August 19th
172 Notable deaths
Ardengo Soffici
Italian painter, poet and writer.
Born April 7th, 1879 in Rignano sull'Arno. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1964 at 85 years old in Vittoria Apuana. [ref]
Samih al-Qasim
Palestinian poet.
Born May 11th, 1939 in Zarqa. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2014 at 75 years old in Safed (cancer). [ref]
Borys Paton
Soviet and ukrainian scientist (1918–2020).
Born November 14th, 1918 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2020 at 101 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Gloria Coates
American composer.
Born October 10th, 1933 in Wausau. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2023 at 89 years old in Munich. [ref]
David D. Kpormakpor
President of liberia (1935-2010).
Born September 28th, 1935 in Bomi County.
Died August 19th, 2010 at 74 years old in Staten Island.
Óscar Míguez
Uruguayan footballer (1927-2006).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Montevideo.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 78 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Vasily Bartold
Russian orientalist (1869–1930).
Born November 15th, 1869 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 19th, 1930 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Donna Hightower
American soul singer (1926-2013).
Born December 28th, 1926 in Caruthersville.
Died August 19th, 2013 at 86 years old in Austin.
Giovanni Giorgi
Italian physicist and engineer (1871–1950).
Born November 27th, 1871 in Lucca.
Died August 19th, 1950 at 78 years old in Castiglioncello.
Carlos Roberto Reina
President of honduras (1994-1998).
Born March 13th, 1926 in Tegucigalpa.
Died August 19th, 2003 at 77 years old in Tegucigalpa (gunshot wound).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 172
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde