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July 19th
189 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]
William Chomsky
Hebrew grammarian, father of noam (1896–1977).
Born January 15th, 1896 in Kupil.
Died July 19th, 1977 at 81 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
David Easton
Canadian academic (1917-2014).
Born June 24th, 1917 in Toronto.
Died July 19th, 2014 at 97 years old [ref]
Michael Henderson
American musician.
Born July 7th, 1951 in Yazoo City.
Died July 19th, 2022 at 71 years old in Dallas. [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.
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]
Toumani Diabaté
Malian musician.
Born August 10th, 1965 in Bamako.
Died July 19th, 2024 at 58 years old in Bamako. [ref]
Giora Epstein
Israeli fighter pilots (1938–2025).
Died July 19th, 2025 at 87 years old in Ramat HaSharon. [ref]
Ingrid Jonker
Bilingual south african poet and political dissident (1933–1965).
Born September 19th, 1933 in Kimberley. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1965 at 31 years old in Three Anchor Bay (drowning). [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan