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October 19th
156 Notable deaths
Igor Newerly
Polish writer.
Born March 24th, 1903 in Zwierzyniec, Podlaskie Voivodeship. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1987 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Emilio Comici
Italian mountaineer.
Born February 21st, 1901 in Trieste.
Died October 19th, 1940 at 39 years old in Sëlva.
Oldřich Černík
Czech politician (1921–1994), prime minister of czechoslovakia (1968–70).
Born October 27th, 1921 in Ostrava, Poruba. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1994 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Dan Coe
Romanian footballer (1941-1981).
Born September 8th, 1941 in Bucharest.
Died October 19th, 1981 at 40 years old in Cologne (hanging).
Gianni Raimondi
Italian opera singer.
Born April 13th, 1923 in Bologna. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2008 at 85 years old in Pianoro. [ref]
Berthold Lasker
German chess player.
Born December 31st, 1860 in Barlinek.
Died October 19th, 1928 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Ernst Streeruwitz
Austrian chancellor, politician and nobleman (1874-1952).
Born September 23rd, 1874 in Stříbro.
Died October 19th, 1952 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Omar Borrás
Uruguayan football manager.
Born June 15th, 1929 in Montevideo.
Died October 19th, 2022 at 93 years old [ref]
Georgi Vladimov
Soviet writer (1931-2003).
Born February 19th, 1931 in Kharkiv.
Died October 19th, 2003 at 72 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Nikolay Rukavishnikov
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born September 18th, 1932 in Tomsk.
Died October 19th, 2002 at 70 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 156
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir