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January 19th

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617 Notable birthdays

Pat Patterson

Canadian-american professional wrestler.

Born January 19th, 1941 in Montreal.

Died December 2nd, 2020 at 79 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]

Robert MacNeil

American writer and journalist (1931–2024).

Born January 19th, 1931 in Montreal.

Died April 12th, 2024 at 93 years old in New York City. [ref]

Yumi Matsutoya

Japanese singer-songwriter.

Born January 19th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Hachiōji-shi.

Werner Sombart

German economist, sociologist, historian (1863-1941).

Born January 19th, 1863 in Ermsleben.

Died May 18th, 1941 at 78 years old in Berlin.

Benny Feilhaber

American soccer player.

Born January 19th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Oveta Culp Hobby

Us army officer and government official (1905-1995).

Born January 19th, 1905 in Killeen.

Died August 16th, 1995 at 90 years old in Houston (stroke).

Dino Beganovic

Swedish racing driver.

Born January 19th, 2004 (age 22 years) in Linköping.

Kim Henkel

American film director, producer and screenwriter.

Born January 19th, 1946 (age 80 years) in United States.

Miguel Muñoz

Spanish association football player and manager (1922–1990).

Born January 19th, 1922 in Madrid.

Died July 16th, 1990 at 68 years old in Madrid.

Lena Philipsson

Swedish female pop and schlager singer.

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

Krystyna Pyszková

Czech beauty pageant titleholder, miss world (2024).

Born January 19th, 1999 (age 27 years) in Třinec. [ref]

Walter Benítez

Argentine association football player (born 1993).

Born January 19th, 1993 (age 33 years) in General San Martín, General José de San Martín.

Brion Gysin

British-canadian painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist (1916-1986).

Born January 19th, 1916 in Taplow. [ref]

Died July 13th, 1986 at 70 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]

Peter MacKenzie

American actor.

Born January 19th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Boston.

Sam Winnall

English association football player (born 1991).

Born January 19th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Wolverhampton.

Trey Lorenz

American musician.

Born January 19th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Florence.

Bob Young

Canadian entrepreneur.

Born January 19th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Hamilton. [ref]

Dentinho

Brazilian footballer and manager.

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

Aljona Savchenko

Ukrainian & german pair skater.

Born January 19th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Obukhiv.

Alexander Woollcott

American critic (1887-1943).

Born January 19th, 1887 in Phalanx.

Died January 23rd, 1943 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Fawzi al-Qawuqji

Arab liberation army commander (1890-1977).

Born January 19th, 1890 in Tripoli.

Died June 5th, 1977 at 87 years old in Beirut.

Kim Si-eun

South korean actress (born 1999).

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

Lamine Diaby-Fadiga

Guinean-french football player.

Born January 19th, 2001 (age 25 years) in Grasse.

Asier del Horno

Spanish footballer (born 1981).

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

Valentin Serov

Russian painter (1865–1911).

Born January 19th, 1865 in Saint Petersburg.

Died December 5th, 1911 at 46 years old in Moscow.

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