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December 19th
183 Notable deaths
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).
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]
Abbas II
Khedive of egypt and sudan (1874-1944) (r. 1892-1914).
Born July 14th, 1874 in Alexandria.
Died December 19th, 1944 at 70 years old in Geneva.
Mick Abrahams
British musician (1943–2025).
Born April 7th, 1943 in Luton.
Died December 19th, 2025 at 82 years old [ref]
Jacques Tourneur
French film director (1904–1977).
Born November 12th, 1904 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 19th, 1977 at 73 years old in Bergerac.
Kyösti Kallio
Finnish politician and 4th president of finland (1873-1940).
Born April 10th, 1873 in Ylivieska. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1940 at 67 years old in Helsinki Central Railway Station (myocardial infarction).
Norman Gimbel
American lyricist of popular songs, television, and movie themes (1927-2018).
Born November 16th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died December 19th, 2018 at 91 years old in Montecito. [ref]
Hiep Thi Le
Vietnamese-american actress (1971-2017).
Born November 30th, 1971.
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 Leningrad.
David Giler
American filmmaker.
Born July 23rd, 1943 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2020 at 77 years old in Bangkok (cancer). [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir