People who died on February 19 80
Clodius Albinus
d. 197 (b. 150)
Clodius Albinus, Roman usurper (b. 150)
Leontius of Trier
d. 446
Leontius of Trier, Bishop of Trier
Irene Doukaina
d. 1133 (b. 1066)
Irene Doukaina, Byzantine wife of Alexios I Komnenos (b. 1066)
Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
d. 1275 (b. 1177)
Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Sufi philosopher and poet (b. 1177)
Munio of Zamora
d. 1300
Munio of Zamora, General of the Dominican Order
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Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf
d. 1408
Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf, English rebel
Thomas Arundel
d. 1414 (b. 1353)
Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1353)
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
d. 1445 (b. 1402)
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (d. 1445)
Enno I, Count of East Frisia
d. 1491 (b. 1460)
Enno I, Count of East Frisia, German noble (d. 1491)
Erasmus Reinhold
d. 1553 (b. 1511)
Erasmus Reinhold, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1511)
Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur
d. 1602 (b. 1558)
Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur (d. 1602)
Orazio Vecchi
d. 1605 (b. 1550)
Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer (b. 1550)
Henry Savile (Bible translator)
d. 1622 (b. 1549)
Henry Savile, English scholar and politician (b. 1549)
Charles Chauncy
d. 1672 (b. 1592)
Charles Chauncy, English-American minister, theologian, and academic (b. 1592)
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
d. 1709 (b. 1646)
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709)
Dorothe Engelbretsdatter
d. 1716 (b. 1634)
Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Norwegian author and poet (b. 1634)
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Nicholas Van Dyke (governor)
d. 1789 (b. 1738)
Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Delaware (d. 1789)
Jean-Charles de Borda
d. 1799 (b. 1733)
Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (d. 1799)
Elizabeth Carter
d. 1806 (b. 1717)
Elizabeth Carter, English poet and translator (b. 1717)
Georg Büchner
d. 1837 (b. 1813)
Georg Büchner, German-Swiss poet and playwright (b. 1813)
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Thomas Burgess (bishop)
d. 1837 (b. 1756)
Thomas Burgess, English bishop and philosopher (b. 1756)
Multatuli
d. 1887 (b. 1820)
Multatuli, Dutch-German author and civil servant (b. 1820)
Karl Weierstrass
d. 1897 (b. 1815)
Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician and academic (b. 1815)
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d. 1915 (b. 1866)
Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian economist and politician (d. 1915)
Ernst Mach
d. 1916 (b. 1838)
Ernst Mach, Austrian-Czech physicist and philosopher (b. 1838)
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Robert Fuchs
d. 1927 (b. 1847)
Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1847)
George Howard Earle, Jr.
d. 1928 (b. 1856)
George Howard Earle, Jr., American lawyer and businessman (d. 1928)
Billy Mitchell
d. 1936 (b. 1879)
Billy Mitchell, American general and pilot (b. 1879)
John Basilone
d. 1945 (b. 1916)
John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1916)
André Gide
d. 1951 (b. 1869)
André Gide, French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
Knut Hamsun
d. 1952 (b. 1859)
Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1952)
Richard Rushall
d. 1953 (b. 1864)
Richard Rushall, British businessman (b. 1864)
Maurice Garin
d. 1957 (b. 1871)
Maurice Garin, Italian-French cyclist (b. 1871)
Willard Miller
d. 1959 (b. 1877)
Willard Miller, Canadian-American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1959)
Georgios Papanikolaou
d. 1962 (b. 1883)
Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek-American pathologist, invented the pap smear (d. 1962)
Madge Blake
d. 1969 (b. 1899)
Madge Blake, American actress (b. 1899)
John Grierson
d. 1972 (b. 1898)
John Grierson, Scottish director and producer (d. 1972)
Lee Morgan
d. 1972 (b. 1938)
Lee Morgan, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1972)
Joseph Szigeti
d. 1973 (b. 1892)
Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist and educator (d. 1973)
Anthony Crosland
d. 1977 (b. 1918)
Anthony Crosland, English captain and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (b. 1918)
Mike González (catcher)
d. 1977 (b. 1890)
Mike González, Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1977)
Bon Scott
d. 1980 (b. 1946)
Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1980)
Alice White
d. 1983 (b. 1904)
Alice White, American actress (b. 1904)
André Frédéric Cournand
d. 1988 (b. 1895)
André Frédéric Cournand, French physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
Tojo Yamamoto
d. 1992 (b. 1927)
Tojo Yamamoto, American wrestler and manager (b. 1927)
Derek Jarman
d. 1994 (b. 1942)
Derek Jarman, English director and set designer (b. 1942)
Charlie Finley
d. 1996 (b. 1918)
Charlie Finley, American businessman (b. 1918)
Leo Rosten
d. 1997 (b. 1908)
Leo Rosten, Polish-American author and academic (d. 1997)
Deng Xiaoping
d. 1997 (b. 1904)
Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1997)
Grandpa Jones
d. 1998 (b. 1913)
Grandpa Jones, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (b. 1913)
Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr
d. 1999 (b. 1943)
Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr, Iraqi cleric (b. 1943)
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
d. 2000 (b. 1928)
Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian-New Zealand painter and illustrator (b. 1928)
Stanley Kramer
d. 2001 (b. 1913)
Stanley Kramer, American director and producer (d. 2001)
Charles Trenet
d. 2001 (b. 1913)
Charles Trenet, French singer-songwriter (b. 1913)
Sylvia Rivera
d. 2002 (b. 1951)
Sylvia Rivera, American transgender LGBT activist (b. 1951)
Johnny Paycheck
d. 2003 (b. 1938)
Johnny Paycheck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)
Janet Blair
d. 2007 (b. 1921)
Janet Blair, American actress and singer (d. 2007)
Celia Franca
d. 2007 (b. 1921)
Celia Franca, English-Canadian ballerina and choreographer, founded the National Ballet of Canada (d. 2007)
Yegor Letov
d. 2008 (b. 1964)
Yegor Letov, Russian singer-songwriter (b. 1964)
Lydia Shum
d. 2008 (b. 1945)
Lydia Shum, Chinese-Hong Kong actress (d. 2008)
Kelly Groucutt
d. 2009 (b. 1945)
Kelly Groucutt, English bass player (Electric Light Orchestra) (d. 2009)
Ollie Matson
d. 2011 (b. 1930)
Ollie Matson, American sprinter and football player (d. 2011)
Ruth Barcan Marcus
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Ruth Barcan Marcus, American philosopher and logician (b. 1921)
Jaroslav Velinský
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Jaroslav Velinský, Czech author and songwriter (b. 1932)
Vitaly Vorotnikov
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Vitaly Vorotnikov, Russian politician, 27th Prime Minister of Russia (b. 1926)
Armen Alchian
d. 2013 (b. 1914)
Armen Alchian, American economist and academic (d. 2013)
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Park Chul-soo
d. 2013 (b. 1948)
Park Chul-soo, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1948)
Robert Coleman Richardson
d. 2013 (b. 1937)
Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
Donald Richie
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (d. 2013)
Eugene Whelan
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Eugene Whelan, Canadian farmer and politician, 22nd Canadian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1924)
Kresten Bjerre
d. 2014 (b. 1946)
Kresten Bjerre, Danish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
Dale Gardner
d. 2014 (b. 1948)
Dale Gardner, American captain and astronaut (b. 1948)
Valeri Kubasov
d. 2014 (b. 1935)
Valeri Kubasov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1935)
Harold Johnson (boxer)
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Harold Johnson, American boxer (b. 1928)
Nirad Mohapatra
d. 2015 (b. 1947)
Nirad Mohapatra, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1947)
Harris Wittels
d. 2015 (b. 1984)
Harris Wittels, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1984)
Umberto Eco
d. 2016 (b. 1932)
Umberto Eco, Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher (b. 1932)
Harper Lee
d. 2016 (b. 1926)
Harper Lee, American novelist (d. 2016)
Samuel Willenberg
d. 2016 (b. 1923)
Samuel Willenberg, Polish-Israeli sculptor and painter (b. 1923)
Larry Coryell
d. 2017 (b. 1943)
Larry Coryell, American jazz guitarist (d. 2017)