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February 19th
175 Notable deaths
Joaquín Cordero
Mexican actor (1923-2013).
Born August 16th, 1923 in Puebla City.
Died February 19th, 2013 at 89 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
René Char
French poet.
Born June 14th, 1907 in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1988 at 80 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Virginia Hamilton
Writer of children's books (1936-2002).
Born March 12th, 1936 in Yellow Springs.
Died February 19th, 2002 at 65 years old in Dayton (breast cancer). [ref]
Donald Richie
American writer and film historian.
Born April 17th, 1924 in Lima. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2013 at 88 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Hamilton Luske
American film director (1903-1968).
Born October 16th, 1903 in Illinois, Chicago. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1968 at 64 years old in Bel Air (myocardial infarction).
Simón Díaz
Venezuelan musician (1928-2014).
Born August 8th, 1928. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2014 at 85 years old in Caracas (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Luigi Dallapiccola
Italian composer (1904–1975).
Born February 3rd, 1904 in Pazin. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1975 at 71 years old in Florence (edema). [ref]
Sergey Litvinov
Athletics competitor.
Born January 23rd, 1958.
Died February 19th, 2018 at 60 years old in Sochi (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Ernest Manning
Canadian politician (1908-1996).
Born September 20th, 1908 in Carnduff.
Died February 19th, 1996 at 87 years old in Calgary.
Robert Coleman Richardson
American physicist.
Born June 26th, 1937 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 19th, 2013 at 75 years old in Ithaca.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 175
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