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December 19th
233 Notable deaths
Paul Vinogradoff
Russian historian (1854–1925).
Born November 30th, 1854 in Moscow, Kostroma.
Died December 19th, 1925 at 71 years old in Paris (pneumonia).
Tomás Carrasquilla
Colombian writer (1858-1940).
Born January 17th, 1858 in Santo Domingo. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1940 at 82 years old in Medellín (gangrene). [ref]
Howie Dallmar
American basketball player and coach (1922–1991).
Born May 24th, 1922 in San Francisco.
Died December 19th, 1991 at 69 years old in San Francisco (heart failure).
Vittorio Cuniberti
Italian military naval architect (1854–1913).
Died December 19th, 1913 at 59 years old in Rome.
Balfour Stewart
British scientist (1828–1887).
Born November 1st, 1828 in Edinburgh.
Died December 19th, 1887 at 59 years old in Drogheda.
Nurken Abdirov
Soviet military pilot (1919-1942).
Born August 9th, 1919 in Karkaralinsk Uyezd.
Died December 19th, 1942 at 23 years old
Théodore Steeg
French politician, prime minister of france (1868-1950).
Born December 19th, 1868 in Libourne.
Died December 19th, 1950 at 82 years old in Paris.
Aleksandar Sarievski
Macedonian musician.
Born June 20th, 1922 in Galičnik.
Died December 19th, 2002 at 80 years old in Skopje.
Konstantin Aksakov
Critic and writer (1817-1860).
Born April 10th, 1817 in Aksakovo.
Died December 19th, 1860 at 43 years old in Zakynthos (tuberculosis).
Maj-Britt Nilsson
Swedish actress (1924–2006).
Born December 11th, 1924 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2006 at 82 years old in Grasse. [ref]
Peter Struck
German politician (1943-2012).
Born January 24th, 1943 in Göttingen.
Died December 19th, 2012 at 69 years old in Charité (myocardial infarction).
Nasrollah Entezam
Iranian diplomat (1900-1980).
Born February 16th, 1900 in Tehran.
Died December 19th, 1980 at 80 years old in Tehran.
Mikhail Petrashevsky
Russian thinker (1821-1866).
Born November 13th, 1821 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 19th, 1866 at 45 years old in Minusinsk (stroke).
Héctor Núñez
Uruguayan footballer and manager (1936-2011).
Born May 8th, 1936 in Montevideo.
Died December 19th, 2011 at 75 years old in Madrid. [ref]
George Weller
American journalist and writer (1907–2002).
Born July 13th, 1907 in Boston.
Died December 19th, 2002 at 95 years old in San Felice Circeo.
Sam Tingle
Racecar driver.
Born August 24th, 1921 in Manchester.
Died December 19th, 2008 at 87 years old in Somerset West.
Eugène Lami
French painter (1800-1890).
Born January 12th, 1800 in Paris.
Died December 19th, 1890 at 90 years old in Paris.
Paul Crauchet
French actor (1920-2012).
Born July 14th, 1920 in Béziers.
Died December 19th, 2012 at 92 years old in Nans-les-Pins.
Karin Söder
Swedish politician (1928-2015).
Born November 30th, 1928 in Kil. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2015 at 87 years old in Täby Municipality.
Johan Krouthén
Swedish painter (1858-1932).
Born November 2nd, 1858 in Linköping Cathedral Congregation.
Died December 19th, 1932 at 74 years old in Oscar Parish (cardiac arrest, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Minoru Kitani
Japanese go player (1909-1975).
Born January 25th, 1909 in Kobe. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1975 at 66 years old in Japan. [ref]
René Maheu
French philosopher (1905–1975).
Born March 28th, 1905 in Saint-Gaudens.
Died December 19th, 1975 at 70 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Iichirō Hatoyama
Japanese politician (1918-1993).
Born November 11th, 1918 in Tokyo.
Died December 19th, 1993 at 75 years old in Tokyo.
Maria Piątkowska
Polish hurdler, long jumper, pentathlete and sprinter (1931–2020).
Born February 24th, 1931 in Goleni. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2020 at 89 years old in Warsaw (COVID-19). [ref]
Boro Jovanović
Croatian tennis player (1939–2023).
Born October 21st, 1939 in Zagreb.
Died December 19th, 2023 at 84 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot