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February 19th

175 Notable deaths

Edmund Landau

German jewish mathematician (1877-1938).

Born February 14th, 1877 in Berlin. [ref]

Died February 19th, 1938 at 61 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Teo Macero

American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer.

Born October 30th, 1925 in Glens Falls. [ref]

Died February 19th, 2008 at 82 years old in Riverhead (infectious disease). [ref]

John Grierson

Scottish documentary pioneer.

Born April 26th, 1898 in Deanston.

Died February 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in Bath. [ref]

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).

Alice White

Actress (1904-1983).

Born August 24th, 1904 in Paterson.

Died February 19th, 1983 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).

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]

Pankaj Mullick

Bengali indian music composer, playback singer and actor.

Born May 10th, 1905 in Kolkata.

Died February 19th, 1978 at 72 years old in Kolkata.

Ollie Matson

Athletics and american football competitor (1930-2011).

Born May 1st, 1930 in Trinity.

Died February 19th, 2011 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Percy Hobart

British army general.

Born June 14th, 1885 in Nainital.

Died February 19th, 1957 at 71 years old in Farnham.

Dan Graham

American artist.

Born March 31st, 1942 in Urbana. [ref]

Died February 19th, 2022 at 79 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Deaths 51 to 60 of 175

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