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January 19th
249 Notable deaths
Jón Helgason
Icelandic writer (1899–1986).
Born June 30th, 1899 in Reykholt.
Died January 19th, 1986 at 86 years old in Copenhagen.
Stanisław Grędziński
Polish sprinter, civil engineer (1945–2022).
Born October 19th, 1945 in Ostrzyca, Lublin Voivodeship.
Died January 19th, 2022 at 76 years old
Ger van Mourik
Dutch football player (1931-2017).
Born August 4th, 1931 in Amsterdam.
Died January 19th, 2017 at 85 years old in Netherlands.
Anatoliy Novikov
Ussr judoka (1947–2022).
Born January 17th, 1947 in Maltsevka.
Died January 19th, 2022 at 75 years old in Kharkiv. [ref]
Franz Seitz Jr.
Film producer, screenwriter (1921-2006).
Born October 22nd, 1921 in Munich. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2006 at 84 years old in Schliersee.
John Van Tongerloo
Belgian cyclist (1933–2017).
Born December 29th, 1933 in Meerle. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2017 at 83 years old in Hoogstraten. [ref]
Giovanni Zucchi
Italian rower (1931-2021).
Born August 14th, 1931 in Mandello del Lario.
Died January 19th, 2021 at 89 years old in Mandello del Lario. [ref]
Marcelo Spinola y Maestre
Catholic cardinal (1835-1906).
Born January 14th, 1835 in San Fernando.
Died January 19th, 1906 at 71 years old in Seville.
Toru Kawashima
Japanese association football player (1970–2024).
Born June 4th, 1970 in Osaka Prefecture.
Died January 19th, 2024 at 53 years old
Michał Joachimowski
Polish triple jumper (1950-2014).
Born September 26th, 1950 in Żnin.
Died January 19th, 2014 at 63 years old in Bydgoszcz.
William Coales
British long-distance runner (1886-1960).
Born January 8th, 1886 in Aldwincle.
Died January 19th, 1960 at 74 years old in Sudbury.
Ernst Ludwig Taschenberg
German entomologist (1818–1898).
Born January 10th, 1818 in Naumburg.
Died January 19th, 1898 at 80 years old in Halle (Saale).
Johannes Abromeit
German botanist (1857-1946).
Born February 17th, 1857 in Ulyanovo, Kaliningrad Oblast.
Died January 19th, 1946 at 88 years old in Jena.
Gösta Bengtsson
Sailor (1897-1984).
Born July 25th, 1897 in Gothenburg.
Died January 19th, 1984 at 86 years old in Stockholm.
Taavi Tamminen
Finnish olympic wrestler (1889-1967).
Born March 10th, 1889 in Uurainen.
Died January 19th, 1967 at 77 years old in Helsinki.
Hermann von Schlagintweit
German explorer and naturalist (1826-1882).
Born May 13th, 1826 in Munich.
Died January 19th, 1882 at 55 years old in Munich.
Elmar Fischer
Roman catholic bishop of feldkirch, austria (1936–2022).
Born October 6th, 1936 in Feldkirch.
Died January 19th, 2022 at 85 years old in Feldkirch (COVID-19). [ref]
Ross Cuthbert
British ice hockey player.
Born February 6th, 1892 in Calgary. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1971 at 78 years old in Paget.
Mario Gruppioni
Olympic wrestler (1901-1939).
Born September 13th, 1901 in San Giovanni in Persiceto.
Died January 19th, 1939 at 37 years old in Bologna.
Consuelo Álvarez Pool
Spanish writer and suffragette (1867-1959).
Born June 24th, 1867 in Barcelona.
Died January 19th, 1959 at 91 years old in Madrid.
Mario Gentili
Italian cyclist.
Born January 31st, 1913 in Rome.
Died January 19th, 1999 at 85 years old in Rome.
Douglas Robinson
Irish cricketer (1864-1937).
Born August 12th, 1864 in Plymouth.
Died January 19th, 1937 at 72 years old in London.
Mykhailo Drai-Khmara
Ukrainian poet, writer and university teacher (1889-1939).
Born October 10th, 1889 in Zolotonoshsky Uyezd.
Died January 19th, 1939 at 49 years old in Kolyma.
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