August 19th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on August 19th

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on August 19th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2023

Václav Patejdl
Slovak musician (b. 1954)

2021

Sonny Chiba
Japanese actor and martial artist known for his roles in martial arts films such as 'The Street Fighter' series.

2020

Alessandria Galli
Alessandria Galli was an Italian poet known for her lyrical and introspective works.
Slade Gorton
Slade Gorton was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Washington.

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on August 19th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

Lars Larsen
Danish businessman and billionaire, founder and owner of the danish retail chain jysk (b. 1948)

2017

Biran Aldiss
Biran Aldiss was a prolific British science fiction author known for his innovative and thought-provoking works.
Brayn Aldiss
Brayn Aldiss was a prolific British science fiction author known for his innovative and thought-provoking works.
Dick Gregory
American comedian, entertainer, and activist. he fasted from thanksgiving 1967 through new years day 1968 to protest the vietnam conflict. he gave 63 lectures in 57 cities and lost 50 pounds, eventually dropping to 98. gregory is also an accomplished nutritionist.
Bea Wain
Bea Wain was a popular big band singer known for hits like 'Deep Purple' and 'Heart and Soul'.

2016

Jack Riley
American actor, writer, and voice-man. his specialty is comedy. he performed and wrote with mort sahl and gomer pyle, and appeared in mel brooks' "to be or not to be."

2015

Romyn Fisher
Prolific novelist known for his rich character development.
Halana Fernandez
Halana Fernandez was a renowned astronomer who made significant contributions to the understanding of exoplanets.
Salem Chalabi
Iraqi politician and lawyer who played a role in the post-Saddam Hussein government.
George Houser
American minister and activist (b. 1916)
Sanat Mehta
Indian activist and politician (b. 1935)

2014

James Foley
American journalist who was kidnapped in Syria and later executed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Antoinette Fouque
Antoinette Fouque was a French feminist theorist and activist who co-founded the Mouvement de Libération des Femmes (Women's Liberation Movement) in France.
Samih al-Qasim
Samih al-Qasim was a Palestinian poet and political activist who was known for his nationalist and anti-occupation poetry.
Barnet Rosset
Barnet Rosset was a Canadian physicist known for his contributions to the development of high-energy particle accelerators.
Candida Lycett Green
British author known for her works on English country life.

Candida Lycett Green

Candida Lycett Green was a British writer and journalist known for her works on rural life.

Jomes Foley

James Foley was a courageous journalist who tragically lost his life while reporting in conflict zones.

Candida Lycett Green

Anglo-irish journalist and author (b. 1942)

Simin Behbahani

Iranian poet and activist (d. 2014.)

2013

Cedar Walton
American hard-bop jazz pianist. before establishing a long and successful career as a composer and bandleader, he rose to fame as a member in drummer art blakey’s band. many of his compositions were adopted as jazz standards by other musicians, such as "firm roots", and "bolivia".
Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saudi arabian prince (b. 1923)
Russell S. Doughten
American director and producer (b. 1927)
Donna Hightower
American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
Abdul Rahim Hatif
Afghan politician, 8th president of afghanistan (b. 1926)

2012

Tony Scott
English-american director and producer (d. 2012)
Edmund Skellings
American poet and academic (b. 1932)
Donal Henahan
American journalist and critic (b. 1921)
Ivar Iversen
Norwegian canoe racer (b. 1914)

2011

Raul Ruiz
Raul Ruiz was a Chilean film director known for his experimental and avant-garde style.
Demitrios Magiros
Known for contributions to the field of organic chemistry.
Angalina Akerman
Angalina Akerman was a Belgian-American screenwriter and director known for her experimental and avant-garde films.
Raoul Ruiz
Chilean filmmaker known for his avant-garde and surreal films.
Raúl Ruiz
Chilean-french screenwriter and producer (d. 2011).

2010

Lennex Fitzgerald
Lennex Fitzgerald was a renowned American physicist and researcher.
Carless Willson
Fiction writer celebrated for his captivating novels.
Ra Bonewitz
Ra Bonewitz was an American author and occultist known for his writings on Wicca, Druidry, and other esoteric traditions.

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on August 19th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

Don Hewitt
American television producer, created 60 minutes (b. 1922)
Freddie Woodruff
Freddie Woodruff was an American writer and journalist.
Don Hewitt
Television news producer and director; creator of 60 minutes. (born in 1922).
Jackson Cope
British poet and translator known for his wit and humor in poetry.

2008

Leroi Moore
Renowned saxophonist of the Dave Matthews Band.
Kito Mwanawasa
Kito Mwanawasa was the third President of Zambia, serving from 2002 until his death in 2008.
Lennex Mwanawasa
Lennex Mwanawasa was the third President of Zambia, serving from 2002 until his death in 2008.
Makira Mwanawasa
Former President of Zambia from 2002 to 2008.
Simaya Mwanawasa
Simaya Mwanawasa was the former First Lady of Zambia, serving from 2002 until her husband's death in 2008.

Levy Mwanawasa

Third president of zambia: zambian politician and lawyer (d. 2008).

Karmon Mwanawasa

Karmon Mwanawasa was a Zambian politician who served as the third President of Zambia from 2002 until his death in 2008.

Levy Mwanawasa

Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd president of zambia (b. 1948)

LeRoi Moore

American saxophonist (dave matthews band), (d. 2008).

2006

Iwao Fujita
Iwao Fujita was a Japanese-American meteorologist who developed the Fujita scale, a system for classifying the strength of tornadoes.

2005

Emalea Wade
Celebrated poet whose works continue to inspire readers worldwide.
Georges Verlaine
Renowned sculptor known for his abstract and innovative sculptures.
Marjorie Mowlam
British Labour Party politician known for her work in the Northern Ireland peace process.
Zayven Winters
Zayven Winters was a renowned American poet whose works often explored themes of nature, spirituality, and the human condition.
Mo Mowlam
Mo Mowlam was a British Labour Party politician known for her role in the Northern Ireland peace process.

Bueno de Mesquita

Dutch actor and comedian (born 1918).

2004

Hanz Luhn
Pioneer in the field of information retrieval and creator of the Luhn algorithm.

2003

Sergio Vieira de Mello
Brazilian diplomat (born 1948)
Sergio Vieira de Mello
Brazilian United Nations diplomat known for his humanitarian work, killed in a bombing in Iraq.
Sérgio Vieira de Mello
Brazilian diplomat (d. 2003)
Carlos Roberto Reina
Honduran lawyer and politician, president of honduras (d. 2003)

2002

Eduardo Chillida
Spanish Basque sculptor known for his monumental abstract works.

2001

Donald Woods
South african journalist and antiapartheid activist (born 1983)
Betty Everett
American singer and pianist (born in 1939).

2000

Theodore Trautwein
American judge and lawyer (d. 2000).
Bineshwar Brahma
Bodo litterateur, religious figure (birth date not known)
Antonio Pugliese
Italian professional wrestler (born in 1941).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on August 19th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1998

Vasili Arkhipov
Vasili Arkhipov was a Soviet naval officer who is credited with preventing a nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

1997

Tunis Howe
American journalist known for his investigative reporting

1995

Pierre Schaeffer
French inventor of electronic music and pioneer of electronic music.
Danny Arnold
British tv producer dies at age 70

1994

Linus Pauling
American scientist who was awarded the nobel prize for chemistry in 1954 and the peace prize in 1962. he was a stanford university professor of chemistry and had many opinions, sometimes ahead of his time. he was a champion of vitamin c as a cure-all and for general health. age 93, died from prostate cancer on 8/19/1994 big sur (ca).
Genecis Pauling
A pioneer in the application of quantum mechanics to chemistry, and a winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Peace Prize.
Linus Pauling
American chemist and biologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1901)
John George Hughes
Bishop of kensington dies at 59
Nancy Keene Lancaster
Us / british architect (binnen house), dies at 96

Walter Bartley

Biochemist dies at 78

Robert Ivanovich Rozhdestvensky

Poet dies at 64

1993

Utpal Dutt
Bangladeshi actor, director, and playwright (b. 1929)
Jean King
Actress (night hasa a thousand eyes), is killed at 76
Lucinda Ballard
Us costume designer/wife of howard dietz dies at 90

1992

Feliks Arons
Dutch director / actor (a bridge too far), dies at 48

1991

Kaliope Papanikolaou
Kaliope Papanikolaou was a Greek physician who co-developed the Papanicolaou test, a screening test for cervical cancer.
Adoree Baez
Renowned actress known for her roles in silent films.

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on August 19th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

Krishna Nee Begane Baro
A renowned Indian classical musician and composer who made significant contributions to Hindustani music.

1988

Chase Brewster
Renowned biologist known for his work on marine life.

1987

Hayden Rorke
Brooklyn, new york -- actor. (dr bellows - i dream of jeannie).

1986

Hermione Baddeley
England, united kingdom -- actresses (camp runamuck maude, good life).
Viv Thicknesse
Australian rugby player (b. 1910)
Lorenzo Tucker
Actor (black king)
Jacob A W Burger
At 81, the chairman of the dutch social democratic party (the chairman) dies.

1982

August Neo
Estonian wrestler (d. 1982).
August Neo
Estonian wrestler (born in 1908)

1981

Jessie Matthews
Jessie matthews was a british actress and singer known for her performances in musical films and stage productions during the 1920s and 1930s.
Selma Stern
Selma Stern was a German mathematician known for her work in number theory.
Jessie Matthews
London, england -- actress (gangway first a girl).

1980

Otto Frank
Father of Anne Frank and co-founder of Opekta, a company that sold pectin.

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on August 19th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

Dorsey Burnette
American singer-songwriter (the rock and roll trio), (d. 1979).
Joel Teitelbaum
Great rebbi and talmudic scholar (born 1887).

1978

Adele Fendi
Adele Fendi was an Italian fashion designer and businesswoman who co-founded the Fendi luxury fashion house.
Eaden Sinclair
Eaden Sinclair was a renowned physicist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics.

1977

Groucho Marx
Groucho marx was a legendary comedian known for his quick wit, distinctive mustache, and cigar. he gained fame as a member of the marx brothers comedy team and for hosting the television show 'you bet your life'.
Aleksander Kreek
Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1977)
Peter Dyneley
British actor (born in 1921)
Groucho Martin
Nyc comedian (marx bros) dies in los angeles at 86

1976

Alastair Sim
Scottish actor on film and stage. he made his film debut at age 30 and his film debut at 35. he was a gifted actor and played a variety of characters. his wit and humor made him a popular choice for film audiences.
Ken Wadsworth
New zealand cricketer (born 1946).
Jeno Kenessey
Composer dies at age 70

1975

Ima Hogg
American philanthropist and collector of antiques who supported the arts and education.
Mark Donohue
American race car driver and engineer (born in 1937).
Jim Londos
Greek-american wrestler (d. 1974)

1974

Cyrus Vance
American painter known for his modernist landscapes.
Davies
Us ambassador on cyprus, murdered

1973

Earsie Hawkins
Earsie Hawkins was a renowned American dancer and choreographer, known for her innovative and influential modern dance performances.

1972

Starling Burgess
Aerospace engineer known for his work on early aircraft designs.

1971

Ridgely Carter
American actress who appeared in numerous films and TV shows.
Walther Victor
Writer

1970

Paweł Jasienica
Russian-polish soldier, journalist, and historian (d. 1970)
Pawe? Jasienica
Polish historian (born in 1909)

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on August 19th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1968

Georga Gamow
Georga Gamow was a Russian-American physicist and cosmologist who made significant contributions to the field of nuclear physics and the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe.
George Gamow
Gamow is known for his contributions to the field of cosmology, including the development of the Big Bang theory and his work on the origin of chemical elements.
Sara Jane Roberts
After surgery at 44, child actress (our gang) dies

1967

Isaac Deutscher
Isaac Deutscher was a Polish-born British Marxist historian, journalist, and political biographer.
Emmalise Dupont
Emmalise Dupont was a French impressionist painter who captured the beauty of the French countryside.
Isaac Deutscher
Isaac Deutscher was a Polish-born British Marxist historian, biographer, and political theorist, best known for his influential biographies of Leon Trotsky.
Hugo Gernsback
German-american businessman, editor and inventor, as well as the founder and first radio-supply-house seller in the world. he was highly intelligent and versatile and designed the first home-radio set.
Carl W de Vries
Dutch (great-granddad king william iii), is killed at 84

1963

Kathleen Parlow
Canadian violinist (born 1890).

1962

Jean Abrial
French general and politician known for his role in World War II.
Nikolaos Papanikolaou
Greek biologist who developed the Papanicolaou test, a screening test for cervical cancer.
Louis Abrial
French politician who served as Minister of Justice.
Irva Petrov
Irva Petrov was a Soviet politician who served as a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Kerstin Hesselgren
1. first woman to die in the swedish parliament at 90

1960

Elorah Delacroix
Elorah Delacroix was a French novelist known for her lyrical and introspective works exploring themes of love, loss, and the human condition.
Elanora Browne
Elanora Browne was a British journalist and author who wrote extensively on social and political issues.
Cristabel Gough
Cristabel Gough was a British poet who wrote about nature and the human experience.

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on August 19th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

Jacob Epstein
American-born british sculptor who pioneered modern sculpture. born in the united states, he moved to europe in 1902 and became a british citizen in 1911. his controversial works challenged the boundaries of what was acceptable subject matter for public art. he also created paintings and drawings and often displayed his work.
Blind Willie McTell
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (born 1901).

1958

Antonius "Toon" Verhey
Conductor / violin cellist, dies at 63

1957

David Bomberg
English artist illustrator and academic (d. 1957).
Carl-Gustaf Rossby
Swedish-american meteorologist, academic (d. 1957).

1955

Arles Chevalier
Arles Chevalier was a French novelist whose works often explored themes of love and social justice.

1954

Alcide De Gasperi
Italian journalist and politician, 30th prime minister of italy (b. 1881)
Alcide de Gasperi
Italian premier (1945..53), dies at 73

1951

Johanna Mason
Renowned for her contributions to software development and programming.

1950

Giovanne Giorgi
Italian engineer known for his work on the international system of electrical units.
Emmory Sinclair
Emmory Sinclair was a prominent American essayist known for her thought-provoking and socially conscious writings.
Giovanni Giorgi
Italian engineer and physicist (d. 1950).

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on August 19th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1947

Ernst Laqueur
Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), died at 67

1946

Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti
Italian sculptor known for his works in the Art Nouveau style.

1945

Tomás Burgos
Chilean philanthropist (d. 1945)
Tomas Burgos
Chilean philanthropist (born 1875)

1944

Henry Wood
English conductor (d. 1944)
Gunther von Kluge
German field marshal (born 1882)
Henry J Wood
English conductor (my life of music, proms) dies at 75

1942

Harald Kaarmann
Estonian footballer (d. 1942).
Heinrich Rauchinger
Kraków-born painter (b. 1858)

1941

Leocadio Mantovani
Known for research on volcanic activity and tectonic plates.

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on August 19th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1936

Fredrico García Lorca
Renowned Spanish poet and playwright, considered one of the greatest cultural figures of 20th-century Spain.
Federico García Lorca
Spanish poet and playwright, one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '27.
Gabriel García Lorca
Spanish poet and playwright known for his works on love, death, and passion.
Federico Garcia Lorca
Spanish author (born 1898)

1932

Marthella Alden
Prolific writer of novels and short stories.
Louis Anquetin
French painter (b. 1861)

1931

Starr Jordan
Starr Jordan was an American biologist known for his work in ichthyology.

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on August 19th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

Sergei Diaghilev
Ballets russes was founded by a russian critic and ballet manager.
Sergei P Diaghilev Russia
At 57, a dance master (imperial ballet) dies.

1928

Stephanos Skouloudis
Greek politician and banker, 97th prime minister for greece (d. 288)

1923

Veto Pareto
Veto Pareto was an Italian economist and sociologist known for his work on income distribution and the Pareto principle.
Laden Pareto
Italian economist known for the Pareto principle.
Vilfredo Pareto
Italian engineer, philosopher, economist, socioologist, political scientist and economist. his contributions to economics were significant, especially in the areas of income distribution analysis and the analysis of individual choices. he is also responsible for the popularization of the term "elite", in social analysis.

1922

Felipe Pedrell
Spanish catalan composer. he was a musicologist and an early music specialist. he edited victoriaaeur(tm), opera omnia, and the requiem for joan brudieu. his writings and others prompted a keen interest for early spanish music. rosa garcaa ascot was one of his most notable pupils. see: list of music students sorted by teacher: n to f#felip perell.

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on August 19th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1915

Tevfik Fikret
Turkish poet and educator (d.1915).

1914

Franz Xavier Wernz
German religious leader, 25th superior general of the society of jesus (b. 1844)
Franz Xavier Wernz
German superior general of the society of jesus (born 1844).