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December 1st
218 Notable deaths
Anton Malatinský
Slovak association football player and coach (1920-1992).
Born January 15th, 1920 in Trnava.
Died December 1st, 1992 at 72 years old in Trnava.
Stuart Merrill
American poet, who wrote mostly in the french language (1863-1915).
Born August 1st, 1863 in Hempstead. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1915 at 52 years old in Versailles. [ref]
Te Rangi Hīroa
Māori leader, physician, politician and anthropologist (1877–1951).
Born August 15th, 1880 in Urenui. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1951 at 71 years old in Honolulu.
Adriaan Blaauw
Dutch astronomer (1914–2010).
Born April 12th, 1914 in Amsterdam.
Died December 1st, 2010 at 96 years old in Groningen.
Ragnhild Hveger
Danish swimmer (1920-2011).
Born December 10th, 1920 in Nyborg.
Died December 1st, 2011 at 90 years old [ref]
Lajos Thallóczy
(1857–1916) hungarian historian.
Born December 8th, 1857 in Košice.
Died December 1st, 1916 at 58 years old in Herceghalom (railway accident).
Leopold Graf von Kalckreuth
German painter (1855–1928).
Born May 15th, 1855 in Düsseldorf.
Died December 1st, 1928 at 73 years old in Seevetal.
Kenneth O. May
American mathematician (1915–1977).
Born July 8th, 1915 in Portland.
Died December 1st, 1977 at 62 years old in Toronto.
Miroslav Zikmund
Czech explorer, photographer and writer.
Born February 14th, 1919 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2021 at 102 years old in Prague. [ref]
Josef Kling
German-born british chess player (1811-1876).
Born March 19th, 1811 in Mainz.
Died December 1st, 1876 at 65 years old in London.
Yūko Mochizuki
Japanese actress (1917–1977).
Born January 28th, 1917 in Yokohama.
Died December 1st, 1977 at 60 years old in Japan (cancer).
Fredy Schmidtke
German track cyclist (1961–2017).
Born July 1st, 1961 in Worringen.
Died December 1st, 2017 at 56 years old in Dormagen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hasna Begum
Bangladeshi philosopher and feminist (1935-2020).
Born February 24th, 1935 in Dhaka.
Died December 1st, 2020 at 85 years old in Dhaka (COVID-19). [ref]
Hossein Sadaghiani
Iranian footballer (1903–1982).
Born January 1st, 1903 in Tabriz.
Died December 1st, 1982 at 79 years old in Tehran.
Dario Moreno
Turkish singer (1921–1968).
Born April 3rd, 1921 in İzmir.
Died December 1st, 1968 at 47 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Margaret Louisa Woods
English writer (1856–1945).
Born November 20th, 1855 in Rugby.
Died December 1st, 1945 at 90 years old
Henri Antoine Marie Teissier
French archbishop (1929-2020).
Born July 21st, 1929 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon.
Died December 1st, 2020 at 91 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Jacques Ancel
French geographer and geopolitician (1882–1943).
Born July 22nd, 1882 in Parmain.
Died December 1st, 1943 at 61 years old in Drancy.
Crescenzo D'Amore
Italian bicycle racer (1979–2024).
Born April 2nd, 1979 in Naples.
Died December 1st, 2024 at 45 years old in Pomigliano d'Arco (traffic collision). [ref]
Carissa Etienne
Caribbean physician.
Born November 2nd, 1952 in Curaçao. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2023 at 71 years old in Maryland. [ref]
Elisabeth Kulmann
German-russian poet (1808-1825).
Born July 17th, 1808 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 1st, 1825 at 17 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Eduardo Blanco Amor
Spanish writer and journalist (1897–1979).
Born September 14th, 1897 in Ourense.
Died December 1st, 1979 at 82 years old in Vigo.
Włodzimierz Mazur
Polish footballer (1954–1988).
Born April 14th, 1954 in Opatów.
Died December 1st, 1988 at 34 years old in Sosnowiec.
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri
Indian islamic scholar, teacher and writer (1942–2006).
Born June 6th, 1942 in Mubarakpur.
Died December 1st, 2006 at 64 years old in Mubarakpur.
Bernd Martin
German footballer (1955-2018).
Born February 10th, 1955 in Stuttgart.
Died December 1st, 2018 at 63 years old [ref]
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