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August 19th
167 Notable deaths
Jules-Albert de Dion
French automotive pioneer (1856-1946).
Born March 9th, 1856 in Nantes. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1946 at 90 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Louis Lansana Beavogui
President guinea (1923-1984).
Born December 28th, 1923 in Macenta.
Died August 19th, 1984 at 60 years old in Conakry (diabetes, health problem).
Mira Stupica
Serbian and yugoslav actress,theater actress.
Born August 17th, 1923 in Gjilan.
Died August 19th, 2016 at 93 years old in Belgrade.
Michele Angiolillo
Italian anarchist and spanish prime minister assassin.
Born June 5th, 1871 in Foggia.
Died August 19th, 1897 at 26 years old in Bergara (garrote vil).
Louis Anquetin
French painter (1861-1932).
Born January 26th, 1861 in Étrépagny. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1932 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Tevfik Fikret
Ottoman poet (1867-1915).
Born December 26th, 1867 in Istanbul.
Died August 19th, 1915 at 47 years old in Istanbul.
Lewis Bernstein Namier
British historian (1888-1960).
Born June 27th, 1888 in Wola Okrzejska. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1960 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Borys Paton
Soviet and ukrainian scientist (1918–2020).
Born November 14th, 1918 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2020 at 101 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Robert Rozhdestvensky
Russian poet.
Born June 20th, 1932 in Kosikha, Kosikhinsky Selsoviet, Kosikhinsky District, Altai Krai. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1994 at 62 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Samih al-Qasim
Palestinian poet.
Born May 11th, 1939 in Zarqa. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2014 at 75 years old in Safed (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 167
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan