April 19th
178 Notable deaths
Lord Berners
British composer, writer, painter, politician, novelist and autobiographer (1883-1950).
Born September 18th, 1883 in Apley Hall.
Died April 19th, 1950 at 66 years old in Faringdon.
Isaac Carasso
Spanish entrepreneur, founder of groupe danone.
Born January 21st, 1874 in Thessaloniki.
Died April 19th, 1939 at 65 years old in Paris.
Germaine Tillion
French anthropologist (1907-2008).
Born May 30th, 1907 in Allègre.
Died April 19th, 2008 at 100 years old in Saint-Mandé.
Richard Anthony
French singer, songwriter (1938-2015).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Cairo. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2015 at 77 years old in Pégomas (cancer). [ref]
Meenakshi Thapa
Indian actress (1984-2012).
Born October 4th, 1984 in Dehradun.
Died April 19th, 2012 at 27 years old in Gorakhpur (decapitation).
Walter Dandy
American neurosurgeon (1886-1946).
Born April 6th, 1886 in Sedalia.
Died April 19th, 1946 at 60 years old in Baltimore (myocardial infarction).
Ulrich Salchow
Swedish figure skater.
Born August 7th, 1877 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1949 at 71 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Henry Stephens Salt
English writer and social reformer.
Born September 20th, 1851 in India. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1939 at 87 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Fu Zuoyi
Chinese politician (1895-1974).
Born June 2nd, 1895 in Wanrong County.
Died April 19th, 1974 at 78 years old in Beijing.
Oktay Sinanoğlu
Turkish chemist (1935-2015).
Born February 25th, 1935 in Bari. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2015 at 80 years old in Miami.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 178
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson