August 19th
164 Notable deaths
Henry Wood
English conductor.
Born March 3rd, 1869 in London. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1944 at 75 years old in Hertfordshire. [ref]
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist (1934-2013).
Born January 17th, 1934 in Dallas. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2013 at 79 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Eduardo Chillida
Spanish basque sculptor.
Born January 10th, 1924 in Donostia-San Sebastián. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2002 at 78 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Isaac Deutscher
Polish historian and marxist.
Born April 3rd, 1907 in Chrzanów. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1967 at 60 years old in Rome. [ref]
Albert Jay Nock
American journalist (1870-1945).
Born October 13th, 1870 in Scranton.
Died August 19th, 1945 at 74 years old in Wakefield (leukemia).
Ikki Kita
Japanese philosopher and right-wing activist.
Died August 19th, 1937 at 54 years old in Tokyo (ballistic trauma).
Raúl Ruiz
Filmmaker (1941-2011).
Born July 25th, 1941 in Puerto Montt. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2011 at 70 years old in Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane
British politician (1856-1928).
Born July 30th, 1856 in Edinburgh.
Died August 19th, 1928 at 72 years old in Auchterarder.
Michel Guérard
French chef.
Born March 27th, 1933 in Vétheuil. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2024 at 91 years old in Duhort-Bachen. [ref]
Brian G. Hutton
American actor, film director.
Born January 1st, 1935 in New York City.
Died August 19th, 2014 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 164
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs