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June 19th
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206 Notable deaths
Herbert Vaughan
Catholic cardinal (1832–1903).
Born April 15th, 1832 in England.
Died June 19th, 1903 at 71 years old in Middlesex.
Henry Calvert Simons
American economist (1899–1946).
Born October 9th, 1899 in Virden.
Died June 19th, 1946 at 46 years old
Peng Xiaolian
Chinese film director (1953-2019).
Born June 26th, 1953 in Chaling County.
Died June 19th, 2019 at 65 years old in Shanghai (disease). [ref]
William Rutherford Mead
American architect (1846–1928).
Born August 20th, 1846 in Brattleboro.
Died June 19th, 1928 at 81 years old in Paris.
Gennady Burbulis
Russian politician (1945-2022).
Born August 4th, 1945 in Pervouralsk.
Died June 19th, 2022 at 76 years old in Baku.
Tomás Mejía
Mexican general (1820–1867).
Born September 17th, 1820 in Pinal de Amoles Municipality.
Died June 19th, 1867 at 46 years old in Santiago de Querétaro (gunshot wound).
Hans Moser
Austrian actor (1880–1964).
Born August 6th, 1880 in Vienna.
Died June 19th, 1964 at 83 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Peanuts Hucko
American jazz musician (1918-2003).
Born April 7th, 1918 in Syracuse.
Died June 19th, 2003 at 85 years old in Fort Worth.
Friedrich Martens
Estonian legal scholar and diplomat (1845–1909).
Born August 27th, 1845 in Pärnu.
Died June 19th, 1909 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jijé
Comic artist (1914–1980).
Born January 13th, 1914 in Gedinne.
Died June 19th, 1980 at 66 years old in Versailles.
Zoltan Sarosy
Hungarian–canadian chess master.
Born August 23rd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died June 19th, 2017 at 110 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Mario Soldati
Italian film director and writer (1906-1999).
Born November 17th, 1906 in Turin.
Died June 19th, 1999 at 92 years old in Tellaro.
Tomoji Tanabe
Japanese supercentenarian (1895–2009).
Born September 18th, 1895 in Miyakonojo.
Died June 19th, 2009 at 113 years old in Miyakonojo. [ref]
Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Denzinger
German catholic theologian and priest (1819–1883).
Born October 10th, 1819 in Liège.
Died June 19th, 1883 at 63 years old in Würzburg.
Diane Rowe
British table tennis player (1933–2023).
Born April 14th, 1933 in Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2023 at 90 years old in Kaarst. [ref]
Pierre Montet
French egyptologist (1885–1966).
Born June 27th, 1885 in Villefranche-sur-Saône.
Died June 19th, 1966 at 80 years old in Paris.
Ramón López Velarde
Mexican poet (1888–1921).
Born June 15th, 1888 in Jerez de García Salinas.
Died June 19th, 1921 at 33 years old in Mexico City.
Steen Eiler Rasmussen
Danish architect (1898–1990).
Born January 9th, 1898 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1990 at 92 years old in Copenhagen.
Vladimir A. Obruchev
Russian and soviet geologist and writer (1863–1956).
Born October 10th, 1863 in Rzhev. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1956 at 92 years old in Zvenigorod. [ref]
Miguel Morayta
Spanish film director (1907-2013).
Born August 15th, 1907 in Villahermosa.
Died June 19th, 2013 at 105 years old in Mexico City.
William Hall-Jones
New zealand politician (1851-1936).
Born January 16th, 1851 in Folkestone.
Died June 19th, 1936 at 85 years old in Wellington.
Count Flemming Valdemar of Rosenborg
Danish prince (1922-2002).
Born March 9th, 1922 in Stockholm.
Died June 19th, 2002 at 80 years old in Antibes.
J. Proctor Knott
American politician (1830-1911).
Born August 29th, 1830 in Marion County.
Died June 19th, 1911 at 80 years old in Lebanon.
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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