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September 19th
142 Notable deaths
Joseph Kruskal
American statistician (1928-2010).
Born January 29th, 1928 in New York City.
Died September 19th, 2010 at 82 years old in Princeton.
Saye Zerbo
President of burkina faso (1932-2013).
Born August 27th, 1932 in Tougan.
Died September 19th, 2013 at 81 years old in Ouagadougou.
Wim Crouwel
Dutch graphic designer, type designer, and typographer.
Born November 21st, 1928 in Groningen. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2019 at 90 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Carl Milles
Swedish sculptor.
Born June 23rd, 1875 in Lagga. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1955 at 80 years old in Lidingö församling. [ref]
Anténor Firmin
Haitian anthropologist, journalist, and politician (1850-1911).
Born October 18th, 1850 in Cap-Haïtien.
Died September 19th, 1911 at 60 years old in Saint Thomas.
Karl Dietrich Bracher
German historian and political scientist.
Born March 13th, 1922 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2016 at 94 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Hamidou Benmassoud
Moroccan film, television and stage actor (1935-2013).
Born August 2nd, 1935 in Rabat.
Died September 19th, 2013 at 78 years old in Paris (disease).
Lionel Terray
French mountaineer (1921-1965).
Born July 25th, 1921 in Grenoble. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1965 at 44 years old in Vercors Plateau.
Pauline Frederick
American actress (1883-1938).
Born August 12th, 1883 in Boston. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1938 at 55 years old in Beverly Hills (asthma). [ref]
Sylvano Bussotti
Italian composer.
Born October 1st, 1931 in Florence.
Died September 19th, 2021 at 89 years old in Milan. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 142
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi