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In the year 1919
742 Notable birthdays
Diana Lewis
American film actress (1919-1997).
Born September 18th, 1919 in Asbury Park.
Died January 18th, 1997 at 77 years old in Rancho Mirage (pancreatic cancer).
Kitty Wells
American country music singer (1919-2012).
Born August 30th, 1919 in Nashville.
Died July 16th, 2012 at 92 years old in Madison (stroke).
Janet Waldo
American actress (1919-2016).
Born February 4th, 1919 in Yakima. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2016 at 97 years old in Encino (brain cancer).
Chavela Vargas
Mexican singer (1919–2012).
Born April 17th, 1919 in Heredia Province, San Joaquín.
Died August 5th, 2012 at 93 years old in Cuernavaca (respiratory failure). [ref]
Phyllis Thaxter
American actress (1919-2012).
Born November 20th, 1919 in Portland.
Died August 14th, 2012 at 92 years old in Longwood (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Malcolm Forbes
American publisher (1919-1990).
Born August 19th, 1919 in Englewood. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1990 at 70 years old in Far Hills. [ref]
Patricia Medina
British actress (1919-2012).
Born July 19th, 1919 in Liverpool.
Died April 28th, 2012 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alla Rakha
Indian tabla player.
Born April 29th, 1919 in Gurdaspur district.
Died February 3rd, 2000 at 80 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Naushad
Indian composer (1919–2006).
Born December 25th, 1919 in Lucknow.
Died May 5th, 2006 at 86 years old in Mumbai.
Andreas Papandreou
Greek economist and politician (1919–1996).
Born February 5th, 1919 in Chios.
Died June 23rd, 1996 at 77 years old in Athens, Ekali (cardiovascular disease).
Jean Vander Pyl
American voice actress (1919–1999).
Born October 11th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died April 10th, 1999 at 79 years old in Dana Point (lung cancer).
Helen Walton
Co-owner and cofounder of walmart inc..
Born December 3rd, 1919 in Claremore.
Died April 19th, 2007 at 87 years old in Bentonville.
Mad Mike Hoare
Irish-born soldier.
Born March 17th, 1919 in Kolkata.
Died February 2nd, 2020 at 100 years old in Durban. [ref]
Werner Goldberg
German soldier and politician (1919-2004).
Born October 3rd, 1919 in Berlin.
Died September 28th, 2004 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Indian urdu poet and hindi language lyricist (1919-2000).
Born October 1st, 1919 in Sultanpur. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2000 at 80 years old in Mumbai.
Tchombé Moïse
Congolese politician and secessionist leader (1919–1969).
Born November 10th, 1919 in Musumba.
Died June 29th, 1969 at 49 years old in El-Biar.
James M. Buchanan
American economist, recipient of the nobel memorial prize for economics (1919–2013).
Born October 3rd, 1919 in Murfreesboro.
Died January 9th, 2013 at 93 years old in Blacksburg. [ref]
Louise Bennett-Coverley
Poet, writer and folklorist (1919-2006).
Born September 7th, 1919 in Kingston. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2006 at 86 years old in Toronto. [ref]
McGeorge Bundy
American national security advisor (1919-1996).
Born March 30th, 1919 in Boston.
Died September 16th, 1996 at 77 years old in Boston (cardiovascular disease).
Maurice Hilleman
American vaccinologist.
Born August 30th, 1919 in Miles City.
Died April 11th, 2005 at 85 years old in Philadelphia.
Charles Sweeney
United states general.
Born December 27th, 1919 in Lowell. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2004 at 84 years old in Boston. [ref]
Hermine Braunsteiner
Austrian concentration camp guard.
Born July 16th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died April 19th, 1999 at 79 years old in Bochum.
Leon Festinger
American psychologist.
Born May 8th, 1919 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1989 at 69 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Ashraf Pahlavi
Iranian royal (1919–2016).
Born October 26th, 1919 in Tehran.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 96 years old in Monaco (Alzheimer's disease).
Hyman Minsky
American economist (1919–1996).
Born September 23rd, 1919 in Chicago.
Died October 24th, 1996 at 77 years old in Rhinebeck.
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