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December 19th
183 Notable deaths
Spiridon Putin
Russian chef and grandfather of vladimir putin (1879-1965).
Born December 19th, 1879 in Tver Governorate.
Died December 19th, 1965 at 86 years old
Thibaw Min
Last king of burma (1859–1916).
Born January 1st, 1859 in Mandalay.
Died December 19th, 1916 at 57 years old in Ratnagiri.
H. L. A. Hart
English legal philosopher (1907–1992).
Born July 18th, 1907 in Harrogate. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1992 at 85 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Paul Langevin
French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue (1872-1946).
Born January 23rd, 1872 in Paris.
Died December 19th, 1946 at 74 years old in Paris.
Renata Tebaldi
Italian opera singer.
Born February 1st, 1922 in Pesaro. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2004 at 82 years old in San Marino (cancer). [ref]
Norman Thomas
American presbyterian minister and socialist (1884-1968).
Born November 20th, 1884 in Marion.
Died December 19th, 1968 at 84 years old in Cold Spring Harbor (disease).
Sonya Eddy
American actress (1967–2022).
Born June 17th, 1967 in Concord.
Died December 19th, 2022 at 55 years old [ref]
Ella Harper
American circus performer.
Born January 5th, 1870 in Sumner County. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1921 at 51 years old in Nashville (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Kurt Masur
German conductor (1927-2015).
Born July 18th, 1927 in Brzeg.
Died December 19th, 2015 at 88 years old in Greenwich (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Nellie Tayloe Ross
First woman state governor in the u.s..
Born November 29th, 1876 in St. Joseph.
Died December 19th, 1977 at 101 years old in Washington, D.C..
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan