August 19th
216 Notable deaths
Jules Cotard
French neurologist (1840–1889).
Born June 1st, 1840 in Issoudun.
Died August 19th, 1889 at 49 years old in Vanves (diphtheria).
Paul von Hintze
German admiral (1864-1941).
Born February 13th, 1864 in Schwedt/Oder.
Died August 19th, 1941 at 77 years old in Merano.
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.
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]
Mirko Kovač
Yugoslav writer (1938–2013).
Born December 26th, 1938 in Petrovići.
Died August 19th, 2013 at 74 years old in Rovinj.
Stephenie McMillan
British set decorator (1942-2013).
Born July 20th, 1942 in Ilford.
Died August 19th, 2013 at 71 years old in Norfolk (ovarian cancer).
Aušra Augustinavičiūtė
Lithuanian academic (1927–2005).
Born April 4th, 1927 in Kaunas.
Died August 19th, 2005 at 78 years old in Vilnius.
Raoul Cauvin
Belgian comics writer (1938–2021).
Born September 26th, 1938 in Antoing.
Died August 19th, 2021 at 82 years old [ref]
Ettore Ferrari
Italian sculptor (1845-1929).
Born March 25th, 1845 in Rome.
Died August 19th, 1929 at 84 years old in Rome.
Donald William Kerst
American accelerator physicist who developed the betatron (1911–1993).
Born November 1st, 1911 in Galena.
Died August 19th, 1993 at 81 years old in Madison.
Igor Yasulovich
Soviet and russian theater and film actor, film director, drama teacher (1941—2023).
Born September 24th, 1941 in Zales'ye.
Died August 19th, 2023 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg
German prince (1805-1863).
Born March 2nd, 1805 in Ballenstedt.
Died August 19th, 1863 at 58 years old in Hoym.
Anthony Peter Khoraish
Maronite patriarch of antioch (1907-1994).
Born September 20th, 1907 in Ain Ebel.
Died August 19th, 1994 at 86 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Reinhold Maier
German politician (1889-1971).
Born October 16th, 1889 in Schorndorf.
Died August 19th, 1971 at 81 years old in Stuttgart.
Franz Xavier Wernz
Superior general of the society of christ (1842–1914).
Born December 4th, 1842 in Rottweil.
Died August 19th, 1914 at 71 years old in Rome.
Kikuchi Dairoku
Japanese mathematician and bureaucrat (1855-1917).
Born March 17th, 1855 in Edo.
Died August 19th, 1917 at 62 years old in Chigasaki.
Silvio Amadio
Film director, screenwriter (1926–1995).
Born August 8th, 1926 in Frascati.
Died August 19th, 1995 at 69 years old in Rome.
Olavi Alakulppi
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born July 17th, 1915 in Rovaniemi.
Died August 19th, 1990 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C..
Nina Ponomaryova
Soviet discus thrower (1929-2016).
Born April 27th, 1929 in Nizhny Tagil.
Died August 19th, 2016 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Efraim Sevela
Russian writer (1928–2010).
Born March 8th, 1928 in Babruysk.
Died August 19th, 2010 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Gustaf Dalman
German lutheran theologian and orientalist (1855–1941).
Born June 9th, 1855 in Niesky.
Died August 19th, 1941 at 86 years old in Greifswald, Herrnhut.
Mervyn Wood
Australian rower (1917-2006).
Born April 30th, 1917 in City of Randwick.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 89 years old in Sydney (cancer). [ref]
Oscar von Sydow
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1873-1936).
Born July 12th, 1873 in Kalmar cathedral parish.
Died August 19th, 1936 at 63 years old in The Royal Court Parish.
Władysław Wróblewski
Prime minister of poland (1875-1951).
Born March 21st, 1875 in Kraków.
Died August 19th, 1951 at 76 years old in Łódź.
Norvel Lee
American boxer.
Born September 22nd, 1924 in Eagle Rock.
Died August 19th, 1992 at 67 years old in Bethesda (cancer).
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Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus