19 January Deaths

January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 346 days remaining until the end of the year (347 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Sunday or Monday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Wednesday or Friday (56).

    520 – John of Cappadocia
    639 – Dagobert I, Frankish king (b. 603)
    1302 – Al-Hakim I, Caliph of Cairo
    1526 – Isabella of Austria (b. 1501)
    1547 – Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, English poet (b. 1516)
    1576 – Hans Sachs, German poet and playwright (b. 1494)
    1636 – Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, Flemish painter (b.1561)
    1661 – Thomas Venner, English rebel leader (b. 1599)
    1729 – William Congreve, English playwright and poet (b. 1670)
    1755 – Jean-Pierre Christin, French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1683)
    1757 – Thomas Ruddiman, Scottish scholar and academic (b. 1674)
    1766 – Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French architect and painter (b. 1695)
    1785 – Jonathan Toup, English scholar and critic (b. 1713)
    1833 – Ferdinand Hérold, French pianist and composer (b. 1791)
    1847 – Charles Bent, American soldier and politician, 1st Governor of New Mexico (b. 1799)
    1847 – Athanasios Christopoulos, Greek poet (b. 1772)
    1851 – Esteban Echeverría, Argentinian poet and author (b. 1805)
    1853 – Karl Faber, German historian and academic (b. 1773)
    1865 – Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and politician (b. 1809)
    1869 – Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (b. 1788)
    1874 – August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet and scholar (b. 1798)
    1878 – Henri Victor Regnault French physicist and chemist (b. 1810)
    1905 – Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher and author (b. 1817)
    1906 – Bartolomé Mitre, Argentinian historian and politician, 6th President of Argentina (b. 1821)
    1908 – Roberto Bompiani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1821)
    1929 – Liang Qichao, Chinese journalist, philosopher, and scholar (b. 1873)
    1930 – Frank P. Ramsey, British mathematician, philosopher and economist (b. 1903)
    1938 – Branislav Nušić, Serbian author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1864)
    1945 – Gustave Mesny, French general (b. 1886)
    1948 – Tony Garnier, French architect and urban planner, designed the Stade de Gerland (b. 1869)
    1954 – Theodor Kaluza, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1885)
    1957 – József Dudás, Romanian-Hungarian activist and politician (b. 1912)
    1963 – Clement Smoot, American golfer (b. 1884)
    1964 – Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist (b. 1886)
    1965 – Arnold Luhaäär, Estonian weightlifter (b. 1905)
    1968 – Ray Harroun, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1879)
    1972 – Michael Rabin, American violinist (b. 1936)
    1973 – Max Adrian, Irish-English actor (b. 1903)
    1975 – Thomas Hart Benton, American painter and educator (b. 1889)
    1976 – Hidetsugu Yagi, Japanese engineer and academic (b. 1886)
    1979 – Moritz Jahn, German novelist and poet (b. 1884)
    1980 – William O. Douglas, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1898)
    1981 – Francesca Woodman, American photographer (b. 1958)
    1982 – Elis Regina, Brazilian soprano (b. 1945)
    1984 – Max Bentley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1920)
    1987 – Lawrence Kohlberg, American psychologist and academic (b. 1927)
    1990 – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Indian guru and mystic (b. 1931)
    1990 – Alberto Semprini, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1908)
    1990 – Herbert Wehner, German politician, 6th Minister of Intra-German Relations (b. 1906)
    1991 – Marcel Chaput, Canadian biochemist and journalist (b. 1918)
    1995 – Gene MacLellan, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
    1996 – Don Simpson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1943)
    1997 – James Dickey, American poet and novelist (b. 1923)
    1998 – Carl Perkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1932)
    1999 – Ivan Francescato, Italian rugby player (b. 1967)
    2000 – Bettino Craxi, Italian lawyer and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1934)
    2000 – Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress, singer, and mathematician (b. 1913)
    2001 – Dario Vittori, Italian-Argentinian actor and producer (b. 1921)
    2003 – Milton Flores, Honduran footballer (b. 1974)
    2003 – Françoise Giroud, French journalist, screenwriter, and politician, French Minister of Culture (b. 1916)
    2004 – Harry E. Claiborne, American lawyer and judge (b. 1917)
    2004 – David Hookes, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1955)
    2005 – K. Sello Duiker, South African author and screenwriter (b. 1974)
    2006 – Anthony Franciosa, American actor (b. 1928)
    2006 – Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
    2006 – Awn Alsharif Qasim, Sudanese author and scholar (b. 1933)
    2006 – Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer and pilot (b. 1921)
    2007 – Hrant Dink, Turkish journalist and activist (b. 1954)
    2007 – Denny Doherty, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
    2007 – Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer-songwriter (b. 1969)
    2008 – Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (b. 1937)
    2008 – John Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
    2008 – Don Wittman, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1936)
    2010 – Bill McLaren, Scottish rugby player and sportscaster (b. 1923)
    2012 – Peter Åslin, Swedish ice hockey player (b. 1962)
    2012 – Sarah Burke, Canadian skier (b. 1982)
    2012 – Peter de Francia, French-English painter and illustrator (b. 1921)
    2012 – Gene Methvin, American pilot and journalist (b. 1934)
    2012 – Winston Riley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1943)
    2012 – Rudi van Dantzig, Dutch ballet dancer and choreographer (b. 1933)
    2013 – Milt Bolling, American baseball player and scout (b. 1930)
    2013 – Taihō Kōki, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 48th Yokozuna (b. 1940)
    2013 – Stan Musial, American baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
    2013 – Frank Pooler, American conductor and composer (b. 1926)
    2013 – Earl Weaver, American baseball player and manager (b. 1930)
    2013 – Toktamış Ateş, Turkish academician, political commentator, columnist and writer (b. 1944)
    2014 – Azaria Alon, Ukrainian-Israeli environmentalist, co-founded the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (b. 1918)
    2014 – Christopher Chataway, English runner, journalist, and politician (b. 1931)
    2014 – Steven Fromholz, American singer-songwriter, producer, and poet (b. 1945)
    2014 – Al Lerner, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1919)
    2014 – Ben Starr, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1921)
    2014 – Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah, Sri Lankan-American anthropologist and academic (b. 1929)
    2015 – Justin Capră, Romanian engineer and academic (b. 1933)
    2015 – Michel Guimond, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1953)
    2015 – Ward Swingle, American-French singer-songwriter and conductor (b. 1927)
    2016 – Robert M. Carter, English paleontologist and geologist (b. 1942)
    2016 – Richard Levins, American ecologist and geneticist (b. 1930)
    2016 – Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1931)
    2016 – Sheila Sim, English actress (b. 1922)

Source: Wikipedia