In the year 2019
1,326 Notable deaths
Gene Wolfe
American science fiction and fantasy writer (1931–2019).
Born May 7th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 14th, 2019 at 87 years old in Peoria (heart disease). [ref]
Charles Van Doren
American university teacher, non-fiction writer, biographer (1926-2019).
Born February 12th, 1926 in Manhattan.
Died April 9th, 2019 at 93 years old in Canaan.
Murray Gell-Mann
American physicist (1929–2019).
Born September 15th, 1929 in Lower Manhattan.
Died May 24th, 2019 at 89 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Geraldyn M. Cobb
American aviator (1931-2019).
Born March 5th, 1931 in Norman.
Died March 18th, 2019 at 88 years old in Florida. [ref]
Herman Wouk
American writer (1915-2019).
Born May 27th, 1915 in The Bronx.
Died May 17th, 2019 at 103 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Bibi Andersson
Swedish actress (1935–2019).
Born November 11th, 1935 in Stockholm.
Died April 14th, 2019 at 83 years old in Stockholm (stroke). [ref]
Christian Bach
Argentine-born mexican actress (1959-2019).
Born May 9th, 1959 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 26th, 2019 at 59 years old in Mexico City (respiratory failure). [ref]
Allee Willis
American songwriter, multi-media artist, collector, and art director (1947-2019).
Born November 10th, 1947 in Detroit.
Died December 24th, 2019 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Joseph C. Wilson
American diplomat (1949–2019).
Born November 6th, 1949 in Bridgeport.
Died September 27th, 2019 at 69 years old in Santa Fe (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Tania Mallet
British actress and model (1941–2019).
Born May 19th, 1941 in Blackpool.
Died March 30th, 2019 at 77 years old in Margate.
Kim Shattuck
American singer, musician, and songwriter (1963-2019).
Born July 17th, 1963 in Burbank.
Died October 2nd, 2019 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Sylvia Miles
American actress (1924-2019).
Born September 9th, 1924 in Greenwich Village.
Died June 12th, 2019 at 94 years old in Manhattan (anemia). [ref]
Rachel Held Evans
American christian writer (1981–2019).
Born June 8th, 1981 in Alabama.
Died May 4th, 2019 at 37 years old in Nashville (cerebral edema). [ref]
Martin Peters
English footballer and manager (1943-2019).
Born November 8th, 1943 in London.
Died December 21st, 2019 at 76 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Johnny Clegg
British and south african musician, anthropologist and anti-apartheid icon.
Died July 16th, 2019 at 66 years old in Johannesburg (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Neil Innes
English writer, comedian, and musician (1944–2019).
Born December 9th, 1944 in Danbury.
Died December 29th, 2019 at 75 years old in Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
David Bellamy
English professor, botanist, author, broadcaster and environmental campaigner (1933-2019).
Born January 18th, 1933 in London.
Died December 11th, 2019 at 86 years old in County Durham. [ref]
Li Peng
4th premier of the people's republic of china (1928–2019).
Born October 20th, 1928 in Shanghai.
Died July 22nd, 2019 at 90 years old in Beijing (disease). [ref]
Leah Bracknell
British actress and yoga instructor (1964–2019).
Born July 12th, 1964 in London.
Died September 16th, 2019 at 55 years old in Worthing (lung cancer).
Shivakumara Swamiji
Indian saint (1907–2019).
Born April 1st, 1907 in Magadi.
Died January 21st, 2019 at 111 years old in Tumkur. [ref]
Ken Kercheval
American actor (1935–2019).
Born July 15th, 1935 in Wolcottville.
Died April 21st, 2019 at 83 years old in Clinton (pneumonia).
Matti Nykänen
Finnish ski jumper (1963–2019).
Born July 17th, 1963 in Jyväskylä. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2019 at 55 years old in Joutseno (pneumonia, pancreatitis). [ref]
Cha In-ha
South korean actor.
Born July 15th, 1992 in Sinchon.
Died December 3rd, 2019 at 27 years old in Gangnam District. [ref]
Camilo Sesto
Spanish singer.
Born September 16th, 1946 in Alcoy.
Died September 8th, 2019 at 72 years old in Madrid (kidney failure). [ref]
Pedro Morales
Puerto rican professional wrestler (1942–2019).
Born October 22nd, 1942 in Culebra.
Died February 12th, 2019 at 76 years old in Perth Amboy (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Deaths 176 to 200 of 1326
A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu