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In the year 1919
794 Notable birthdays
Faye Glenn Abdellah
American nurse (1919-2017).
Born March 13th, 1919 in New York City.
Died February 24th, 2017 at 97 years old
Hermann Gmeiner
Austrian philanthropist (1919–1986).
Born June 23rd, 1919 in Alberschwende.
Died April 26th, 1986 at 66 years old in Innsbruck.
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.
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.
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.
John Robinson
British biblical scholar, author and anglican bishop (1919–1983).
Born May 16th, 1919 in Canterbury.
Died December 5th, 1983 at 64 years old in Yorkshire (cancer).
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]
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.
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]
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.
Clifton McNeely
American basketball player-coach (1919-2003).
Born June 22nd, 1919 in Greenwood.
Died December 26th, 2003 at 84 years old in Irving.
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]
Kateryna Yushchenko
Ukrainian soviet and ukrainian computer scientist (1919–2001).
Born December 8th, 1919 in Chyhyryn.
Died August 15th, 2001 at 81 years old in Kyiv.
Vance Hartke
American politician (1919–2003).
Born May 31st, 1919 in Pike County.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 84 years old in Falls Church.
Sono Osato
American dancer and actress (1919-2018).
Born August 29th, 1919 in Omaha.
Died December 26th, 2018 at 99 years old in Manhattan.
Wu Guanzhong
Chinese painter (1919–2010).
Born August 29th, 1919 in Yixing.
Died June 25th, 2010 at 90 years old in Beijing (lung cancer). [ref]
Rico Alaniz
Retired actor (1919-2015).
Born October 25th, 1919 in Ciudad Juárez.
Died March 9th, 2015 at 95 years old in California.
Joseph Weber
American physicist (1919–2000).
Born May 17th, 1919 in Paterson.
Died September 30th, 2000 at 81 years old in Pittsburgh (lymphoma).
Hennes Weisweiler
German association football player and manager (1919–1983).
Born December 5th, 1919 in Lechenich.
Died July 5th, 1983 at 63 years old in Aesch (myocardial infarction).
Michael Mann
German-born musician and professor of german literature.
Born April 21st, 1919 in Munich.
Died January 1st, 1977 at 57 years old in Orinda (barbiturate overdose).
Snooky Young
American musician (1919–2011).
Born February 3rd, 1919 in Dayton.
Died May 11th, 2011 at 92 years old in Newport Beach. [ref]
Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani
Iranian ayatollah (1919–2022).
Born February 20th, 1919 in Golpayegan.
Died February 1st, 2022 at 102 years old in Qom (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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