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December 1st
218 Notable deaths
Sucheta Kripalani
Chief minister of uttar pradesh and india's first woman chief minister (1908–1974).
Born June 25th, 1908 in Ambala.
Died December 1st, 1974 at 66 years old in New Delhi.
George Stigler
American economist (1911–1991).
Born January 17th, 1911 in Seattle, Renton.
Died December 1st, 1991 at 80 years old in Chicago (heart failure).
Charles de Foucauld
French catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916).
Born September 15th, 1858 in Strasbourg.
Died December 1st, 1916 at 58 years old in Tamanrasset (gunshot wound).
Patrick Kavanagh
Irish poet (1904–1967).
Born October 21st, 1904 in Inniskeen.
Died December 1st, 1967 at 63 years old in Dublin.
Don Calfa
American actor (1939-2016).
Born December 3rd, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died December 1st, 2016 at 76 years old in Palm Springs (disease). [ref]
Jim Loscutoff
American basketball player (1930-2015).
Born February 4th, 1930 in San Francisco.
Died December 1st, 2015 at 85 years old in Naples (pneumonia).
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
Italian diplomat (1860–1952).
Born May 18th, 1860 in Palermo.
Died December 1st, 1952 at 92 years old in Rome.
Mylène Demongeot
French actress.
Born September 29th, 1935 in Nice.
Died December 1st, 2022 at 87 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (peritoneal carcinoma). [ref]
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, 1926 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1986 at 59 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]
Alvin Lucier
American composer of experimental music and sound installations (1931–2021).
Born May 14th, 1931 in Nashua.
Died December 1st, 2021 at 90 years old in Middletown. [ref]
Samia Gamal
Egyptian belly dancer and actress (1924–1994).
Born May 27th, 1924 in Beni Suef.
Died December 1st, 1994 at 70 years old in Cairo.
Shoucheng Zhang
Chinese american physicist (1963–2018).
Born February 15th, 1963 in Shanghai.
Died December 1st, 2018 at 55 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Antonio Segni
4th president of italy (1891-1972).
Born February 2nd, 1891 in Sassari.
Died December 1st, 1972 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Nicola Pietrangeli
Italian tennis player.
Born September 11th, 1933 in Tunis.
Died December 1st, 2025 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ellis R. Dungan
American, film director (1909-2001).
Born April 28th, 1908 in Barton.
Died December 1st, 2001 at 93 years old in Wheeling.
Fred Rose
American music producer, publisher and songwriter (1898–1954).
Born August 24th, 1898 in Evansville. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1954 at 56 years old in Nashville. [ref]
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman