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December 19th
183 Notable deaths
Igor Rodionov
Russian military officer and politician (1936–2014).
Born December 1st, 1936 in Kurakino.
Died December 19th, 2014 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Janusz Gortat
Polish boxer (1948–2023).
Born November 5th, 1948 in Brzozów.
Died December 19th, 2023 at 75 years old in Czeladź. [ref]
Robert Homer Simpson
American meteorologist (1912–2014).
Born November 19th, 1912 in Corpus Christi.
Died December 19th, 2014 at 102 years old in Washington, D.C..
Barry N. Malzberg
American novelist, short story writer.
Born July 24th, 1939 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2024 at 85 years old [ref]
Josephine Diebitsch Peary
American explorer.
Born May 22nd, 1863 in Maryland.
Died December 19th, 1955 at 92 years old in Portland.
Kirill Mazurov
Soviet politician (1914-1989).
Born April 5th, 1914 in Rudnia Prybytkaŭskaja.
Died December 19th, 1989 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Gianni Brera
Italian journalist and writer (1919-1992).
Born September 8th, 1919 in San Zenone al Po.
Died December 19th, 1992 at 73 years old in Codogno (traffic collision).
Luis Emilio Recabarren
Chilean politician (1876-1924).
Born July 6th, 1876 in Valparaíso.
Died December 19th, 1924 at 48 years old in Santiago (ballistic trauma).
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]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 183
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson