Former child actress Victoria Jones, daughter of Oscar-winning veteran actor and filmmaker Tommy Lee Jones, dead of causes yet unknown at 34 (birth date unknown).

NOTE: I don't actually know if she died on NYE or NYD. If it's the former, I'll copy-paste this post into the last thread and delete this one.

Hong Kong actor, filmmaker and fight choreographer Yuen Cheung-yan, part of the Yuen cinematic martial arts dynasty and best known for his role as The Beggar in Kung Fu Hustle, dead of an undisclosed illness at 68 or 69 (birth date unknown).

Pioneering jockey Diane Crump, the first woman both to ride professionally in a horse race and compete in the Kentucky Derby, dead of an aggressive form of brain cancer at 77 four and three-fifth months shy of her (also my late maternal grandmother's, my first cousin once removed's and that of one other relative I've never met, incidentally) birthday.

Kenyan super tusker Craig the elephant, whose long life in the wild symbolized the country's successful efforts against ivory poachers, dead of natural causes at 54 (birth date unknown).

Australian footballer Phoenix Spicer, dead Friday at 23 four weeks shy of his birthday.

Broadway star and influencer Bret Hanna-Shuford, best known for appearing in productions of Wicked, Beauty And The Beast and The Little Mermaid and hitherto one-half of Broadway Husband with Stephen Hanna-Shuford, dead of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and peripheral T-cell lymphoma at 46 four and a half months shy of his birthday.

Austrian-born British Holocaust survivor and Anne Frank Trust UK co-founder & honorary president Eva Schloss (nee Geiringer), MBE, stepsister to said victim, dead at 96 four and a quarter months shy of her birthday.

South Korean prolific veteran actor Ahn Sung-ki, known affectionately as "The Nation's Actor", dead of blood cancer at 74.

Former child actor Sidney Kibrick, hitherto the last surviving Our Gang cast member, dead Friday at 97 exactly six months shy of his birthday.

Hungarian multiple award-winning filmmaker (but not screenwriter) Bela Tarr, dead after a long and serious illness at 70 six and a half months shy of his birthday.

Freelance entertainment and video game reporter-turned-Dexterto gaming editor Patrick Dane, dead Saturday in a car crash at an undisclosed age (birth date unknown).

Longtime California 1st District congressman Doug LaMalfa, dead of an aortic aneurysm at 65 a little under six months shy of his (also the aforementioned Sidney Kibrick's, incidentally) birthday.

World-renowned wingsuit pilot Brendan Weinstein, killed in a 1,000-foot fall at 32 (birth date unknown).

South African retired grave digger, fisherman and golf caddie "Oom" Jan Steenberg, hitherto claiming to be the world's oldest man, dead a week ago of an asthma attack at 121 a year less a day shy of his birthday.

America's Test Kitchen host LaShawnda Sherise "Elle" Simone Scott, the first Black woman to host said show, dead Monday of ovarian cancer at 49 ten and three-quarter months shy of her birthday.

Record-holding hockey legend Glenn (note the second "n") Hall, who started 552 consecutive games and not to be confused with the eponymous Australian rugby leaguer, dead at 94 a little under nine months shy of his birthday.

Welsh footballer-turned-manager Terry Yorath, dead after a short illness at 75 two and three-fifth months shy of his birthday.

Nkanu Nnamdi, son of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, dead Wednesday after a brief illness at 1 approximately three months shy of his and his brother's birthday.

Prolific veteran actor T.K. Carter, best known for his role as Nauls in John Carpenter's The Thing, dead of causes yet unknown at 69 eleven and a third months shy of his birthday.

Prolific founding Grateful Dead guitarist Bob(by) Weir (nee Parber), dead sometime in the last nine days of an underlying lung condition at 78 nine and a half to nine and a fifth months shy of his birthday.

Mariposa Folk Festival co-founder Ruth Jones McVeigh, dead Wednesday at 99 (birth date unknown).

Prolific TV composer Guy Moon, dead Thursday or today (conflicting sources) in a traffic accident at 63 a month less a day to a little under a month shy of his birthday.

Colonbian singer Yeison Jimenez Galeano, dead in a plane crash with five others at 34 six and a half months shy of his birthday.

Swiss author Erich Von Daniken, whose writings spawned the alien archaeology theory, dead at 90 a little over four months shy of his birthday.

Northern Irish-born Scottish retired TV repairman John Kelly, father to TV host Lorraine Kelly and not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead in a slip-and-fall at 84 (birth date unknown).

British actor Trevor A. Toussaint, best known for his role as Walter Deveraux on Hollyoaks, dead at 65 (birth date unknown).

Founding Black Midi guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, dead by his own hand at 26 (birth date unknown).

British actor Marcus Gilbert, best known for his role as Rupert Campbell-Black in Riders and not to be confused with the eponymous footballer or basketballer, dead Sunday after a three-year battle with throat cancer at 67 six and three-fifth months shy of his birthday.

Legendary former Chelsea defender-turned-manager Eddie McCreadie, dead at 85 a little over three months shy of his birthday.

Disgraced Dilbert creator Scott Adams, dead of prostate cancer at 68 a little under five months shy of his birthday.

British DJ and saxophonist Paul Hardcastle, Jr., son of 1985 one-hit wonder Paul Hardcastle, Sr. and brother to singer Maxine Hardcastle, dead in a motorbike crash at 35 (birth date unknown).

Prolific college basketball coach Bill Courtney, not to be confused with the eponymous high school football coach, dead sometime in the last twelve days at 55 a little over four months to three and two-third months shy of his birthday.

British retired veteran actress Sheila Be/urnette (nee Poncini), dead at 94 two and three-fifth months shy of her birthday.

British TV producer Jonathan Clough, best known for his work on Strictly Come Dancing, dead of Grade 4 Glioblastoma at 37 (birth date unknown).

Corsican ex-politician and ex-AC Ajaccio football club president Alain (Alanu) Orsoni, father of convicted mobster Guy Orsoni, shot dead at his mother's funeral (!) Monday at 71 eight and a half months shy of his birthday.

Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, dead in the last two days (conflicting sources) at 59 ten and two-fifth months shy of his birthday.

Maine Representative Kathy Javner, dead Saturday after a grueling battle with breast cancer at 52 an unknown amount of time shy of her birthday.

Swiss Olympic bronze medalist snowboarder and speedriding pioneer Ueli Kestenholz, killed Sunday in an avalanche at 50 four months less a day shy of his birthday.

Grammy-nominated producer & rapper and convicted drug dealer John Forte, known for his collaborations with The Fugees* and Refugee Camp All-Stars, the former having earned him said nomination, and not to be confused with the mostly eponymous also-late comic artist, dead Monday of causes yet unknown at 50 eighteen days shy of his birthday.

*Lauryn Hill made the second-best videos of 1998 & 1999. Wyclef Jean and Pras co-made the third-worst video of 1998.

Canadian prolific former hockey player Jason Lafreniere, dead sometime in the last 13 days at 59 a little over eleven months to ten and three-quarter months shy of his birthday.

Pakistani-born British philanthropist Dabirul Islam Choudhury, OBE, who raised over 420,000 pounds during COVID and father to restaurateur Atique Choudhury, dead at 106 (birth date unknown).

Australian pharmacist Anna Anderson (maiden name unknown), wife to politician Kevin Anderson, himself not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead suddenly Tuesday at an undisclosed age (birth date unknown).

Brazilian bodybuilder Arlindo de Souza, known as a "real-life Popeye", dead presumably of multiple organ failure at 55 (birth date unknown).

English legendary drummer, songwriter and visual artist Kenny Morris, best known for his (not technically founding) stint with Siouxsie And The Banshees, dead sometime since the year began at 68 exactly one month to sixteen days shy of his birthday.

British former Independent tennis correspondent and author John Roberts, not to be confused with any of his legion notable eponymites, dead at 84 an unknown amount of time shy of his birthday.

Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, dead at 83 a little over four months shy of her birthday.

Actress Kianna Underwood, killed in a hit-and-run at 33 (birth date unknown).

German defender-turned-coach Anouschka Bernhard, dead Thursday after a severe illness at 55 eight and two-third months shy of her birthday.