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In the year 1919
794 Notable birthdays
Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Indian writer (1919–2003).
Born February 12th, 1919 in Krishnanagar.
Died July 8th, 2003 at 84 years old in Kolkata.
Zelman Cowen
Former governor-general of australia (1919–2011).
Born October 7th, 1919 in Melbourne.
Died December 8th, 2011 at 92 years old in Toorak (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Janko Bobetko
Croatian general (1919–2003).
Born January 10th, 1919 in Sisak.
Died April 29th, 2003 at 84 years old in Zagreb.
Hermann Bondi
Austrian-british mathematician and cosmologist.
Born November 1st, 1919 in Vienna.
Died September 10th, 2005 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
Buck Baker
American racecar driver (1919-2002).
Born March 4th, 1919 in South Carolina.
Died April 14th, 2002 at 83 years old in Charlotte.
Renee Godfrey
American actress and singer (1919-1964).
Born September 1st, 1919 in New York City.
Died May 24th, 1964 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Gérard Oury
French director and actor.
Born April 29th, 1919 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2006 at 87 years old in Saint-Tropez. [ref]
Lester James Peries
Sri lankan film director (1919–2018).
Born April 5th, 1919 in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia.
Died April 29th, 2018 at 99 years old in Colombo.
Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
President of somalia (1919–1969).
Born June 8th, 1919 in Harardhere. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1969 at 50 years old in Las Anod (gunshot wound).
David Swift
American director and producer (1919-2001).
Born July 27th, 1919 in Minneapolis.
Died December 31st, 2001 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
Galina Ustvolskaya
Russian composer (1919–2006).
Born June 17th, 1919 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Takashi Yanase
Japanese manga artist (1919–2013).
Born February 6th, 1919 in Kōchi-shi.
Died October 13th, 2013 at 94 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Tamara Tchinarova
French and australian ballet dancer (1919–2017).
Born July 18th, 1919 in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi.
Died August 31st, 2017 at 98 years old in Málaga.
Gloria Marín
Mexican actress (1919–1983).
Born April 19th, 1919 in Mexico City.
Died April 13th, 1983 at 63 years old in Mexico City (pulmonary edema, cardiac arrest). [ref]
William F. Quinn
American politician (1919–2006).
Born July 13th, 1919 in Rochester.
Died August 28th, 2006 at 87 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
John Houbolt
American aerospace engineer (1919–2014).
Born April 10th, 1919 in Altoona.
Died April 15th, 2014 at 95 years old in Scarborough (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Kathleen Winsor
American author (1919-2003).
Born October 13th, 1919 in Olivia. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2003 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Daphne Odjig
Canadian artist (1919-2016).
Born September 11th, 1919 in Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve 26.
Died October 1st, 2016 at 97 years old in Kelowna.
Wolfgang Wagner
German stage director.
Born August 30th, 1919 in Bayreuth.
Died March 21st, 2010 at 90 years old in Bayreuth.
Florence Marly
Czech actress (1919-1978).
Born June 2nd, 1919 in Obrnice.
Died November 9th, 1978 at 59 years old in Glendale.
Faye Glenn Abdellah
American nurse (1919-2017).
Born March 13th, 1919 in New York City.
Died February 24th, 2017 at 97 years old
Ahmed Abdallah
President of the comoros from 1978 to 1989.
Born June 12th, 1919 in Anjouan. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1989 at 70 years old in Moroni (gunshot wound). [ref]
William Stokoe
Scholar of american sign language (1919–2000).
Born July 21st, 1919 in Lancaster.
Died April 4th, 2000 at 80 years old in Chevy Chase.
Traute Lafrenz
Anti-nazi resistance fighter (1919–2023).
Born May 3rd, 1919 in Hamburg.
Died March 6th, 2023 at 103 years old in Yonges Island. [ref]
Coleman Francis
American film director and actor (1919-1973).
Born January 24th, 1919 in Greer County.
Died January 15th, 1973 at 53 years old in Hollywood.
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