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October 19th
156 Notable deaths
Ernest Rutherford
New zealand-born british physicist (1871–1937).
Born August 30th, 1871 in Spring Grove. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1937 at 66 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Rudy Ray Moore
American comedian, singer, actor, and film producer (1927-2008).
Born March 17th, 1927 in Fort Smith.
Died October 19th, 2008 at 81 years old in Akron (diabetes). [ref]
Srividya
Indian actress (1953-2006).
Born July 24th, 1953 in Chennai.
Died October 19th, 2006 at 53 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (breast cancer). [ref]
Tom Bosley
American actor.
Born October 1st, 1927 in Chicago.
Died October 19th, 2010 at 83 years old in Rancho Mirage (lung cancer). [ref]
Gig Young
American actor (1913-1978).
Born November 4th, 1913 in St. Cloud. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1978 at 64 years old in The Osborne (ballistic trauma).
Road Warrior Hawk
American professional wrestler (1957-2003).
Born January 26th, 1957 in Chicago.
Died October 19th, 2003 at 46 years old in Indian Rocks Beach (myocardial infarction).
Jacqueline du Pré
British cellist.
Born January 26th, 1945 in Oxford. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1987 at 42 years old in London, Greater London (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Camille Claudel
French sculptor.
Born December 8th, 1864 in Fère-en-Tardenois. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1943 at 78 years old in Montfavet. [ref]
Martha Raye
American comic actress and singer (1916-1994).
Born August 27th, 1916 in Butte. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1994 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
John Reed
American journalist, poet, and communist activist.
Born October 2nd, 1887 in Portland. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1920 at 33 years old in Moscow (typhus). [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner