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June 19th
205 Notable deaths
Anton Yelchin
American actor (1989–2016).
Born March 11th, 1989 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 19th, 2016 at 27 years old in Los Angeles, Studio City (traumatic asphyxia). [ref]
James Gandolfini
American actor (1961–2013).
Born September 18th, 1961 in Westwood.
Died June 19th, 2013 at 51 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest).
Peter Townsend
British flying ace (1914-1995).
Born November 22nd, 1914 in Yangon.
Died June 19th, 1995 at 80 years old in Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines (stomach cancer).
Otto Warmbier
American college student who was imprisoned in north korea.
Born December 12th, 1994 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2017 at 22 years old in University of Cincinnati Medical Center. [ref]
Manute Bol
Sudanese-american basketball player.
Born October 16th, 1962 in Turalei.
Died June 19th, 2010 at 47 years old in Charlottesville (kidney failure). [ref]
Ian Holm
British actor (1931–2020).
Born September 12th, 1931 in Goodmayes.
Died June 19th, 2020 at 88 years old in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (Parkinson's disease, pneumonia). [ref]
Maximilian I of Mexico
Emperor of mexico (1832-1867).
Born July 6th, 1832 in Schönbrunn Palace.
Died June 19th, 1867 at 34 years old in Santiago de Querétaro (gunshot wound).
Len Bias
American basketball player (1963–1986).
Born November 18th, 1963 in Landover.
Died June 19th, 1986 at 22 years old in Riverdale Park (heart arrhythmia, drug overdose).
J. M. Barrie
Scottish writer and playwright (1860–1937).
Born May 9th, 1860 in Kirriemuir. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1937 at 77 years old in Marylebone (pneumonia). [ref]
Sam Giancana
American mobster (1908–1975).
Born June 15th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died June 19th, 1975 at 67 years old in Oak Park.
Jean Arthur
American actress.
Born October 17th, 1900 in Plattsburgh.
Died June 19th, 1991 at 90 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (heart failure).
William Golding
British novelist, poet, playwright and nobel prize for literature laureate (1911–1993).
Born September 19th, 1911 in Newquay.
Died June 19th, 1993 at 81 years old in Perranarworthal (heart failure).
Ed Wynn
American actor (1886-1966).
Born November 9th, 1886 in Philadelphia.
Died June 19th, 1966 at 79 years old in Beverly Hills (esophageal cancer).
Gerry Goffin
American lyricist (1939-2014).
Born February 11th, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 2014 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Vince Flynn
American writer of fiction (1966-2013).
Born April 6th, 1966 in Saint Paul.
Died June 19th, 2013 at 47 years old in Saint Paul (prostate cancer). [ref]
Lee Krasner
American abstract expressionist painter (1908–1984).
Born October 27th, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 1984 at 75 years old in New York City.
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
British politician and historian (1834–1902).
Born January 10th, 1834 in Naples.
Died June 19th, 1902 at 68 years old in Tegernsee.
Antonio Aguilar
Mexican singer and actor (1919–2007).
Born May 17th, 1919 in Zacatecas, Tayahua.
Died June 19th, 2007 at 88 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia). [ref]
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Spanish writer (1964-2020).
Born September 25th, 1964 in Barcelona.
Died June 19th, 2020 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Gailard Sartain
American actor (1943–2025).
Born September 18th, 1943 in Tulsa. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2025 at 81 years old in Tulsa. [ref]
Lynn Hamilton
American actress (1930-2025).
Born April 25th, 1930 in Yazoo City.
Died June 19th, 2025 at 95 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
Usa ibm executive and art collector (1874-1956).
Born February 17th, 1874 in Campbell.
Died June 19th, 1956 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Lotte Reiniger
German silhouette animator and film director (1899–1981).
Born June 2nd, 1899 in Charlottenburg.
Died June 19th, 1981 at 82 years old in Dettenhausen.
Slim Whitman
American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Born January 20th, 1924 in Tampa. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2013 at 89 years old in Orange Park (heart failure). [ref]
Richard Lynch
American actor (1940-2012).
Born February 12th, 1940 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 2012 at 72 years old in Yucca Valley (pneumonia).
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe