August 19th
154 Notable deaths
Margareta Niculescu
Romanian theatre director and puppeteer.
Born January 4th, 1926 in Iași. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2018 at 92 years old in Charleville-Mézières. [ref]
Luce Fabbri
Italian anarchist (1908-2000).
Died August 19th, 2000 at 92 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Gun Hägglund
Television news presenter.
Born March 2nd, 1932 in Örnsköldsvik.
Died August 19th, 2011 at 79 years old in Visby. [ref]
Joe Lydon
Boxer (1878-1937).
Born February 2nd, 1878 in Swinford.
Died August 19th, 1937 at 59 years old in St. Louis.
Leslie A. Garay
Hungarian-born u.s. botanist (1924–2016).
Born August 6th, 1924 in Hosszúhetény.
Died August 19th, 2016 at 92 years old
Henri van Schaik
Dutch equestrian.
Born July 24th, 1899 in Delft.
Died August 19th, 1991 at 92 years old in Vermont.
Cecil Boden Kloss
English zoologist.
Born March 28th, 1877 in Warwickshire. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1949 at 72 years old in England.
Wilhelm Streitberg
German linguist (1864-1925).
Born February 23rd, 1864 in Rüdesheim am Rhein. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1925 at 61 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Basil Bennett
Athletics competitor.
Born November 30th, 1894 in Edgar County.
Died August 19th, 1938 at 43 years old in Maywood.
Zofia Mrozowska
Actress (1922-1983).
Born August 23rd, 1922 in Warsaw.
Died August 19th, 1983 at 60 years old in Warsaw.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 154
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche