People who died on December 19 84
Publius Septimius Geta
d. 211 (b. 189)
Publius Septimius Geta, Roman emperor (b. 189)
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Pope Anastasius I
d. 401
Pope Anastasius I
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Sancho I of León
d. 966
Sancho I, king of León
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Adelaide of Susa
d. 1091
Adelaide of Susa, margravine of Turin
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Saint Berardo
d. 1123
Saint Berardo, Italian bishop and saint
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Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy
d. 1327 (b. 1260)
Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy (b. 1260)
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Pope Urban V
d. 1370 (b. 1310)
Pope Urban V (b. 1310)
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Bernabò Visconti
d. 1385 (b. 1319)
Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan (b. 1319)
Elizabeth of Luxembourg
d. 1442 (b. 1409)
Elizabeth of Luxembourg (b. 1409)
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Cornelius Grapheus
d. 1558 (b. 1482)
Cornelius Grapheus, Flemish writer (b. 1482)
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Christina of Lorraine
d. 1637 (b. 1565)
Christina of Lorraine, Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany (b. 1565)
Vitus Bering
d. 1741 (b. 1681)
Vitus Bering, Danish-Russian hydrographer and explorer (b. 1681)
Jean-Baptiste van Loo
d. 1745 (b. 1684)
Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (b. 1684)
Francesco Antonio Bonporti
d. 1749 (b. 1672)
Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (b. 1672)
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Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm
d. 1807 (b. 1723)
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, German-French author and playwright (d. 1807)
James McGill
d. 1813 (b. 1744)
James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University (b. 1744)
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Thomas Fremantle (Royal Navy officer)
d. 1819 (b. 1765)
Thomas Fremantle, English admiral and politician (b. 1765)
Emily Brontë
d. 1848 (b. 1818)
Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet (b. 1818)
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Joseph Mallord William Turner
d. 1851 (b. 1775)
Joseph Mallord William Turner, English painter (b. 1775)
Bayard Taylor
d. 1878 (b. 1825)
Bayard Taylor, American author and poet (b. 1825)
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Henry Ware Lawton
d. 1899 (b. 1843)
Henry Ware Lawton, American general (b. 1843)
Alois Alzheimer
d. 1915 (b. 1864)
Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (b. 1864)
Thibaw Min
d. 1916 (b. 1859)
Thibaw Min, Burmese king (b. 1859)
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Ashfaqulla Khan
d. 1927 (b. 1900)
Ashfaqulla Khan, Indian activist (b. 1900)
Ram Prasad Bismil
d. 1927 (b. 1897)
Ram Prasad Bismil, Indian poet and activist (b. 1897)
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Yun Bong-gil
d. 1932 (b. 1908)
Yun Bong-gil, South Korean activist (b. 1908)
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George Jackson Churchward
d. 1933 (b. 1857)
George Jackson Churchward, English engineer and businessman (b. 1857)
Stephen Warfield Gambrill
d. 1938 (b. 1873)
Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American lawyer and politician (b. 1873)
Abbas II of Egypt
d. 1944 (b. 1874)
Abbas II of Egypt (b. 1874)
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Rudolph Karstadt
d. 1944 (b. 1856)
Rudolph Karstadt, German businessman (b. 1856)
Paul Langevin
d. 1946 (b. 1872)
Paul Langevin, French physicist and academic (b. 1872)
Robert Andrews Millikan
d. 1953 (b. 1868)
Robert Andrews Millikan, American physicist and eugenicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
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Norman Thomas
d. 1968 (b. 1884)
Norman Thomas, American minister and politician (b. 1884)
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Ahmet Emin Yalman
d. 1972 (b. 1888)
Ahmet Emin Yalman, Turkish journalist, author, and academic (b. 1888)
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Giuseppe Caselli
d. 1976 (b. 1893)
Giuseppe Caselli, Italian painter (b. 1893)
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Dwight Macdonald
d. 1982 (b. 1906)
Dwight Macdonald, American philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1906)
Joy Ridderhof
d. 1984 (b. 1903)
Joy Ridderhof, American missionary (b. 1903)
V. C. Andrews
d. 1986 (b. 1923)
V. C. Andrews, American author (b. 1923)
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Werner Dankwort
d. 1986 (b. 1895)
Werner Dankwort, Russian-German colonel and diplomat (b. 1895)
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August Mälk
d. 1987 (b. 1900)
August Mälk, Estonian author, playwright, and politician (b. 1900)
Robert Bernstein (comics)
d. 1988 (b. 1919)
Robert Bernstein, American author and playwright (b. 1919)
Stella Gibbons
d. 1989 (b. 1902)
Stella Gibbons, English journalist, author, and poet (b. 1902)
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Kirill Mazurov
d. 1989 (b. 1914)
Kirill Mazurov, Belarusian Soviet politician (b. 1914)
Joe Cole (roadie)
d. 1991 (b. 1961)
Joe Cole, American roadie and author (b. 1961)
Michael Clarke (musician)
d. 1993 (b. 1946)
Michael Clarke, American drummer (b. 1946)
Marcello Mastroianni
d. 1996 (b. 1924)
Marcello Mastroianni, Italian-French actor and singer (b. 1924)
Sara Northrup Hollister
d. 1997 (b. 1924)
Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (b. 1924)
Masaru Ibuka
d. 1997 (b. 1908)
Masaru Ibuka, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (b. 1908)
Jimmy Rogers
d. 1997 (b. 1924)
Jimmy Rogers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1924)
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Mel Fisher
d. 1998 (b. 1922)
Mel Fisher, American treasure hunter (b. 1922)
Desmond Llewelyn
d. 1999 (b. 1914)
Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh soldier and actor (b. 1914)
Rob Buck
d. 2000 (b. 1958)
Rob Buck, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1958)
Milt Hinton
d. 2000 (b. 1910)
Milt Hinton, American bassist and photographer (b. 1910)
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John Lindsay
d. 2000 (b. 1921)
John Lindsay, American lawyer and politician, 103rd Mayor of New York City (b. 1921)
Will Hoy
d. 2002 (b. 1952)
Will Hoy, English race car driver (b. 1952)
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Arthur Rowley
d. 2002 (b. 1926)
Arthur Rowley, English footballer and manager (b. 1926)
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George Weller
d. 2002 (b. 1907)
George Weller, American author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1907)
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Peter Carter-Ruck
d. 2003 (b. 1914)
Peter Carter-Ruck, English lawyer, founded Carter-Ruck (b. 1914)
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Hope Lange
d. 2003 (b. 1933)
Hope Lange, American actress (b. 1933)
Herbert C. Brown
d. 2004 (b. 1912)
Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
Renata Tebaldi
d. 2004 (b. 1921)
Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano and actress (b. 1922)
Vincent Gigante
d. 2005 (b. 1928)
Vincent Gigante, American mobster (b. 1927)
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James Bevel
d. 2008 (b. 1936)
James Bevel, American minister and activist (b. 1936)
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Carol Chomsky
d. 2008 (b. 1930)
Carol Chomsky, American linguist and educator (b. 1930)
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Michael Connell
d. 2008 (b. 1963)
Michael Connell, American political consultant (b. 1963)
Dock Ellis
d. 2008 (b. 1945)
Dock Ellis, American baseball player and coach (b. 1945)
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Anthony Howard (journalist)
d. 2010 (b. 1934)
Anthony Howard, English journalist and author (b. 1934)
Robert Bork
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Robert Bork, American lawyer, judge, and scholar, United States Attorney General (b. 1927)
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
d. 2012 (b. 1944)
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli general and politician, 22nd Transportation Minister of Israel (b. 1944)
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Larry Morris
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Larry Morris, American football player (b. 1933)
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Peter Struck
d. 2012 (b. 1943)
Peter Struck, German lawyer and politician, 13th German Federal Minister of Defence (b. 1943)
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Winton Dean
d. 2013 (b. 1916)
Winton Dean, English musicologist and author (b. 1916)
Al Goldstein
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Al Goldstein, American publisher and pornographer (b. 1936)
Ned Vizzini
d. 2013 (b. 1981)
Ned Vizzini, American author and screenwriter (b. 1981)
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S. Balasubramanian
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
S. Balasubramanian, Indian journalist and director (b. 1936)
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Philip Bradbourn
d. 2014 (b. 1951)
Philip Bradbourn, English lawyer and politician (b. 1951)
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Arthur Gardner (producer)
d. 2014 (b. 1910)
Arthur Gardner, American actor and producer (b. 1910)
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Igor Rodionov
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
Igor Rodionov, Russian general and politician, 3rd Russian Minister of Defence (b. 1936)
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Dick Thornton (Canadian football)
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Dick Thornton, American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1939)
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Roberta Leigh
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Roberta Leigh (Rita Shulman Lewin), British writer, artist and TV producer.
Jimmy Hill
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Jimmy Hill, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1928)
Greville Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Greville Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone, Welsh-English lawyer and politician (b. 1928)
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Karin Söder
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Karin Söder, Swedish educator and politician, 33rd Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1928)
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Andrei Karlov
d. 2016 (b. 1954)
Andrei Karlov, Russian diplomat, Ambassador to Turkey (b. 1954)