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

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2029 - 2020

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

2020

2019 - 2010

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

2019

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

  • Iconic German fashion designer associated with Chanel.

  • German-french fashion designer and photographer (d. 2019)

2017

  • 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.

  • Norwegian politician who served as the leader of the Conservative Party.

2016

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

  • 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.

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

  • Author of the classic novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'

  • Japanese anime screenwriter (b. 1959)

2015

  • American comedian, writer, and producer known for his work on Parks and Recreation.

  • American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1984)

  • 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.

  • Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1947)

2014

2013

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

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

  • South korean director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1948)

  • American-japanese critic and author (d. 2013).

  • Canadian farmer and politician, 22nd canadian minister of agriculture (b. 1924)

2012

2011

  • American sprinter and football player (b. 1930)

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

  • American pornographic actor, director (born 1943).

  • 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

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

2008

  • Known for his work in nuclear physics.

  • American music producer known for his work with jazz legend Miles Davis.

  • Lydia Shum

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

  • Russian singer and song writer (born 1964).

2007

  • 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

2002

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

  • Award-winning African American children's book author.

  • 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

2000

  • 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

1998

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

1997

  • 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 was an American author best known for his humorous works, including The Joys of Yiddish.

  • Chinese soldier and politician, 1st vice premier of the people's republic of china (d. 1997)

  • Football player dies at the age of 76.

  • Writer/humorist (joys of yiddish), died at the age of 88.

1996

1995

1994

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

  • British filmmaker known for being innovative and iconoclastic.

  • Derek Jarman was a British filmmaker known for his experimental and visually striking films.

  • 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).

  • Speed-skater from the netherlands, who dies in an auto-accident at the age of 19.

1993

1992

1990

  • 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 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

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

  • Dutch journalist/cabareter (hadjememaar), dies.

  • Journalist / cabaret performer (hadjememaar)

1988

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.

  • American politician (senator-democrat-mississippi) dies at age 81.

1985

1984

1983

1981

1980

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

  • 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

1973

1972

  • American business executive with caterpillar tractor company since 1946. married only once.

  • Scottish director and producer (b. 1898)

  • American animator producer, screenwriter (d. 1972).

  • 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

1969 - 1960

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

1969

1968

1967

  • Tappan zee bridge, new york: first casualty dies

1966

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

1965

1962

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

  • Talented painter known for abstract expressionist works.

  • The pap smear was invented by a greek-american pathologist (d. 1962).

  • Composer dies at 77

1961

1959 - 1950

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

1959

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

1957

  • 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

1952

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

  • Actor (bulldog drummond) dies at 82

  • 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

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

  • Armonii Gide was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947, known for his innovative and influential works.

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

  • French writer and nobel laureate (born in 1869).

  • At 82, a french writer (nobel 1947) dies.

1950

1949 - 1940

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

1949

1945

  • American marine and medal of honor recipient (d. 1945).

  • Dutch resistance fighter executed at 26 years old.

1944

1942

1941

1939 - 1930

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

1936

  • American general and pilot (b. 1879)

  • 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 …

  • British historian (born 1857).

1933

1929 - 1920

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

1928

1927

1923

1919 - 1910

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

1916

  • Austrian philosopher/physicist/psychologist dies at 78

1915

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