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February 19th
201 Notable deaths
Renato Dulbecco
Italian-born american virologist (1914-2012).
Born February 22nd, 1914 in Catanzaro.
Died February 19th, 2012 at 97 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Hamilton Luske
American film director (1903-1968).
Born October 16th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died February 19th, 1968 at 64 years old in Bel Air (myocardial infarction).
Joaquín Cordero
Mexican actor (1923-2013).
Born August 16th, 1923 in Puebla City.
Died February 19th, 2013 at 89 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernest Manning
Canadian politician (1908-1996).
Born September 20th, 1908 in Carnduff.
Died February 19th, 1996 at 87 years old in Calgary.
Donald Richie
American writer and film historian.
Born April 17th, 1924 in Lima. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2013 at 88 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
René Char
French poet.
Born June 14th, 1907 in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1988 at 80 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Virginia Hamilton
American writer of children's books (1936–2002).
Born March 12th, 1936 in Yellow Springs.
Died February 19th, 2002 at 65 years old in Dayton (breast cancer).
Heather Couper
Astronomer.
Born June 2nd, 1949 in Wallasey. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2020 at 70 years old in Stoke Mandeville Hospital. [ref]
E. Armand
French individualist anarchist (1872-1962).
Born March 26th, 1872 in Paris, 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 19th, 1962 at 89 years old in Rouen.
William Browder
American mathematician (1934–2025).
Born January 6th, 1934 in New York City.
Died February 19th, 2025 at 91 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 201
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan