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August 19th
154 Notable deaths
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
Ukrainian soviet and ukrainian scientist.
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]
Ardengo Soffici
Italian painter, poet and writer.
Born April 7th, 1879 in Rignano sull'Arno. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1964 at 85 years old in Vittoria Apuana. [ref]
Joseph Hill
Singer and songwriter for the reggae group culture (1949-2006).
Born January 22nd, 1949 in Linstead. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2006 at 57 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Giovanni Giorgi
Italian physicist and engineer.
Born November 27th, 1871 in Lucca. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1950 at 78 years old in Castiglioncello. [ref]
Óscar Míguez
Uruguayan footballer (1927-2006).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Artigas.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 78 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 154
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