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December 19th
158 Notable deaths
Barry N. Malzberg
American novelist, short story writer.
Born July 24th, 1939 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2024 at 85 years old [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).
Ed van Thijn
Dutch politician.
Born August 16th, 1934 in Amsterdam.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 87 years old in Amsterdam. [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).
Friedrich Delitzsch
German assyriologist (1850-1922).
Born September 3rd, 1850 in Erlangen. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1922 at 72 years old in Bad Schwalbach. [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).
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]
Friedrich von Ingenohl
German admiral.
Born June 30th, 1857 in Neuwied.
Died December 19th, 1933 at 76 years old in Berlin.
V. Mohini Giri
Indian activist.
Born January 15th, 1938 in Lucknow.
Died December 19th, 2023 at 85 years old
Paul Vinogradoff
Russian historian.
Born November 30th, 1854 in Moscow, Kostroma.
Died December 19th, 1925 at 71 years old in Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
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