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In the year 1919

742 Notable birthdays

Virginia Gilmore

Actress (1919-1986).

Born July 26th, 1919 in El Monte. [ref]

Died March 28th, 1986 at 66 years old in Santa Barbara (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

Caren Marsh Doll

Actress, dancer, last surviving actress from the 1939 movie "the wizard of oz".

Born April 6th, 1919 (age 107 years) in Hollywood.

Anita O'Day

American jazz singer (1919–2006).

Born October 18th, 1919 in Chicago.

Died November 23rd, 2006 at 87 years old in West Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar

Writer and twenty-fifth maharaja of mysore (1919-1974).

Born July 18th, 1919 in Mysore Palace.

Died September 23rd, 1974 at 55 years old in Bengaluru Palace.

Bill Nicholson

English footballer and manager (1919-2004).

Born January 26th, 1919 in Scarborough.

Died October 23rd, 2004 at 85 years old in Hertfordshire. [ref]

G. E. M. Anscombe

British analytic philosopher.

Born March 18th, 1919 in Limerick.

Died January 5th, 2001 at 81 years old in Cambridge.

Igor Gouzenko

Cipher clerk, soviet defector (1919–1982).

Born January 26th, 1919 in Dunaevka. [ref]

Died June 28th, 1982 at 63 years old in Mississauga (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Choi Kyu-hah

4th president of south korea (1919-2006).

Born July 16th, 1919 in Wonju.

Died October 22nd, 2006 at 87 years old in Seoul (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Robert M. Morgenthau

American lawyer, district attorney for new york county, new york.

Born July 31st, 1919 in Manhattan.

Died July 21st, 2019 at 99 years old in Manhattan.

Joe Seneca

American actor (1919–1996).

Born January 14th, 1919 in Cleveland.

Died August 15th, 1996 at 77 years old in Roosevelt Island (asthma).

Gerhard Barkhorn

German general and fighter pilot during world war ii (1919–1983).

Born March 20th, 1919 in Königsberg.

Died January 11th, 1983 at 63 years old in Frechen (traffic collision).

Frederik Pohl

American science fiction writer and editor (1919–2013).

Born November 26th, 1919 in New York City. [ref]

Died September 2nd, 2013 at 93 years old in Arlington Heights (respiratory failure). [ref]

Warren Stevens

American actor (1919–2012).

Born November 2nd, 1919 in Clarks Summit.

Died March 27th, 2012 at 92 years old in Sherman Oaks (lung disease). [ref]

Michael Strank

United states marine.

Born November 10th, 1919 in Jarabina.

Died March 1st, 1945 at 25 years old in Iwo Jima.

Ross Bagdasarian Sr.

American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor (1919–1972).

Born January 27th, 1919 in Fresno.

Died January 16th, 1972 at 52 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).

Bep Voskuijl

Dutch person who hid anne frank.

Born July 5th, 1919 in Amsterdam.

Died May 6th, 1983 at 63 years old in Amsterdam.

Jeanne Cagney

American actress (1919-1984).

Born March 25th, 1919 in New York City.

Died December 7th, 1984 at 65 years old in Newport Beach (cancer, lung cancer).

Shamshad Begum

Indian singer (1919-2013).

Born April 14th, 1919 in Lahore.

Died April 23rd, 2013 at 94 years old in Mumbai. [ref]

Fausto Coppi

Italian cyclist.

Born September 15th, 1919 in Castellania Coppi.

Died January 2nd, 1960 at 40 years old in Tortona (malaria).

Hugh Carey

American politician (1919–2011).

Born April 11th, 1919 in Brooklyn.

Died August 7th, 2011 at 92 years old in Shelter Island (heart failure). [ref]

David Blackwell

American mathematician (1919–2010).

Born April 24th, 1919 in Centralia. [ref]

Died July 8th, 2010 at 91 years old in Berkeley (stroke). [ref]

Gabby Gabreski

American flying ace (1919-2002).

Born January 28th, 1919 in Oil City.

Died January 31st, 2002 at 83 years old in Huntington.

George Shearing

British-american jazz pianist.

Born August 13th, 1919 in London. [ref]

Died February 14th, 2011 at 91 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]

Geoffrey Bawa

Sri lankan architect (1919-2003).

Born July 23rd, 1919 in British Ceylon. [ref]

Died May 27th, 2003 at 83 years old in Colombo. [ref]

Mercer Ellington

American musician (1919–1996).

Born March 11th, 1919 in Washington, D.C..

Died February 8th, 1996 at 76 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction).

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