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In the year 1919
742 Notable birthdays
William F. Quinn
American politician.
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 16th, 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
Grandson of richard wagner and director of the bayreuth festival (1919-2010).
Born August 30th, 1919 in Bayreuth. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2010 at 90 years old in Bayreuth. [ref]
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 (1919-1989).
Born June 12th, 1919 in Anjouan. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1989 at 70 years old in Moroni. [ref]
William Stokoe
Scholar of american sign language.
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.
Asadollah Alam
Prime minister of iran (1919-1978).
Born April 1st, 1919 in Birjand.
Died April 13th, 1978 at 59 years old in New York City.
Hermann Gmeiner
Austrian philanthropist (1919-1986).
Born June 23rd, 1919 in Alberschwende.
Died April 26th, 1986 at 66 years old in Innsbruck.
John Robinson
British biblical scholar, author and anglican bishop (1919–1983).
Born May 16th, 1919 in Canterbury. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1983 at 64 years old in Yorkshire (cancer). [ref]
William Lipscomb
Nobel prize-winning american inorganic and organic chemist.
Born December 9th, 1919 in Cleveland.
Died April 14th, 2011 at 91 years old in Cambridge (pneumonia). [ref]
Georges Duby
French historian (1919–1996).
Born October 7th, 1919 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 3rd, 1996 at 77 years old in Le Tholonet.
Gualtiero Jacopetti
Italian film director.
Born September 4th, 1919 in Barga. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2011 at 91 years old in Rome. [ref]
Maria Lassnig
Austrian artist (1919-2014).
Born September 8th, 1919 in Kappel am Krappfeld. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2014 at 94 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Muhammad Qutb
Egyptian islamist writer and scholar (1919-2014).
Born April 26th, 1919 in Musha.
Died April 4th, 2014 at 94 years old in Mecca.
Clifton McNeely
American basketball player-coach (1919-2003).
Born June 22nd, 1919 in Greenwood, Wise County, Texas.
Died December 26th, 2003 at 84 years old in Irving.
Bernhard Wicki
Austrian actor and film director (1919-2000).
Born October 28th, 1919 in St. Pölten.
Died January 5th, 2000 at 80 years old in Munich.
Hans Hermann Groër
Catholic cardinal in austria (1919-2003).
Born October 13th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died March 24th, 2003 at 83 years old in St. Pölten.
Harry Catterick
English footballer and manager (1919-1985).
Born November 26th, 1919 in Darlington.
Died March 9th, 1985 at 65 years old in Liverpool.
Hau Pei-tsun
Taiwanese politician (1919-2020).
Born July 13th, 1919 in Yancheng.
Died March 30th, 2020 at 100 years old in Tri-Service General Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Donald J. Cram
American chemist (1919–2001).
Born April 22nd, 1919 in Chester.
Died June 17th, 2001 at 82 years old in Palm Desert (cancer). [ref]
Wilson Greatbatch
American engineer and inventor (1919–2011).
Born September 6th, 1919 in Buffalo.
Died September 27th, 2011 at 92 years old in Buffalo. [ref]
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