December 1st
147 Notable deaths
Alvin Ailey
African - american dancer, choreographer and activist.
Born January 5th, 1931 in Rogers.
Died December 1st, 1989 at 58 years old in Manhattan (death from AIDS-related complications).
Prince Bernhard, Prince Consort of the Netherlands
Spouse of queen juliana of the netherlands, prince-consort of the netherlands (1911-2004).
Born June 29th, 1911 in Jena. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2004 at 93 years old in University Medical Center Utrecht (lung cancer). [ref]
Bill McKinney
American actor (1931–2011).
Born September 12th, 1931 in Chattanooga.
Died December 1st, 2011 at 80 years old in Greater Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Walter E. Williams
American economist, commentator, and academic.
Born March 31st, 1936 in Philadelphia.
Died December 1st, 2020 at 84 years old in George Mason University. [ref]
Gaylord Perry
American hall of fame baseball player (1938–2022).
Born September 15th, 1938 in Williamston.
Died December 1st, 2022 at 84 years old in Gaffney. [ref]
J.B.S. Haldane
Geneticist and evolutionary biologist (1892-1964).
Born November 5th, 1892 in Oxford. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1964 at 72 years old in Bhubaneswar (cancer). [ref]
Anton Dostler
German general.
Born May 10th, 1891 in Munich.
Died December 1st, 1945 at 54 years old in Aversa (ballistic trauma).
Stéphane Grappelli
French jazz violinist (1908–1997).
Born January 26th, 1908 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1997 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ray Gillen
American singer (1959–1993).
Born May 12th, 1959 in New York City.
Died December 1st, 1993 at 34 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Sergei Kirov
Soviet politician and bolshevik revolutionary.
Born March 27th, 1886 in Urzhum. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1934 at 48 years old in Saint Petersburg (murder). [ref]
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Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore