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December 19th
160 Notable deaths
Andrés Martínez Trueba
President of uruguay (1884-1959).
Born February 11th, 1884 in Florida.
Died December 19th, 1959 at 75 years old in Montevideo.
Gheorghe Tătaru
Romanian footballer (1948-2004).
Born May 5th, 1948 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2004 at 56 years old in Iași. [ref]
Alvah Meyer
Athletics competitor.
Born July 18th, 1888 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 1939 at 51 years old in Tucson.
Hans Dominik
German science fiction author, journalist, engineer.
Born November 15th, 1872 in Zwickau. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1945 at 73 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Gunnar Isachsen
Norwegian military officer (1868-1939).
Born October 3rd, 1868 in Drøbak.
Died December 19th, 1939 at 71 years old in Asker (myocardial infarction).
Kote Makharadze
Soviet and georgian sports commentator, actor and drama teacher (1926-2002).
Born November 17th, 1926 in Tbilisi.
Died December 19th, 2002 at 76 years old in Tbilisi (stroke).
Georges Rouquier
French actor.
Born June 23rd, 1909 in Lunel-Viel. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1989 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Giuseppe Caselli
Italian painter (1893-1976).
Born July 5th, 1893 in Luzzara.
Died December 19th, 1976 at 83 years old in La Spezia.
Peter Struck
German politician (1943-2012).
Born January 24th, 1943 in Göttingen.
Died December 19th, 2012 at 69 years old in Charité (myocardial infarction).
Gilbert Pratt
Film director (1892-1954).
Born February 16th, 1892 in Providence. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1954 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan