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In the year 2019
1,172 Notable deaths
Lol Mahamat Choua
Chadian politician (1939-2019).
Died September 15th, 2019 at 80 years old in N'Djamena (cancer).
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino
Catholic cardinal (1936–2019).
Born October 18th, 1936 in Jagüey Grande.
Died July 26th, 2019 at 82 years old in Havana (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Friedrich Achleitner
Austrian poet and architectural critic (1930-2019).
Born May 23rd, 1930 in Schalchen. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2019 at 88 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Gerald L. Baliles
Governor of virginia (1940-2019).
Born July 8th, 1940 in Stuart.
Died October 29th, 2019 at 79 years old in Roanoke (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Artur Brauner
Polish-born, german film producer and holocaust survivor.
Born August 1st, 1918 in Łódź.
Died July 7th, 2019 at 100 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Vladimir Etush
Soviet and russian actor (1922-2019).
Died March 9th, 2019 at 96 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Sid Ramin
American orchestrator, arranger, and composer (1919-2019).
Born January 22nd, 1919 in Boston.
Died July 1st, 2019 at 100 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ayşen Gruda
Turkish actress.
Born August 22nd, 1944 in Yeşilköy.
Died January 23rd, 2019 at 74 years old in Istanbul (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Thanos Mikroutsikos
Greek musician (1947-2019).
Born April 13th, 1947 in Patras.
Died December 28th, 2019 at 72 years old in Athens (lung cancer). [ref]
Faty Papy
Burundian footballer (1990-2019).
Born September 18th, 1990 in Bujumbura.
Died April 25th, 2019 at 28 years old in Piggs Peak (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 601 to 610 of 1172
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