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In the year 1919
180 Notable deaths
Johannes Rydberg
Swedish physicist.
Born November 8th, 1854 in Halmstad.
Died December 28th, 1919 at 65 years old in Lund Cathedral parish.
Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka
Painter from hungary (1853-1919).
Born July 5th, 1853 in Sabinov. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1919 at 65 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Adolf Hurwitz
German mathematician.
Born March 26th, 1859 in Hildesheim. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1919 at 60 years old in Zürich. [ref]
José Santos Zelaya
President of nicaragua from 1893 to 1909.
Born November 1st, 1853 in Managua.
Died May 17th, 1919 at 65 years old in New York City.
Laurence Doherty
English tennis player (1875-1919).
Born October 8th, 1875 in Wimbledon.
Died August 21st, 1919 at 43 years old in Broadstairs.
John Alcock
British captain in the royal navy and the royal air force (1892-1919).
Born November 5th, 1892 in Stretford.
Died December 18th, 1919 at 27 years old in Rouen (aviation accident).
Grand Duke Dimitri Constantinovich of Russia
Son of grand duke constantin nikolaevich and first cousin of alexander iii of russia (1860-1919).
Born June 13th, 1860 in Strelna.
Died January 28th, 1919 at 58 years old in Peter and Paul Fortress (ballistic trauma).
Peter Altenberg
Austrian writer and poet (1859–1919).
Born March 9th, 1859 in Vienna.
Died January 8th, 1919 at 59 years old in Vienna.
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
Danish writer.
Born June 2nd, 1857 in Roholte. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1919 at 62 years old in Klotzsche. [ref]
Vasily Rozanov
Russian philosopher.
Born May 2nd, 1856 in Vetluga. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1919 at 62 years old in Sergiyev Posad. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 180
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