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December 19th
158 Notable deaths
Vincent Gigante
American boxer, mobster (1928-2005).
Born March 29th, 1928 in Manhattan.
Died December 19th, 2005 at 77 years old in Springfield.
Kim Peek
American savant (1951-2009).
Born November 11th, 1951 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 19th, 2009 at 58 years old in Murray (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert Bork
American lawyer, judge, and legal scholar.
Born March 1st, 1927 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 19th, 2012 at 85 years old in Arlington County (cardiovascular disease).
V. C. Andrews
Novelist.
Born June 6th, 1923 in Portsmouth. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1986 at 63 years old in Virginia Beach (breast cancer). [ref]
Marcello Mastroianni
Italian actor (1924-1996).
Born September 28th, 1924 in Fontana Liri. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1996 at 72 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Hope Lange
American actress.
Born November 28th, 1933 in Redding.
Died December 19th, 2003 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (infectious disease). [ref]
Sally Ann Howes
British actor and singer.
Born July 20th, 1930 in St John's Wood.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 91 years old in Palm Beach Gardens. [ref]
Desmond Llewelyn
Welsh actor (1914-1999).
Born September 12th, 1914 in Newport.
Died December 19th, 1999 at 85 years old in East Sussex (traffic collision).
Johnny Isakson
American politician (1944–2021).
Born December 28th, 1944 in Atlanta.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 76 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Ram Prasad Bismil
Revolutionary, poet & writer.
Born June 11th, 1897 in Shahjahanpur.
Died December 19th, 1927 at 30 years old in Gorakhpur (hanging). [ref]
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