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January 19th
183 Notable deaths
Solomon Mikhoels
Yiddish theatre performer.
Born March 16th, 1890 in Daugavpils. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1948 at 57 years old in Minsk (traffic collision). [ref]
Roderick Chisholm
American philosopher.
Born November 27th, 1916 in Bristol County.
Died January 19th, 1999 at 82 years old in Providence.
Renato Guttuso
Italian painter.
Born December 26th, 1912 in Bagheria. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1987 at 74 years old in Rome. [ref]
Yevgeny Mravinsky
Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue (1903–1988).
Born June 4th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1988 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Gerald Brenan
British writer and hispanist.
Born April 7th, 1894 in Sliema. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1987 at 92 years old in Alhaurín el Grande. [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.
G. 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).
Petar Bojović
Serbian military officer.
Born July 16th, 1858 in Miševići, Nova Varoš.
Died January 19th, 1945 at 86 years old in Belgrade (blunt trauma). [ref]
Yoon Jeong-hee
South korean actress (1944–2023).
Born July 30th, 1944 in Busan. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2023 at 78 years old in Bussy-Saint-Georges (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Snub Pollard
Australian actor (1889-1962).
Born November 9th, 1889 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1962 at 72 years old in Burbank (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 183
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou