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September 19th
157 Notable deaths
Miles Franklin
Australian writer and feminist (1879–1954).
Born October 14th, 1879 in Talbingo.
Died September 19th, 1954 at 74 years old in Drummoyne.
Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
Indian musicologist (1860-1936).
Born August 10th, 1860 in Mumbai.
Died September 19th, 1936 at 76 years old
Rudolf Rocker
Anarcho-syndicalist writer and activist (1873-1958).
Born March 25th, 1873 in Mainz. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1958 at 85 years old in Westchester County.
Balwantrai Mehta
Indian independence activist and politician (1900–1965).
Born February 19th, 1900 in Bhavnagar.
Died September 19th, 1965 at 65 years old in Kutch district.
David Low
British cartoonist (1891-1963).
Born April 7th, 1891 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1963 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Chester Carlson
American physicist (1906-1968).
Born February 8th, 1906 in Seattle.
Died September 19th, 1968 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Rudolf Peierls
German-born british physicist.
Born June 5th, 1907 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1995 at 88 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Audrey Long
American actress (1922-2014).
Born April 14th, 1922 in Orlando.
Died September 19th, 2014 at 92 years old in Surrey (disease).
Einar Gerhardsen
22nd prime minister of norway.
Born May 10th, 1897 in Asker. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1987 at 90 years old in Oslo.
Arthur Mitchell
American dancer and choreographer, co-founder of dance theatre of harlem (1934-2018).
Born March 27th, 1934 in Harlem.
Died September 19th, 2018 at 84 years old in Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
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