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October 19th
170 Notable deaths
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 22nd, 1887 in Portland.
Died October 19th, 1920 at 32 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
President of mexico (1895-1970).
Born May 21st, 1895 in Jiquilpan Municipality. [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. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1977 at 68 years old in Antibes (hanging). [ref]
Edna St. Vincent Millay
American poet.
Born February 22nd, 1892 in Rockland. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1950 at 58 years old in New York (fall). [ref]
Alija Izetbegović
Bosnian politician, lawyer, philosopher and author (1925–2003).
Born August 8th, 1925 in Šamac. [ref]
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).
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace