October 19 - Deaths

Deaths

• 727 – Frithuswith, English saint (b. 650)
• 1216 – John, King of England (b. 1167)
• 1432 – John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. 1392)
• 1608 – Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian (b. 1551)
• 1636 – Marcin Kazanowski, Polish politician (b. 1566)
• 1682 – Thomas Browne, English author (b. 1605)
• 1723 – Godfrey Kneller, German-English painter (b. 1646)
• 1745 – Jonathan Swift, Irish author (b. 1667)
• 1790 – Lyman Hall, American physician and politician, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (b. 1724)
• 1796 – Michel de Beaupuy, French general (b. 1755)
• 1813 – Józef Poniatowski, Polish general (b. 1763)
• 1815 – Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician (b. 1755)
• 1842 – Aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet (b. 1808)
• 1851 – Marie Thérèse Charlotte, Madame Royale of France (b. 1778)
• 1856 – William Sprague, American politician (b. 1799)
• 1889 – Luís I of Portugal (b. 1838)
• 1893 – Lucy Stone, American activist (b. 1818)
• 1897 – George Pullman, American engineer and businessman, founded the Pullman Company (b. 1831)
• 1901 – Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish businessman and philanthropist, founded GN Store Nord (b. 1829)
• 1904 – Galen Spencer, American archer (b. 1840)
• 1916 – Ioannis Frangoudis, Greek general (b. 1863)
• 1918 – Harold Lockwood, American actor (b. 1887)
• 1936 – Lu Xun, Chinese author (b. 1881)
• 1937 – Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
• 1943 – Camille Claudel, French sculptor (b. 1864)
• 1945 – Plutarco Elías Calles, Mexican general and politician, 40th President of Mexico (b. 1877)
• 1950 – Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet and playwright (b. 1892)
• 1956 – Isham Jones, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1894)
• 1960 – George Wallace, Australian comedian and actor (b. 1895)
• 1964 – Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and critic (b. 1885)
• 1969 – Lacey Hearn, American sprinter (b. 1881)
• 1970 – Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexican politician, 44th President of Mexico (b. 1895)
• 1978 – Gig Young, American actor (b. 1913)
• 1983 – Maurice Bishop, Grenadian politician, Prime Minister of Grenada (b. 1944)
• 1984 – Jerzy Popiełuszko, Polish priest (b. 1947)
• 1985 – Alfred Rouleau, Canadian businessman (b. 1915)
• 1986 – Dele Giwa, Nigerian journalist, co-founded Newswatch Magazine (b. 1947)
• 1986 – Samora Machel, Mozambican military commander and politician, 1st President of Mozambique (b. 1933)
• 1987 – Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (b. 1945)
• 1987 – Hermann Lang, German race car driver (b. 1909)
• 1988 – Son House, American singer and guitarist (b. 1902)
• 1994 – Martha Raye, American comedian and actress (b. 1916)
• 1995 – Don Cherry, American trumpet player (Codona, New York Contemporary Five, and Old and New Dreams) (b. 1936)
• 1997 – Glen Buxton, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1947)
• 1999 – James C. Murray, American politician (b. 1917)
• 1999 – Nathalie Sarraute, Russian-French lawyer and author (b. 1900)
• 2000 – Hortense Ellis, Jamaican singer (b. 1941)
• 2002 – Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Russian physicist and astronaut (b. 1932)
• 2003 – Road Warrior Hawk, American wrestler (b. 1960)
• 2003 – Alija Izetbegović, Bosniak lawyer, author, and politician, 1st President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (b. 1925)
• 2003 – Margaret Murie, American environmentalist and author (b. 1902)
• 2005 – Ryan Dallas Cook, American trombonist (Suburban Legends) (b. 1982)
• 2006 – James Glennon, American cinematographer (b. 1942)
• 2007 – Randall Forsberg, American activist and author (b. 1943)
• 2007 – Michael Maidens, English footballer (b. 1987)
• 2007 – Jan Wolkers, Dutch author, sculptor and painter (b. 1925)
• 2008 – Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic (b. 1922)
• 2008 – Rudy Ray Moore, American comedian and actor (b. 1937)
• 2009 – Howard Unruh, American murderer (b. 1921)
• 2009 – Joseph Wiseman, Canadian actor (b. 1918)
• 2010 – Tom Bosley, American actor (b. 1927)
• 2011 – Kakkanadan, Indian author (b. 1935)
• 2012 – Wissam al-Hassan, Lebanese general (b. 1965)
• 2012 – Wiyogo Atmodarminto, Indonesian general and politician, 10th Governor of Jakarta (b. 1922)
• 2012 – Lincoln Alexander, Canadian politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (b. 1922)
• 2012 – Raymond Dumais, Canadian bishop (b. 1950)
• 2012 – Mike Graham, American wrestler (b. 1951)
• 2012 – Walter Harrison, English politician (b. 1921)
• 2012 – Johann Kniewasser, Austrian skier (b. 1951)
• 2012 – Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist (b. 1920)
• 2012 – Raúl Valencia, Spanish footballer (b. 1976)