August 19th
167 Notable deaths
Janusz Kierzkowski
Polish racing cyclist.
Born February 26th, 1947 in Borek, Gorzów County.
Died August 19th, 2011 at 64 years old in Wrocław.
Gottfrid Svensson
Olympic wrestler.
Born May 13th, 1889 in Uppsala.
Died August 19th, 1956 at 67 years old in Stockholm.
Ernst van den Berg
Dutch field hockey player (1915-1989).
Born December 3rd, 1915 in Amsterdam.
Died August 19th, 1989 at 73 years old in Amsterdam.
Heikki Hirvonen
Finnish biathlete.
Born February 8th, 1895 in Rääkkylä.
Died August 19th, 1973 at 78 years old in Riihimäki.
Tatyana Mavrina
Russian painter and children's writer (1902-1996).
Born December 7th, 1900 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died August 19th, 1996 at 95 years old in Moscow.
Vera Zlatareva
Bulgarian jurist, author, feminist, suffragette.
Born December 3rd, 1905 in Golyamo Belovo.
Died August 19th, 1977 at 71 years old in Sofia.
Mario Velarde
Mexican footballer (1940-1997).
Born March 29th, 1940 in Mexico City.
Died August 19th, 1997 at 57 years old in Mexico City.
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