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October 19th
156 Notable deaths
Hermann Lang
Racecar driver.
Born April 6th, 1909 in Stuttgart.
Died October 19th, 1987 at 78 years old in Stuttgart.
Unica Zürn
German writer and painter (1916-1970).
Born July 6th, 1916 in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1970 at 54 years old in Paris (suicide by jumping from height). [ref]
Yvette Chauviré
French ballet dancer.
Born April 22nd, 1917 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2016 at 99 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
John Meredyth Lucas
American screenwriter.
Born May 1st, 1919 in Los Angeles.
Died October 19th, 2002 at 83 years old in Newport Beach (leukemia).
Arthur Wint
Athletics competitor (1920-1992).
Born May 20th, 1920 in Manchester Parish. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1992 at 72 years old in Linstead.
Victor Babeș
Romanian physician.
Born July 28th, 1854 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1926 at 72 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Jan Wolkers
Dutch sculptor and writer (1925-2007).
Born October 26th, 1925 in Oegstgeest. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2007 at 81 years old in Texel. [ref]
Werner Jaeger
German-american classical philologist (1888-1961).
Born July 30th, 1888 in Lobberich. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1961 at 73 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia
Prince (1859-1938).
Born April 4th, 1859 in Timișoara.
Died October 19th, 1938 at 79 years old in Paris.
Lasse Berghagen
Swedish singer.
Born May 13th, 1945 in Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2023 at 78 years old in Stockholms Sankt Johannes. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 156
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