Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1919

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1919. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Jan. 1 Mikhail Drozdovsky

  Ukrainian-russian general (d. 1918)

• Jan. 4 Georg von Hertling

  German academic and politician, 7th chancellor of the german empire (b. 1843)

• Jan. 5 Sumako Matsui

  Japanese singer and actress (born 1886).

• Jan. 6 Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

  Nobel Prize laureate for his role in bringing to an end the bloody war recently waged between two of the world's great powers, Japan and Russia

• Jan. 6 Teddy Roosevelt

  American politician, u.s. president--the youngest --from 1901-1909; 1906 nobel peace prize winner for bringing about peace of portsmouth between russia, japan, in 1905. soldier and leader of "the rough riders," author, explorer, athlete and one of four faces of american presidents immortalized on mt. rushmore. rushmore.

• Jan. 6 Max Heindel

  Danish-american occultist. he was a christian disciple, and was a theosophist for three year before he founded the rosicrucian fellowship of the u.s.a, a non profit corporation. he later moved to oceanside (ca). he co-authored "astrology, the ductless glands", 1916 "astro-diagnosis," "message of the stars" with augusta. c.g.'s astrological thinking was greatly influenced by his thinking. jung.

• Jan. 7 Henry Ware Eliot

  American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded washington university in st. louis (b. 1843)

• Jan. 7 Henry Ware

  Eliot american industrialist, philanthropist (born 1843).

• Jan. 8 Peter Altenberg writer

  At the age of 59, she dies.

• Jan. 14 Platon

  Estonian bishop and saint (b. 1869)

• Jan. 15 Rosa Luxemburg

  Prominent Marxist theorist and revolutionary socialist.

• Jan. 15 Karl Liebknecht

  German politician (b. 1871)

• Jan. 15 Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

  Two of germany's most prominent socialists were murdered and tortured by the freikorps.

• Jan. 16 Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves

  Brazilian lawyer and politician, fifth president of brazil (b. 1848)

• Jan. 16 Jaroslav Jeremias composer

  At age 19, dies

• Jan. 18 John C F

  At 13 years old, the son of king george v of england dies

• Jan. 21 Ahmed Muhtar Pasha

  Ottoman general and politician, 277th grand vizier of the ottoman empire (b. 1839)

• Jan. 21 Gojong of Joseon

  Emperor of korea (born in 1852)

• Jan. 27 Endre Ady

  Hungarian poet and journalist (d. 1919).

• Jan. 31 Paul Lindau German playwright/critic (Estimate)

  At the age of 79, he dies.