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March 19th
216 Notable deaths
Boris Gregorka
Slovenian gymnast and judge (1906-2001).
Born August 2nd, 1906 in Brežice.
Died March 19th, 2001 at 94 years old in Ljubljana.
Aleksey Adzhubey
Russian author (1924–1993).
Born January 9th, 1924 in Samarkand.
Died March 19th, 1993 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Ine Schäffer
Athletics competitor (1923–2009).
Born March 28th, 1923 in Graz.
Died March 19th, 2009 at 85 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Nikolai Semenovich Kurnakov
Russian chemist (1860-1941).
Born December 6th, 1860 in Nolinsk.
Died March 19th, 1941 at 80 years old in Barvikha.
Leon Barszczewski
Polish-russian soldier and explorer of middle asia (1849-1910).
Born February 20th, 1849 in Warsaw.
Died March 19th, 1910 at 61 years old in Częstochowa.
Giampaolo Calanchini
Fencer (1937–2007).
Born February 4th, 1937 in Argenta.
Died March 19th, 2007 at 70 years old in Bologna. [ref]
José Artetxe
Spanish footballer (1930–2016).
Born June 28th, 1930 in Getxo.
Died March 19th, 2016 at 85 years old [ref]
Louis Vernet
French archer (1870-1946).
Born May 5th, 1870 in Doranges.
Died March 19th, 1946 at 75 years old in Choisy-au-Bac.
Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi
Peruvian priest (1928–2021).
Born January 14th, 1928 in Yungay. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2021 at 93 years old in Lima (COVID-19). [ref]
Adolf Ivan Dobrjanský
Ruthenian writer (1817–1901).
Born December 18th, 1817 in Rudlov.
Died March 19th, 1901 at 83 years old in Innsbruck.
Arkady Shvetsov
Soviet aircraft engine designer (1892-1953).
Born January 24th, 1892 in Nizhniye Sergi.
Died March 19th, 1953 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Cruz e Sousa
Brazilian poet and journalist (1861–1898).
Born November 24th, 1861 in Florianópolis.
Died March 19th, 1898 at 36 years old in Antônio Carlos (tuberculosis).
Adolf Pekkalainen
Sailor.
Born May 20th, 1895 in Vyborg.
Died March 19th, 1958 at 62 years old in Turku.
Saleh Mohammadi
Iran wrestler.
Born March 11th, 2007 in Saveh. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2026 at 19 years old in Qom (hanging to death). [ref]
Hellmer Hermandsen
Norwegian sport shooter (1871–1958).
Born February 1st, 1871 in Løten Municipality.
Died March 19th, 1958 at 87 years old in Brumunddal.
Frederick E. Morgan
British army general (1894–1967).
Born February 5th, 1894 in Northwood.
Died March 19th, 1967 at 73 years old in Paddock Wood.
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