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In the year 1919
742 Notable birthdays
Dina Wadia
Daughter of the founding father of pakistan (1919-2017).
Born August 14th, 1919 in London.
Died November 2nd, 2017 at 98 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Howard Keel
American actor and singer (1919–2004).
Born April 13th, 1919 in Gillespie.
Died November 7th, 2004 at 85 years old in Palm Desert (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Gayatri Devi
Politician from india (1919-2009).
Born May 23rd, 1919 in London.
Died July 29th, 2009 at 90 years old in Jaipur. [ref]
Dino De Laurentiis
Italian film producer (1919-2010).
Born August 8th, 1919 in Torre Annunziata.
Died November 10th, 2010 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Doris Miller
First african american to be awarded the navy cross (1919–1943).
Born October 12th, 1919 in Waco.
Died November 24th, 1943 at 24 years old in Gilbert Islands.
Zhao Ziyang
Former general secretary of the chinese communist party (ccp).
Born October 17th, 1919 in Hua County. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2005 at 85 years old in Beijing (stroke). [ref]
Strother Martin
American actor (1919-1980).
Born March 26th, 1919 in Kokomo.
Died August 1st, 1980 at 61 years old in Thousand Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Doris Lessing
British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer, and short story writer.
Born October 22nd, 1919 in Kermanshah. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2013 at 94 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Howard Morris
American actor.
Born September 4th, 1919 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2005 at 85 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Lawrence Tierney
American actor (1919–2002).
Born March 15th, 1919 in Brooklyn.
Died February 26th, 2002 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Lauri Törni
Finnish military officer in the finnish army, waffen-ss, and u.s. army (1919-1965).
Born May 28th, 1919 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1965 at 46 years old in Phước Sơn (aircraft crash).
Oleg Penkovsky
British spy in the ussr (1919–1963).
Born April 23rd, 1919 in Vladikavkaz.
Died May 16th, 1963 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Gene Barry
American stage, screen, and television actor (1919-2009).
Born June 14th, 1919 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2009 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Amrita Pritam
Punjabi poet (1919-2005).
Born August 31st, 1919 in Gujranwala.
Died October 31st, 2005 at 86 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Primo Levi
Italian chemist, partisan, holocaust survivor, and writer (1919–1987).
Born July 31st, 1919 in Turin. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1987 at 67 years old in Turin. [ref]
Forrest Tucker
American actor (1919–1986).
Born February 12th, 1919 in Plainfield.
Died October 25th, 1986 at 67 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Alan Young
British actor (1919–2016).
Born November 19th, 1919 in North Shields.
Died May 19th, 2016 at 96 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Red Buttons
American comedian and actor (1919–2006).
Born February 5th, 1919 in Manhattan.
Died July 13th, 2006 at 87 years old in Century City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Eugene Allen
American waiter and butler.
Born July 14th, 1919 in Scottsville.
Died March 31st, 2010 at 90 years old in Takoma Park (kidney failure). [ref]
Tennessee Ernie Ford
American recording artist and television host (1919–1991).
Born February 13th, 1919 in Bristol.
Died October 17th, 1991 at 72 years old in Reston (liver failure).
Bob Paisley
English footballer and manager (1919–1996).
Born January 23rd, 1919 in Hetton-le-Hole.
Died February 14th, 1996 at 77 years old in Liverpool (Alzheimer's disease).
Teruo Nakamura
Imperial japanese army soldier (1919–1979).
Born October 8th, 1919 in Taitō Prefecture.
Died June 15th, 1979 at 59 years old in Taitung County (lung cancer).
Sam Wanamaker
Actor.
Born June 14th, 1919 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1993 at 74 years old in London (prostate cancer). [ref]
Iris Murdoch
Irish-born british writer and philosopher (1919–1999).
Born July 15th, 1919 in Dublin. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1999 at 79 years old in Oxford (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Siad Barre
Head of state of somalia (1919-1995).
Born October 6th, 1919 in Shilavo, Luuq.
Died February 2nd, 1995 at 75 years old in Lagos (myocardial infarction).
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