What Happened on December 31, 2021

Famous Weddings

Ice skater Adam Rippon marries real estate broker Jussi-Pekka Kajaala

Famous Deaths

Betty White (1922-2021)

American Emmy Award-winning comic actress with the longest TV career of a female entertainer (The Mary Tyler Moore Show - "Sue Ann Nivens"; Golden Girls - "Rose"; The Proposal), dies after suffering a stroke at 99 [1]

Billy Turner Jr., American thoroughbred trainer (Triple Crown 1977 Seattle Slew), dies from prostate cancer at 81
Juraj Filas, Slovak composer (Oratio Spei (Prayer of Hope)), dies of COVID-19 at 66
Liisa Pohjola, Finnish concert pianist and music professor, dies at 85

Died in 2021 2021 Highlights