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January 19th

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617 Notable birthdays

Michael Streiter

Austrian footballer (born 1966).

Born January 19th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Hall in Tirol.

Károly Fogl

Hungarian footballer (1895-1969).

Born January 19th, 1895 in Újpest.

Died January 12th, 1969 at 73 years old in Budapest.

Gustav von Bunge

Baltic german physiologist (1844-1920).

Born January 19th, 1844 in Tartu.

Died November 5th, 1920 at 76 years old in Basel.

Hamida Javanshir

Azerbaijani philanthropist and women's rights activist (1873-1955).

Born January 19th, 1873 in Böyük Kəhrizli.

Died February 6th, 1955 at 82 years old in Baku.

François Rauber

French composer (1933-2003).

Born January 19th, 1933 in Neufchâteau.

Died December 14th, 2003 at 70 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Thit Jensen

Danish writer (1876-1957).

Born January 19th, 1876 in Farsø.

Died May 14th, 1957 at 81 years old in Bagsværd.

Knut Olav Åmås

Norwegian writer, editor and politician.

Born January 19th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Mo i Rana.

Daniel-Rops

French historian and writer (1901–1965).

Born January 19th, 1901 in Épinal.

Died July 27th, 1965 at 64 years old in Tresserve. [ref]

Milan Begović

Croatian writer (1876–1948).

Born January 19th, 1876 in Vrlika.

Died May 13th, 1948 at 72 years old in Zagreb.

Christoph Sumann

Austrian biathlete.

Born January 19th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Judenburg.

Fabio Carpi

Italian director, screenwriter and author (1925–2018).

Born January 19th, 1925 in Milan.

Died December 26th, 2018 at 93 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Barak Sopé

Prime minister of vanuatu.

Born January 19th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Port Vila.

Ulvu Ganizade

Azerbaijani amateur wrestler.

Born January 19th, 1999 (age 27 years) in Hövsan.

John Treloar

Australian sprinter (1928–2012).

Born January 19th, 1928 in Lindfield.

Died July 23rd, 2012 at 84 years old in Taren Point.

Gennady Kuzmin

Ukrainian chess player (1946–2020).

Born January 19th, 1946 in Mariinsk.

Died February 28th, 2020 at 74 years old in Luhansk. [ref]

Nikolay Larionov

Russian footballer.

Born January 19th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Volkhov.

Daouda Sow

Boxer.

Born January 19th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Roubaix.

François Couchepin

Swiss politician (1935–2023).

Born January 19th, 1935 in Martigny.

Died February 23rd, 2023 at 88 years old in Lausanne. [ref]

Red Amick

Racecar driver.

Born January 19th, 1929 in Kansas City.

Died May 16th, 1995 at 66 years old in Crystal River.

Dyre Vaa

Norwegian artist (1903-1980).

Born January 19th, 1903 in Kviteseid Municipality.

Died May 11th, 1980 at 77 years old in Rauland Municipaity.

Đorđe Jokić

Serbian footballer.

Born January 19th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Raška.

Silvio Martinello

Italian cyclist.

Born January 19th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Padua.

Dunc Munro

Ice hockey player (1901-1958).

Born January 19th, 1901 in Moray.

Died January 3rd, 1958 at 56 years old in Montreal.

Fráňa Šrámek

Czechoslovak anarchist, poet, playwright and bookwriter (1877–1952).

Born January 19th, 1877 in Sobotka. [ref]

Died July 1st, 1952 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]

Yuki Saneto

Japanese association football player.

Born January 19th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Tokushima.

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