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July 19th
229 Notable deaths
Vladimir Vasyutin
Soviet cosmonaut (1952–2002).
Born March 8th, 1952 in Kharkiv.
Died July 19th, 2002 at 50 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Vivian Reed
Silent film actress (1894-1989).
Born April 17th, 1894 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 19th, 1989 at 95 years old in Woodland Hills.
Jan Verkade
Dutch painter (1868-1946) and monk (1868–1946).
Born September 18th, 1868 in Zaandam.
Died July 19th, 1946 at 77 years old in Beuron.
Gerson Goldhaber
Particle physicist and astrophysicist (1924-2010).
Born February 20th, 1924 in Chemnitz.
Died July 19th, 2010 at 86 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Shigeo Arai
Swimmer (1916–1944).
Born August 8th, 1916 in Shizuoka.
Died July 19th, 1944 at 27 years old in State of Burma.
Pierre Graber
Swiss politician (1908-2003).
Born December 6th, 1908 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died July 19th, 2003 at 94 years old in Lausanne.
Stephen Schneider
American climatologist (1945–2010).
Born February 11th, 1945 in New York City.
Died July 19th, 2010 at 65 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karl Ristikivi
Estonian writer (1912-1977).
Born October 16th, 1912 in Varbla.
Died July 19th, 1977 at 64 years old in Stockholm.
Elena Caffarena
Chilean lawyer and politician (1903–2003).
Born March 23rd, 1903 in Iquique.
Died July 19th, 2003 at 100 years old in Santiago.
Kaarle Krohn
Finnish folklorist (1863–1933).
Born May 10th, 1863 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1933 at 70 years old in Sammatti.
Lajos Balázsovits
Hungarian actor, theatre director (1946–2023).
Born December 4th, 1946 in Nagykanizsa.
Died July 19th, 2023 at 76 years old in Budapest (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). [ref]
Egil Aarvik
Norwegian minister of social affairs (1912-1990).
Born December 12th, 1912 in Børsa. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1990 at 77 years old in Oslo.
Leyla Erbil
Turkish writer (1931–2013).
Born January 12th, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died July 19th, 2013 at 82 years old in Istanbul.
Hjalmar Gullberg
Swedish writer, poet and translator of greek drama into swedish.
Died July 19th, 1961 at 63 years old in Svedala Municipality (drowning).
Clemente Yerovi
President of ecuador (1966).
Born August 10th, 1904 in Barcelona.
Died July 19th, 1981 at 76 years old in Guayaquil.
Ignacio de Veintemilla
President of ecuador (1876 - 1883).
Born July 31st, 1828 in Quito.
Died July 19th, 1908 at 79 years old in Quito.
Ingeborg Hunzinger
German sculptor and politician (1915-2009).
Born February 3rd, 1915 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2009 at 94 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Maurice de Guérin
French poet (1810–1839).
Born August 4th, 1810 in Andillac.
Died July 19th, 1839 at 28 years old in Andillac (tuberculosis).
James Graham Cooper
American surgeon and naturalist (1830-1902).
Born June 19th, 1830 in New York City.
Died July 19th, 1902 at 72 years old in Hayward.
Francisco José Fernandes
Portuguese politician (1867-1925).
Born April 19th, 1867 in Freguesia de Foz de Arouce.
Died July 19th, 1925 at 58 years old in Figueira da Foz.
Hans Nowak
German footballer (1937-2012).
Born August 9th, 1937 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died July 19th, 2012 at 74 years old [ref]
Timofey Khryukin
Soviet general, twice hero of the soviet union (1910–1953).
Born June 21st, 1910 in Yeysk.
Died July 19th, 1953 at 43 years old in Moscow.
Alexander Conze
1831-1914, german classical archaeologist, director of the berlin collection of classical antiquities.
Born December 10th, 1831 in Hanover.
Died July 19th, 1914 at 82 years old in Berlin.
Vladislav Klembovsky
Russian military commander (1860–1921).
Born July 10th, 1860 in Moscow, Moscow Governorate.
Died July 19th, 1921 at 61 years old in Moscow, Butyrka prison.
Benjamin Tammuz
Israeli writer and sculptor (1919-1989).
Born July 11th, 1919 in Kharkiv.
Died July 19th, 1989 at 70 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 229
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