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February 19th
190 Notable deaths
Charles Leaf
British sailor.
Born November 13th, 1895 in Marylebone.
Died February 19th, 1947 at 51 years old
Lloyd La Beach
Athletics competitor (1922-1999).
Born June 28th, 1922 in Panama City.
Died February 19th, 1999 at 76 years old in New York City.
Leonard Buczkowski
Film director, screenwriter.
Born August 5th, 1900 in Warsaw.
Died February 19th, 1967 at 66 years old in Warsaw.
Giovanni Lilliu
Italian archeologist, academician, politician (1914-2012).
Born March 13th, 1914 in Barumini.
Died February 19th, 2012 at 97 years old in Cagliari.
Lawrence Shields
Athletics competitor.
Born March 5th, 1895 in West Chester.
Died February 19th, 1976 at 80 years old in Rochester.
Victor von Herzfeld
Hungarian musician (1856-1919).
Born October 8th, 1856 in Bratislava.
Died February 19th, 1919 at 62 years old in Budapest.
Seda Vermisheva
Armenian-russian poet (1932-2020).
Born October 9th, 1932 in Tbilisi.
Died February 19th, 2020 at 87 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Roland Stoltz
Swedish ice hockey player (1931-2001).
Born August 1st, 1931 in Stockholm.
Died February 19th, 2001 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Charles King
American athlete (1880–1958).
Born December 10th, 1880 in Senatobia.
Died February 19th, 1958 at 77 years old in Fort Worth.
Kent Bernard
Trinidad and tobago sprinter (1942–2025).
Born May 27th, 1942 in Port of Spain.
Died February 19th, 2025 at 82 years old [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon