December 19th
160 Notable deaths
Jacques Deval
French film director and writer (1890-1972).
Born June 27th, 1890 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1972 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alexander Uninsky
Russian-american musician.
Born February 15th, 1910 in Kyiv.
Died December 19th, 1972 at 62 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Dmitry Grave
Russian mathematician.
Born September 6th, 1863 in Kirillov.
Died December 19th, 1939 at 76 years old in Kyiv.
Theodor Wiegand
German classical archaeologist (1864-1936).
Born October 30th, 1864 in Bendorf.
Died December 19th, 1936 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Miet Smet
Belgian politician (1943–2024).
Born April 5th, 1943 in Sint-Niklaas.
Died December 19th, 2024 at 81 years old in Destelbergen. [ref]
Hrant Matevosyan
Armenian writer (1935-2002).
Born February 12th, 1935 in Ahnidzor.
Died December 19th, 2002 at 67 years old in Yerevan.
Philip Bradbourn
British politician.
Born August 9th, 1951 in Tipton.
Died December 19th, 2014 at 63 years old in Sutton Coldfield (colorectal cancer).
Rudolf Leonhard
Poet and german politician (1889-1953).
Born October 27th, 1889 in Leszno. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1953 at 64 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Boško Abramović
Chess grandmaster.
Born February 14th, 1951 in Zrenjanin.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 70 years old in Zrenjanin. [ref]
Hugon Hanke
Polish politician (1904-1964).
Born March 26th, 1904 in Siemianowice Śląskie.
Died December 19th, 1964 at 60 years old in Warsaw.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche