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In the year 1919
794 Notable birthdays
Ferruccio Valcareggi
Italian footballer (1919–2005).
Born February 12th, 1919 in Trieste.
Died November 2nd, 2005 at 86 years old in Florence.
Alexandre de Fisterra
Spanish poet, inventor and editor.
Born May 6th, 1919 in Fisterra.
Died February 9th, 2007 at 87 years old in Zamora.
Giancarlo De Carlo
Italian architect (1919-2005).
Born December 12th, 1919 in Genoa. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2005 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Robert Pound
American physicist (1919–2010).
Born May 16th, 1919 in Ridgeway.
Died April 12th, 2010 at 90 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Bones McKinney
American basketball player-coach.
Born January 1st, 1919 in Lowland.
Died May 17th, 1997 at 78 years old in Raleigh.
Nilla Pizzi
Italian singer (1919–2011).
Born April 16th, 1919 in Sant'Agata Bolognese.
Died March 12th, 2011 at 91 years old in Segrate (disease). [ref]
Clyde Cowan
Co-discoverer of the neutrino.
Born December 6th, 1919 in Detroit.
Died May 24th, 1974 at 54 years old in Bethesda.
Robert B. Leighton
American astronomer (1919–1997).
Born September 10th, 1919 in Detroit.
Died March 9th, 1997 at 77 years old in Pasadena.
David Conover
American journalist (1919–1983).
Born June 26th, 1919 in Kansas City.
Died December 21st, 1983 at 64 years old in Victoria.
Manolis Andronikos
Greek archaeologist and professor (1919-1992).
Born October 23rd, 1919 in Bursa.
Died March 30th, 1992 at 72 years old in Thessaloniki.
Patricia St. John
English missionary (1919–1993).
Born April 5th, 1919 in Southampton.
Died August 15th, 1993 at 74 years old in Coventry.
Lynn Merrick
American actress (1919-2007).
Born November 19th, 1919 in Fort Worth.
Died March 25th, 2007 at 87 years old in West Palm Beach (disease).
Hyun Soong-jong
South korean politician (1919-2020).
Born January 26th, 1919 in South Pyongan Province.
Died May 25th, 2020 at 101 years old in Seoul.
Gianni Brera
Italian journalist and writer (1919-1992).
Born September 8th, 1919 in San Zenone al Po.
Died December 19th, 1992 at 73 years old in Codogno (traffic collision).
Émile Bouchard
American football player (1919–2012).
Born September 4th, 1919 in Montreal.
Died April 14th, 2012 at 92 years old in Longueuil. [ref]
Dorothy Lavinia Brown
African-american surgeon, teacher and politician (1919–2004).
Born January 7th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died June 13th, 2004 at 85 years old in Nashville (disease). [ref]
Gustaw Herling-Grudziński
Polish writer, world war ii underground fighter, and political dissident (1919–2000).
Born May 20th, 1919 in Kielce.
Died July 4th, 2000 at 81 years old in Naples.
Camilla Williams
American operatic soprano (1919-2012).
Born October 18th, 1919 in Danville.
Died January 29th, 2012 at 92 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
Toni Turek
German footballer (1919–1984).
Born January 18th, 1919 in Duisburg.
Died May 11th, 1984 at 65 years old in Neuss.
Gerd Oswald
American film and television director (1919–1989).
Born June 9th, 1919 in Berlin.
Died May 22nd, 1989 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Gideon Klein
Czech composer (1919–1945).
Born December 6th, 1919 in Přerov. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1945 at 25 years old in extermination camp, Fürstengrube. [ref]
Henriette Avram
American computer programmer and system analyst (1919–2006).
Born October 7th, 1919 in Manhattan.
Died April 22nd, 2006 at 86 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]
Sacha Vierny
French cinematographer (1919–2001).
Born August 10th, 1919 in Bois-le-Roi.
Died May 15th, 2001 at 81 years old in Vannes.
Mohammed Karim Lamrani
Moroccan prime minister (1919-2018).
Died September 20th, 2018 at 99 years old in Casablanca. [ref]
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