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December 19th
233 Notable deaths
Antoine Faivre
French academic.
Born June 5th, 1934 in Reims. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2021 at 87 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Federico Mayor Zaragoza
Spanish politician and academic (1934–2024).
Born January 27th, 1934 in Barcelona.
Died December 19th, 2024 at 90 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Frans G. Bengtsson
Swedish writer (1894-1954).
Born October 4th, 1894 in Tåssjö parish.
Died December 19th, 1954 at 60 years old in Ribbingsfors.
Elsie Clews Parsons
American anthropologist (1875-1941).
Born November 27th, 1875 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 1941 at 66 years old in New York City.
Francis Trevelyan Buckland
English naturalist (1826–1880).
Born December 17th, 1826 in Oxford.
Died December 19th, 1880 at 54 years old in Oxford.
Herbert Blaize
Grenadian politician (1918-1989).
Born February 26th, 1918 in Carriacou Island.
Died December 19th, 1989 at 71 years old in St. George's (prostate cancer).
Arvid Lindman
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1862-1936).
Born September 19th, 1862 in Österby. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1936 at 74 years old in Croydon Airport (aviation accident). [ref]
Michel Magne
French composer (1930-1984).
Born March 20th, 1930 in Lisieux.
Died December 19th, 1984 at 54 years old in Cergy (barbiturate overdose).
Bram van der Vlugt
Dutch actor (1934-2020).
Born May 28th, 1934 in The Hague. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2020 at 86 years old in Zegveld, Meije (COVID-19). [ref]
Johnny Douglas
Cricket player of england (1882-1930).
Born September 3rd, 1882 in Stoke Newington.
Died December 19th, 1930 at 48 years old in Læsø (drowning).
Povilas Plechavičius
General of the lithuanian army (1890–1973).
Born February 1st, 1890 in Židikai.
Died December 19th, 1973 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Jules Deelder
Dutch poet (1944-2019).
Born November 24th, 1944 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2019 at 75 years old in Rotterdam (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928–2013).
Born November 2nd, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died December 19th, 2013 at 85 years old in Hamburg (pneumonia).
John Strachey
East india company civil servant (1823-1907).
Born June 5th, 1823 in London.
Died December 19th, 1907 at 84 years old in South Kensington.
Ed van Thijn
Dutch politician (1934–2021).
Born August 16th, 1934 in Amsterdam.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 87 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Nita Barrow
Bgovernor-general of barbados.
Born November 15th, 1916 in Barbados, Saint Lucy. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1995 at 79 years old in Bridgetown (stroke). [ref]
Friedrich Delitzsch
German assyriologist (1850-1922).
Born September 3rd, 1850 in Erlangen.
Died December 19th, 1922 at 72 years old in Bad Schwalbach.
V. Mohini Giri
Indian activist.
Born January 15th, 1938 in Lucknow.
Died December 19th, 2023 at 85 years old
Patriarch Germanus V of Constantinople
Patriarch of constantinople (1835-1920).
Born December 6th, 1835 in Constantinople.
Died December 19th, 1920 at 85 years old in Istanbul.
Prentiss M. Brown
American politician (1889–1973).
Born June 18th, 1889 in St. Ignace.
Died December 19th, 1973 at 84 years old in St. Ignace.
Lincoln Gordon
U.s. ambassador to brazil and university president (1913–2009).
Born September 10th, 1913 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2009 at 96 years old in Mitchellville. [ref]
Ružica Sokić
Serbian actress and writer.
Born December 14th, 1934 in Belgrade.
Died December 19th, 2013 at 79 years old in Belgrade (Alzheimer's disease).
Stanley Skewes
South african mathematician.
Born June 29th, 1899 in Germiston.
Died December 19th, 1988 at 89 years old in Cape Town.
Hugh Seton-Watson
British historian and political scientist specialising in russia (1916-1984).
Born February 15th, 1916 in London.
Died December 19th, 1984 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C..
Friedrich von Ingenohl
German admiral (1857–1933).
Born June 30th, 1857 in Neuwied.
Died December 19th, 1933 at 76 years old in Berlin.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan