March 19th
158 Notable deaths
Giuseppe Mercalli
Italian volcanologist (1850-1914).
Born May 21st, 1850 in Milan. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1914 at 63 years old in Naples.
Clinton Hart Merriam
American zoologist and ornithologist (1855-1942).
Born December 5th, 1855 in New York City.
Died March 19th, 1942 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
Máirtín Ó Direáin
Irish poet (1910-1988).
Born November 29th, 1910 in Inis Mór.
Died March 19th, 1988 at 77 years old in Dublin.
Philip Jones Griffiths
Welsh photojournalist (1936–2008).
Born February 18th, 1936.
Died March 19th, 2008 at 72 years old in London (cancer).
Irène Bordoni
Italian-french actor and singer (1889-1953).
Born January 16th, 1889 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1953 at 64 years old in Manhattan (disease).
Franz Augsberger
German general (1905–1945).
Born October 10th, 1905 in Vienna.
Died March 19th, 1945 at 39 years old in Prudnik.
Jaime Sabines
Mexican poet.
Born March 25th, 1926 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1999 at 72 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Albert Dieudonné
French actor, screenwriter, film director and novelist (1889–1976).
Born November 26th, 1889 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1976 at 86 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Carl Duisberg
German chemist (1861–1935).
Born September 29th, 1861 in Barmen.
Died March 19th, 1935 at 73 years old in Leverkusen.
Yasuo Yamada
Japanese voice actor (1932-1995).
Born September 10th, 1932 in Tokyo.
Died March 19th, 1995 at 62 years old in Ebara Hospital.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel