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December 1st
218 Notable deaths
Freddie Young
British cinematographer.
Born October 9th, 1902 in London.
Died December 1st, 1998 at 96 years old in London. [ref]
Boots Mallory
American actress (1913-1958).
Born October 22nd, 1913 in New Orleans.
Died December 1st, 1958 at 45 years old in Santa Monica.
Joseph Frederick Engelberger
American physicist, engineer and entrepreneur (1925–2015).
Born July 26th, 1925 in United States. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2015 at 90 years old in Newtown (stroke). [ref]
George Lohmann
English cricket player (1865-1901).
Born June 2nd, 1865 in Kensington.
Died December 1st, 1901 at 36 years old in Worcester (tuberculosis).
Hugo Haas
Czech film director, actor, director, scriptwriter and singer (1901-1968).
Born December 19th, 1901 in Brno. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1968 at 66 years old in Vienna (asthma, heart disease). [ref]
Ramses Shaffy
Dutch-french singer and actor (1933–2009).
Born August 29th, 1933 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2009 at 76 years old in Amsterdam (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Sergey Sazonov
Russian statesman and diplomat (1860-1927).
Born August 10th, 1860 in Ryazan.
Died December 1st, 1927 at 67 years old in Nice. [ref]
Adarsh Sein Anand
29th chief justice of india (1936–2017).
Born November 1st, 1936 in Jammu and Kashmir.
Died December 1st, 2017 at 81 years old in Uttar Pradesh.
Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim
Crown prince of egypt and sudan (1899-1979).
Born February 20th, 1899 in Alexandria.
Died December 1st, 1979 at 80 years old in Istanbul.
William L. Dayton
American politician (1807–1864).
Born February 17th, 1807 in Basking Ridge.
Died December 1st, 1864 at 57 years old in Paris.
Marilyn Harris
Child actress (1924-1999).
Born August 19th, 1924 in San Fernando.
Died December 1st, 1999 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Siegfried Knappe
German army officer during wwii, and writer (1917–2008).
Born January 15th, 1917 in Brunsbüttel.
Died December 1st, 2008 at 91 years old in Cincinnati. [ref]
June Almeida
British virologist.
Born October 5th, 1930 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2007 at 77 years old in Bexhill-on-Sea (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shlomo Avineri
Israeli political scientist, professor.
Born August 30th, 1933 in Bielsko. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2023 at 90 years old in Israel.
Thomas Orde-Lees
English explorer (1877-1958).
Born May 23rd, 1877 in Aachen.
Died December 1st, 1958 at 81 years old in Wellington.
Pat O'Callaghan
Irish athletics competitor (1905-1991).
Born September 15th, 1905 in Kanturk.
Died December 1st, 1991 at 86 years old in Clonmel.
Ernest John Moeran
English composer (1894-1950).
Born December 31st, 1894 in Heston.
Died December 1st, 1950 at 55 years old in Kenmare.
Fanny Hesse
German biologist (1850-1934).
Born June 22nd, 1850 in New York City.
Died December 1st, 1934 at 84 years old in Dresden.
Horace Heidt
American musician (1901-1986).
Born May 21st, 1901 in Alameda.
Died December 1st, 1986 at 85 years old in Del Mar.
Fernando Di Leo
Italian film director (1932-2003).
Born January 11th, 1932 in San Ferdinando di Puglia.
Died December 1st, 2003 at 71 years old in Rome.
Daniel Bashiel Warner
President of liberia (1815-1880).
Born April 19th, 1815 in Baltimore County.
Died December 1st, 1880 at 65 years old in Liberia.
Damrong Rajanubhab
Prince of siam (1862-1943).
Born June 21st, 1862 in Bangkok.
Died December 1st, 1943 at 81 years old in Bangkok.
Vladimir Dedijer
Serbian politician and partisan fighter (1914-1990).
Born February 4th, 1914 in Belgrade.
Died December 1st, 1990 at 76 years old in Boston.
Karl Chmielewski
Ss officer (1903-1991).
Born July 16th, 1903 in Frankfurt.
Died December 1st, 1991 at 88 years old in Prien am Chiemsee.
Heinrich Boere
Dutch ss officer (1921–2013).
Born September 27th, 1921 in Eschweiler.
Died December 1st, 2013 at 92 years old in Fröndenberg. [ref]
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci