July 19th
168 Notable deaths
Henry Surtees
British racing driver.
Born February 18th, 1991 in Lingfield. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2009 at 18 years old in Brands Hatch (traumatic brain injury). [ref]
David Easton
Canadian academic (1917-2014).
Born June 24th, 1917 in Toronto.
Died July 19th, 2014 at 97 years old [ref]
Curzio Malaparte
Italian writer (1898-1957).
Born June 9th, 1898 in Prato. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1957 at 59 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
Allen Newell
American cognitive scientist.
Born March 19th, 1927 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1992 at 65 years old in Pittsburgh (cancer). [ref]
John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
English baron (1886-1971).
Born May 20th, 1886 in New York City.
Died July 19th, 1971 at 85 years old in Cannes.
Michael Henderson
American musician.
Born July 7th, 1951 in Yazoo City.
Died July 19th, 2022 at 71 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Toumani Diabaté
Malian musician.
Born August 10th, 1965 in Bamako.
Died July 19th, 2024 at 58 years old in Bamako. [ref]
Ingrid Jonker
Bilingual south african poet and political dissident.
Born September 19th, 1933 in Kimberley. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1965 at 31 years old in Three Anchor Bay (drowning). [ref]
Elvira Madigan
Tightrope walker and trick rider.
Born December 4th, 1867 in Flensburg.
Died July 19th, 1889 at 21 years old in Tåsinge (ballistic trauma).
Bill Bright
American missionary (1921-2003).
Born October 19th, 1921 in Coweta.
Died July 19th, 2003 at 81 years old in Orlando.
Deaths 31 to 40 of 168
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney