December 19th
186 Notable deaths
Miet Smet
Belgian politician (1943–2024).
Born April 5th, 1943 in Sint-Niklaas.
Died December 19th, 2024 at 81 years old in Destelbergen. [ref]
Célestin Gaombalet
Prime minister of the central african republic (1942-2017).
Born January 1st, 1942 in Grimari.
Died December 19th, 2017 at 75 years old in Agen. [ref]
Carie Graves
American rower.
Born June 27th, 1953 in Madison.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 68 years old [ref]
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]
Fidel Uriarte
Spanish football player and manager (1945-2016).
Born March 1st, 1945 in Sestao.
Died December 19th, 2016 at 71 years old in Castro Urdiales. [ref]
Alexander Uninsky
Russian and american pianist (1910–1972).
Born February 15th, 1910 in Kyiv.
Died December 19th, 1972 at 62 years old in Dallas.
Dmitry Grave
Russian mathematician.
Born September 6th, 1863 in Kirillov.
Died December 19th, 1939 at 76 years old in Kyiv.
Jiang Ping
Chinese jurist (1930–2023).
Born December 28th, 1930 in Kwantung Leased Territory.
Died December 19th, 2023 at 92 years old in China-Japan Friendship Hospital. [ref]
Owain Owain
Welsh novelist, short story writer and poet (1929–1993).
Born December 11th, 1929.
Died December 19th, 1993 at 64 years old
Theodor Wiegand
German archaeologist (1864–1936).
Born October 30th, 1864 in Bendorf.
Died December 19th, 1936 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 186
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