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February 19th
253 Notable deaths
Maurice Garin
French cyclist (1871–1957).
Born March 3rd, 1871 in Arvier.
Died February 19th, 1957 at 85 years old in Lens. [ref]
John Howard
American actor (1913-1995).
Born April 14th, 1913 in Cleveland.
Died February 19th, 1995 at 81 years old in Santa Rosa (myocardial infarction, heart failure).
Arturo Di Modica
Italian-american sculptor (1941-2021).
Born January 26th, 1941 in Vittoria.
Died February 19th, 2021 at 80 years old in Vittoria (cancer). [ref]
John B. Magruder
Confederate army general (1807–1871).
Born May 1st, 1807 in Port Royal.
Died February 19th, 1871 at 63 years old in Houston.
Teo Macero
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer (1925–2008).
Born October 30th, 1925 in Glens Falls.
Died February 19th, 2008 at 82 years old in Riverhead (infectious disease). [ref]
Ivan Sidorenko
Soviet sniper.
Born September 12th, 1919.
Died February 19th, 1994 at 74 years old in Kizlyar.
Edmund Landau
German jewish mathematician (1877-1938).
Born February 14th, 1877 in Berlin.
Died February 19th, 1938 at 61 years old in Berlin.
Samuel Willenberg
Polish-born sculptor and holocaust survivor, participant at the revolt and escape at treblinka extermination cap (1923-2016).
Born February 16th, 1923 in Częstochowa.
Died February 19th, 2016 at 93 years old in Tel Aviv, Jaffa (stroke). [ref]
John Grierson
Scottish documentary pioneer (1898–1972).
Born April 26th, 1898 in Deanston.
Died February 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in Bath.
Alice White
Actress (1904-1983).
Born August 24th, 1904 in Paterson.
Died February 19th, 1983 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
al-Tayyib Salih
Sudanese novelist and short story writer (1929–2009).
Born July 12th, 1929 in Al Dabbah.
Died February 19th, 2009 at 79 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
Percy Hobart
British army general (1885–1957).
Born June 14th, 1885 in Nainital.
Died February 19th, 1957 at 71 years old in Farnham.
José Mojica Marins
Brazilian filmmaker (1936-2020).
Born March 13th, 1936 in São Paulo.
Died February 19th, 2020 at 83 years old in São Paulo (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Igor Shafarevich
Soviet and russian mathematician (1923-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1923 in Zhytomyr.
Died February 19th, 2017 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Greg Foster
American hurdler (1958–2023).
Born August 4th, 1958 in Chicago.
Died February 19th, 2023 at 64 years old in Maywood. [ref]
Ivan T. Sanderson
British biologist (1911–1973).
Born January 30th, 1911 in Edinburgh.
Died February 19th, 1973 at 62 years old in New Jersey (brain cancer).
Jan Assmann
German egyptologist (1938–2024).
Born July 7th, 1938 in Langelsheim.
Died February 19th, 2024 at 85 years old in Constance. [ref]
Guy Rodgers
American basketball player (1935–2001).
Born September 1st, 1935 in Philadelphia.
Died February 19th, 2001 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
Ollie Matson
American football player and sprinter (1930–2011).
Born May 1st, 1930 in Trinity.
Died February 19th, 2011 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Pankaj Mullick
Bengali indian music composer, playback singer and actor (1905–1978).
Born May 10th, 1905 in Kolkata.
Died February 19th, 1978 at 72 years old in Kolkata.
Karl H. Pribram
Austrian neuroscientist (1919–2015).
Born February 25th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died February 19th, 2015 at 95 years old in Virginia (cancer). [ref]
Leo Rosten
Jewish american humorist.
Born April 11th, 1908 in Łódź.
Died February 19th, 1997 at 88 years old in New York City.
Dan Graham
American artist (1942–2022).
Born March 31st, 1942 in Urbana.
Died February 19th, 2022 at 79 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Georg Brandes
Danish literature critic and scholar (1842–1927).
Born February 4th, 1842 in Copenhagen.
Died February 19th, 1927 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Jane Cooke Wright
American oncologist (1919-2013).
Born November 20th, 1919 in Manhattan.
Died February 19th, 2013 at 93 years old in Guttenberg. [ref]
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