Famous Deaths on July 19

• 514 Symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies
• 1054 Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies
• 1234 Floris IV, Count of Holland, killed in a tournament at 23

• 1346 Dirk IV, Lord of Valkenburg and Monschau – Bütgenbach (1332-46), dies in the battle of Vottem at about 36
• 1374 Francesco Petrarca [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69
• 1415 Philippa of Lancaster, Queen of Portugal as wife of King John I (1387-1415), dies of the plague at 55
• 1534 Willem van Enkenvoirt, Dutch Cardinal (confident of Pope Adrian VI) and Bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70
• 1543 Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England
• 1545 George Carew, English admiral, drowns
• 1545 Roger Grenville, English captain of Mary Rose, drowns
• 1625 Samuel Besler, German-Polish composer, dies at 50
• 1627 Dirck R “Didericus” Camphuysen, poet/printer/vicar, dies at about 41
• 1631 Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher (b. 1550)
• 1687 Laura Martinozzi, Duchess of Modena (b. 1637)
• 1688 Cornelis van Aerssen, Dutch governor of Suriname (1683-88), murdered at 50
• 1700 Hieronymus Gradenthaler, German composer, dies at 62

• 1730 Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, Flemish composer, dies at 49
• 1740 François van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname, Algeria), dies at 71
• 1742 John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45
• 1742 William Somervile, English poet known for “The Chace”, dies at 66
• 1770 Francis Cotes, English portrait painter and founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts (The Young Cricketer), dies at 44 [1]
• 1810 Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Prussia and wife of Frederick William III, dies at 34
• 1811 Christian Gotthilf Tag, German composer, dies at 76

• 1838 Frédéric-Nicolas Duvernoy, French horn player and composer, dies at 72
• 1838 Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist known for the Dulong–Petit law, dies at 53
• 1844 Heinrich Domnich, German hornist and composer, dies at 77
• 1847 Johann Wilhelm Wilms, German-Dutch organist and composer (Wien Neêrlands Bloed – Dutch national anthem, 1815-1932), dies at 75
• 1850 Giovanni Ossoli, Italian marquis and revolutionary, dies in a shipwreck

• 1852 Anne François Mellinet, French-Belgian general (Antwerp), dies at 83
• 1857 Stefano Franscini, Swiss Federal Councilor, 1st Italian speaking councilor, dies at 60
• 1868 Soji Okita, Japanese samurai, 1st Captain of the Shinsengumi (b. 1842 or 1844)
• 1873 Samuel Wilberforce, English bishop and one of the greatest public speakers of his day (remembered for his opposition to Darwin’s theory of evolution), dies at 67
• 1878 Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician (analysis and number theory), dies at 31
• 1881 Isaac Baumann, Jewish pioneer and trader in Bloemfontein, South Africa, dies at 67
• 1882 Ivan Gagarin, Russian Jesuit and founding editor of Études, dies at 67
• 1886 Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet known for “The Book Of Cesário Verde”, dies of tuberculosis at 31
• 1888 Yamaoka Tesshū, Japanese swordsman and master of kendo, dies at 52
• 1893 James T. Holtzclaw, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 59
• 1895 Henri Ernest Baillon, French botanist (History of Plants), dies at 67
• 1896 Abraham H. Cannon, American member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church, dies at 37
• 1906 Ferdinand Brunetière, French writer and critic, dies at 57
• 1907 Hector Malot, French writer (Alone in the World), dies at 77
• 1913 Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia for one day in 1882, dies at 60
• 1914 Alexander Conze, German archaeologist, dies at 82
• 1918 Joost van Vollenhoven, Dutch-French colonial administrator (French West Africa) and solider, dies in the Second Battle of the Marne at 40
• 1930 Robert Stout, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1884-87), dies at 85
• 1939 Rose Hartwick Thorpe, American poet (Curfew Must Not Ring) and writer, dies at 89
• 1939 Tom Hayward, English cricket batsman (35 Tests, 3 x 100; HS 137; Surrey CCC), dies at 68
• 1940 Samuel H Chang, US newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai
• 1944 Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated
• 1944 Harry CA Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania), dies at 87
• 1944 Will Marion Cook, American violinist, choral director, and composer, dies at 75
• 1945 George Barbier, American actor (Tarzan’s Revenge, Wife vs Secretary), dies at 80

• 1947 U Razak, Burmese politician, assassinated along six other independence leaders (now called Martyr’s Day) at 49
• 1949 Frank Murphy, American politician and 56th United States Attorney General, dies at 59
• 1951 Max Ettinger, Jewish-German composer (Jiddische Requiem), dies at 77
• 1953 Maurice J. Tobin, 56th Governor of Massachusetts, dies at 52
• 1954 Jean Roger-Ducasse, French composer, dies at 81
• 1957 Curzio Malaparte [Kurt E Suckert], Italian author (Kaputt), dies at 59
• 1958 Robert Earl Hughes, American man who became heaviest known human (485 kg), dies at 32
• 1964 Carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69
• 1965 Clyde Beatty, American animal trainer and actor (Africa Screams, The Big Cage), dies from cancer at 62

• 1969 Mary Jo Kopechne, American political campaign specialist and Ted Kennedy’s car passenger, drowns off of Chappaquiddick (Massachusetts) Island at 28
• 1969 Pavel I Apostolov, Russian military bandmaster, dies
• 1970 Barry Wood [Louis Rappaport], American singer (Your Hit Parade), and television producer, dies at 61
• 1972 Hezekiah M. Washburn, American Presbyterian Congo missionary, dies at 88
• 1972 Sally Benson, American writer (Meet Me In St. Louis), dies at 74
• 1973 Vasily Dmitriyevich Shcheglov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 33
• 1974 Ernő Schwarz, Hungarian-American soccer forward (2 caps Hungary; Ferencváros, NY Giants, NY Americans) and coach (United States [men] 1953-56), dies at 69
• 1974 Joe Flynn, American character actor (McHale’s Navy – “Capt. Binghamton; The Love Bug; The Rescuers), dies of a heart attack while swimming in his pool at 49
• 1975 (William) “Lefty” Frizzell, American country music singer and songwriter (“If You’ve Got the Money (I’ve Got the Time)”; “Saginaw, Michigan”), dies at 47
• 1976 Gene Roth [Eugene Stutenroth], American actor (She Demons, Tormented, The Spider), dies at 73
• 1976 Sal Tas, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 70
• 1977 John R Powers, American director model bureau, dies at 80

• 1980 Hans Morgenthau, German-American political scientist, international relationship expert, and author (Politics Among Nations), dies at 76
• 1981 Louis Cheslock, British-born American violinist, composer and educator of Polish heritage (Peabody Institute, 1916-76), dies at 82
• 1981 Roger Doucet, French Canadian tenor, noted for his bilingual rendition of national anthem “O Canada” at Montreal sporting events, dies of a brain tumor at 62
• 1982 John Harvey, stage and film actor (b. 1911)
• 1984 Carol Eberts Veazie, actress (Maude Endles-Norby), dies at 89
• 1984 Faina Ranevskaya, Russian actress (b. 1896)
• 1984 Geert Lubberhuizen, Dutch publisher (Busy Bee), dies at 68
• 1985 Janusz A. Zajdel, Polish sci-fi author (The Whole Truth about Planet Xi), dies at 47
• 1985 John Canaday, American art critic (Metropolitan Museum of Art Portfolios), dies at 78
• 1986 Alfredo Binda, Italian road cyclist (first to win Giro d’Italia x 5; World Road Race C’ship 1927, 30, 32), dies at 83
• 1989 Carl-Heinz Schroth, German director and actor (Strafverteidiger), dies at 87
• 1989 Kazimierz Sabbat, President of the Republic of Poland in Exile (1986-89), dies at 76
• 1990 Eddie Quillan, American actor (Mutiny on the Bounty, Julia, Hell Town), dies of cancer at 83
• 1990 Herbert Nelson, actor (Guilding Light), dies of a stroke at 76
• 1990 Johnny Wayne, comedian (Wayne & Shuster), dies of cancer at 72
• 1990 Lluís Maria Millet, Catalan composer, and musical director (Catalan Orfeón, 1945-77), dies at 84
• 1991 Gino Negri, Italian composer, songwriter, and actor, dies at 72

• 1992 Bert Brugman, Dutch puppeteer (Dutch marionette theater), dies
• 1992 Heinz Galinski, President (Central council for Jews in Germany), dies at 79
• 1992 Paolo Borsellino, Italian anti-mafia judge, murdered by the Silician Mafia with a car bomb at 52
• 1993 Elmar Klos, Czech film director (The Shop on Main Street), dies at 83
• 1993 Szymon Goldberg, Polish-American violinist, and conductor (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra). dies at 84
• 1994 Frederik “Frits” van der More, archaeologist/art historian, dies at 87
• 1994 Gottfried Reinhardt, theatre Producer, dies at 81
• 1994 Nathan Susskind, Slovak-American linguist (Yiddish), dies at 87
• 1994 Nick Banton, British founder of Body Positive, dies of an AIDS related illness at 37
• 1994 Ray Flaherty, American Pro Football Hall of Fame end (NFL C’ship 1934 NY Giants; First-team All-Pro 1928, 29, 32) and coach (NFL C’ship 1937, 42 Washington Redskins), dies at 90
• 1994 Rudolf Firkušný, Moravian-American pianist (Julliard), dies at 82
• 1995 Dorothy McHugh, American actress (I Fallen & I Can’t Get Up), dies at 87
• 1995 James Smiddy, American basketball coach (national high school record 1,216 wins; Charleston HS, Bradley Central HS), dies at 71
• 1995 Michael Andrews, British painter, dies at 66
• 1995 Sydney Lipton, British dance band bandleader, dies at 89
• 1996 (Emmanual Tettey) “E.T.” Mensah, Ghanaian saxophonist, known as the “King of Highlife” music (Accra Rhythmic Orchestra; The Tempos), dies at 77
• 1996 David Nicolson, British businessman and politician (Chairman of BTR Industries-1969), dies at 73
• 1996 Lawrence Jenco, American Roman Catholic priest who was held hostage in Beirut, Lebanon, dies at 61
• 1996 Mervyn Hugh Cowie, wildlife conservationist, dies at 87
• 1996 Owen Tudor Williams, English civil engineer (built UK motorways including Spaghetti junction, dies at 79
• 1996 Pran Nath Chhuttani, Indian physician and teacher, dies at 81
• 1998 Antoine Tisne, French composer, dies at 65
• 1998 Elmer Valo, American baseball outfielder (one of only 4, four-decade MLB players 1939-61; Philadelphia, KC Athletics), dies at 77
• 2001 Judy Clay [Guions], American soul and gospel singer, dies from complications from a car accident at 62
• 2002 Alan Lomax, American ethnomusicologist, and folklorist (Library of Congress Archive of American Folk Song), dies at 87
• 2002 Spec Shea, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star, World Series 1947; NY Yankees, Washington Sens), dies after heart surgery at 81
• 2002 Vladimir Vasyutin, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-14), dies of cancer at 50
• 2003 Bill Bright, American evangelist (b. 1921)
• 2003 Pierre Graber, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1970–1978), dies at 94
• 2004 Reverend Francis Marzen, American Catholic prelate (b. 1924)
• 2004 Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (1980-82), dies at 93
• 2005 Alain Bombard, French biologist, physician, and politician who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a small boat to test his theory that a shipwrecked person could survive without provisions, dies at 80
• 2005 Edward Bunker, American Crime novelist (No Beast So Fierce; Animal Factory), actor (Straight Time; Reservoir Dogs), screenwriter, and felon, dies at 71
• 2005 Frank Rogers, English newspaper executive (IPC, NPA Telegraph), dies at 85
• 2005 John Tyndall, British fascist political activist (Chairman of the British National Party, 1982- 99), dies of heart failure at 71
• 2006 Jack Warden [John Lebzelter Jr], American character actor (Shampoo, Heaven Can Wait, Brian’s Song), dies of heart and kidney failure at 85
• 2007 A. K. Faezul Huq, Bangladeshi politician and lawyer, dies at 62
• 2007 Roberto Fontanarrosa, Argentine cartoonist (b. 1944)
• 2008 Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian comedienne, singer and actress, worlds longest acting career (1922-2008), dies at 101
• 2008 Eddie Fuller, South African cricket fast bowler (7 Tests, 22 wickets, BB 5/66; Western Province, Cumbria CCC), dies at 76
• 2009 Frank McCourt, Irish-American Pulitzer Prize winning author (Angela’s Ashes), and teacher, dies of cancer at 78
• 2010 Andy Hummell, American rock bassist (Big Star, 1971-73),
  dies of cancer at 59
• 2010 Cécile Aubry, French actress (The Black Rose), author (Belle et Sébastien), television screenwriter and director, dies at 81
• 2010 David Warren, Australian scientist and inventor (Flight Data Recorder; Cockpit Voice Recorder – “the black box”), dies at 85
• 2011 Julian Oswald, British Admiral of the Fleet, widened women’s role in the services, dies at 77 [1]
• 2011 Karen Khachaturian, Russian composer, dies at 90
• 2011 Sheila Burrell, British actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark), dies at 89
• 2012 Omar Suleiman, Egyptian general and head of Egyptian intelligence under Mubarak, dies from a heart attack at 76
• 2013 Bert Trautmann, German soccer goalkeeper (Manchester City 508 games; FWA Footballer of the Year 1956), dies from heart failure at 89
• 2013 Mel Smith, English comedian, actor and filmmaker (Morons From Outer Space; Bean), dies of a heart attack at 60
• 2013 Phil Woosnam, Welsh soccer striker (Wales 17 caps; Leyton Orient, West Ham United, Aston Villa) and manager (USA 1968), dies from prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s disease at 90
• 2013 Poncie Ponce, American actor (Kazuo Kim-Hawaiian Eye), dies from heart failure at 80

• 2014 Paul M. Fleiss, American controversial pediatrician and father of Heidi Fleiss, dies at 90
• 2014 Skye McCole Bartusiak, American actress, dies at 21
• 2015 Al Checco, American actor (Extreme Close-up), dies at 93
• 2015 Galina Prozumenshchikova, Ukrainian swimmer (Olympic gold USSR 200m breaststroke 1964; silver 100m breaststroke 1968, 72; bronze 200m breaststroke 1968, 72), dies after a long illness at 66
• 2015 Sybren Polet [Sijbe Minnema], Dutch writer and poet (Mannekino), dies at 91
• 2015 Václav Snítil, Czech violinist (Czech Nonet), and teacher (Prague Academy of Performing Arts, 1964-2015), dies at 87
• 2015 Van Alexander [Alexander Van Vliet Feldman], American composer, arranger (“A-Tisket, A-Tasket”), and orchestra leader (Dean Martin Show), dies at 100
• 2016 Betsy Bloomingdale, American socialite and fashion leader, dies at 93

• 2019 César Pelli, Argentine American architect (Petronas Towers), dies at 92
• 2019 Jeremy Kemp, British actor (The Winds of War; The Blue Max), dies at 84 [1]
• 2019 Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor (Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, Osterman Weekend), dies at 75
• 2020 Emitt Rhodes, American rock singer-songwriter, musician (Merry-Go-Round), sound engineer, and record producer, dies at 70
• 2021 Jenny Lynn, American bodybuilder (IFBB Figure Olympia 2006, 07; Figure International 2003, 04, 05), dies from a seizure at 49
• 2021 Layne Flack, American poker player (6 x World Series of Poker bracelets), dies at 52
• 2022 Q Lazzarus [Diane Luckey], American new-wave singer-songwriter (Goodbye Horses), dies at 61
• 2023 Remigijus Valiulis, Lithuanian athlete (Olympic gold USSR 4×400m relay 1980), dies at 64
• 2024 Kevan Gosper, Australian sports executive (president Australian Olympic Committee 1985–1990; chairman Australian Institute of Sport 1980–85), dies at 90
• 2024 Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player (World Champion 1970, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78; Pot Black 1969, 78), dies from cancer at 91
• 2024 Sheila Jackson Lee, American politician (US Representative from Texas, 1994-2024), dies of pancreatic cancer at 74
• 2024 Toumani Diabaté, Malian traditional musician, world music and flamenco kora (21-string lute/harp mash-up) player, dies of kidney failure at 58 [1] [2]

July 19 Highlights