December 1st
147 Notable deaths
Arnie Robinson
Athletics competitor, long jumper.
Born April 7th, 1948 in San Diego.
Died December 1st, 2020 at 72 years old in San Diego (COVID-19). [ref]
Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta
Congolese martyr.
Born December 29th, 1939 in Wamba, Haut-Uele District.
Died December 1st, 1964 at 24 years old in Isiro.
Lajos Zilahy
Hungarian novelist and playwright.
Born March 27th, 1891 in Salonta. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1974 at 83 years old in Novi Sad. [ref]
Juhan Liiv
Estonian writer (1864-1913).
Born April 30th, 1864 in Alatskivi. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1913 at 49 years old in Koosa (pneumonia). [ref]
Maria Itkina
Soviet sprinter.
Born May 3rd, 1932 in Roslavl.
Died December 1st, 2020 at 88 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Ruth Maier
Austrian author and holocaust victim.
Born November 10th, 1920 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1942 at 22 years old in Auschwitz.
Mikel Laboa
Basque singer-songwriter from donostia (1934-2008).
Born June 15th, 1934 in Donostia-San Sebastián. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2008 at 74 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián. [ref]
Pavel Sadyrin
Russian footballer (1942-2001).
Born September 18th, 1942 in Perm.
Died December 1st, 2001 at 59 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Eduardo Lourenço
Portuguese writer, literary scholar and philosopher (1923-2020).
Born May 23rd, 1923 in São Pedro de Rio Seco. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2020 at 97 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Fathi Arafat
Palestinian physician (1933–2004).
Born January 11th, 1933 in Cairo.
Died December 1st, 2004 at 71 years old in Cairo (stomach cancer). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 147
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel