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December 19th
183 Notable deaths
Carol Chomsky
Linguist (1930-2008).
Born July 1st, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died December 19th, 2008 at 78 years old in Lexington (cancer). [ref]
Rosalind Knight
British actress (1933–2020).
Born December 3rd, 1933 in Marylebone.
Died December 19th, 2020 at 87 years old [ref]
Prince Randian
Sideshow performer (1871–1934).
Born October 12th, 1871 in Demerara.
Died December 19th, 1934 at 63 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Masaru Ibuka
Japanese businessman.
Born April 11th, 1908 in Nikkō.
Died December 19th, 1997 at 89 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
Michael Oakeshott
British philosopher (1901-1990).
Born December 11th, 1901 in Chelsfield.
Died December 19th, 1990 at 89 years old in Acton.
Ned Vizzini
American writer.
Born April 4th, 1981 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2013 at 32 years old in Brooklyn.
Bruno Schulz
Polish novelist and painter (1892-1942).
Born July 12th, 1892 in Drohobych. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1942 at 50 years old in Drohobych, Drohobych Ghetto. [ref]
Clifford Irving
American author and convicted fraudster (1930-2017).
Born November 5th, 1930 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2017 at 87 years old in Sarasota (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Andrei Karlov
Soviet and russian diplomat.
Born February 4th, 1954 in Moscow.
Died December 19th, 2016 at 62 years old in Çankaya (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Michael Clarke
American drummer (1946–1993).
Born June 3rd, 1946 in Spokane.
Died December 19th, 1993 at 47 years old in Treasure Island.
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson