Famous Deaths In December - 19

1951  On this day in history barton Yarbrough, actor (Dragnet), dies at 51   

1952  Harry Makepeace, cricketer (cricket & soccer intl for England), dies on December - 19.   

1953  On December - 19 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  On December - 19 walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, dies at 117   

1966  On December - 19 ehm Welk, writer, dies at 82   

1967  On this day in history alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor, dies at 78   

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  Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1984  Michel Magne, composer, dies at 54 on December - 19.   

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 December - 19.   

1991  Ernest K Gann, US adventure novelist, dies at 81 on December - 19.   

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

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

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

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

2000  Death of Rob Buck, American guitarist (10,000 Maniacs) (b. 1958) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Marcel Mule, French saxophonist. (b. 1901) on this day in history.   

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

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

2004  On December - 19 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  Death of James Bevel, 1960s Civil rights movement leader (b. 1936) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Robert H. Grubbs, American Nobel chemist (b. 1942) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1554  Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

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

1683  On this day in history birth of philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)   

1699  William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777) was born on December - 19.   

1714  John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.   

1723  Susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother was born on this day in history.