In the year 1919
158 Notable deaths
Byam Shaw
British painter, illustrator, designer and teacher (1872-1919).
Born November 13th, 1872 in Chennai. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1919 at 46 years old in London (1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Victor Segalen
French poet.
Born January 14th, 1878 in Brest. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1919 at 41 years old in Huelgoat. [ref]
Franz Nissl
German neuroscientist.
Born September 9th, 1860 in Frankenthal.
Died August 11th, 1919 at 58 years old in Munich.
Luigi Illica
Italian librettist.
Born May 9th, 1857 in Castell'Arquato. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1919 at 62 years old in Castell'Arquato. [ref]
Tibor Szamuely
Hungarian politician (1890-1919).
Born December 27th, 1890 in Nyíregyháza.
Died August 2nd, 1919 at 28 years old in Lichtenwörth.
Jacques Vaché
French poet.
Born September 7th, 1895 in Lorient. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1919 at 23 years old in Nantes (drug overdose). [ref]
Julian Scriabin
Russian composer.
Born February 12th, 1908 in Lausanne.
Died June 22nd, 1919 at 11 years old in Irpin (drowning).
Alexander Kazakov
Russian flying ace (1889-1919).
Born January 14th, 1889 in Kherson Governorate.
Died August 1st, 1919 at 30 years old in Bereznik.
L. F. L. Oppenheim
German legal scholar.
Born March 30th, 1858 in Windecken.
Died October 7th, 1919 at 61 years old in Cambridge.
Horatio Parker
American composer and teacher.
Born September 15th, 1863 in Auburndale. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1919 at 56 years old in Cedarhurst. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 158
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett