Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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  John W Van Druten, US stage/screenwriter (I Remember Mama), dies at 56 on December - 19.   

1959  On this day in history walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, dies at 117   

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

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

1968  Norman Thomas, founder (ACLU)/Socialist Party (1926-55), dies at 84 on December - 19.   

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

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

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

1986  On this day in history death of v. C. Andrews, American author (b. 1923)   

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

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 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  On this day in history marcello Mastroiani, actor (8½, Assassin, Family Diary), dies at 72   

1997  David Norman Schramm, physicist, dies at 52 on December - 19.   

1998  On December - 19 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 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 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  Death of James Bevel, 1960s Civil rights movement leader (b. 1936) on this day in history.   

2009  On December - 19 death of hossein-Ali Montazeri, Iranian dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah (b. 1922)   

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  Death of Robert H. Grubbs, American Nobel chemist (b. 1942) on December - 19.   

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

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1036  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)   

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

1683  On December - 19 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  On this day in history birth of susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother