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In the year 2019

1,245 Notable deaths

Dick Dale

American surf rock guitarist.

Born May 4th, 1937 in Boston.

Died March 16th, 2019 at 81 years old in Loma Linda (heart failure). [ref]

Kary Mullis

American biochemist, nobel prize winner, aids denialist, climate change denialist (1944–2019).

Born December 28th, 1944 in Lenoir. [ref]

Died August 7th, 2019 at 74 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia). [ref]

Lyndon LaRouche

American political activist and founder of the larouche movement (1922-2019).

Born September 8th, 1922 in Rochester.

Died February 12th, 2019 at 96 years old in Leesburg. [ref]

Freddie Jones

English character actor (1927-2019).

Born September 12th, 1927 in Dresden.

Died July 9th, 2019 at 91 years old in Bicester. [ref]

Gordon Banks

English association football player (1937–2019).

Born December 30th, 1937 in Sheffield.

Died February 12th, 2019 at 81 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (kidney cancer). [ref]

George Fernandes

Indian politician.

Born June 3rd, 1930 in Mangalore.

Died January 29th, 2019 at 88 years old in New Delhi (swine influenza). [ref]

Henry Sy

Filipino businessman, the richest man in the philippines according to forbes or 11 years (2007-2018)..

Born December 25th, 1924 in Xiamen.

Died January 19th, 2019 at 94 years old in Manila (myocardial infarction).

Jessica Jaymes

American pornographic actress (1979–2019).

Born March 8th, 1976 in Anchorage.

Died September 17th, 2019 at 43 years old in North Hills.

Pernell Whitaker

American boxer (1964–2019).

Born January 2nd, 1964.

Died July 14th, 2019 at 55 years old in Virginia Beach (struck by vehicle). [ref]

Paul Volcker

American economist (1927-2019).

Born September 5th, 1927 in Cape May.

Died December 8th, 2019 at 92 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]

Venu Madhav

South indian actor (1969–2019).

Born December 30th, 1969 in Kodad.

Died September 25th, 2019 at 49 years old in Secunderabad (kidney disease). [ref]

Bill Buckner

American baseball player.

Born December 14th, 1949 in Vallejo.

Died May 27th, 2019 at 69 years old in Boise (Lewy body dementia). [ref]

Mary Oliver

American poet (1935–2019).

Born September 10th, 1935 in Maple Heights.

Died January 17th, 2019 at 83 years old in Hobe Sound (cancer). [ref]

Claus von Bülow

British socialite.

Born August 11th, 1926 in Copenhagen.

Died May 25th, 2019 at 92 years old in London.

Ruma Guha Thakurta

Indian actress.

Born November 3rd, 1934 in Kolkata.

Died June 3rd, 2019 at 84 years old in Kolkata. [ref]

Clive James

Australian writer, critic, and broadcaster (1939–2019).

Born October 7th, 1939 in Kogarah.

Died November 24th, 2019 at 80 years old in Cambridge (leukemia). [ref]

Franco Zeffirelli

Italian director and politician (1923-2019).

Born February 12th, 1923 in Florence. [ref]

Died June 15th, 2019 at 96 years old in Rome (disease). [ref]

Sheila Dikshit

Indian politician and former chief minister of delhi (1938-2019).

Born March 31st, 1938 in Kapurthala.

Died July 20th, 2019 at 81 years old in Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Anna Karina

Danish-french actress (1940–2019).

Born September 22nd, 1940 in Frederiksberg.

Died December 14th, 2019 at 79 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]

Frank Robinson

American professional baseball player, outfielder, manager.

Born August 31st, 1935 in Beaumont.

Died February 7th, 2019 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (bone cancer). [ref]

John Conyers

American politician from michigan (1929–2019).

Born May 16th, 1929 in Highland Park.

Died October 27th, 2019 at 90 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction). [ref]

David Hedison

American actor (1927-2019).

Born May 20th, 1927 in Providence.

Died July 18th, 2019 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Harold Bloom

American literary critic, scholar, and writer (1930-2019).

Born July 11th, 1930 in New York City. [ref]

Died October 14th, 2019 at 89 years old in New Haven. [ref]

José José

Mexican singer (1948–2019).

Born February 17th, 1948 in Mexico City, Clavería. [ref]

Died September 28th, 2019 at 71 years old in Homestead (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie

3rd president of the republic of indonesia (1936-2019).

Born June 25th, 1936 in Parepare. [ref]

Died September 11th, 2019 at 83 years old in Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital (heart failure). [ref]

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