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July 19th
189 Notable deaths
Bill Bright
American evangelist (1921–2003).
Born October 19th, 1921 in Coweta.
Died July 19th, 2003 at 81 years old in Orlando.
Joanna Macy
American activist, author, and ecologist (1929–2025).
Born May 2nd, 1929 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2025 at 96 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Elvira Madigan
Tightrope walker and trick rider (1867–1889).
Born December 4th, 1867 in Flensburg.
Died July 19th, 1889 at 21 years old in Tåsinge (gunshot wound).
Anthony D. Smith
British academic (1939-2016).
Born September 23rd, 1939 in London.
Died July 19th, 2016 at 76 years old in London.
David Warren
Australian inventor (1925-2010).
Born March 20th, 1925 in Groote Eylandt.
Died July 19th, 2010 at 85 years old in Melbourne.
Iryna Farion
Ukrainian linguist and politician (1964–2024).
Born April 29th, 1964 in Lviv.
Died July 19th, 2024 at 60 years old in Lviv (gunshot wound). [ref]
Eddie Quillan
Actor (1907-1990).
Born March 31st, 1907 in Philadelphia.
Died July 19th, 1990 at 83 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Clyde Beatty
American circus performer (1903-1965).
Born June 10th, 1903 in Bainbridge.
Died July 19th, 1965 at 62 years old in Community Memorial Hospital. [ref]
Heinrich Wölfflin
Swiss art critic, art historian (1864-1945).
Born June 21st, 1864 in Winterthur. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1945 at 81 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Hannes Meyer
Swiss architect and second director of the bauhaus (1889-1954).
Born November 18th, 1889 in Basel.
Died July 19th, 1954 at 64 years old in Lugano.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe