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  Robert A Millikan, US physicist (Nobel 1923), dies at 85 on December - 19.   

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  Ehm Welk, writer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

1968  On December - 19 norman Thomas, founder (ACLU)/Socialist Party (1926-55), dies at 84   

1977  Nellie Tayloe Ross, 1st woman governor, dies at 101 on this day in history.   

1982  On December - 19 jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer, dies at 71   

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

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

1989  Dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English journalist/author, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1990  On December - 19 basil Henson, actor (Change Partners), dies of stroke at 71   

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

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

1994  On December - 19 noel Pointer, jazz violinist, dies at 39   

1995  Dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados, dies at 79 on December - 19.   

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

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

1998  On this day in history death of antonio Ordóñez, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1932)   

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 this day in history death of marcel Mule, French saxophonist. (b. 1901)   

2002  Death of Arthur Rowley, English footballer. (b. 1926) on December - 19.   

2003  On this day in history death of peter Carter-Ruck, English lawyer (b. 1914)   

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 this day in history.   

2008  On December - 19 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  On this day in history death of trudy Pitts, American jazz organist, pianist, and vocalist (b. 1932)   

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

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

2023  Death of Ed Budde , 83, American football player ( Kansas City Chiefs ) on this day in history.   

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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 December - 19.   

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

1676  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist was born on December - 19.   

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

1699  On December - 19 birth of william Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777)   

1714  On this day in history birth of john Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779)   

1723  Susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother was born on December - 19.