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June 19th
158 Notable deaths
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]
Carlos monsivais
Mexican writer.
Born May 5th, 1939 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2010 at 71 years old in Mexico City (respiratory failure). [ref]
Yossele Rosenblatt
American singer.
Born May 2nd, 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).
Vladimir Nazor
Croatian writer and politician (1876-1949).
Born May 30th, 1876 in Postira. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1949 at 73 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Aggelos Sikelianos
Greek poet and writer (1884–1951).
Born March 15th, 1884 in Lefkada.
Died June 19th, 1951 at 67 years old in Athens.
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.
Jimmy Bryan
American racecar driver.
Born January 28th, 1926 in Phoenix.
Died June 19th, 1960 at 34 years old in Pennsylvania.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 158
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel