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Deaths on 19 August

2000s

Maria Branyas

Maria Branyas

2024

American-born Spanish supercentenarian (1907–2024)

Vašo Patejdl

Vašo Patejdl

2023

Slovak musician and composer (1954–2023)

Tekla Juniewicz

Tekla Juniewicz

2022

Polish supercentenarian (1906–2022)

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

2021

Japanese actor and martial artist (1939–2021)

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Lars Larsen

2019

Danish businessman (1948–2019)

Dick Gregory

Dick Gregory

2017

American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic (1932–2017)

Jack Riley (actor)

Jack Riley (actor)

2016

American actor (1935–2016)

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George Houser

2015

Activist for African-American civil rights and African independence (1916–2015)

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Sanat Mehta

2015

Indian politician and social activist

Samih al-Qasim

Samih al-Qasim

2014

Palestinian Druze poet (1939–2014)

Simin Behbahani

Simin Behbahani

2014

Persian poet (1927–2014)

James Foley (journalist)

James Foley (journalist)

2014

American journalist (1973–2014)

Candida Lycett Green

Candida Lycett Green

2014

British author (1942–2014)

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Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

2013

Saudi royal (1923–2013)

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Russell Doughten

2013

American filmmaker

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Abdul Rahim Hatif

2013

Afghan politician

Donna Hightower

Donna Hightower

2013

American singer-songwriter (1926–2013)

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Donal Henahan

2012

American journalist (1921–2012)

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Ivar Iversen

2012

Norwegian canoeist

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Tony Scott

2012

English film director and producer (1944–2012)

Edmund Skellings

Edmund Skellings

2012

American poet

Raúl Ruiz (director)

Raúl Ruiz (director)

2011

Chilean filmmaker, writer and teacher (1941-2011)

Don Hewitt

Don Hewitt

2009

American television news producer (1922–2009)

Levy Mwanawasa

Levy Mwanawasa

2008

3rd president of Zambia (1948–2008)

Mo Mowlam

Mo Mowlam

2005

British politician (1949–2005)

Carlos Roberto Reina

Carlos Roberto Reina

2003

President of Honduras from 1994 to 1998

Sérgio Vieira de Mello

Sérgio Vieira de Mello

2003

Brazilian UN diplomat and humanitarian aid officer (1948–2003)

Donald Woods

Donald Woods

2001

South African journalist and activist

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Bineswar Brahma

2000

Indian politician

1900s

Pierre Schaeffer

Pierre Schaeffer

1995

French musicologist (1910–1995)

Linus Pauling

Linus Pauling

1994

American scientist and activist (1901–1994)

Utpal Dutt

Utpal Dutt

1993

Indian actor, director, playwright (1929–1993)

Hermione Baddeley

Hermione Baddeley

1986

English actress (1906–1986)

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Viv Thicknesse

1986

Australia international rugby league player

August Neo

August Neo

1982

Estonian wrestler (1908–1982)

Jessie Matthews

Jessie Matthews

1981

English actress (1907–1981)

Otto Frank

Otto Frank

1980

Father of Anne Frank (1889–1980)

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Aleksander Kreek

1977

Estonian shot putter

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

1977

American comedian (1890–1977)

Alastair Sim

Alastair Sim

1976

Scottish actor (1900–1976)

Ken Wadsworth

Ken Wadsworth

1976

New Zealand cricketer

Mark Donohue

Mark Donohue

1975

American racing driver (1937–1975)

Paweł Jasienica

Paweł Jasienica

1970

Polish historian, journalist and soldier

George Gamow

George Gamow

1968

American theoretical physicist (1904–1968)

Hugo Gernsback

Hugo Gernsback

1967

American inventor, writer, editor and publisher (1884–1967)

Isaac Deutscher

Isaac Deutscher

1967

Polish historian and Marxist (1907–1967)

David Bomberg

David Bomberg

1957

British painter (1890–1957)

Alcide De Gasperi

Alcide De Gasperi

1954

Italian politician and statesman (1881–1954)

Giovanni Giorgi

Giovanni Giorgi

1950

Italian physicist and engineer (1871–1950)

Tomás Burgos

Tomás Burgos

1945

Chilean philanthropist

Henry Wood

Henry Wood

1944

English conductor (1869–1944)

Harald Kaarmann

Harald Kaarmann

1942

Estonian footballer (1901–1942)

Heinrich Rauchinger

Heinrich Rauchinger

1942

Austrian painter (1858–1942)

Federico García Lorca

Federico García Lorca

1936

Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director (1898–1936)

Louis Anquetin

Louis Anquetin

1932

French painter (1861–1932)

Sergei Diaghilev

Sergei Diaghilev

1929

Russian art critic and impresario (1872–1929)

Stefanos Skouloudis

Stefanos Skouloudis

1928

Greek banker, politician and diplomat (1838–1928)

Vilfredo Pareto

Vilfredo Pareto

1923

Italian polymath (1848–1923)

Tevfik Fikret

Tevfik Fikret

1915

Ottoman educator and poet (1867–1915)

Franz Xavier Wernz

Franz Xavier Wernz

1914

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Jean-Baptiste Accolay

1900

Violinist, conductor and composer

1800s

John Wesley Hardin

John Wesley Hardin

1895

Figure from the American Old West

Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam

Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam

1889

French symbolist writer

Jeremiah S. Black

Jeremiah S. Black

1883

American judge (1810–1883)

Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre

Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre

1822

French mathematician and astronomer (1749–1822)

Fredrik Henrik af Chapman

Fredrik Henrik af Chapman

1808

Swedish Navy officer, shipwright and scientist (1721–1808)

Before 1800

Balthasar Neumann

Balthasar Neumann

1753

German architect (1687-1753)

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Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent

1702

English peer

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Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha

1691

Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1689 to 1691

John Eudes

John Eudes

1680

French Catholic priest (1601–1680)

Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

1662

French polymath (1623–1662)

Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller

Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller

1654

Bohemian Talmudist (1579–1654)

Alexander Henderson (theologian)

Alexander Henderson (theologian)

1646

Scottish theologian

Andrea Palladio

Andrea Palladio

1580

Venetian architect (1508–1580)

Vincenzo Cappello

Vincenzo Cappello

1541

Former Venetian naval admiral

Alexander Jagiellon

Alexander Jagiellon

1506

Grand Duke of Lithuania (1492–1506) and King of Poland (1501–1506)

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

1493

Holy Roman Emperor from 1452 to 1493

Richard Olivier de Longueil

Richard Olivier de Longueil

1470

French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal

Andrea del Castagno

Andrea del Castagno

1457

Italian Renaissance painter (c. 1419–1457)

Louis of Toulouse

Louis of Toulouse

1297

French Catholic bishop and saint (1274–1297)

Alphonso, Earl of Chester

Alphonso, Earl of Chester

1284

Heir apparent to Edward I of England (1273–1284)

Ramon Berenguer V, Count of Provence

Ramon Berenguer V, Count of Provence

1245

Count of Provence and Forcalquier

Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany

Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany

1186

Duke of Brittany from 1181 to 1186

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Al-Juwayni

1085

Muslim scholar and theologian (1028–1085)

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Hawise, Duchess of Brittany

1072

Duchess of Brittany from 1066 to 1072

Fujiwara no Sukemasa

Fujiwara no Sukemasa

998

Japanese noble, statesman and calligrapher

Abu Yazid

Abu Yazid

947

Kharijite Berber leader (c. 873–947)

Credan

Credan

780

8th-century abbot of Evesham Abbey and saint

AD 14

AD 14

14

Calendar year

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Duke Ling of Jin

-607

Ruler of the state of Jin