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October 19th
228 Notable deaths
Leopoldo Savona
Italian film director and screenwriter (1913–2000).
Born July 13th, 1913 in Lenola.
Died October 19th, 2000 at 87 years old in Jesi.
Arnold Viiding
Estonian athletics competitor (1911–2006).
Born March 19th, 1911 in Valga.
Died October 19th, 2006 at 95 years old in Sydney.
Robert Chef d’Hôtel
French sprinter (1922–2019).
Born February 2nd, 1922 in Nouméa.
Died October 19th, 2019 at 97 years old in Saint-Jean-en-Royans.
Elizabeth May McClintock
American botanist (1912-2004).
Born July 7th, 1912 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2004 at 92 years old in Santa Rosa. [ref]
Karl Hillebrand
19th-century german author.
Born September 17th, 1829 in Giessen.
Died October 19th, 1884 at 55 years old in Florence.
Rinat Safin
Soviet biathlete.
Born August 29th, 1940 in Olı Cäke.
Died October 19th, 2014 at 74 years old in Kirishsky District.
Raymond Bonney
American ice hockey player (1892–1964).
Born April 2nd, 1892 in Oswego County.
Died October 19th, 1964 at 72 years old in Ottawa.
Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti
Palestinian politician.
Born March 15th, 1957 in Jabalia Refugee Camp.
Died October 19th, 2023 at 66 years old in Jabalia Refugee Camp (airstrike). [ref]
Oskari Friman
Finnish wrestler (1893–1933).
Born January 27th, 1893 in Luzhayka.
Died October 19th, 1933 at 40 years old in Vyborg.
Giovanni Steffè
Italian rower (1928–2016).
Born January 12th, 1928 in Trieste.
Died October 19th, 2016 at 88 years old in Recco.
Arturo Farías
Chilean footballer (1927–1992).
Born September 1st, 1927 in Santiago.
Died October 19th, 1992 at 65 years old [ref]
Evgenia Konradi
Russian writer (1838-1898), editor.
Died October 19th, 1898 at 60 years old in Paris.
Étienne Mourrut
French politician (1939-2014).
Born December 4th, 1939 in Le Grau-du-Roi.
Died October 19th, 2014 at 74 years old in Montpellier (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
René Mourlon
French sprinter (1893-1977).
Born May 12th, 1893 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 19th, 1977 at 84 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Galen Spencer
American archer (1840–1904).
Born September 19th, 1840 in New York City.
Died October 19th, 1904 at 64 years old in Greenwich.
Thorleif Holbye
Sailor.
Born April 29th, 1883 in Oslo. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1959 at 76 years old [ref]
Alessandro Plotti
Italian priest and theologian (1932-2015).
Born August 8th, 1932 in Bologna.
Died October 19th, 2015 at 83 years old in Rome.
Camille Rousset
French historian (1821-1892).
Born February 15th, 1821 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 19th, 1892 at 71 years old in Saint-Gobain. [ref]
Jana Andresíková
Czech actress (1941–2020).
Born April 2nd, 1941 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2020 at 79 years old in Mělník (COVID-19). [ref]
Milun Marović
Basketball player (1947-2009).
Born September 15th, 1947 in Čačak.
Died October 19th, 2009 at 62 years old in Libya (traffic collision).
John Nyman
Olympic wrestler (1908–1977).
Born April 25th, 1908 in Sundsvall.
Died October 19th, 1977 at 69 years old in Sundsvall.
Bob Baetens
Belgian rower (1930–2016).
Born October 28th, 1930 in Antwerp.
Died October 19th, 2016 at 85 years old
Giovanni Spinola
Italian rower (1935–2020).
Born July 31st, 1935 in Gravedona.
Died October 19th, 2020 at 85 years old in Gravedona ed Uniti.
Willem Jozef Andreas Jonckbloet
Dutch academic (1817–1885).
Born July 6th, 1817 in The Hague.
Died October 19th, 1885 at 68 years old in Wiesbaden.
Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça
Footballer (1894-1988).
Born December 25th, 1894 in Cataguases.
Died October 19th, 1988 at 93 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
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