December 1st
169 Notable deaths
Mariss Jansons
Latvian conductor (1943–2019).
Born January 14th, 1943 in Riga.
Died December 1st, 2019 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart disease). [ref]
Jack Colvin
American actor (1934-2005).
Born October 13th, 1934 in Lyndon.
Died December 1st, 2005 at 71 years old in North Hollywood (stroke).
Nellie Fox
American baseball player and coach (1927–1975).
Born December 25th, 1927 in Franklin County.
Died December 1st, 1975 at 47 years old in Baltimore (skin cancer).
Pai Chung-hsi
Chinese military officer and politician (1893-1966).
Born March 18th, 1893 in Lingui District.
Died December 1st, 1966 at 73 years old in Taipei (thrombosis).
Niels Arestrup
French actor, film director and screenwriter (1949–2024).
Born February 8th, 1949 in Montreuil.
Died December 1st, 2024 at 75 years old in Ville-d'Avray. [ref]
Lee Dorsey
American pop/r&b singer (1924–1986).
Born December 24th, 1924 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1986 at 61 years old in New Orleans (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Montague Druitt
Suspect in the jack the ripper murders, cricketer, barrister and schoolteacher (1857-1888).
Born August 15th, 1857 in Wimborne Minster.
Died December 1st, 1888 at 31 years old in River Thames (drowning).
Magic Sam
American chicago blues musician (1937-1969).
Born February 14th, 1937 in Grenada.
Died December 1st, 1969 at 32 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Christa Wolf
German novelist and essayist (1929–2011).
Born March 18th, 1929 in Gorzów Wielkopolski. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2011 at 82 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Claude Jade
French actress (1948-2006).
Born October 8th, 1948 in Dijon.
Died December 1st, 2006 at 58 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (retinoblastoma). [ref]
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson