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February 19th
253 Notable deaths
Madge Blake
Actress (1899-1969).
Born May 31st, 1899 in Kinsley.
Died February 19th, 1969 at 69 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anatoly Sobchak
Russian politician (1937-2000).
Born August 10th, 1937 in Chita. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2000 at 62 years old in Svetlogorsk (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Violet Bonham Carter
Politician (1887-1969).
Born April 15th, 1887 in Hampstead.
Died February 19th, 1969 at 81 years old (myocardial infarction).
Caleb Bradham
American pharmacist, inventor of pepsi-cola.
Born May 27th, 1867 in Chinquapin. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1934 at 66 years old in New Bern.
Georgios Papanikolaou
Greek pathologist (1883-1962).
Died February 19th, 1962 at 78 years old in Miami.
Lydia Shum
Hong kong comedian and actress (1945–2008).
Born June 1st, 1945 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2008 at 62 years old in Queen Mary Hospital (liver cancer).
James Eastland
American politician (1904–1986).
Born November 28th, 1904 in Doddsville.
Died February 19th, 1986 at 81 years old in Doddsville.
Don Newcombe
Major league baseball pitcher (1926–2019).
Born June 14th, 1926 in Madison.
Died February 19th, 2019 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Karl Weierstraß
German mathematician (1815–1897).
Born October 31st, 1815 in Ostenfelde.
Died February 19th, 1897 at 81 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Adolfo Celi
Italian actor (1922-1986).
Born July 27th, 1922 in Messina.
Died February 19th, 1986 at 63 years old in Siena (myocardial infarction).
Charles Trenet
French singer-songwriter.
Born May 18th, 1913 in Narbonne. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2001 at 87 years old in Créteil. [ref]
Larry Coryell
American guitarist (1943–2017).
Born April 2nd, 1943 in Galveston.
Died February 19th, 2017 at 73 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Đorđe Balašević
Serbian singer-songwriter, author and screenwriter (1953-2021).
Born May 11th, 1953 in Novi Sad.
Died February 19th, 2021 at 67 years old in Novi Sad (COVID-19). [ref]
Horacio Quiroga
Uruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer (1878–1937).
Born December 31st, 1878 in Salto.
Died February 19th, 1937 at 58 years old in Buenos Aires (cyanide poisoning).
Anthony Crosland
British politician (1918–1977).
Born August 29th, 1918 in Hastings.
Died February 19th, 1977 at 58 years old in Oxford (cerebrovascular disease).
Kelly Groucutt
British bassist (1945–2009).
Born September 8th, 1945 in Coseley.
Died February 19th, 2009 at 63 years old in Worcester (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Janet Blair
Actress (1921-2007).
Born April 23rd, 1921 in Altoona.
Died February 19th, 2007 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
Yegor Letov
Soviet-russian musician, poet, and painter (1964–2008).
Born September 10th, 1964 in Omsk.
Died February 19th, 2008 at 43 years old in Omsk (heart failure).
Multatuli
Dutch author (1820-1887).
Born March 2nd, 1820 in Korsjespoortsteeg 20.
Died February 19th, 1887 at 66 years old in Ingelheim am Rhein.
Tan Malaka
Indonesian politician (1897-1949).
Born June 2nd, 1897 in Pandam Gadang. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1949 at 51 years old in Selopanggung.
Jules Munshin
American actor (1915-1970).
Born February 22nd, 1915 in New York City.
Died February 19th, 1970 at 54 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Benny Moré
Cuban singer (1916–1963).
Born August 24th, 1919 in Lajas.
Died February 19th, 1963 at 43 years old in Havana (liver cirrhosis).
Nobutake Kondō
Japanese admiral (1886-1953).
Born September 25th, 1886 in Osaka.
Died February 19th, 1953 at 66 years old
Mancur Olson
American economist (1932–1998).
Born January 22nd, 1932 in Grand Forks.
Died February 19th, 1998 at 66 years old in College Park.
Altamas Kabir
39th chief justice of india (1948–2017).
Born July 19th, 1948 in Kolkata.
Died February 19th, 2017 at 68 years old in Kolkata (kidney failure). [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy