August 19th
216 Notable deaths
Tony Scott
British film director and producer (1944–2012).
Born June 21st, 1944 in North Shields.
Died August 19th, 2012 at 68 years old in San Pedro (jumping). [ref]
Groucho Marx
American comedian (1890–1977).
Born October 2nd, 1890 in Manhattan.
Died August 19th, 1977 at 86 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (pneumonia). [ref]
Lee Thompson Young
American actor (1984–2013).
Born February 1st, 1984 in Columbia.
Died August 19th, 2013 at 29 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound).
Lou Pearlman
American talent manager and fraudster (1954–2016).
Born June 19th, 1954 in Flushing.
Died August 19th, 2016 at 62 years old in Texarkana (stroke). [ref]
Otto Heinrich Frank
Father of holocaust diarist anne frank (1889–1980).
Born May 12th, 1889 in Frankfurt.
Died August 19th, 1980 at 91 years old in Birsfelden (lung cancer).
Linus Pauling
American scientist (1901–1994).
Born February 28th, 1901 in Portland. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1994 at 93 years old in Big Sur (prostate cancer). [ref]
James Foley
American journalist.
Born October 18th, 1973 in Rochester. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2014 at 40 years old in Raqqa (decapitation). [ref]
Ron Cephas Jones
American actor (1957-2023).
Born January 8th, 1957 in Paterson.
Died August 19th, 2023 at 66 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Dick Gregory
American comedian, social activist, social critic, writer, and entrepreneur (1932–2017).
Born October 12th, 1932 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2017 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure). [ref]
Federico García Lorca
Spanish poet, dramatist and prose writer (1898–1936).
Born June 5th, 1898 in Fuente Vaqueros.
Died August 19th, 1936 at 38 years old in Víznar (mass shooting, gunshot wound).
John Wesley Hardin
American old west character (1853–1895).
Born May 26th, 1853 in Bonham.
Died August 19th, 1895 at 42 years old in El Paso.
Sonny Chiba
Japanese actor and martial artist (1939–2021).
Born January 22nd, 1939 in Fukuoka.
Died August 19th, 2021 at 82 years old in Kimitsu (COVID-19). [ref]
Mike Lynch
British-irish businessman and software engineer (1965-2024).
Born June 16th, 1965 in Ilford. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2024 at 59 years old in Sicily (suffocation).
Altina Schinasi
American sculptor and filmmaker (1907–1999).
Born August 4th, 1907 in New York City.
Died August 19th, 1999 at 92 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
French academic painter (1825-1905).
Born November 30th, 1825 in La Rochelle. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1905 at 79 years old in La Rochelle.
Hermione Baddeley
British character actress of theatre, film and television (1906-1986).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Broseley.
Died August 19th, 1986 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Alastair Sim
Scottish actor (1900–1976).
Born October 9th, 1900 in Edinburgh.
Died August 19th, 1976 at 75 years old in London (lung cancer).
Vasili Arkhipov
Soviet submarine officer who averted nuclear war (1926–1998).
Born January 30th, 1926 in Zvorkovo.
Died August 19th, 1998 at 72 years old in Zheleznodorozhny (kidney cancer).
Max Mallowan
British archaeologist (1904-1978).
Died August 19th, 1978 at 74 years old in Wallingford (disease).
Sérgio Vieira de Mello
Brazilian un diplomat and humanitarian aid officer (1948–2003).
Born March 15th, 1948 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 19th, 2003 at 55 years old in Baghdad.
Utpal Dutt
Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright.
Born March 29th, 1929 in Barishal.
Died August 19th, 1993 at 64 years old in Kolkata.
Chuck Close
American artist (1940–2021).
Born July 5th, 1940 in Monroe.
Died August 19th, 2021 at 81 years old in Oceanside (heart failure). [ref]
Elmer Bernstein
American composer and conductor (1922-2004).
Born April 4th, 1922 in New York City.
Died August 19th, 2004 at 82 years old in Ojai (cancer).
Günther von Kluge
German general (1882-1944).
Born October 30th, 1882 in Poznań.
Died August 19th, 1944 at 61 years old in Dombasle-en-Argonne (shot to the head).
Mo Mowlam
British politician (1949-2005).
Born September 18th, 1949 in Watford.
Died August 19th, 2005 at 55 years old in Canterbury (brain cancer). [ref]
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