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September 19th

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205 Notable deaths

Thomas D. Rice

American performer, playwright and comedian (1808-1860).

Born May 20th, 1808 in Forestville, New York City.

Died September 19th, 1860 at 52 years old in Brooklyn (stroke).

Lee Kerslake

English drummer (1947–2020).

Born April 16th, 1947 in Winton.

Died September 19th, 2020 at 73 years old in London (prostate cancer). [ref]

Ran Laurie

British rower (1915-1998).

Born June 4th, 1915 in Grantchester.

Died September 19th, 1998 at 83 years old in Hethersett (Parkinson's disease).

Red Foley

American country musician (1910–1968).

Born June 17th, 1910 in Kentucky.

Died September 19th, 1968 at 58 years old in Fort Wayne (respiratory failure).

Sonny Curtis

American musician.

Born May 9th, 1937 in Meadow.

Died September 19th, 2025 at 88 years old in Nashville. [ref]

Eddie Adams

American photographer (1933–2004).

Born June 12th, 1933 in New Kensington.

Died September 19th, 2004 at 71 years old in New York City (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Larry Wallis

British rock musician (1949–2019).

Born May 19th, 1949 in England.

Died September 19th, 2019 at 70 years old [ref]

Ann Doran

American actress (1911–2000).

Born July 28th, 1911 in Amarillo.

Died September 19th, 2000 at 89 years old in Carmichael (disease).

David Starr Jordan

American ichthyologist and educator (1851-1931).

Born January 19th, 1851 in Gainesville.

Died September 19th, 1931 at 80 years old in Stanford.

Thomas John Barnardo

Philanthropist, founder and director of homes for poor children (1845–1905).

Born July 4th, 1845 in Dublin.

Died September 19th, 1905 at 60 years old in Surbiton.

Marie Henriette of Austria

Queen consort of belgium.

Born August 23rd, 1836 in Buda.

Died September 19th, 1902 at 66 years old in Spa (heart failure).

Zinaida Serebryakova

Russian and french painter (1884-1967).

Born December 10th, 1884 in Neskuchne.

Died September 19th, 1967 at 82 years old in Paris.

U. Srinivas

Indian musician (1969–2014).

Born February 28th, 1969 in Palakollu.

Died September 19th, 2014 at 45 years old in Chennai (organ dysfunction).

Bruno Sacco

Italian-german automobile designer (1933–2024).

Born November 12th, 1933 in Udine.

Died September 19th, 2024 at 90 years old in Sindelfingen. [ref]

Julia, Princess of Battenberg

German noblewoman (1825-1895); wife of prince alexander of hesse and by rhine.

Born November 12th, 1825 in Warsaw.

Died September 19th, 1895 at 69 years old in Schloss Heiligenberg (disease).

Pamela Brown

British actress (1917-1975).

Born July 8th, 1917 in London.

Died September 19th, 1975 at 58 years old in Gloucestershire (pancreatic cancer).

Rex Ingram

American actor (1895/1903–1969).

Born October 20th, 1895 in Navarro, Cairo.

Died September 19th, 1969 at 73 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

Willie Hutch

American singer, songwriter, record producer (1944–2005).

Born December 6th, 1946 in Los Angeles.

Died September 19th, 2005 at 58 years old in Dallas. [ref]

Earl Palmer

American drummer (1924–2008).

Born October 15th, 1924 in New Orleans.

Died September 19th, 2008 at 83 years old in Banning.

George Grey

British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer (1812–1898).

Born April 14th, 1812 in Lisbon.

Died September 19th, 1898 at 86 years old in London.

Bert Hellinger

German theologist and psychologist.

Born December 16th, 1925 in Leimen.

Died September 19th, 2019 at 93 years old in Bischofswiesen. [ref]

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.

Died September 19th, 1958 at 85 years old in New York City, Mohegan Colony.

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.

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