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October 19th
156 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).
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]
Sergio Osmeña I
4th president of the philippines from 1944 to 1946 (1878-1961).
Born September 9th, 1878 in Cebu City.
Died October 19th, 1961 at 83 years old in Quezon City (disease).
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]
Samora Moisés Machel
President of mozambique (1933-1986).
Born September 29th, 1933 in Gaza Province.
Died October 19th, 1986 at 53 years old in Mbuzini (aviation accident). [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]
Lu Xun
Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936).
Born September 25th, 1881 in Shaoxing. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1936 at 55 years old in Shanghai (tuberculosis). [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).
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Oklahoma City. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1995 at 58 years old in Málaga (liver cancer, hepatitis). [ref]
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist.
Born March 21st, 1902 in Lyon.
Died October 19th, 1988 at 86 years old in Chicago, Detroit (cancer). [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore