October 19th
170 Notable deaths
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).
Died October 19th, 1983 at 39 years old in St. George's (ballistic trauma).
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]
Joseph Wiseman
Canadian actor (1918-2009).
Born May 15th, 1918 in Montreal. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2009 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
John Hodiak
American actor of ukrainian descent (1914-1955).
Born April 16th, 1914 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1955 at 41 years old in Tarzana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Said bin Taimur
Sultan of oman (1910-1972).
Born August 13th, 1910 in Muscat.
Died October 19th, 1972 at 62 years old in London.
Spencer Davis
British musician.
Born July 17th, 1939 in Swansea.
Died October 19th, 2020 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Fritz Honka
German murderer.
Born July 31st, 1935 in Leipzig.
Died October 19th, 1998 at 63 years old in Hamburg.
Leslie Bricusse
English composer, lyricist and playwright (1931–2021).
Born January 29th, 1931 in London.
Died October 19th, 2021 at 90 years old in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. [ref]
Luigi Lucheni
Italian anarchist and the assassin of empress elisabeth of austria.
Born April 22nd, 1873 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1910 at 37 years old in Geneva (hanging). [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