December 19th
158 Notable deaths
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).
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).
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]
Frans G. Bengtsson
Swedish writer.
Born October 4th, 1894. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1954 at 60 years old [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]
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.
Kirill Mazurov
Soviet politician (1914-1989).
Born April 5th, 1914 in Rudnia Prybytkaŭskaja.
Died December 19th, 1989 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Jules Deelder
Dutch poet (1944-2019).
Born November 24th, 1944 in Rotterdam.
Died December 19th, 2019 at 75 years old in Rotterdam (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
Prinz von sachsen-meiningen (1859-1941).
Born September 27th, 1859 in Meiningen.
Died December 19th, 1941 at 82 years old in Altenstein Palace.
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).
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes