Jean-Louis Fournier

French novelist.

Born December 19th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Calais.

Judah Leib Gordon

Lithuanian poet (1830–1892).

Born December 19th, 1830 in Vilnius.

Died September 28th, 1892 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Veselin Vuković

Serbian handball player.

Born December 19th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Struga.

Andrew Eugene Bellisario

American catholic archbishop.

Born December 19th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Alhambra.

Jacques Fatton

Swiss footballer (1925-2011).

Born December 19th, 1925 in Exincourt.

Died July 26th, 2011 at 85 years old in Geneva. ^[ref]

Salvador Elizondo

Mexican writer (1932–2006).

Born December 19th, 1932 in Mexico City.

Died March 29th, 2006 at 73 years old in Mexico City (cancer). ^[ref]

Wilhelm Oncken

German historian (1838-1905).

Born December 19th, 1838 in Heidelberg.

Died August 11th, 1905 at 66 years old in Giessen.

Vrbica Stefanov

Macedonian basketball player.

Born December 19th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Kavadarci Municipality.

Rubens Minelli

Brazilian footballer and manager (1928–2023).

Born December 19th, 1928 in São Paulo.

Died November 23rd, 2023 at 94 years old in São Paulo. ^[ref]

Idrissa Coulibaly

Malian footballer.

Born December 19th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Bamako.

Tamara Boroš

Croatian table tennis player.

Born December 19th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Senta.

Ann Bishop

British biologist.

Born December 19th, 1899 in Manchester.

Died May 7th, 1990 at 90 years old in Cambridge (pneumonia).

Enrique Pla y Deniel

Spanish cardinal of the roman catholic church (1876-1968).

Born December 19th, 1876 in Barcelona.

Died July 5th, 1968 at 91 years old in Toledo.

Ángel Herrera Oria

Catholic cardinal (1886-1968).

Born December 19th, 1886 in Santander.

Died July 28th, 1968 at 81 years old in Madrid.

Matti Heikkinen

Finnish cross-country skier and sports executive.

Born December 19th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Kajaani.

Mykola Rudenko

Ukrainian dissident (1920–2004).

Born December 19th, 1920 in Yuriivka.

Died April 1st, 2004 at 83 years old in Kyiv.

Otto Olsson

Swedish composer (1879–1964).

Born December 19th, 1879 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen.

Died September 1st, 1964 at 84 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.

Hady Khashaba

Egyptian footballer.

Born December 19th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Asyut.

Paul Nizon

Swiss art historian and writer (born 1929).

Born December 19th, 1929 (age 96 years) in Bern. ^[ref]

Yvette Cauchois

French physicist (1908-1999).

Born December 19th, 1908 in Paris.

Died November 19th, 1999 at 90 years old in Paris (infectious disease).

Luigi Beccali

Italian track runner (1907–1990).

Born December 19th, 1907 in Milan.

Died August 29th, 1990 at 82 years old in Rapallo.

Esther Ferrer

Spanish artist (born 1937).

Born December 19th, 1937 (age 88 years) in San Sebastián.

Géza von Cziffra

Hungarian and austrian film director.

Born December 19th, 1900 in Arad.

Died April 28th, 1989 at 88 years old in Dießen am Ammersee.

Iván Vallejo

Ecuadorian mountaineer.

Born December 19th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Ambato.

Wilhelm His

German cardiologist (1863–1934).

Born December 19th, 1863 in Basel.

Died November 10th, 1934 at 70 years old in Brombach.