December 19th
233 Notable deaths
Dickie Moore
Canadian hockey player, businessman and philanthropist (1931-2015).
Born January 6th, 1931 in Montreal.
Died December 19th, 2015 at 84 years old in Montreal (prostate cancer).
James L. Alcorn
American politician (1816–1894).
Born November 4th, 1816 in Golconda.
Died December 19th, 1894 at 78 years old in Friars Point.
Alan Gardiner
English egyptologist and philologist (1879–1963).
Born March 29th, 1879.
Died December 19th, 1963 at 84 years old in Oxford.
Herbert von Dirksen
German diplomat (1882–1955).
Born April 2nd, 1882 in Berlin.
Died December 19th, 1955 at 73 years old in Munich.
Robert A. Millikan
American physicist (1868–1953).
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Morrison.
Died December 19th, 1953 at 85 years old in San Marino (myocardial infarction).
Yoon Bong-Gil
Political activist (1908-1932).
Born June 21st, 1908 in Yesan County.
Died December 19th, 1932 at 24 years old in Kanazawa (gunshot wound).
Son Sann
Cambodian politician (1911-2000).
Born October 5th, 1911 in Phnom Penh.
Died December 19th, 2000 at 89 years old in Paris.
Leo Panitch
Canadian writer (1945-2020).
Born May 3rd, 1945 in Winnipeg.
Died December 19th, 2020 at 75 years old in Toronto (COVID-19).
Mel Hutchins
American basketball player (1928–2018).
Born November 22nd, 1928 in Sacramento.
Died December 19th, 2018 at 90 years old in Encinitas (disease). [ref]
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
15th chief of general staff of the israel defense forces (1944–2012).
Born March 18th, 1944 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2012 at 68 years old in Jerusalem (leukemia). [ref]
Mekere Morauta
Papua new guinea prime minister.
Born June 12th, 1946 in Papua New Guinea.
Died December 19th, 2020 at 74 years old in Brisbane.
Wallace F. Bennett
American businessman and politician (1898–1993).
Born November 13th, 1898 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1993 at 95 years old in Salt Lake City.
Igor Rodionov
Russian military officer and politician (1936–2014).
Born December 1st, 1936 in Kurakino.
Died December 19th, 2014 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Janusz Gortat
Polish boxer (1948–2023).
Born November 5th, 1948 in Brzozów.
Died December 19th, 2023 at 75 years old in Czeladź. [ref]
Arthur Capper
American politician (1865-1951).
Born July 14th, 1865 in Garnett.
Died December 19th, 1951 at 86 years old in Topeka.
Robert Homer Simpson
American meteorologist (1912–2014).
Born November 19th, 1912 in Corpus Christi.
Died December 19th, 2014 at 102 years old in Washington, D.C..
John Bigelow
American diplomat, lawyer and politician (1817–1911).
Born November 25th, 1817 in Malden-on-Hudson. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1911 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
Arthur Gardner
Producer and actor from the united states (1910–2014).
Born June 7th, 1910 in Marinette.
Died December 19th, 2014 at 104 years old in Beverly Hills.
Barry N. Malzberg
American novelist, short story writer.
Born July 24th, 1939 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2024 at 85 years old in Saddle River. [ref]
Josephine Diebitsch Peary
American explorer.
Born May 22nd, 1863 in Maryland.
Died December 19th, 1955 at 92 years old in Portland.
Kirill Mazurov
Soviet politician (1914–1989).
Born April 5th, 1914 in Rudnia Prybytkaŭskaja.
Died December 19th, 1989 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Gianni Brera
Italian journalist and writer (1919-1992).
Born September 8th, 1919 in San Zenone al Po.
Died December 19th, 1992 at 73 years old in Codogno (traffic collision).
Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier
British diplomat.
Born September 15th, 1819 in Thirlestane Castle.
Died December 19th, 1898 at 79 years old in Florence.
Hendrik Christian Andersen
Norwegian-american sculptor, painter and urban planner (1872-1940).
Born April 15th, 1872 in Bergen.
Died December 19th, 1940 at 68 years old in Rome.
Luis Emilio Recabarren
Chilean politician (1876-1924).
Born July 6th, 1876 in Valparaíso.
Died December 19th, 1924 at 48 years old in Santiago.
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I feel monotony and death to be almost the same. Charlotte Brontë