August 19th
172 Notable deaths
Saraswathi Gora
Indian activist (1912-2006).
Born September 28th, 1912 in Vizianagaram.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 93 years old in Vijayawada.
Herwig Schopper
German experimental physicist (1924–2025).
Born February 28th, 1924 in Lanškroun. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2025 at 101 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Carl-Gustaf Rossby
Swedish and american meteorologist (1898–1957).
Born December 28th, 1898 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died August 19th, 1957 at 58 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Johann Schober
Austrian chancellor and politician (1874-1932).
Born November 14th, 1874 in Perg.
Died August 19th, 1932 at 57 years old in Baden.
Karl Otto Götz
German artist (1914-2017).
Born February 22nd, 1914 in Aachen.
Died August 19th, 2017 at 103 years old in Niederbreitbach. [ref]
Jan Ruff O'Herne
Dutch-australian human rights activist campaigning against war rape.
Born January 18th, 1923 in Bandung.
Died August 19th, 2019 at 96 years old in Adelaide. [ref]
Pawel Jasienica
Polish historian, journalist and soldier (1909–1970).
Born November 10th, 1909 in Ulyanovsk.
Died August 19th, 1970 at 60 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Doudou N'Diaye Rose
Senegalese musician.
Born July 28th, 1930 in Dakar.
Died August 19th, 2015 at 85 years old in Dakar.
Ladislav Fuks
Czech novelist and writer (1923–1994).
Born September 24th, 1923 in Prague.
Died August 19th, 1994 at 70 years old in Prague.
Horacio Salgán
Argentine musician.
Born June 15th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 19th, 2016 at 100 years old in Buenos Aires.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 172
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain