People who died on August 19 80
Credan
d. 780
Credan, English abbot and saint
Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya
d. 911 (b. 859)
Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya, Arab religious and political leader (b. 859)
Abu Yazid
d. 947 (b. 873)
Abu Yazid, Kharijite rebel leader (b. 873)
Fujiwara no Sukemasa
d. 998 (b. 944)
Fujiwara no Sukemasa, Japanese noble, statesman and calligrapher (b. 944)
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Hawise, Duchess of Brittany
d. 1072 (b. 1037)
Hawise, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1037)
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Al-Juwayni
d. 1085 (b. 1028)
Al-Juwayni , Muslim scholar and imam (b. 1028)
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
d. 1186 (b. 1158)
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186)
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
d. 1245 (b. 1195)
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)
Alphonso, Earl of Chester
d. 1284 (b. 1273)
Alphonso, Earl of Chester (b. 1273)
Louis of Toulouse
d. 1297 (b. 1274)
Louis of Toulouse, French bishop and saint (b. 1274)
Andrea del Castagno
d. 1457 (b. 1421)
Andrea del Castagno, Italian painter (b. 1421)
Richard Olivier de Longueil
d. 1470 (b. 1406)
Richard Olivier de Longueil, French cardinal (b. 1406)
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
d. 1493 (b. 1415)
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1493)
Alexander Jagiellon
d. 1506 (b. 1461)
King Alexander Jagiellon of Poland (b. 1461)
Andrea Palladio
d. 1580 (b. 1508)
Andrea Palladio, Italian architect, designed the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Il Redentore (b. 1508)
Alexander Henderson (theologian)
d. 1646 (b. 1583)
Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1583)
Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller
d. 1654 (b. 1579)
Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, Bohemian rabbi (b. 1579)
Blaise Pascal
d. 1662 (b. 1623)
Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)
Jean Eudes
d. 1680 (b. 1601)
Jean Eudes, French priest, founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (b. 1601)
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Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha
d. 1691 (b. 1637)
Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman commander and politician, 117th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1637)
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Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent
d. 1702 (b. 1645)
Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1645)
Johann Balthasar Neumann
d. 1753 (b. 1687)
Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (b. 1687)
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman
d. 1808 (b. 1721)
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (d. 1808)
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre
d. 1822 (b. 1749)
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1822)
Jeremiah S. Black
d. 1883 (b. 1810)
Jeremiah S. Black, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Attorney General (b. 1810)
Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
d. 1889 (b. 1838)
Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1838)
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Jean-Baptiste Accolay
d. 1900 (b. 1833)
Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1833)
Franz Xavier Wernz
d. 1914 (b. 1844)
Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1844)
Tevfik Fikret
d. 1915 (b. 1867)
Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (b. 1867)
Vilfredo Pareto
d. 1923 (b. 1848)
Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845)
Stephanos Skouloudis
d. 1928 (b. 1838)
Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1838)
Sergei Diaghilev
d. 1929 (b. 1872)
Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (b. 1872)
Louis Anquetin
d. 1932 (b. 1861)
Louis Anquetin, French painter (b. 1861)
Federico García Lorca
d. 1936 (b. 1898)
Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)
Harald Kaarmann
d. 1942 (b. 1901)
Harald Kaarmann, Estonian footballer (b. 1901)
Tomás Burgos
d. 1945 (b. 1875)
Tomás Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (d. 1945)
Giovanni Giorgi
d. 1950 (b. 1871)
Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1871)
Alcide De Gasperi
d. 1954 (b. 1881)
Alcide De Gasperi, Italian journalist and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1881)
David Bomberg
d. 1957 (b. 1890)
David Bomberg, English soldier and painter (b. 1890)
Hugo Gernsback
d. 1967 (b. 1884)
Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born American author and publisher (b. 1884)
Isaac Deutscher
d. 1967 (b. 1907)
Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English journalist and historian (b. 1907)
George Gamow
d. 1968 (b. 1904)
George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (b. 1904)
Paweł Jasienica
d. 1970 (b. 1909)
Paweł Jasienica, Polish soldier and historian (b. 1909)
Mark Donohue
d. 1975 (b. 1937)
Mark Donohue, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1937)
Alastair Sim
d. 1976 (b. 1900)
Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor and academic (d. 1976)
Ken Wadsworth
d. 1976 (b. 1946)
Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1946)
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Aleksander Kreek
d. 1977 (b. 1914)
Aleksander Kreek, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1914)
Groucho Marx
d. 1977 (b. 1890)
Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1977)
Otto Frank
d. 1980 (b. 1889)
Otto Frank, German-Swiss businessman, father of Anne Frank (b. 1889)
Jessie Matthews
d. 1981 (b. 1907)
Jessie Matthews, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1907)
August Neo
d. 1982 (b. 1908)
August Neo, Estonian wrestler (b. 1908)
Hermione Baddeley
d. 1986 (b. 1906)
Hermione Baddeley, English actress (b. 1906)
Utpal Dutt
d. 1993 (b. 1929)
Utpal Dutt, Bangladeshi actor, director, and playwright (b. 1929)
Linus Pauling
d. 1994 (b. 1901)
Linus Pauling, American chemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
Pierre Schaeffer
d. 1995 (b. 1910)
Pierre Schaeffer, French composer and musicologist (b. 1910)
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Bineshwar Brahma
d. 2000 (b. 1948)
Bineshwar Brahma, Indian poet, author, and educator (b. 1948)
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Theodore Trautwein
d. 2000 (b. 1920)
Theodore Trautwein, American lawyer and judge (b. 1920)
Donald Woods
d. 2001 (b. 1933)
Donald Woods, South African journalist and activist (b. 1933)
Carlos Roberto Reina
d. 2003 (b. 1926)
Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras (b. 1926)
Sérgio Vieira de Mello
d. 2003 (b. 1948)
Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (b. 1948)
Mo Mowlam
d. 2005 (b. 1949)
Mo Mowlam, English academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office (d. 2005)
Levy Mwanawasa
d. 2008 (b. 1948)
Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (d. 2008)
Don Hewitt
d. 2009 (b. 1922)
Don Hewitt, American television producer, created 60 Minutes (b. 1922)
Raúl Ruiz (director)
d. 2011 (b. 1941)
Raúl Ruiz, Chilean director and producer (b. 1941)
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Donal Henahan
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Donal Henahan, American journalist and critic (b. 1921)
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Ivar Iversen
d. 2012 (b. 1914)
Ivar Iversen, Norwegian canoe racer (b. 1914)
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Tony Scott
d. 2012 (b. 1944)
Tony Scott, English-American director and producer (b. 1944)
Edmund Skellings
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Edmund Skellings, American poet and academic (b. 1932)
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Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1923)
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Russell S. Doughten
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Russell S. Doughten, American director and producer (b. 1927)
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Abdul Rahim Hatif
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Abdul Rahim Hatif, Afghan politician, 8th President of Afghanistan (b. 1926)
Donna Hightower
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Donna Hightower, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
Samih al-Qasim
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Samih al-Qasim, Palestinian poet and journalist (b. 1939)
Simin Behbahani
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Simin Behbahani, Iranian poet and activist (b. 1927)
James Foley (journalist)
d. 2014 (b. 1973)
James Foley, American photographer and journalist (b. 1973)
Candida Lycett Green
d. 2014 (b. 1942)
Candida Lycett Green, Anglo-Irish journalist and author (d. 2014)
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George Houser
d. 2015 (b. 1916)
George Houser, American minister and activist (b. 1916)
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Sanat Mehta
d. 2015 (b. 1935)
Sanat Mehta, Indian activist and politician (b. 1935)
Jack Riley (actor)
d. 2016 (b. 1935)
Jack Riley, American actor and voice artist (b. 1935)
Augustus
d. ?
Augustus, Roman emperor (d. 14 AD)