October 19th
228 Notable deaths
Ernest Rutherford
New zealand 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. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2008 at 81 years old in Toledo (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 (1927–2010).
Born October 1st, 1927 in Chicago.
Died October 19th, 2010 at 83 years old in Rancho Mirage (staphylococcal infection). [ref]
Gig Young
American actor (1913–1978).
Born November 4th, 1913 in St. Cloud.
Died October 19th, 1978 at 64 years old in The Osborne (gunshot wound).
Virgil Earp
Deputy us marshal and soldier (1843–1905).
Born July 18th, 1843 in Hartford.
Died October 19th, 1905 at 62 years old in Nevada.
Daniel Naroditsky
American chess player (1995–2025).
Born November 9th, 1995 in San Mateo. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2025 at 29 years old in Charlotte. [ref]
Jacqueline du Pré
British cellist (1945–1987).
Born January 26th, 1945 in Oxford.
Died October 19th, 1987 at 42 years old in London (multiple sclerosis).
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).
Camille Claudel
French sculptor (1864–1943).
Born December 8th, 1864 in Fère-en-Tardenois.
Died October 19th, 1943 at 78 years old in Montfavet.
Martha Raye
American comic actress and singer (1916-1994).
Born August 27th, 1916 in Butte.
Died October 19th, 1994 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Lynda Bellingham
British actress (1948-2014).
Born May 31st, 1948 in Montreal.
Died October 19th, 2014 at 66 years old in London (colorectal cancer).
Sergio Osmeña
(1878-1961) president of the philippines from 1944 to 1946.
Born September 9th, 1878 in Cebu City.
Died October 19th, 1961 at 83 years old in Quezon City (disease).
John Reed
American journalist, poet, and communist activist.
Born October 2nd, 1887 in Portland.
Died October 19th, 1920 at 33 years old in Moscow (scrub typhus).
Samora Moisés Machel
1st president of mozambique (1933–1986).
Born September 29th, 1933 in Gaza Province. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1986 at 53 years old in Mbuzini (aviation accident). [ref]
Lázaro Cárdenas
51st president of mexico.
Born May 21st, 1895 in Jiquilpan de Juárez. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1970 at 75 years old in Mexico City (cancer, diabetes). [ref]
Marie-Thérèse Walter
Cohabitant of pablo picasso (1909–1977).
Born July 13th, 1909 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne.
Died October 19th, 1977 at 68 years old in Antibes (hanging to death).
Edna St. Vincent Millay
American poet (1892–1950).
Born February 22nd, 1892 in Rockland.
Died October 19th, 1950 at 58 years old in Austerlitz (falling from height).
Cesare Lombroso
Italian psychiatrist, physician, and criminologist (1835-1909).
Born November 6th, 1835 in Verona.
Died October 19th, 1909 at 73 years old in Turin.
Alija Izetbegović
Bosnian politician, lawyer, philosopher and author (1925–2003).
Born August 8th, 1925 in Šamac.
Died October 19th, 2003 at 78 years old in Sarajevo (cardiovascular disease).
Lu Xun
Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936).
Born September 25th, 1881 in Shaoxing.
Died October 19th, 1936 at 55 years old in Shanghai (tuberculosis).
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Oklahoma City.
Died October 19th, 1995 at 58 years old in Málaga (hepatitis, liver cancer).
Plutarco Elías Calles
47th president of mexico.
Born September 25th, 1877 in Heroica Guaymas.
Died October 19th, 1945 at 68 years old in Mexico City.
Maurice Bishop
Revolutionary and grenada 's second prime minister (1979-1983).
Born May 29th, 1944 in Aruba. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1983 at 39 years old in St. George's (gunshot wound).
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist (1902–1988).
Born March 21st, 1902 in Lyon.
Died October 19th, 1988 at 86 years old in Detroit (cancer).
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran