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February 19th
253 Notable deaths
Gerard Krefft
German-australian zoologist and palaeontologist (1830-1881).
Born February 17th, 1830 in Brunswick.
Died February 19th, 1881 at 51 years old in Sydney.
Henry-Russell Hitchcock
American art historian (1903–1987).
Born June 3rd, 1903 in Boston.
Died February 19th, 1987 at 83 years old in New York City (cancer).
André Frédéric Cournand
French physiologist (1895–1988).
Born September 24th, 1895 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 19th, 1988 at 92 years old in Great Barrington.
Freddie Goodwin
English footballer, football manager, cricketer (1933-2016).
Born June 28th, 1933 in Heywood.
Died February 19th, 2016 at 82 years old in Gig Harbor. [ref]
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq
French mathematician and physicist (1842-1929).
Born March 13th, 1842 in Saint-André-de-Sangonis.
Died February 19th, 1929 at 86 years old in Paris.
Fernand de Langle de Cary
French general (1849–1927).
Born July 4th, 1849 in Lorient.
Died February 19th, 1927 at 77 years old in Paris.
Tovmas Nazarbekian
Armenian general (1855–1931).
Born April 4th, 1855 in Tbilisi.
Died February 19th, 1931 at 75 years old in Tbilisi.
Lawrence Grant
Actor (1870-1952).
Born October 30th, 1870 in Bournemouth.
Died February 19th, 1952 at 81 years old in Santa Barbara.
Danuta Szaflarska
Polish actress (1915–2017).
Born February 6th, 1915 in Piwniczna-Zdrój.
Died February 19th, 2017 at 102 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas
Spanish prime minister (1860-1933).
Born September 5th, 1860 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1933 at 72 years old in Serrano Street. [ref]
Anna Ella Carroll
American politician, pamphleteer, lobbyist (1815-1894).
Born August 29th, 1815 in Maryland. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1894 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (nephritis).
Grant Sawyer
Democratic governor of nevada, 1959 to 1967 (1918–1996).
Born December 14th, 1918 in Twin Falls.
Died February 19th, 1996 at 77 years old in Las Vegas.
Natalia Bessmertnova
Soviet prima ballerina (1941-2008).
Born July 19th, 1941 in Moscow.
Died February 19th, 2008 at 66 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Gurgen Margaryan
Armenian soldier (1978–2004).
Born September 26th, 1978 in Yerevan.
Died February 19th, 2004 at 25 years old in Budapest.
Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1883-1954).
Born August 19th, 1883.
Died February 19th, 1954 at 70 years old in Trelleborg Parish.
Kaci Kullmann Five
Norwegian politician (1951-2017).
Born April 13th, 1951 in Oslo.
Died February 19th, 2017 at 65 years old in Oslo (breast cancer). [ref]
Rudolf Ernst
Austro-french painter (1854-1932).
Born February 14th, 1854 in Vienna.
Died February 19th, 1932 at 78 years old in Fontenay-aux-Roses.
Isabel Bishop
American painter (1902-1988).
Born March 3rd, 1902 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1988 at 85 years old in The Bronx.
Park Cheol-su
South korean film director, producer and screenwriter (1948–2013).
Born November 20th, 1948 in Daegu.
Died February 19th, 2013 at 64 years old in Yongin (struck by vehicle).
Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary
Archduke of austria (1817-1867).
Born September 14th, 1817 in Buda.
Died February 19th, 1867 at 49 years old in Menton (tuberculosis).
Bailey Willis
American geologist (1857–1949).
Born March 31st, 1857 in New York. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1949 at 91 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Saliha Sultan
Ottoman princess, daughter of mahmud ii.
Born June 16th, 1811 in Istanbul.
Died February 19th, 1843 at 31 years old in Istanbul.
Alexander Winchell
U.s. geologist and paleontologist (1824-1891).
Born December 31st, 1824 in North East.
Died February 19th, 1891 at 66 years old in Ann Arbor.
Francisco Mignone
Brazilian composer (1897–1986).
Born September 3rd, 1897 in São Paulo.
Died February 19th, 1986 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Adelaide Herrmann
British illusionista, magician and actress (1853-1932).
Born August 11th, 1853 in London.
Died February 19th, 1932 at 78 years old in New York City.
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