Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 19
Thursday, 15 January 2026
1900 Death of Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer (b. 1833) on this day in history. 

1909 Rembt THPLA of Boneval Faure, lawyer/1st-Member of parliament, dies on August - 19. 

1912 Alfonse Hasselmans, composer, dies at 67 on August - 19. 

1914 Death of Franz Xavier Wernz, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1844) on August - 19. 

1922 Felipe Pedrell, composer, dies at 81 on August - 19. 

1923 On August - 19 death of vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845) 

1929 On this day in history sergei P Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57 

1936 Death of Federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish poet/composer, murdered at 37 or 38 on this day in history. 

1944 Gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62 on August - 19. 

1945 Death of Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b.1875) on this day in history. 

1947 Ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67 on this day in history. 

1950 Death of Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist (b. 1871) on August - 19. 

1954 On August - 19 alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53), dies at 73 

1957 On this day in history death of david Bomberg, English painter (b. 1890) 

1958 Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, dies at 63 on August - 19. 

1959 Jacob Epstein, US/English sculptor/painter, dies at 78 on this day in history. 

1962 On August - 19 kerstin Hesselgren, 1st woman in Swedish parliament, dies at 90 

1963 Death of Kathleen Parlow, Canadian violinist (b. 1890) on August - 19. 

1967 Carl W de Vries, Dutch (Great-granddad King William III), dies at 84 on August - 19. 

1968 Sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44 on August - 19. 

1970 On this day in history death of paweł Jasienica, Polish historian (b. 1909) 

1971 Walther Victor, writer, dies on this day in history. 

1974 Death of ... Davies, US ambassador on Cyprus, murdered on this day in history. 

1975 On August - 19 death of jim Londos, wrestler (b. 1897) 

1976 Alastair Sim, actor (Christmas Carol, Green for Danger), dies at 75 on August - 19. 

1977 On August - 19 groucho Martin, NYC, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86 

1979 Dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack on August - 19. 

1981 On August - 19 jessie Matthews, actress (Gangway, First a Girl), dies at 74 

1982 Death of August Neo, Estonian wrestler (b. 1908) on this day in history. 

1986 On this day in history hermione Baddeley, actress (Camp Runamuck, Maude), dies at 79 

1987 On this day in history hayden Rorke, Brooklyn, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Night Walker), dies 

1990 On August - 19 ben Rutgers Van de Loeff-Basenau, children's book writer, dies at 80 

1992 On August - 19 feliks Arons, Dutch director/actor (A Bridge Too Far), dies at 48 

1993 Jean King, actress (Night Hasa a Thousand Eyes), dies at 76 on August - 19. 

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