Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 19

1951  Barton Yarbrough, actor (Dragnet), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

1953  Robert A Millikan, US physicist (Nobel 1923), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

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

1966  Ehm Welk, writer, dies at 82 on December - 19.   

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

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

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

1982  Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer, dies at 71 on December - 19.   

1984  Michel Magne, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1986  On December - 19 death of v. C. Andrews, American author (b. 1923)   

1989  On December - 19 dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English journalist/author, dies at 87   

1990  Basil Henson, actor (Change Partners), dies of stroke at 71 on this day in history.   

1991  Ernest K Gann, US adventure novelist, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1993  Anthonius AM "Ton" Kors, writer (Time of Anton de Lange), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1994  Noel Pointer, jazz violinist, dies at 39 on December - 19.   

1995  Dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1996  On December - 19 marcello Mastroiani, actor (8½, Assassin, Family Diary), dies at 72   

1997  David Norman Schramm, physicist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1998  On December - 19 death of antonio Ordóñez, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1932)   

1999  On December - 19 death of desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor (b. 1914)   

2000  On December - 19 death of rob Buck, American guitarist (10,000 Maniacs) (b. 1958)   

2001  Death of Marcel Mule, French saxophonist. (b. 1901) on December - 19.   

2002  On December - 19 death of arthur Rowley, English footballer. (b. 1926)   

2003  Death of Peter Carter-Ruck, English lawyer (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

2004  On this day in history death of herbert C. Brown, English-born American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1912)   

2005  Death of Keith Duckworth, English mechanical engineer (Cosworth; b. 1933) on December - 19.   

2008  On this day in history death of james Bevel, 1960s Civil rights movement leader (b. 1936)   

2009  Death of Hossein-Ali Montazeri, Iranian dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah (b. 1922) on December - 19.   

2010  Death of Trudy Pitts, American jazz organist, pianist, and vocalist (b. 1932) on December - 19.   

2020  On this day in history death of mekere Morauta, 7th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea   

2021  On this day in history death of robert H. Grubbs, American Nobel chemist (b. 1942)   

2023  On this day in history death of ed Budde , 83, American football player ( Kansas City Chiefs ).   

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1036  On December - 19 birth of su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher   

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

1554  On December - 19 birth of philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)   

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 December - 19.   

1714  John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779) was born on December - 19.   

1723  On December - 19 birth of susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother