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July 19th
189 Notable deaths
José María Pemán
Spanish writer (1897-1981).
Born May 8th, 1897 in Cádiz. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1981 at 84 years old in Cádiz.
Karen Khachaturian
Russian composer (1920–2011).
Born September 19th, 1920 in Moscow.
Died July 19th, 2011 at 90 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Gottfried Reinhardt
Austrian-american film director.
Born March 20th, 1913 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1994 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Janusz Zajdel
Science fiction writer, physicist (1938-1985).
Born August 15th, 1938 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1985 at 46 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer). [ref]
Ingvar Ambjørnsen
Norwegian writer (1956–2025).
Born May 20th, 1956 in Tønsberg.
Died July 19th, 2025 at 69 years old [ref]
Stratis Myrivilis
Greek writer.
Born June 30th, 1892 in Lesbos. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1969 at 77 years old in Athens. [ref]
Johann Puch
Slovenian businessman (1862-1914).
Born June 27th, 1862 in Sakušak.
Died July 19th, 1914 at 52 years old in Zagreb.
Carlos Gorostiza
Argentine author and playwright (1920-2016).
Born June 7th, 1920 in Palermo.
Died July 19th, 2016 at 96 years old in Buenos Aires.
Blaoui Houari
Algerian singer (1926–2017).
Born January 23rd, 1926 in Oran.
Died July 19th, 2017 at 91 years old in Oran (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Max Dessoir
German psychologist and philosopher.
Born February 8th, 1867 in Berlin.
Died July 19th, 1947 at 80 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 189
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