August 19th
154 Notable deaths
Gina Lopez
Philippine politician.
Born December 27th, 1953 in Manila. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2019 at 65 years old in Philippines (brain cancer).
Sergei Diaghilev
Russian art critic and impresario.
Born March 31st, 1872 in Selischi. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1929 at 57 years old in Venice (diabetes). [ref]
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]
Hayden Rorke
American actor.
Born October 23rd, 1910 in Brooklyn.
Died August 19th, 1987 at 76 years old in Toluca Lake (multiple myeloma).
Hugo Gernsback
American inventor, writer, editor and publisher (1884–1967).
Born August 16th, 1884 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1967 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
Indian composer.
Born February 18th, 1927 in Rahon.
Died August 19th, 2019 at 92 years old in Mumbai (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ahna Capri
American actress (1944-2010).
Born July 6th, 1944 in Budapest.
Died August 19th, 2010 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). [ref]
Alcide De Gasperi
Italian politician and founder of the christian democratic party (1881-1954).
Born April 3rd, 1881 in Pieve Tesino. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1954 at 73 years old in Borgo Valsugana. [ref]
George Gamow
Russian-american theoretical physicist and cosmologist (1904–1968).
Born March 4th, 1904 in Odesa. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1968 at 64 years old in Boulder.
Vasili Arkhipov
Soviet submarine officer who averted nuclear war.
Born January 30th, 1926 in Zvorkovo.
Died August 19th, 1998 at 72 years old in Zheleznodorozhny (kidney cancer).
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein