December 19th
158 Notable deaths
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]
Alan Gardiner
English egyptologist (1879-1963).
Born March 29th, 1879 in Eltham. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1963 at 84 years old in Oxford. [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.
Janusz Gortat
Polish boxer.
Born November 5th, 1948 in Brzozów.
Died December 19th, 2023 at 75 years old [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]
Robert Homer Simpson
American meteorologist.
Born November 19th, 1912 in Corpus Christi.
Died December 19th, 2014 at 102 years old in Washington, D.C..
Son Sann
Cambodian politician (1911-2000).
Born October 5th, 1911 in Phnom Penh.
Died December 19th, 2000 at 89 years old in Paris.
Igor Rodionov
Soviet and russian general and politician.
Born December 1st, 1936 in Kurakino.
Died December 19th, 2014 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Wallace F. Bennett
American businessman and politician (1898–1993).
Born November 13th, 1898 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 19th, 1993 at 95 years old in Salt Lake City.
Josephine Diebitsch Peary
American explorer.
Born May 22nd, 1863 in Maryland.
Died December 19th, 1955 at 92 years old in Portland.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 158
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi