August 19th
167 Notable deaths
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.
Carl-Gustaf Rossby
Swedish and american meteorologist.
Born December 28th, 1898 in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1957 at 58 years old in Gustav Vasa parish. [ref]
Horacio Salgán
Argentine musician.
Born June 15th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 19th, 2016 at 100 years old in Buenos Aires.
Janusz Głowacki
Polish writer (1938–2017).
Born September 13th, 1938 in Poznań.
Died August 19th, 2017 at 78 years old in Egypt, Marsa Alam. [ref]
Gloria Coates
American composer.
Born October 10th, 1933 in Wausau. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2023 at 89 years old in Munich. [ref]
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]
Ladislav Fuks
Czech novelist and writer (1923–1994).
Born September 24th, 1923 in Prague.
Died August 19th, 1994 at 70 years old in Prague.
Raoul Cauvin
Belgian comics writer (1938–2021).
Born September 26th, 1938 in Antoing.
Died August 19th, 2021 at 82 years old [ref]
Mary Kendall Browne
American tennis player (1891-1971).
Born June 3rd, 1891 in Santa Monica.
Died August 19th, 1971 at 80 years old in Laguna Hills.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 167
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker