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In the year 1919
794 Notable birthdays
Franco Rossi
Film director and screenwriter (1919–2000).
Born April 28th, 1919 in Florence.
Died June 5th, 2000 at 81 years old in Rome.
Gretchen Fraser
American alpine skier (1919-1994).
Born February 11th, 1919 in Tacoma.
Died February 17th, 1994 at 75 years old in Sun Valley.
Jack McGrath
American racing driver.
Born October 8th, 1919 in Los Angeles.
Died November 6th, 1955 at 36 years old in Phoenix.
Albéric Schotte
Belgian cyclist (1919-2004).
Born September 7th, 1919 in Kanegem.
Died April 4th, 2004 at 84 years old in Kortrijk.
Arnold Meri
Estonian soldier allied with the soviet union (1919-2009).
Born July 1st, 1919 in Tallinn.
Died March 27th, 2009 at 89 years old in Tallinn (lung cancer). [ref]
Santiago Álvarez
Cuban filmmaker (1919-1998).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Havana.
Died May 20th, 1998 at 79 years old in Havana (Parkinson's disease).
Joan Brossa
Spanish artist (1919–1998).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Barcelona.
Died December 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Barcelona.
Harry Johnston
English footballer (1919–1973).
Born September 26th, 1919 in Manchester.
Died October 12th, 1973 at 54 years old in Manchester.
Robert Pinget
Franco-swiss writer (1919–1997).
Born July 19th, 1919 in Geneva.
Died August 25th, 1997 at 78 years old in Tours.
Eric Thompson
British racecar driver.
Born November 4th, 1919 in Surbiton.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 95 years old in Guildford. [ref]
Åke Fridell
Actor (1919–1985).
Born June 23rd, 1919 in Gävle.
Died August 26th, 1985 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Gisela Uhlen
German actress (1919–2007).
Born May 16th, 1919 in Leipzig.
Died January 16th, 2007 at 87 years old in Cologne (lung cancer).
Pál Losonczi
Hungarian politician (1919-2005).
Born September 18th, 1919 in Bolhó.
Died March 28th, 2005 at 85 years old in Kaposvár.
Kalle Päätalo
Finnish novelist (1919–2000).
Born November 11th, 1919 in Jokijärvi. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2000 at 81 years old in Tampere University Hospital (lung cancer). [ref]
Fritz Muliar
Austrian actor (1919–2009).
Born December 12th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died May 4th, 2009 at 89 years old in Groß-Enzersdorf. [ref]
Haika Grossman
Israeli politician (1919-1996).
Born November 20th, 1919 in Białystok. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1996 at 76 years old in Israel.
Maurice Boitel
French painter (1919–2007).
Born July 31st, 1919 in Tillières-sur-Avre.
Died August 11th, 2007 at 88 years old in Audresselles.
Pratap Chandra Chunder
Indian politician (1919–2008).
Born September 1st, 1919 in Kolkata.
Died January 1st, 2008 at 88 years old in Kolkata (cardiovascular disease).
Gert Fredriksson
Swedish canoeist (1919–2006).
Born November 21st, 1919 in Nyköping.
Died July 5th, 2006 at 86 years old (cancer). [ref]
Rie Mastenbroek
Dutch swimmer (1919–2003).
Born February 26th, 1919 in Rotterdam.
Died November 6th, 2003 at 84 years old in Rotterdam.
Camelia
Egyptian actress (1929-1950).
Born December 13th, 1919 in Alexandria.
Died August 31st, 1950 at 30 years old in Beheira Governorate (aircraft crash).
Luis Bedoya Reyes
Peruvian politician (1919–2021).
Born February 20th, 1919 in La Punta. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2021 at 102 years old in Lima. [ref]
Roman Vlad
Italian-romanian composer (1919-2013).
Born December 29th, 1919 in Chernivtsi.
Died September 21st, 2013 at 93 years old in Rome.
Niels Viggo Bentzon
Danish composer (1919–2000).
Born August 24th, 1919 in Copenhagen.
Died April 25th, 2000 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
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