Famous people and celebrities who died on February 19

Welcome to Takemeback.to's page dedicated to remembering the celebrities and famous people who passed away on February 19. On this day, we honor the lives and legacies of notable figures from various fields who left an indelible mark on the world. Explore our list to learn about their remarkable contributions and celebrate their enduring impact.

• 1862 Josabeth Siddall

  Josabeth Siddall was a Pre-Raphaelite artist and model, best known for her work with the painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

• 1936 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 …

• 1951 Arles Gide

  A French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947.

• 1951 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.

• 1951 André Gide

  LIT - French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1869)

• 1952 Knut Hamsun

  LIT - Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, nobel prize laureate (b. 1859)

• 1961 Antino D'Agata

  Italian painter known for his vibrant landscapes.

• 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.

• 1962 Eleftherios Papanikolaou

  Eleftherios Papanikolaou was a Greek physician who invented the Papanicolaou test, a screening test for cervical cancer.

• 1962 Yvone Klein

  Talented painter known for abstract expressionist works.

• 1980 Merville MacGill

  Canadian journalist known for her work in social justice and women's rights.

• 1980 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.

• 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.

• 1988 André Frédéric Cournand

  MED - French-american physician and physiologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1895)

• 1989 Gelena Solntseva

  Pioneering female film director who made significant contributions to Soviet cinema.

• 1994 Dereke Jarman

  Dereke Jarman was a British filmmaker, writer, and artist known for his experimental and avant-garde works.

• 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.

• 2002 Virginia Hamilton

  Virginia Hamilton was an acclaimed American children's author known for her innovative and diverse storytelling.

• 2007 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 …

• 2008 Lydia Shum

  Actress and comedian from hong kong (d. 2008).

• 2010 Mang Amado

  Mang Amado was a renowned Filipino novelist known for his works that explored the complexities of Philippine society.

• 2013 Robert Coleman Richardson

  PHY - American physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1937)

• 2013 Armen Alchian

  Armen Alchian was a prominent economist known for his work in the field of microeconomics.

• 2014 Dalma Székely

  Hungarian-born American actress known for her roles in classic films.

• 2016 Harper Lee

  American novelist best known for her 1960 novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird', which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

• 2016 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.

• 2016 Aloysuis Eco

  Italian author known for his intellectual novels like 'The Name of the Rose'.

• 2019 Charl Lagerfeld

  Iconic fashion designer known for his work at Chanel and Fendi.