December 19th
233 Notable deaths
Hiep Thi Le
Vietnamese-american actress (1971-2017).
Born November 30th, 1971 in Da Nang.
Died December 19th, 2017 at 46 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer). [ref]
Viktor Abakumov
Head of smersh, russian minister of state security (1908–1954).
Born April 24th, 1908 in Moscow.
Died December 19th, 1954 at 46 years old in Saint Petersburg.
David Giler
American filmmaker (1943–2020).
Born July 23rd, 1943 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2020 at 77 years old in Bangkok (cancer). [ref]
Takeo Kurita
Japanese admiral.
Born April 28th, 1889 in Mito.
Died December 19th, 1977 at 88 years old in Nishinomiya.
Qian Zhongshu
Chinese literary scholar and writer (1910–1998).
Born November 21st, 1910 in Wuxi.
Died December 19th, 1998 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Frederick Terman
American electronic engineer (1900-1982).
Born June 7th, 1900 in English.
Died December 19th, 1982 at 82 years old in Palo Alto.
Umashankar Joshi
Gujarati poet, scholar and writer. (1911-1988).
Died December 19th, 1988 at 77 years old in Mumbai.
Hugo Münsterberg
German-american psychologist (1863-1916).
Born July 1st, 1863 in Gdańsk.
Died December 19th, 1916 at 53 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction).
Stella Gibbons
British writer (1902–1989).
Born January 5th, 1902 in London.
Died December 19th, 1989 at 87 years old in London.
Robert H. Grubbs
Nobel prize winning american chemist (1942-2021).
Born February 27th, 1942 in Possum Trot.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 79 years old in Duarte. [ref]
Clifton Chenier
American zydeco accordion player and singer (1925–1987).
Born June 25th, 1925 in St. Landry Parish. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1987 at 62 years old in Lafayette (kidney failure).
Keiji Nakazawa
Japanese manga artist (1939-2012).
Born March 14th, 1939 in Hiroshima, Naka-ku.
Died December 19th, 2012 at 73 years old in Hiroshima (lung cancer). [ref]
Sara Berner
American actress (1912-1969).
Born January 12th, 1912 in Albany.
Died December 19th, 1969 at 57 years old in Van Nuys.
Carl Gustav Fleischer
Norwegian general (1883–1942).
Born December 28th, 1883 in Bjørnør Municipality.
Died December 19th, 1942 at 58 years old in Ottawa (gunshot wound).
Dwight Macdonald
American writer, editor, film critic, social critic, philosopher and political radical (1906-1982).
Born March 24th, 1906 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 1982 at 76 years old in New York City.
Yuri Zhdanov
Russian chemist (1919-2006).
Born August 20th, 1919 in Tver.
Died December 19th, 2006 at 87 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Arthur Rowley
English footballer and manager (1926-2002).
Born April 21st, 1926 in Wolverhampton.
Died December 19th, 2002 at 76 years old in Shrewsbury. [ref]
Douglas Dick
American actor (1920-2015).
Born November 20th, 1920 in Charleston.
Died December 19th, 2015 at 95 years old in Los Angeles.
Amir Sjarifuddin
Prime minister of indonesia (1907-1948).
Born April 27th, 1907 in Medan.
Died December 19th, 1948 at 41 years old in Surakarta (gunshot wound).
Herbert C. Brown
American chemist (1912–2004).
Born May 22nd, 1912 in London.
Died December 19th, 2004 at 92 years old in West Lafayette (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Héctor José Cámpora
President of argentina from may to july 1973.
Born March 26th, 1909 in Mercedes.
Died December 19th, 1980 at 71 years old in Mexico City (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer (1910-2000).
Born June 23rd, 1910 in Vicksburg.
Died December 19th, 2000 at 90 years old in Queens.
Bayard Taylor
United states poet, novelist and travel writer (1825-1878).
Born January 11th, 1825 in Kennett Square. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1878 at 53 years old in Berlin.
Frederic William Maitland
British historian (1850–1906).
Born May 28th, 1850 in London.
Died December 19th, 1906 at 56 years old in Gran Canaria (pneumonia).
Stanislas de Guaita
French writer (1861-1897).
Born April 6th, 1861 in Alteville Castle.
Died December 19th, 1897 at 36 years old in Paris (drug overdose).
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius