February 19th famous deaths

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2029 - 2020

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

2020

Jens Nygaard Knudsen
Creator of the LEGO minifigure.
Pop Smoke
American rapper and singer (d. 2020)
José Mojica Marins
Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, and television horror host (b. 1936)

2019 - 2010

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

2019

Charl Lagerfeld
Iconic fashion designer known for his work at Chanel and Fendi.
Marl Lagerfeld
Iconic German fashion designer associated with Chanel.
Karl Lagerfeld
German-french fashion designer and photographer (d. 2019)

2017

Larry Coryell
American jazz guitarist and musician who has played with many of the top jazz bands. he is a studio musician, as well as performing live gigs and recording albums.
Kaci Kullmann Five
Norwegian politician who served as the leader of the Conservative Party.

2016

Harper Lee
American novelist best known for her 1960 novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird', which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Taquila Mockingbird
Taquila Mockingbird was an American author best known for her novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird', which explored themes of racial injustice in the American South.
Aloysuis Eco
Italian author known for his intellectual novels like 'The Name of the Rose'.
Lee Harper
Author of the classic novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'
Chiaki Morosawa
Japanese anime screenwriter (b. 1959)

Harper Lee

American author (b. 1926)

Samuel Willenberg

Polish-israeli sculptor and painter (d. 2016)

Umberto Eco

Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher (d. 2016)

2015

Harris Wittels
American comedian, writer, and producer known for his work on Parks and Recreation.
Harris Wittels
American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1984)
Harold Johnson
American astronomer and professor at a university. in 1956, johnson received the helen b. warner prize from the american astronomical society. johnson is most remembered for introducing ubv photometric systems in 1953. on 2 april 1980, he died in mexico city from a heart attack.
Nirad Mohapatra
Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1947)

2014

Dalma Székely
Hungarian-born American actress known for her roles in classic films.
Kresten Bjerre
Danish manager and footballer (d. 2014).
Valeri Kubasov
Russian astronaut and engineer (d. 2014).
Dale Gardner
American astronaut and captain (d. 2014).

2013

Armen Alchian
Armen Alchian was a prominent economist known for his work in the field of microeconomics.
Robert Coleman Richardson
American physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1937)
Park Chul-soo
South korean director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1948)
Donald Richie
American-japanese critic and author (d. 2013).
Eugene Whelan
Canadian farmer and politician, 22nd canadian minister of agriculture (b. 1924)

2012

Vitaly Vorotnikov
Russian politician, 27th prime minister of russia (b. 1926)
Jaroslav Velinský
Czech author and songwriter (b. 1932)
Ruth Barcan Marcus
American philosopher and logician (b. 1921)

2011

Ollie Matson
American sprinter and football player (b. 1930)
Ollie Matson
American football player. he is also an olympic medal holder in track and field events. he was also a fraternal twin. he played professional football from 1952 to 1966, setting a record for all-purpose play. he also set a league record in career touchdown returns and combined net yards. his two teams, the rams and cardinals, both won their seasons. …

2010

Mang Amado
Mang Amado was a renowned Filipino novelist known for his works that explored the complexities of Philippine society.
Jamie Gillis
American pornographic actor, director (born 1943).
Laura Spurr
American chairperson of nottawaseppi huron band of potawatomi (born in 1945).

2009 - 2000

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

2009

Kelly Groucutt
Electric light orchestra (born 1945), bass guitarist and singer

2008

Flame Dickinson
Known for his work in nuclear physics.
Teo Macero
American music producer known for his work with jazz legend Miles Davis.
Lydia Shum
Actress and comedian from hong kong (d. 2008).
Yegor Letov
Russian singer and song writer (born 1964).

2007

Celia Franca
British choreographer and dancer, she was the founder of the national ballet company of canada. she was a member the sadler's wells company in her early career, and received kudos because of her performances. she was elected an officer of canada in 1967. in 1985, the rank was raised to companion. on february 19, 2007, she died at the ottawa …
Janet Blair
American actress. she was a professional violinist before her film debut in 1941 with "three girls about town". she was a lively leading lady in the 1940s and made her stage debut in 1949 with "for love or money." she was versatile and capable and worked as a nightclub entertainer and had a tv series called "the smith family" which …

2003

Johnny Paycheck
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)

2002

Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton was an acclaimed American children's author known for her innovative and diverse storytelling.
Virginia Hamilton
Award-winning African American children's book author.
Sylvia Rivera
American bisexual transgender activist, trans woman. with marsha p. johnson, she was a founding member both of the gay liberation front (gaf) and the gay activists alliance. she also helped to found street transgender action revolutionaries(star), a group that assists homeless young street drag queens.

2001

Theophilus Beckford
Jamaican pianist and composer known for his role in the development of reggae music.
Charles Trenet
French singer-songwriter (b. 1913)
Stanley Kramer
American director and producer (b. 1913)

2000

Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Austrian-new zealand architect and painter, waldspirale and kuchlbauer tower were designed by kuchlbauer tower (d. 2000).

1999 - 1990

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

1999

Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr
Iraqi cleric (b. 1943)
Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr
Iraqi shiite leader assassinated (born 1943).

1998

Grandpa Jones
American singer-songwriter and banjo player (b. 1913)

1997

Deng Xiaoping
A chinese politician, a thrice-purged patriarch of the communist party who had a profound impact on chinese politics for three decades. his rule was marked by nepotism, corruption and major reforms for his people.
Leo Rosten
Leo Rosten was an American author best known for his humorous works, including The Joys of Yiddish.
Deng Xiaoping
Chinese soldier and politician, 1st vice premier of the people's republic of china (d. 1997)
Stanley Pearson
Football player dies at the age of 76.
Leo Rosten
Writer/humorist (joys of yiddish), died at the age of 88.

1996

Charlie Finley
American sports entrepreneur (d. 1996)
Antonio Creus
Spanish race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1996)
Brenda Bruce
Actress (december bride nightmare), is killed at 77
Madhaviah Krishnan
Naturalist dies at the age of 83.
Grant Sawyer
Us politician dies at the age of 76.

Charlie Finley

American sports entrepreneur (born 1918)

1995

Calder Willingham
American author known for his novel 'End as a Man'.
Ian Ball
Photographer dies at age 80

1994

Dereke Jarman
Dereke Jarman was a British filmmaker, writer, and artist known for his experimental and avant-garde works.
Derek Jarman
British filmmaker known for being innovative and iconoclastic.
Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman was a British filmmaker known for his experimental and visually striking films.
Georges Watin
French political activist who joined the organisation de l'arma (c)e secra)te ["organisation of the secret army"), a short-lived french far-right paramilitary organization during the algerian war (1954aeur")62. he was part of the group's plot to assassinate president charles de gaulle, 22 august 1962 in petit-clamart (france).
Renske Vellinga
Speed-skater from the netherlands, who dies in an auto-accident at the age of 19.

1993

Michael Morrison
Actor caleb-as the world turns, dies at 33
Gerhard Gesell
Judge (pentagon papers) dies from liver cancer at the age of 82.

1992

Tojo Yamamoto
American professional wrestler (born in 1927).
Chet Leaming
After a brief illness, he dies at 66

1990

Michael Powell
American government employee, administrator, and well-known family member. colin powell, the joint chief of staff's son, is powell. in 1993, he received his ba and jd at georgetown university. he joined the army as a pentagon assistant to japan in 1985-88. in 1994, he was a u.s. court of appeals clerk in 1988-90. associate lawyer in 1994-96. in 1996-97, he …
Michael Powell
Michael Powell was a British film director celebrated for his collaborations with Emeric Pressburger.

1989 - 1980

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

1989

Gelena Solntseva
Pioneering female film director who made significant contributions to Soviet cinema.
Jaap van de Merwe
Dutch journalist/cabareter (hadjememaar), dies.
Merwe
Journalist / cabaret performer (hadjememaar)

1988

André Frédéric Cournand
French-american physician and physiologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1895)
Orvin Kimber
Orvin Kimber was a prominent politician known for his contributions to social welfare policies.
Rene Char
French poet associated with surrealism and existentialism.
Andre Frederic Cournand
French-born physician, nobel laureate (born 1895)

1986

Adolfo Celi
Italian stage actor and husky character actor. he was well-known on the italian screen since the late '40s, and in international films since mid-'60s. he died in rome, italy on february 19, 1986 from a heart attack.
James O Eastland
American politician (senator-democrat-mississippi) dies at age 81.

1985

Elizabeth Julesberg
Author (dick & jane).
George Holmes
Actor (man in the trunk), dies in 66

1984

Ina Ray Hutton
Orchestra leader ( show), passes away at the age of 66.

1983

Alice White
American actress (b. 1904)
Alice White
American singer and actress (d. 1983).

1981

Frank Merrik
Composer dies at 94

1980

Merville MacGill
Canadian journalist known for her work in social justice and women's rights.
Bon Scott
Scottish musician and original lead singer of the heavy metal band "ac/dc". after an all-night drinking spree, he choked on his vomit and died, 2/19/1980 in london. this was apparently an occupational hazard for rock-fame.

1979 - 1970

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

1977

Mike González
Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1890)
Anthony Crosland
English captain and politician, secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs (b. 1918)
Mike Gonzalez
Cuban baseball player (born 1890).
Anthony Crosland
British politician (born 1918)

1973

Joseph Szigeti
Hungarian violinist, educator (d. 1973).
Kostas Negrepontis
Greek footballer (born 1897)

1972

Lee Morgan
American business executive with caterpillar tractor company since 1946. married only once.
John Grierson
Scottish director and producer (b. 1898)
Tedd Pierce
American animator producer, screenwriter (d. 1972).
John Grierson
The founder and leader of the british documentary film movement, scotland. he saw that motion pictures would influence the moral and cultural attitudes of the future, and the humanitarianism needed to promote the use of film in education. he contributed frequently to u.s. periodicals and wrote on education and public information issues. he was a specialist in propaganda psychology and …

1970

Ralph Edward Flanders
Us senator from vermont (b. 1890)
Christoforos Nezer
Greek actor (born 1887).
Ralph Edward Flanders
American politician (senator vermont), dies at the age of 89.

1969 - 1960

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

1969

Violet Bonham Carter
British politician known for her work in the Liberal Party.
Madge Blake
American actress (b. 1899)
Madge Blake
American actress (born 1899).

1968

Georg Hackenschmidt
Estonian professional wrestler (born in 1878).
Ralph Dunn
Actor (mr rudge–norby), passes away at 65

1967

Wilmer King
Tappan zee bridge, new york: first casualty dies

1966

Flossie Crandall
Flossie Crandall was a renowned actress known for her performances in silent films.

1965

Gheorge Gheorghiu Dej
Romanian president dies at the age of 63
Forrest Taylor
Actor (this is life, man without a gun), died at 81

1962

Georga Papanicolaou
Georga Papanicolaou was a Greek-American physician and pioneer in cytopathology, best known for the Papanicolaou test, or Pap smear, a screening test for cervical cancer.
Eleftherios Papanikolaou
Eleftherios Papanikolaou was a Greek physician who invented the Papanicolaou test, a screening test for cervical cancer.
Yvone Klein
Talented painter known for abstract expressionist works.
Georgios Papanikolaou
The pap smear was invented by a greek-american pathologist (d. 1962).
Albert Israel Elkus
Composer dies at 77

1961

Antino D'Agata
Italian painter known for his vibrant landscapes.

1959 - 1950

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

1959

Willard Miller
Canadian-american sailor medal of honor recipient (d.59)

1957

Maurice Garin
Italian-born french road bike racer. he is best known for his victory in the first tour de france in 1903. in 1904, he was also stripped of his title in tour de france 2.

1953

Elbert Duncan Thomas
American politician who served as a United States Senator from Utah.
Richard Rushall
British businessman (b. 1864)

1952

Knut Hamsun
Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, nobel prize laureate (b. 1859)
Lawrence Grant
Actor (bulldog drummond) dies at 82
Knut Hamsun
Norwegian poet, dramatist, and social critic. hamsun is one of the greatest authors of the 20th century. he received the nobel prize in literature, 1920.

1951

Arles Gide
A French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947.
Armonii Gide
Armonii Gide was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947, known for his innovative and influential works.
André Gide
French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1869)
Andre Gide
French writer and nobel laureate (born in 1869).
Andre[-Paul-Guillaume] Gide
At 82, a french writer (nobel 1947) dies.

1950

Edyth Walker
Us singer, dies at 82

1949 - 1940

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

1949

Auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx
Composer dies at 83

1945

John Basilone
American marine and medal of honor recipient (d. 1945).
Wim Speelman
Dutch resistance fighter executed at 26 years old.

1944

Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg
Composer dies at 76

1942

Frank Abbandando
American gangster (executed) (born 1910)

1941

Hamilton Hamilton Harty
Conductor / composer, dies at the age of 61

1939 - 1930

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

1936

Billy Mitchell
American general and pilot (b. 1879)
Billy Mitchell
Born in france, an american military man who was the youngest ever general staff officer and, by 1920, a brigadier general. he was a skilled and heroic pilot and advocate for air power. he was the most well-known american aviator of world war i. in 1925, he was sentenced to prison for insubordination. in 1948, he received the congressional medal …
Billy Mitchell
Born in france, an american military man who was the youngest ever general staff officer and, by 1920, a brigadier general. he was a skilled and heroic pilot and was a lifelong advocate for air power. he was the most well-known american aviator of world war i. in 1925, he was sentenced to prison for insubordination. in 1948, he received …
Charles Harding Firth
British historian (born 1857).