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Who died on 19 October?

Celebrities who died on 19 October

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Oldest

100 years, 11 months, 4 days

Youngest

31 years, 6 months, 17 days

Born first

5 November 1880

Died first

19 October 1918

Born last

1958

Died last

19 October 2022

writer, politician Mihail Sadoveanu

Mihail Sadoveanu

writer, politician

1961
Japanese photographer  Hiroh Kikai

Hiroh Kikai

Japanese photographer

2020
American football player  Charley Trippi

Charley Trippi

American football player

2022
American actor Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley

American actor

2010
actor Gig Young

Gig Young

actor

1978
Italian film director Umberto Lenzi

Umberto Lenzi

Italian film director

2017
Russian naval officer Mikhail Motsak

Mikhail Motsak

Russian naval officer

2019
Mexican photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Mexican photographer

2002
American jazz trumpeter Don Cherry

Don Cherry

American jazz trumpeter

1995
American football player and coach Don Faurot

Don Faurot

American football player and coach

1995
French artist, died 2019 Huang Yong Ping

Huang Yong Ping

French artist, died 2019

2019
American comic actress and singer Martha Raye

Martha Raye

American comic actress and singer

1994
German author Helmut Krüger

Helmut Krüger

German author

2022
British scientist Val Curtis

Val Curtis

British scientist

2020
British actress Lynda Bellingham

Lynda Bellingham

British actress

2014
American football player Bill Daley

Bill Daley

American football player

2015
German politician  Erhard Eppler

Erhard Eppler

German politician

2019
Russian physicist Valery Rubakov

Valery Rubakov

Russian physicist

2022
actor John Hodiak

John Hodiak

actor

1955
Indian writer Kakkanadan

Kakkanadan

Indian writer

2011
Italian racing cyclist Fiorenzo Magni

Fiorenzo Magni

Italian racing cyclist

2012
American actor and singer Rudy Ray Moore

Rudy Ray Moore

American actor and singer

2008
British musician Spencer Davis

Spencer Davis

British musician

2020
racecar driver Hermann Lang

Hermann Lang

racecar driver

1987
Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist Osamu Shimomura

Osamu Shimomura

Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist

2018
English singer-songwriter, musician Tony Lewis

Tony Lewis

English singer-songwriter, musician

2020
American actor Phillips Lord

Phillips Lord

American actor

1975
actor Nils Asther

Nils Asther

actor

1981
Argentine poet and composer Cátulo Castillo

Cátulo Castillo

Argentine poet and composer

1975
French tapestry weaver Michel Degand

Michel Degand

French tapestry weaver

2021
German actor Fritz Diez

Fritz Diez

German actor

1979
French Resistance member and Righteous Among the Nations Jeanne Brousse

Jeanne Brousse

French Resistance member and Righteous Among the Nations

2017
American writer John Jay Osborn, Jr.

John Jay Osborn, Jr.

American writer

2022
American musician Isham Jones

Isham Jones

American musician

1956
Dutch sculptor and writer  Jan Wolkers

Jan Wolkers

Dutch sculptor and writer

2007
American social scientist  Donald L. Shaw

Donald L. Shaw

American social scientist

2021
actress Betty Bronson

Betty Bronson

actress

1971
American politician  John "Jack" Roderick

John "Jack" Roderick

American politician

2020
actress Phyllis Kirk

Phyllis Kirk

actress

2006
French ballet dancer Yvette Chauviré

Yvette Chauviré

French ballet dancer

2016
Italian furniture designer Enzo Mari

Enzo Mari

Italian furniture designer

2020
Yugoslav officer and politician Branko Mamula

Branko Mamula

Yugoslav officer and politician

2021
Canadian actor Joseph Wiseman

Joseph Wiseman

Canadian actor

2009
Polish actor Wojciech Pszoniak

Wojciech Pszoniak

Polish actor

2020
Hungarian composer Dénes von Buday

Dénes von Buday

Hungarian composer

1963
Indian composer K. Raghavan

K. Raghavan

Indian composer

2013
actor Harold Lockwood

Harold Lockwood

actor

1918
British actor Guy Rolfe

Guy Rolfe

British actor

2003