June 19th
205 Notable deaths
Ursula Thiess
German actress (1924-2010).
Born May 15th, 1924 in Hamburg.
Died June 19th, 2010 at 86 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Lester C. Hunt
American politician (1892-1954).
Born July 8th, 1892 in Isabel.
Died June 19th, 1954 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ali Shariati
Iranian writer, scholar of islam, and political activist(1933-1977).
Born November 23rd, 1933 in Mazinan.
Died June 19th, 1977 at 43 years old in Southampton (attempted murder).
Karl Plagge
German military wehrmacht army officer (1897–1957).
Born July 10th, 1897 in Darmstadt.
Died June 19th, 1957 at 59 years old in Darmstadt.
Will Wright
American character actor.
Born March 26th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died June 19th, 1962 at 68 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Ali Akbar Khan
Hindustani musician (1922–2009).
Born April 14th, 1922 in Brahmanbaria.
Died June 19th, 2009 at 87 years old in San Francisco (kidney failure). [ref]
Bobby Helms
American male singer (1933–1997).
Born August 15th, 1933 in Bloomington.
Died June 19th, 1997 at 63 years old in Martinsville (pulmonary emphysema).
Charles Boycott
British land agent (1832–1897).
Born March 12th, 1832 in Norfolk.
Died June 19th, 1897 at 65 years old in Flixton.
Natalie Talmadge
American actress (1896-1969).
Born April 29th, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 1969 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure).
Sunny Johnson
American actress (1953-1984).
Born September 21st, 1953 in Bakersfield.
Died June 19th, 1984 at 30 years old in Los Angeles.
Charles Edward Trevelyan, 1st Baronet
Colonial administrator and historian (1807-1886).
Born April 2nd, 1807 in Taunton.
Died June 19th, 1886 at 79 years old in Eaton Square.
Geraldine Brooks
American actress (1925-1977).
Born October 29th, 1925 in New York City.
Died June 19th, 1977 at 51 years old in Riverhead (cancer).
Ibrahim Touré
Ivorian footballer (1985–2014).
Born September 27th, 1985 in Bouaké. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2014 at 28 years old in Manchester (cancer). [ref]
Stan Stasiak
Canadian professional wrestler (1937–1997).
Born April 13th, 1937 in Arvida.
Died June 19th, 1997 at 60 years old in Toronto.
Coluche
French comedian and actor (1944-1986).
Born October 28th, 1944 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1986 at 41 years old in Opio (traffic collision). [ref]
Hillevi Rombin
Swedish model (1933-1996).
Born September 14th, 1933 in Alfta.
Died June 19th, 1996 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (aviation accident).
James Salter
American novelist and short-story writer (1925–2015).
Born June 10th, 1925 in New York City, Preston.
Died June 19th, 2015 at 90 years old in Sag Harbor. [ref]
Noboru Takeshita
74th prime minister of japan (1924-2000).
Born February 26th, 1924 in Kakeya.
Died June 19th, 2000 at 76 years old in Kitasato Institute Hospital (pancreatic cancer, respiratory failure).
Olga Georges-Picot
French actress (1940-1997).
Born January 6th, 1940 in Shanghai.
Died June 19th, 1997 at 57 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris (falling).
Sol Plaatjie
South african politician, writer and linguist (1876–1932).
Born October 9th, 1876 in Orange Free State.
Died June 19th, 1932 at 55 years old in Johannesburg (pneumonia).
Frank Borzage
American film director and actor (1894-1962).
Born April 23rd, 1894 in Salt Lake City.
Died June 19th, 1962 at 68 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Jack Betts
American actor (1929–2025).
Born April 11th, 1929 in Jersey City.
Died June 19th, 2025 at 96 years old in Los Osos. [ref]
Stanley Cavell
American philosopher (1926-2018).
Born September 1st, 1926 in Atlanta.
Died June 19th, 2018 at 91 years old in Boston (heart failure).
Norman Stone
Author, educator, historian (1941–2019).
Born March 8th, 1941 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2019 at 78 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Francesco Baracca
Italian flying ace (1888-1918).
Died June 19th, 1918 at 30 years old in Nervesa della Battaglia.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde