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June 19th
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213 Notable deaths
Fatali Khan Khoyski
Azerbaijani politician and jurist (1875-1920).
Born December 7th, 1875 in Shaki.
Died June 19th, 1920 at 44 years old in Tbilisi (gunshot wound).
Julius Rosenberg
American man executed for spying for the soviet union (1918–1953).
Born May 12th, 1918 in New York City.
Died June 19th, 1953 at 35 years old in Sing Sing (electrocution).
Igor Protti
Italian footballer (1967-2026).
Born September 24th, 1967 in Rimini.
Died June 19th, 2026 at 58 years old in Livorno (colon cancer). [ref]
Torcuato Fernández-Miranda
Spanish politician (1915-1980).
Born November 10th, 1915 in Gijón. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1980 at 64 years old in London. [ref]
Johann Gustav Droysen
German historian (1808–1884).
Born July 6th, 1808 in Trzebiatów.
Died June 19th, 1884 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Carlos Monsiváis
Mexican writer (1939–2010).
Born May 5th, 1939 in Mexico City.
Died June 19th, 2010 at 71 years old in Mexico City (respiratory failure). [ref]
Siegfried Kasche
German politician (1903-1947).
Died June 19th, 1947 at 44 years old in Zagreb (hanging to death).
Vladimir Nazor
Croatian writer and politician (1876-1949).
Born May 30th, 1876 in Postira.
Died June 19th, 1949 at 73 years old in Zagreb.
Aggelos Sikelianos
Greek poet and writer (1884–1951).
Born March 15th, 1884 in Lefkada.
Died June 19th, 1951 at 67 years old in Athens.
Yossele Rosenblatt
Ukrainian-born hazzan (cantor) (1882–1933).
Born May 9th, 1882 in Bila Tserkva.
Died June 19th, 1933 at 51 years old in Jerusalem.
Grace Abbott
Social worker (1878–1939).
Born November 17th, 1878 in Grand Island.
Died June 19th, 1939 at 60 years old in Chicago (multiple myeloma).
Jack Aeby
American physicist, mechanical engineer and photographer (1923-2015).
Born August 16th, 1923 in Mount Vernon.
Died June 19th, 2015 at 91 years old in Española. [ref]
Jimmy Bryan
American racecar driver.
Born January 28th, 1926 in Phoenix.
Died June 19th, 1960 at 34 years old in Pennsylvania.
George W. M. Reynolds
British writer (1814-1879).
Born July 23rd, 1814 in Sandwich.
Died June 19th, 1879 at 64 years old
Kathleen McKane Godfree
English badminton and tennis player (1896-1992).
Born May 7th, 1896 in Bayswater.
Died June 19th, 1992 at 96 years old in London. [ref]
James Collip
Canadian biochemist, part of group that isolated insulin (1892–1965).
Born November 20th, 1892 in Belleville. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1965 at 72 years old in London.
Ivan Dias
Catholic cardinal (1936-2017).
Born April 14th, 1936 in Mumbai.
Died June 19th, 2017 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Adrienne Monnier
French writer and business woman (1892-1955).
Born April 26th, 1892 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 19th, 1955 at 63 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Francisco Cuoco
Brazilian actor (1933–2025).
Born November 29th, 1933 in São Paulo.
Died June 19th, 2025 at 91 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Vicente Ferrer Moncho
Indian-spanish philanthropist (1920-2009).
Born April 9th, 1920 in Barcelona.
Died June 19th, 2009 at 89 years old in Ananthapuram. [ref]
Prince Bernhard of Lippe
German prince (1872–1934); father-in-law of queen juliana of the netherlands (1872–1934).
Born August 26th, 1872 in Bonn.
Died June 19th, 1934 at 61 years old in Munich.
Ian Donald
British gynecologist (1910–1987).
Born December 27th, 1910 in Cornwall.
Died June 19th, 1987 at 76 years old
Harald Sohlberg
Norwegian painter (1860-1935).
Born November 29th, 1869 in Christiania.
Died June 19th, 1935 at 65 years old in Christiania.
Franco Scaglione
Italian coach designer (1916–1993).
Born September 26th, 1916 in Florence.
Died June 19th, 1993 at 76 years old in Suvereto.
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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