August 19th
172 Notable deaths
Norvel Lee
Boxer.
Born September 22nd, 1924 in Eagle Rock.
Died August 19th, 1992 at 67 years old in Bethesda (cancer).
Wifredo Ricart
Spanish engineer.
Born May 15th, 1897 in Barcelona.
Died August 19th, 1974 at 77 years old in Barcelona.
Kathleen Parlow
Canadian musician (1890–1963).
Born September 20th, 1890 in Calgary.
Died August 19th, 1963 at 72 years old in Oakville.
Azar Andami
Iranian physician and bacteriologist.
Born December 8th, 1926 in Rasht.
Died August 19th, 1984 at 57 years old in Tehran.
Linda Dégh
Folklorist.
Born March 19th, 1918 in Budapest.
Died August 19th, 2014 at 96 years old in Bloomington.
Jean-Albert Grégoire
French racing driver (1899-1992).
Born July 7th, 1899 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1992 at 93 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Bill Sidwell
Australian tennis player.
Born April 16th, 1920 in Goulburn.
Died August 19th, 2021 at 101 years old in Caringbah. [ref]
Antonio Barrios
Footballer (1910-2002).
Died August 19th, 2002 at 92 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Khaira Arby
Malian singer.
Born September 21st, 1959 in Timbuktu.
Died August 19th, 2018 at 58 years old in Bamako (breast cancer).
Idun Reiten
Norwegian mathematician.
Born January 1st, 1942 in Klæbu Municipality. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2025 at 83 years old in Trondheim. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 172
The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé