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February 19th
253 Notable deaths
H. C. Hansen
Danish politician (1906-1960).
Born November 8th, 1906 in Aarhus.
Died February 19th, 1960 at 53 years old in Copenhagen (cancer).
Arnold Mendelssohn
German composer and music teacher (1855-1933).
Born December 26th, 1855 in Racibórz.
Died February 19th, 1933 at 77 years old in Darmstadt.
Vladimir Wiese
Russian scientist.
Born March 5th, 1886 in Pushkin.
Died February 19th, 1954 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Sam Lufkin
Actor (1891-1952).
Died February 19th, 1952 at 60 years old in Hollywood (kidney disease).
Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely
Serbian queen (1831-1919).
Born August 26th, 1831 in Vienna.
Died February 19th, 1919 at 87 years old in Vienna.
Ljubomir Davidović
Prime minister of the kingdom of serbs, croats, and slovenes (1863-1940).
Born December 24th, 1863 in Vlaško Polje.
Died February 19th, 1940 at 76 years old in Belgrade.
Camillo Sivori
Italian violinist and composer (1815-1894).
Born October 25th, 1815 in Genoa.
Died February 19th, 1894 at 78 years old in Genoa.
Valeri Kubasov
Soviet cosmonaut (1935-2014).
Born January 7th, 1935 in Vyazniki.
Died February 19th, 2014 at 79 years old in Moscow (cerebrovascular disease).
Talus Taylor
American writer.
Born September 18th, 1929 in New York City.
Died February 19th, 2015 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Celia Franca
British dancer, founder and artistic director of the national ballet of canada (1921-2007).
Born June 25th, 1921 in London, Greater London.
Died February 19th, 2007 at 85 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Souleymane Cissé
Malian film director (1940–2025).
Born April 21st, 1940 in Bamako.
Died February 19th, 2025 at 84 years old in Bamako. [ref]
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ
French painter (1842-1923).
Born June 10th, 1842 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1923 at 80 years old in Paris.
Fernando Morán López
Spanish diplomat and politician (1926-2020).
Born March 25th, 1926 in Avilés. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2020 at 93 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Ivan Tavčar
Slovenian writer and politician (1851-1923).
Born August 28th, 1851 in Poljane nad Škofjo Loko.
Died February 19th, 1923 at 71 years old in Ljubljana (colorectal cancer).
Jacques Poos
Luxembourgish politician (1935-2022).
Born June 3rd, 1935 in Luxembourg.
Died February 19th, 2022 at 86 years old [ref]
Robert Wilhelm Ekman
Finnish painter (1808–1873).
Born August 13th, 1808 in Uusikaupunki.
Died February 19th, 1873 at 64 years old in Turku.
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri
Spanish composer (1823-1894).
Born August 3rd, 1823 in Madrid.
Died February 19th, 1894 at 70 years old in Madrid.
Gerónimo Giménez
Spanish composer (1854–1923).
Born October 10th, 1854 in Seville.
Died February 19th, 1923 at 68 years old in Madrid.
Bernardo Berro
President of uruguay (1803-1868).
Born April 28th, 1803 in Montevideo.
Died February 19th, 1868 at 64 years old in Montevideo.
Richard Boushka
American basketball player (1934–2019).
Born July 29th, 1934 in St. Louis.
Died February 19th, 2019 at 84 years old in Port St. Lucie (Alzheimer's disease).
Kyoko Hayashi
Japanese writer (1930–2017).
Born August 28th, 1930 in Nagasaki.
Died February 19th, 2017 at 86 years old in Nagasaki. [ref]
Tamerlan Aguzarov
Russian politician.
Born June 14th, 1963 in Alagir.
Died February 19th, 2016 at 52 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Siegfried Haenicke
German general and knight's cross recipient (1878-1946).
Born September 8th, 1878 in Constance.
Died February 19th, 1946 at 67 years old in NKVD Special Camp No. 1.
George Male
English footballer (1910-1998).
Born May 8th, 1910 in West Ham.
Died February 19th, 1998 at 87 years old in England.
Vladimir Solomonovich Pozner
French writer and translator (1905-1992).
Born January 5th, 1905 in Paris.
Died February 19th, 1992 at 87 years old in Paris.
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis