Famous Deaths In December - 19

1951  Barton Yarbrough, actor (Dragnet), dies at 51 on December - 19.   

1952  On this day in history harry Makepeace, cricketer (cricket & soccer intl for England), dies   

1953  On this day in history robert A Millikan, US physicist (Nobel 1923), dies at 85   

1957  On this day in history john W Van Druten, US stage/screenwriter (I Remember Mama), dies at 56   

1959  Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, dies at 117 on December - 19.   

1966  On this day in history ehm Welk, writer, dies at 82   

1967  Alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor, dies at 78 on December - 19.   

1968  On this day in history norman Thomas, founder (ACLU)/Socialist Party (1926-55), dies at 84   

1977  On this day in history nellie Tayloe Ross, 1st woman governor, dies at 101   

1982  On this day in history jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer, dies at 71   

1984  On this day in history michel Magne, composer, dies at 54   

1986  Death of V. C. Andrews, American author (b. 1923) on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English journalist/author, dies at 87   

1990  Basil Henson, actor (Change Partners), dies of stroke at 71 on December - 19.   

1991  On this day in history ernest K Gann, US adventure novelist, dies at 81   

1993  Anthonius AM "Ton" Kors, writer (Time of Anton de Lange), dies at 47 on December - 19.   

1994  On this day in history noel Pointer, jazz violinist, dies at 39   

1995  On this day in history dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados, dies at 79   

1996  Marcello Mastroiani, actor (8½, Assassin, Family Diary), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history david Norman Schramm, physicist, dies at 52   

1998  Death of Antonio Ordóñez, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1932) on this day in history.   

1999  On this day in history death of desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor (b. 1914)   

2000  On this day in history death of rob Buck, American guitarist (10,000 Maniacs) (b. 1958)   

2001  On December - 19 death of marcel Mule, French saxophonist. (b. 1901)   

2002  On this day in history death of arthur Rowley, English footballer. (b. 1926)   

2003  On December - 19 death of peter Carter-Ruck, English lawyer (b. 1914)   

2004  Death of Herbert C. Brown, English-born American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1912) on this day in history.   

2005  Death of Keith Duckworth, English mechanical engineer (Cosworth; b. 1933) on this day in history.   

2008  On December - 19 death of james Bevel, 1960s Civil rights movement leader (b. 1936)   

2009  On this day in history death of hossein-Ali Montazeri, Iranian dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah (b. 1922)   

2010  On December - 19 death of trudy Pitts, American jazz organist, pianist, and vocalist (b. 1932)   

2020  Death of Mekere Morauta, 7th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea on December - 19.   

2021  On December - 19 death of robert H. Grubbs, American Nobel chemist (b. 1942)   

2023  On December - 19 death of ed Budde , 83, American football player ( Kansas City Chiefs ).   

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1036  Su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher was born on December - 19.   

1498  Andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist was born on this day in history.   

1554  Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618) was born on December - 19.   

1676  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist was born on this day in history.   

1683  Philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46) was born on December - 19.   

1699  William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777) was born on this day in history.   

1714  On December - 19 birth of john Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779)   

1723  On this day in history birth of susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother