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January 19th
249 Notable deaths
Jean Delville
Belgian occultist, painter, writer (1867–1953).
Born January 19th, 1867 in Leuven.
Died January 19th, 1953 at 86 years old in Forest.
Solomon Mikhoels
Soviet actor, yiddish theatre performer (1890–1948).
Born March 16th, 1890 in Daugavpils.
Died January 19th, 1948 at 57 years old in Minsk (traffic collision).
Frank Reicher
German actor and filmmaker (1875–1965).
Born December 2nd, 1875 in Munich.
Died January 19th, 1965 at 89 years old in Inglewood.
Mohamed Amin Didi
1st president of the maldives (1910–1954).
Died January 19th, 1954 at 43 years old in Vihamanaafushi.
Gerald Brenan
British writer and hispanist (1894-1987).
Born April 7th, 1894 in Sliema.
Died January 19th, 1987 at 92 years old in Alhaurín el Grande.
Branislav Nušić
Serbian writer.
Born October 20th, 1864 in Belgrade.
Died January 19th, 1938 at 73 years old in Belgrade.
Roderick Chisholm
American philosopher and logician (1916–1999).
Born November 27th, 1916 in Bristol County.
Died January 19th, 1999 at 82 years old in Providence. [ref]
Horst Janson
German film and television actor (1935–2025).
Born October 4th, 1935 in Mainz-Kastel.
Died January 19th, 2025 at 89 years old in Munich. [ref]
Heinrich Anton de Bary
German surgeon, botanist, microbiologist, and mycologist (1831–1888).
Born January 26th, 1831 in Free City of Frankfurt.
Died January 19th, 1888 at 56 years old in Strasbourg (tumor).
Yasutarō Koide
Japanese supercentenarian.
Born March 13th, 1903 in Tsuruga.
Died January 19th, 2016 at 112 years old in Moriyama-ku (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
Yoon Jeong-hee
South korean actress (1944–2023).
Born July 30th, 1944 in Busan.
Died January 19th, 2023 at 78 years old in Bussy-Saint-Georges (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Renato Guttuso
Italian painter (1911–1987).
Born December 26th, 1912 in Bagheria. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1987 at 74 years old in Rome. [ref]
Yevgeny Mravinsky
Soviet russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue (1903–1988).
Born June 4th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 19th, 1988 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Auguste Mariette
French archaeologist and egyptologist (1821–1881).
Born February 11th, 1821 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died January 19th, 1881 at 59 years old in Cairo (diabetes).
Nathan Glazer
American sociologist (1923–2019).
Born February 25th, 1923 in New York City.
Died January 19th, 2019 at 95 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Albert Niemann
German chemist (1834–1861).
Born May 20th, 1834 in Goslar.
Died January 19th, 1861 at 26 years old in Goslar.
Petar Bojović
Serbian military officer (1858–1945).
Born July 16th, 1858 in Miševići, Nova Varoš.
Died January 19th, 1945 at 86 years old in Belgrade (blunt trauma). [ref]
Theodor Kaluza
Mathematician, physicist and university teacher (1885-1954).
Born November 9th, 1885 in Opole.
Died January 19th, 1954 at 68 years old in Göttingen.
Snub Pollard
Australian actor (1889-1962).
Born November 9th, 1889 in Melbourne.
Died January 19th, 1962 at 72 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Murat Nasyrov
Russian singer (1969-2007).
Born December 13th, 1969 in Almaty.
Died January 19th, 2007 at 37 years old in Moscow (falling).
Alfred Chester Beatty
American copper mining magnate (1875–1968).
Born February 7th, 1875 in New York City.
Died January 19th, 1968 at 92 years old in Monte Carlo.
Pierre François Lacenaire
1800–1836 french poet and murderer.
Born December 20th, 1803 in Lyon.
Died January 19th, 1836 at 32 years old in Paris (decapitation).
George Ledyard Stebbins
American botanist and geneticist (1906-2000).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Lawrence.
Died January 19th, 2000 at 94 years old in Davis (cancer).
Ba Khin
Burmese civil servant and vipassana meditation master.
Born March 6th, 1899 in Yangon.
Died January 19th, 1971 at 71 years old in Yangon.
Rúhíyyih Khanum
Canadian bahá'í, wife of shoghi effendi (1910–2000).
Born August 8th, 1910 in New York City.
Died January 19th, 2000 at 89 years old in Haifa.
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