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In the year 2019
1,326 Notable deaths
Syd Mead
American concept artist (1933–2019).
Born July 18th, 1933 in Saint Paul.
Died December 30th, 2019 at 86 years old in Pasadena (lymphoma). [ref]
Peter Lindbergh
German photographer and director.
Born November 23rd, 1944 in Leszno.
Died September 3rd, 2019 at 74 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Jerry Herman
American composer and lyricist (1931-2019).
Born July 10th, 1931 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 2019 at 88 years old in Miami (lung disease). [ref]
D. A. Pennebaker
American filmmaker (1925-2019).
Born July 15th, 1925 in Evanston.
Died August 1st, 2019 at 94 years old in Sag Harbor.
Jonas Mekas
Lithuanian filmmaker (1922–2019).
Born December 24th, 1922 in Lithuania, Biržai.
Died January 23rd, 2019 at 96 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Barrington Pheloung
Australian composer (1954–2019).
Died July 31st, 2019 at 65 years old in Australia. [ref]
Fernando de la Rúa
Argentine politician, president of argentina from 1999 to 2001.
Born September 15th, 1937 in Córdoba.
Died July 9th, 2019 at 81 years old in Loma Verde (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Prem Tinsulanonda
Former regent of thailand (1920-2019).
Born August 26th, 1920 in Mueang Songkhla.
Died May 26th, 2019 at 98 years old in Phramongkutklao Hospital (heart failure). [ref]
Marie Laforêt
French-swiss singer and actress.
Born October 5th, 1939 in Soulac-sur-Mer.
Died November 2nd, 2019 at 80 years old in Genolier. [ref]
Nancy Gates
American actress (1926-2019).
Born February 1st, 1926 in Dallas.
Died March 24th, 2019 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Robert M. Morgenthau
American lawyer, district attorney for new york county, new york.
Born July 31st, 1919 in Manhattan.
Died July 21st, 2019 at 99 years old in Manhattan.
Jeremy Kemp
English actor (1935–2019).
Born January 3rd, 1935 in Chesterfield.
Died July 19th, 2019 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
Karel Gott
Czech singer and actor (1939–2019).
Born July 14th, 1939 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2019 at 80 years old in Smíchov (acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Phyllis Newman
American actress and singer (1933-2019).
Born March 19th, 1933 in Jersey City.
Died September 15th, 2019 at 86 years old in New York City (lung disease). [ref]
Marita Lorenz
German who had affair with fidel castro (1939–2019).
Born August 18th, 1939 in Bremen.
Died August 31st, 2019 at 80 years old in Oberhausen (heart failure).
Yasuhiro Takemoto
Japanese director of anime series and original video animations (1972-2019).
Died July 19th, 2019 at 47 years old in Studio 1. [ref]
Shane Rimmer
Canadian actor (1929-2019).
Born May 28th, 1929 in Toronto. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2019 at 89 years old in London Borough of Barnet. [ref]
John Kirby
American lawyer (1939-2019).
Born October 22nd, 1939 in Falls Church. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2019 at 79 years old [ref]
Isabel Sarli
Argentine actress (1929-2019).
Born July 9th, 1929 in Concordia. [ref]
Died June 25th, 2019 at 89 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Princess Christina of the Netherlands
Dutch princess (1947-2019).
Born February 18th, 1947 in Soestdijk Palace. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2019 at 72 years old in Noordeinde Palace (bone cancer). [ref]
Harris Wofford
American politician (1926-2019).
Born April 9th, 1926 in New York City.
Died January 21st, 2019 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C. (falling from height). [ref]
Monkey Punch
Japanese manga artist (1937–2019).
Born May 26th, 1937 in Hamanaka.
Died April 11th, 2019 at 81 years old in Sakura (aspiration pneumonia). [ref]
Max Azria
French-tunisian fashion designer.
Born January 1st, 1949 in Sfax.
Died May 6th, 2019 at 70 years old in Houston (lung cancer). [ref]
Larry Wallis
British rock musician (1949–2019).
Born May 19th, 1949 in England.
Died September 19th, 2019 at 70 years old [ref]
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe