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History Deaths on April 19

By  Tammy Hubert  19 Apr   69 Views

History Deaths on April 19

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Signe Rink, Greenland-born Danish writer and ethnologist (b. 1836)

#Signe_Rink

In 1909

Georges-Casimir Dessaulles, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1827)

#Georges-Casimir_Dessaulles

In 1930

Michael Stifel, German monk and mathematician (b. 1487)

#Michael_Stifel

In 1567

Konrad Adenauer, German politician, 1st Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)

#Konrad_Adenauer

In 1967

Ælfheah of Canterbury, English archbishop and saint (b. 954)

#Ælfheah_of_Canterbury

In 1012

Ruth Hussey, American actress (b. 1911)

#Ruth_Hussey

In 2005

Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Canadian bishop (b. 1777)

#Jean-Jacques_Lartigue

In 1840

Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian cardinal (b. 1935)

#Alfonso_López_Trujillo

In 2008

Al Neuharth, American journalist, author, and publisher, founded USA Today (b. 1924)

#Al_Neuharth

In 2013

Hisham II, Umayyad caliph of Córdoba (b. 966)

#Hisham_II

In 1013

Robert II, king of Scotland (b. 1316)

#Robert_II_of_Scotland

In 1390

David Koresh, American religious leader (b. 1959)

#David_Koresh

In 1993

Canaletto, Italian painter and etcher (b. 1697)

#Canaletto

In 1768

Sivanthi Adithan, Indian businessman (b. 1936)

#Sivanthi_Adithan

In 2013

Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (b. 1932)

#Jean-Pierre_Cassel

In 2007

Robert Jameson, Scottish mineralogist and academic (b. 1774)

#Robert_Jameson

In 1854

James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, Bahamian-English admiral and politician, 36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1756)

#James_Gambier,_1st_Baron_Gambier

In 1833

Octavio Paz, Mexican poet, philosopher, and academic Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)

#Octavio_Paz

In 1998

Mike Denness, Scottish-English cricketer and referee (b. 1940)

#Mike_Denness

In 2013

Frits Thors, Dutch journalist (b. 1909)

#Frits_Thors

In 2014

Sigismund III Vasa, king of Sweden and Poland (b. 1566)

#Sigismund_III_Vasa

In 1632

Milt Pappas, American baseball player (b. 1939)

#Milt_Pappas

In 2016

Leo IX, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1002)

#Pope_Leo_IX

In 1054

Thomas West, 1st Baron West, English nobleman (b. 1335)

#Thomas_West,_1st_Baron_West

In 1405

Ephraim Shay, American engineer, designed the Shay locomotive (b. 1839)

#Ephraim_Shay

In 1916

Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, English poet, playwright, and politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1536)

#Thomas_Sackville,_1st_Earl_of_Dorset

In 1608

Elizabeth Hamilton, countess of Orkney (b. 1657)

#Elizabeth_Hamilton,_Countess_of_Orkney

In 1733

Martin Körber, Estonian-German pastor, composer, and conductor (b. 1817)

#Martin_Körber

In 1893

Richard Price, Welsh-English preacher and philosopher (b. 1723)

#Richard_Price

In 1791

Hermine Braunsteiner, Austrian-German SS officer (b. 1919)

#Hermine_Braunsteiner

In 1999

Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Indian-English caliph (b. 1928)

#Mirza_Tahir_Ahmad

In 2003

John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (b. 1920)

#John_Maynard_Smith

In 2004

Alexander Alexandrovich Chuprov, Russian-Swiss statistician and theorist (b. 1874)

#Alexander_Alexandrovich_Chuprov

In 1926

Levon Helm, American singer-songwriter, drummer, guitarist, instrumentalist, and actor (b. 1940)

#Levon_Helm

In 2012

Alfred Horatio Belo, American publisher, founded The Dallas Morning News (b. 1839)

#Alfred_Horatio_Belo

In 1901

Judith of Bavaria, Frankish empress

#Judith_of_Bavaria_(died_843)

In 843

Jagat Gosain, Mughal empress (b. 1573)

#Jagat_Gosain

In 1619

Aaron Hernandez, American football player (b. 1989)

#Aaron_Hernandez

In 2017

Jim Corbett, Indian colonel, hunter, and author (b. 1875)

#Jim_Corbett

In 1955

Albert Scott Crossfield, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1921)

#Albert_Scott_Crossfield

In 2006

Benjamin Disraeli, English journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1804)

#Benjamin_Disraeli

In 1881

Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington, English cartographer and politician (b. 1856)

#Martin_Conway,_1st_Baron_Conway_of_Allington

In 1937

Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)

#Pierre_Curie

In 1906

Tom McCabe, Scottish social worker and politician (b. 1954)

#Tom_McCabe

In 2015

Antonio de Solís y Ribadeneyra, Spanish historian and playwright (b. 1610)

#Antonio_de_Solís_y_Ribadeneyra

In 1686

Norris McWhirter, English author and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (b. 1925)

#Norris_McWhirter

In 2004

Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1530)

#Uesugi_Kenshin

In 1578

Philip Melanchthon, German theologian and reformer (b. 1497)

#Philip_Melanchthon

In 1560

Charles Sanders Peirce, American mathematician and philosopher (b. 1839)

#Charles_Sanders_Peirce

In 1914

Louis Applebaum, Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1918)

#Louis_Applebaum

In 2000

Greg Ham, Australian saxophonist, songwriter, and actor (b. 1953)

#Greg_Ham

In 2012

William Morton Wheeler, American entomologist and zoologist (b. 1865)

#William_Morton_Wheeler

In 1937

Daphne du Maurier, English novelist and playwright (b. 1907)

#Daphne_du_Maurier

In 1989

George S. Mickelson, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of South Dakota (b. 1941)

#George_S._Mickelson

In 1993

Hugh Brannum, American vocalist, arranger, and composer (b. 1910)

#Hugh_Brannum

In 1987

Spencer Gore, English tennis player and cricketer (b. 1850)

#Spencer_Gore_(sportsman)

In 1906

François Jacob, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)

#François_Jacob

In 2013

Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish bassist and composer (b. 1946)

#Niels-Henning_Ørsted_Pedersen

In 2005

Christina, queen of Sweden (b. 1626)

#Christina,_Queen_of_Sweden

In 1689

Benjamin Rush, American physician and educator (b. 1745)

#Benjamin_Rush

In 1813

Nicholas Saunderson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1682)

#Nicholas_Saunderson

In 1739

Clement Meadmore, Australian-American sculptor and author (b. 1929)

#Clement_Meadmore

In 2005

Lord Byron, English-Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1788)

#Lord_Byron

In 1824

Ulrich Salchow, Danish-Swedish figure skater (b. 1877)

#Ulrich_Salchow

In 1949

Thomas Playford II, English-Australian politician, 17th Premier of South Australia (b. 1837)

#Thomas_Playford_II

In 1915

Patricio Aylwin, Chilean politician (b. 1918)

#Patricio_Aylwin

In 2016

Frankie Howerd, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1917)

#Frankie_Howerd

In 1992

Charles Darwin, English biologist and theorist (b. 1809)

#Charles_Darwin

In 1882

Paolo Veronese, Italian painter (b. 1528)

#Paolo_Veronese

In 1588

Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (b. 1946)

#Elisabeth_Sladen

In 2011

Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1765)

#Johann_Gottlieb_Friedrich_von_Bohnenberger

In 1831

Oktay Sinano?lu, Italian-Turkish chemist and academic (b. 1935)

In 2015

Roy Mason, English miner and politician, Secretary of State for Defence (b. 1924)

In 2015

William Price Fox, American journalist and author (b. 1926)

In 2015

Raymond Carr, English historian and academic (b. 1919)

In 2015

Ian McIntyre, Scottish journalist and producer (b. 1930)

In 2014

Lindy Berry, American football player (b. 1927)

In 2014

E. L. Konigsburg, American author and illustrator (b. 1930)

In 2013

Allan Arbus, American actor and photographer (b. 1918)

In 2013

Valeri Vasiliev, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1949)

In 2012

Leopold David de Rothschild, English financier and philanthropist (b. 1927)

In 2012

J. G. Ballard, English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. (b. 1930)

In 2009

John Marzano, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1963)

In 2008

George P. Cosmatos, Italian-Greek director and screenwriter (b. 1941)

In 2005

Reginald Rose, American writer (b. 1920)

In 2002

Meldrim Thomson, Jr.. American publisher and politician, 73rd Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1912)

In 2001

Stanley Hawes, English-Australian director and producer (b. 1905)

In 1991

Percy Lavon Julian, American chemist and academic (b. 1899)

In 1975

Luigi Piotti, Italian race car driver (b. 1913)

In 1971

Max Hainle, German swimmer (b. 1882)

In 1961

Beardsley Ruml, American economist and statistician (b. 1894)

In 1960

Ernst Robert Curtius, French-German philologist and scholar (b. 1886)

In 1950

Johanna Müller-Hermann, Austrian composer (b. 1878)

In 1941

Jacob Emden, German rabbi and author (b. 1697)

In 1776

Sigismondo d'India, Italian composer (b. 1582)

In 1629

Thomas Bastard, English priest and author (b. 1566)

In 1618

Adolph III, count of Waldeck (b. 1362)

In 1431

Gerasimus I, patriarch of Constantinople

In 1321

Gothelo I, duke of Lorraine

In 1044

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