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February 19th
175 Notable deaths
Guy Rodgers
American basketball player.
Born September 1st, 1935 in Philadelphia.
Died February 19th, 2001 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
Jan Assmann
German egyptologist (1938–2024).
Born July 7th, 1938 in Langelsheim.
Died February 19th, 2024 at 85 years old in Constance. [ref]
Karl H. Pribram
Austrian neuroscientist.
Born February 25th, 1919 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2015 at 95 years old in Virginia (cancer). [ref]
Leo Rosten
Jewish american humorist.
Born April 11th, 1908 in Łódź. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1997 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Renato Dulbecco
Italian-born american virologist (1914-2012).
Born February 22nd, 1914 in Catanzaro. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2012 at 97 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Heather Couper
Astronomer.
Born June 2nd, 1949 in Wallasey. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2020 at 70 years old in Stoke Mandeville Hospital. [ref]
Ivan T. Sanderson
British biologist.
Born January 30th, 1911 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1973 at 62 years old in New Jersey (brain cancer). [ref]
Greg Foster
American hurdler.
Born August 4th, 1958 in Chicago.
Died February 19th, 2023 at 64 years old in Maywood. [ref]
Émile Armand
French individualist anarchist (1872-1962).
Born March 26th, 1872 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1962 at 89 years old in Rouen. [ref]
Märta Torén
Swedish actress (1925-1957).
Born May 21st, 1926 in Stockholm.
Died February 19th, 1957 at 30 years old in Stockholm (cerebral hemorrhage).
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi