December 1st
169 Notable deaths
Henri Hazebrouck
French rower (1877–1948).
Born November 30th, 1876 in Roubaix.
Died December 1st, 1948 at 72 years old in Roubaix.
Carl Holmberg
Gymnast (1884-1909).
Born March 9th, 1884 in Malmö.
Died December 1st, 1909 at 25 years old in Malmö.
Petro Panch
Ukrainian writer, former sotnik of the ukrainian people's army (1891-1978).
Died December 1st, 1978 at 87 years old in Kyiv.
Lajos Maszlay
Fencer (1903-1979).
Born October 2nd, 1903 in Budapest.
Died December 1st, 1979 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Pyotr Pochynchuk
Belarusian racewalker (1954-1991).
Born July 26th, 1954 in Liachaŭcy.
Died December 1st, 1991 at 37 years old in Hrodna.
George A. Banker
American bicycle racer (1874-1917).
Born August 8th, 1874 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 1st, 1917 at 43 years old in Pittsburgh.
Léonce Quentin
French archer (1880-1957).
Born February 16th, 1880 in Chartres.
Died December 1st, 1957 at 77 years old in Vincennes.
Hans Eiler Pedersen
Danish gymnast (1890-1971).
Born October 18th, 1890 in Skårup.
Died December 1st, 1971 at 81 years old in Gentofte.
Yevhen Sverstiuk
Ukrainian poet (1928-2014).
Born December 13th, 1928 in Siltse.
Died December 1st, 2014 at 85 years old in Kyiv.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel