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December 19th
158 Notable deaths
Paul Langevin
French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue.
Born January 23rd, 1872 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1946 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Thibaw Min
Last king of burma.
Born January 1st, 1859 in Mandalay.
Died December 19th, 1916 at 57 years old in Ratnagiri.
Norman Thomas
American presbyterian minister and socialist (1884-1968).
Born November 20th, 1884 in Marion. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1968 at 84 years old in Cold Spring Harbor (disease). [ref]
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]
Michael Clarke
American drummer (1946–1993).
Born June 3rd, 1946 in Spokane.
Died December 19th, 1993 at 47 years old in Treasure Island.
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]
Jimmy Rogers
American chicago blues musician.
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Ruleville. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1997 at 73 years old in Chicago (colorectal cancer). [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..
Qian Zhongshu
Chinese scholar and writer (1910-1998).
Born November 21st, 1910 in Wuxi. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1998 at 88 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Peter Masterson
American actor, writer, film director/producer.
Born June 1st, 1934 in Houston.
Died December 19th, 2018 at 84 years old in Kinderhook (fall).
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