December 19th
186 Notable deaths
V. Mohini Giri
Indian activist.
Born January 15th, 1938 in Lucknow.
Died December 19th, 2023 at 85 years old
Lincoln Gordon
U.s. ambassador to brazil and university president (1913–2009).
Born September 10th, 1913 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2009 at 96 years old in Mitchellville. [ref]
Ružica Sokić
Serbian actress and writer.
Born December 14th, 1934 in Belgrade.
Died December 19th, 2013 at 79 years old in Belgrade (Alzheimer's disease).
Hugh Seton-Watson
British historian and political scientist specialising in russia (1916-1984).
Born February 15th, 1916 in London.
Died December 19th, 1984 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C..
Friedrich von Ingenohl
German admiral.
Born June 30th, 1857 in Neuwied.
Died December 19th, 1933 at 76 years old in Berlin.
Paul Vinogradoff
Russian historian (1854–1925).
Born November 30th, 1854 in Moscow, Kostroma.
Died December 19th, 1925 at 71 years old in Paris (pneumonia).
Tomás Carrasquilla
Colombian writer (1858-1940).
Born January 17th, 1858 in Santo Domingo.
Died December 19th, 1940 at 82 years old in Medellín (gangrene).
Howie Dallmar
American basketball player and coach.
Born May 24th, 1922 in San Francisco.
Died December 19th, 1991 at 69 years old in Menlo Park (heart failure).
Nurken Abdirov
Soviet military pilot (1919-1942).
Born August 9th, 1919 in Karkaralinsk Uyezd.
Died December 19th, 1942 at 23 years old
Théodore Steeg
French politician, prime minister of france (1868-1950).
Born December 19th, 1868 in Libourne.
Died December 19th, 1950 at 82 years old in Paris.
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis