October 19th
177 Notable deaths
Suze Groeneweg
Dutch politician (1875-1940).
Born March 4th, 1875 in Strijensas.
Died October 19th, 1940 at 65 years old in Barendrecht.
Els de Groen
Dutch journalist, writer and politician.
Born December 23rd, 1949 in The Hague.
Died October 19th, 2025 at 75 years old [ref]
Jan van der Sluis
Dutch footballer (1889-1952).
Born April 29th, 1889 in Rotterdam.
Died October 19th, 1952 at 63 years old in Rotterdam.
Arnold Viiding
Estonian athletics competitor (1911–2006).
Born March 19th, 1911 in Valga.
Died October 19th, 2006 at 95 years old in Sydney.
Robert Chef d’Hôtel
French sprinter (1922–2019).
Born February 2nd, 1922 in Nouméa.
Died October 19th, 2019 at 97 years old in Saint-Jean-en-Royans.
Raymond Bonney
American ice hockey player.
Born April 2nd, 1892 in Oswego County.
Died October 19th, 1964 at 72 years old in Ottawa.
Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti
Palestinian politician.
Born March 15th, 1957 in Jabalia Refugee Camp.
Died October 19th, 2023 at 66 years old in Jabalia Refugee Camp (airstrike). [ref]
Oskari Friman
Finnish wrestler (1893–1933).
Born January 27th, 1893 in Luzhayka.
Died October 19th, 1933 at 40 years old in Vyborg.
Giovanni Steffè
Italian rower (1928–2016).
Born January 12th, 1928 in Trieste.
Died October 19th, 2016 at 88 years old in Recco.
Arturo Farías
Chilean footballer.
Born September 1st, 1927 in Santiago.
Died October 19th, 1992 at 65 years old [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 177
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde