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In the year 1919

794 Notable birthdays

David Willcocks

British choral conductor, organist and composer (1919-2015).

Born December 30th, 1919 in Newquay.

Died September 17th, 2015 at 95 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Beate Uhse-Rotermund

German pilot and sex shop entrepreneur (1919–2001).

Born October 25th, 1919 in Wargenau, Zelenogradsk.

Died July 16th, 2001 at 81 years old in St. Gallen (pneumonia).

George Cadle Price

Prime minister of belize (1919-2011).

Born January 15th, 1919 in Belize City. [ref]

Died September 19th, 2011 at 92 years old in Belize City (disease). [ref]

Tamara Toumanova

Russian ballet dancer (1919-1996).

Born March 2nd, 1919 in Tyumen.

Died May 29th, 1996 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (disease).

Madhav Prasad Ghimire

Nepalese poet.

Born September 23rd, 1919 in Lamjung District.

Died August 18th, 2020 at 100 years old in Kathmandu (respiratory failure).

Shirley Mitchell

American actress (1919-2013).

Born November 4th, 1919 in Toledo.

Died November 11th, 2013 at 94 years old in Westwood (heart failure).

Shirley Clarke

American filmmaker (1919-1997).

Born October 2nd, 1919 in New York City.

Died September 23rd, 1997 at 77 years old in Boston (stroke).

Nova Pilbeam

British actress (1919-2015).

Born November 15th, 1919 in Wimbledon.

Died July 17th, 2015 at 95 years old in London.

Héctor Germán Oesterheld

Argentine journalist and cartoonist.

Born July 23rd, 1919 (age 106 years) in Buenos Aires.

Glafcos Clerides

4th president of the republic of cyprus (1993-2003).

Born April 24th, 1919 in Nicosia. [ref]

Died November 15th, 2013 at 94 years old in Evangelistria Medical Centre. [ref]

Hugh FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton

Son of charles fitzroy, 10th duke of grafton (1919–2011).

Born April 3rd, 1919 in Cape Town.

Died April 7th, 2011 at 92 years old in Euston Hall. [ref]

Salomon Morel

Holocaust survivor accused of war crimes by polish government.

Born November 15th, 1919 in Garbów.

Died February 14th, 2007 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv.

Eugenia Charles

Prime minister of dominica.

Born May 15th, 1919 in Pointe Michel.

Died September 6th, 2005 at 86 years old in Saint-Pierre (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Robert Heilbroner

American economist and historian of economic thought (1919–2005).

Born March 24th, 1919 in New York City.

Died January 4th, 2005 at 85 years old in New York City.

Paul Vanden Boeynants

Belgian politician (1919–2001).

Born May 22nd, 1919 in Forest.

Died January 9th, 2001 at 81 years old in Aalst (pneumonia).

Philip J. Klass

Ufo researcher (1919-2005).

Born November 8th, 1919 in Des Moines.

Died August 9th, 2005 at 85 years old in Cocoa (cancer).

Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

Portuguese poet and writer (1919–2004).

Born November 6th, 1919 in Porto.

Died July 2nd, 2004 at 84 years old in Lisbon.

Anatoly Dobrynin

Soviet russian diplomat and statesman (1919-2010).

Born November 16th, 1919 in Mozhaysk.

Died April 6th, 2010 at 90 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Karl H. Pribram

Austrian neuroscientist (1919–2015).

Born February 25th, 1919 in Vienna.

Died February 19th, 2015 at 95 years old in Virginia (cancer). [ref]

Wasfi Tal

Prime minister of jordan (1919-1971).

Born January 19th, 1919 in Arapgir.

Died November 28th, 1971 at 52 years old in Cairo (gunshot wound).

Walter Bernstein

American screenwriter and film producer (1919-2021).

Born August 20th, 1919 in Brooklyn.

Died January 23rd, 2021 at 101 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]

Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst

German politician (1919–1993).

Born April 20th, 1919 in Brunswick.

Died January 26th, 1993 at 73 years old in Bonn.

Yuri Zhdanov

Russian chemist (1919-2006).

Born August 20th, 1919 in Tver.

Died December 19th, 2006 at 87 years old in Rostov-on-Don.

Ginette Neveu

French musician (1919–1949).

Born August 11th, 1919 in Paris.

Died October 28th, 1949 at 30 years old in Azores (aviation accident).

Hans Hass

Austrian biologist and underwater diving pioneer (1919–2013).

Born January 23rd, 1919 in Vienna.

Died June 22nd, 2013 at 94 years old in Vienna. [ref]

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