in Alabama, US
- 1930
- June Gardner(It's Gonna Rain) was born in Louisiana, US
- Odetta(Bourgeois Blues) was born in Alabama, US
- 1936
- Siw Malmkvist(Sole Sole Sole) was born in Sweden
- 1938
- Roy Lee Johnson(Boogaloo Number 3) was born in Georgia, US
- 1942
- Andy Summers(The Police/Dantalian's Chariot/Zoot Money's Big Roll Band/Soft Machine/The Animals) was born in England, UK
- 1943
- John Denver(Annie's Song) was born in New Mexico, US
- Pete Quaife(The Kinks) was born in England, UK
- 1946
- Peter Wells(Rose Tattoo) was born in Australia
- 1947
- Burton Cummings(You Saved My Soul) was born in Canada
- 1948
- Donna Summer(I Feel Love) was born in Massachusetts, US
- 1951
- Tom Hamilton(Aerosmith) was born in Colorado, US
- Jimmy Haslip(Blackjack (US)/Yellowjackets) was born in New York, US
- 1959
- Paul Roberts was born in England, UK
- Paul Westerberg(The Replacements) was born in Minnesota, US
- 1962
- Scott Taylor(Then Jerico) was born in England, UK
- 1963
- Scott Ian(Anthrax) was born in New York, US
- 1970
- Danny McNamara(Embrace) was born in England, UK
- 1972
- Joey McIntyre(I Love You Came Too Late) was born in Massachusetts, US
- 1977
- Psy(Gangnam Style) was born in South Korea
- 1978
- Craig Wayne Boyd(My Baby's Got A Smile On Her Face) was born in Texas, US
- 1979
- Bob Bryar(My Chemical Romance) was born in Illinois, US
- 1985
- Ricky Nelson(Hello Mary Lou) died in Texas, US
- 1990
- DJ Esco(Too Much Sauce) was born in Georgia, US
- 1997
- Floyd Cramer((On The) Rebound) died in Tennessee, US
- 2002
- Kevin MacMichael(Cutting Crew) died in Canada
- 2009
- Earl Gaines(Three Times Seven) died in Tennessee, US
- 2015
- Natalie Cole(This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)) died in California, US
- 2017
- Deke Leonard(Man) died in Wales, UK
- 2018
- Ray Sawyer((One More Year Of) Daddy's Little Girl) died in Florida, US
- Dean Ford(Marmalade/The Alan Parsons Project) died in California, US
- 2022
- Carleton Carpenter died in New York, US
- Anita Pointer(The Pointer Sisters) died in California, US