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October 19th
170 Notable deaths
Jerzy Popieluszko
Polish catholic priest, martyr, blessed (1947–1984).
Born September 14th, 1947 in Okopy.
Died October 19th, 1984 at 37 years old in Włocławek (blunt trauma).
Lincoln Alexander
Canadian politician (1922-2012).
Born January 21st, 1922 in Toronto.
Died October 19th, 2012 at 90 years old in Hamilton. [ref]
Jesús Montero
Venezuelan baseball player.
Born November 28th, 1989 in Guacara.
Died October 19th, 2025 at 35 years old in Valencia. [ref]
Raphael Ravenscroft
British musician, composer and author.
Born June 4th, 1954 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died October 19th, 2014 at 60 years old in Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Hanns Martin Schleyer
German nazi and industrialist, was murdered by the raf.
Born May 1st, 1915 in Offenburg. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1977 at 62 years old in Mulhouse. [ref]
John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch
Scottish politician (1864-1935).
Born March 30th, 1864 in Montagu House, Whitehall.
Died October 19th, 1935 at 71 years old in Bowhill House (cancer).
Paul Nitze
American government official (1907–2004).
Born January 16th, 1907 in Amherst.
Died October 19th, 2004 at 97 years old in Georgetown (pneumonia). [ref]
Umberto Lenzi
Italian film director.
Born August 6th, 1931 in Massa Marittima. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2017 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Phil Chess
Record producer and music company executive.
Born March 27th, 1921 in Motal. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2016 at 95 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Kenneth E. Iverson
Canadian computer scientist (1920–2004).
Born December 17th, 1920 in Camrose.
Died October 19th, 2004 at 83 years old in Toronto. [ref]
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz