In the year 1919
170 Notable deaths
Theodore Roosevelt
26th president of the united states from 1901 to 1909.
Born October 27th, 1858 in Manhattan.
Died January 6th, 1919 at 60 years old in Sagamore Hill (pulmonary embolism).
Madam C. J. Walker
American entrepreneur (1867-1919).
Born December 23rd, 1867 in Delta.
Died May 25th, 1919 at 51 years old in Irvington.
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish-german marxist revolutionary (1871–1919).
Born December 25th, 1870 in Zamość. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1919 at 48 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound). [ref]
Emiliano Zapata
Mexican revolutionary (1879-1919).
Born August 8th, 1879 in Anenecuilco.
Died April 10th, 1919 at 39 years old in Morelos (ballistic trauma).
L. Frank Baum
American author of children's books (1856–1919).
Born May 15th, 1856 in Chittenango. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1919 at 62 years old in Hollywood (dry drowning). [ref]
Aaron Kosminski
Polish barber, "jack the ripper"(1865–1919).
Born September 11th, 1865 in Kłodawa.
Died March 24th, 1919 at 53 years old in London (gangrene).
Gojong of the Korean Empire
26th king of joseon, first emperor of the korean empire.
Born September 8th, 1852 in Unhyeongung.
Died January 21st, 1919 at 66 years old in Deoksugung (poison).
Yakov Sverdlov
Soviet politician (1885-1919).
Born June 3rd, 1885 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died March 16th, 1919 at 33 years old in Moscow (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Frank Winfield Woolworth
American businessman (1852-1919).
Born April 13th, 1852 in Rodman. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1919 at 66 years old in Glen Cove. [ref]
Louis Botha
South african general and politician (1862-1919).
Born September 27th, 1862 in Greytown.
Died August 27th, 1919 at 56 years old in Pretoria (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
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