August 19th
216 Notable deaths
Mario Velarde
Mexican footballer (1940-1997).
Born March 29th, 1940 in Mexico City.
Died August 19th, 1997 at 57 years old in Mexico City.
Ercole Gallegati
Olympic wrestler (1911–1990).
Born November 21st, 1911 in Faenza.
Died August 19th, 1990 at 78 years old in Castel San Pietro Terme.
Tatyana Mavrina
Russian painter and children's writer (1902-1996).
Born December 20th, 1902 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died August 19th, 1996 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Mario Roberto Cassari
Mosotho diplomat (1943-2017).
Born August 27th, 1943 in Ghilarza.
Died August 19th, 2017 at 73 years old in Oristano.
Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw
British biologist (1902-1985).
Born April 7th, 1902 in Woodbridge.
Died August 19th, 1985 at 83 years old
Janusz Kierzkowski
Polish racing cyclist.
Born February 26th, 1947 in Borek. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2011 at 64 years old in Wrocław.
Elis Fischer
Swedish politician (1834–1889).
Born January 13th, 1834 in Askersund.
Died August 19th, 1889 at 55 years old in Stockholm (pneumonia).
Constant von Wurzbach
Austrian lexicographer (1818–1893).
Born April 11th, 1818 in Ljubljana. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1893 at 75 years old in Berchtesgaden. [ref]
Gottfrid Svensson
Olympic wrestler (1889–1956).
Born May 13th, 1889 in Uppsala.
Died August 19th, 1956 at 67 years old in Stockholm.
Ernst van den Berg
Dutch field hockey player (1915-1989).
Born December 3rd, 1915 in Amsterdam.
Died August 19th, 1989 at 73 years old in Amsterdam.
Heikki Hirvonen
Finnish biathlete.
Born February 8th, 1895 in Rääkkylä.
Died August 19th, 1973 at 78 years old in Riihimäki.
Vera Zlatareva
Bulgarian jurist, author, feminist, suffragette.
Born December 3rd, 1905 in Golyamo Belovo.
Died August 19th, 1977 at 71 years old in Sofia.
Miguel Irízar Campos
Spanish priest (1934–2018).
Born May 7th, 1934 in Ormaiztegi. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2018 at 84 years old in Deusto. [ref]
John Donnelly
Canadian rower (1905–1986).
Born March 19th, 1905 in Toronto.
Died August 19th, 1986 at 81 years old in Toronto.
Lev Kalyayev
Soviet sprinter (1929–1983).
Born May 16th, 1929 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 19th, 1983 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon