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October 19th famous deaths

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

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2029 - 2020

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

2023

2021

2020

  • Renowned Italian designer known for his furniture and product designs.

  • Spencer Davis was a British musician and founder of the Spencer Davis Group, known for hits like 'Gimme Some Lovin'.

  • Renowned physicist known for his work in condensed matter physics.

2019 - 2010

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

2019

  • German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party known for his contributions to social democracy.

  • Scottish journalist (d. 2019)

2018

  • Italian entrepreneur known for her work in the fashion industry.

2017

2016

  • Fan Ho was a renowned Chinese photographer and film director known for his captivating black and white images of Hong Kong.

  • Italian rower (b. 1928)

  • Czech-american record producer, co-founded chess records (d. 2016)

2015

  • Canadian ice hockey player and singer (b. 1929)

  • American football player and sportscaster (d. 2015)

  • Libyan politician and diplomat, libyan minister of foreign affairs (b. 1938)

2014

  • Lynda Bellingham

    Canadian actress in tv commercials, movies and series. although she gained a very sexy appearance on television, she has also played many mother-centered roles. bellingham began her career in general hospital from september 1972 to march 1975. she also played five roles on tv movies and other soaps. her appearances in oxo tv commercials, as the mother, are well-known. she …

  • Jamaican singer-songwriter (b. 1947)

  • Lebanese-american journalist (b. 1984)

  • English composer and saxophonist (d. 2014).

  • American composer and educator (d. 2014.)

2013

2012

2011

  • Former MLB player who played for the Detroit Tigers and other teams.

  • Indian author (b. 1935)

2010

  • American actor on stage, screen, and television. perhaps most well-known for his role as happy days, a long-running tv series that aired from 1974 to 1974.

2009 - 2000

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

2009

  • American mass murderer (d. 2009)

  • Joseph Wiseman

    Canadian-american actor (d. 2009.)

  • American homicide. judged insane and incapable to stand trial. he left his home with his mother at 9:06 am to shoot and kill 13 people, including women, children and men. three others were also wounded by "people making derogatory remarks about me." he was a student who had dropped out from college with the intention of returning and was described …

2008

2007

  • Hartlepool united's english footballer (born 1987).

  • American computer scientist and mathematician (d. 2007).

  • American nuclear freeze advocate (d.2007)

  • Dutch post-war author, sculptor, and painter. wolkers is one of the "great four", post-wwii dutch writers.

2006

2005

2004

  • Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the structure of DNA

2003

  • Alija Izetbegović was a Bosnian politician and former basketball player who served as the first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • American professional wrestler (born in 1960).

  • American naturalist, conservationist, and author (d.2003)

  • American wrestler (d. 2003)

  • Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 2003).

2002

2000

1999 - 1990

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

1999

1998

  • American author known for his works on Shakespearean authorship.

1997

  • American musician and guitarist who was part of the alice cooper band. from 1965, he was an original member of the alice cooper band, along with dennis dunaway and neal smith. they grew up in phoenix, az, where they formed a schoolmate group. after finding out that nazz had an east coast band, they moved to hollywood and took the …

  • Inventor of the kenwood chef food mixer (d. 1997)

1996

1995

  • Greek pianist and composer (b. 1907)

  • Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster

  • Campaigner dies at 53

  • Jazz musician, who dies at 58

  • American singer of traditional pop music. he is best known for his 1955 hit "band of gold". he was also a former amateur and professional golfer.

1994

1993

1992

  • Found dead at 44 by the german green party's founder

  • British scientist and popularizer of science known for his enthusiastic television appearances.

  • British scientist and popularizer of science known for his enthusiastic television appearances.

  • General and companion to petra kelly, who was found dead at 69

  • French conductor / composer (contes immoraux)

1989 - 1980

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

1989

  • Known for her children's book 'The Swish of the Curtain.'

1988

  • American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)

  • Dutch economist, professor in econometrics, publicist, and eminent mystical scholar about the hebrew bible and its roots within kabbalah.

1987

1986

  • Glynn Isaacs was a chemist known for his contributions to the field of organic chemistry.

  • Nigerian journalist, co-founded newswatch magazine (b. 1947)

  • Mozambican commander and politician, 1st president of mozambique (d. 1986)

  • Record founder (folkways) dies at 81

1985

  • French canadian businessman and administrator (desjardins group, d. 1985).

1984

1983

  • Maurice Bishop was a Grenadian revolutionary and Prime Minister known for leading the People's Revolutionary Government.

  • Aruban-grenadian lawyer and politician, 2nd prime minister of grenada (b. 1944)

  • At 83, painter (surrealist), dies

  • The prime minister of grenada is overthrown and executed by bernard coard in a military coup-d'etat.

1982

  • In an aircrash, a tv host on "dallas" killed his wife.

1981

1979 - 1970

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

1979

  • Prominent African-American mathematician known for her contributions to mathematics education.

1978

  • Gig Young

    American actor. he was handsome, charming, and friendly. his quirky humor made him a great choice for romantic comedy on tv, film, and stage.

1971

1970

1969 - 1960

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

1969

1967

  • American author known for his works on literature and criticism.

1966

1965

1964

1963

  • Ceres Franco was a renowned Brazilian actress known for her performances in theater and film.

1962

1961

1960

  • George Wallace

    American politician, who served three terms as the democratic governor for alabama beginning in 1963. he was a segregationist and ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in 1968, 1972, and 1976. he maintained that despite his segregationist career, he was not racist. he was a long-standing champion of the rights of the state and ruled his own state for nearly a …

  • Finnish journalist, translator and writer (b. 1891)

1959 - 1950

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

1959

1958

  • Irish playwright known for his works such as 'The Whiteheaded Boy'.

1957

  • Vere Gordon Childe was an Australian archaeologist and prehistorian who specialized in the European Neolithic period.

  • At 65, british archaeologist/prehistorian dies

1956

  • American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1894)

1955

  • John Hodiak

    American actor who started his career in radio and film. he was first a radio actor in chicago, before he signed a contract with mgm. he was first cast in 1943's film "lifeboat". this was his big break. he was also seen in "marriage is a private affair" 1944 and "a bell for adano" 1945, both movies based on john …

1952

1950

1949 - 1940

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

1945

1944

1943

  • French artist, noted family, and the sister of the poet paul claudel. at an early age she was able to model clay, but preferred drawing. the family moved to nogent-sur-seine when she was twelve years old. camilleaeur(tm), her father, brought camilleaeur(tm), his daughter's work before boucher, who was impressed by the girl's talent. she enrolled in the acada (c)mie colarossi …

1939 - 1930

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

1937

  • Conducted groundbreaking experiments that led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus and the development of the Rutherford model of the atom.

  • New zealand-english physicist and chemist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1871)

  • New zealand-born physicist, chemist, and inventor of nuclear physics. he is widely considered to be the greatest experimentalist since michael faaday.

1936

  • Prominent Chinese writer and thinker of the early 20th century.

  • Swedish author and illustrator of children's books.

  • Chinese author and critic (b. 1881)

  • Chinese critic and author (d. 1936).

1934

  • Graphic artist (houtgravures), passes away at 63

1932

1929 - 1920

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

1924

1921

1919 - 1910

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

1918

1916

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on October 19th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

  • Italian physician, criminologist and founder of the italian school of positivist criminology. lombroso rejected the classical school's view that crime is a natural part of human nature. lombroso instead used concepts from physiognomy and early eugenics to propose a theory of anthropological criminalology. this theory essentially said that criminality is inherited and that someone "born criminal” could be identified using …

1905

1901

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