December 19th
183 Notable deaths
Stanislas de Guaita
French writer (1861-1897).
Died December 19th, 1897 at 36 years old in Paris (drug overdose).
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).
Alan Gardiner
English egyptologist (1879-1963).
Born March 29th, 1879 in Eltham. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1963 at 84 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Herbert von Dirksen
German diplomat (1882-1955).
Born April 2nd, 1882 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1955 at 73 years old in Munich. [ref]
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
Israeli chief of staff, politician (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.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 183
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain