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December 19th
184 Notable deaths
Frans G. Bengtsson
Swedish writer (1894-1954).
Born October 4th, 1894 in Tåssjö parish.
Died December 19th, 1954 at 60 years old in Ribbingsfors.
Elsie Clews Parsons
American anthropologist (1875-1941).
Born November 27th, 1875 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 1941 at 66 years old in New York City.
Herbert Blaize
Grenadian politician (1918-1989).
Born February 26th, 1918 in Carriacou Island.
Died December 19th, 1989 at 71 years old in St. George's (prostate cancer).
Bram van der Vlugt
Dutch actor (1934-2020).
Born May 28th, 1934 in The Hague.
Died December 19th, 2020 at 86 years old in Meije (COVID-19). [ref]
Johnny Douglas
Cricket player of england (1882-1930).
Born September 3rd, 1882 in Stoke Newington.
Died December 19th, 1930 at 48 years old in Læsø (drowning).
Povilas Plechavičius
General of the lithuanian army (1890–1973).
Born February 1st, 1890 in Židikai.
Died December 19th, 1973 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Jules Deelder
Dutch poet (1944-2019).
Born November 24th, 1944 in Rotterdam.
Died December 19th, 2019 at 75 years old in Rotterdam (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928–2013).
Born November 2nd, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died December 19th, 2013 at 85 years old in Hamburg (pneumonia).
Ed van Thijn
Dutch politician.
Born August 16th, 1934 in Amsterdam.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 87 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Nita Barrow
Bgovernor-general of barbados.
Born November 15th, 1916 in Barbados, Saint Lucy. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1995 at 79 years old in Bridgetown (stroke). [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner