Died on August 19
Remembering 20 notable people who died on this day
Anker Sørensen
deceasedDanish film editor and director (1926–2010) · 1926–2010
Days lived
Lived 30,790 days
🇨🇭Beda Allemann
deceasedSwiss literary critic and essayist (1926-1991) · 1926–1991
Days lived
Lived 23,880 days
🇺🇸Blind Willie McTell
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1898–1959
Days lived
Lived 22,386 days
🇬🇧Brian Aldiss
deceasedartist · 1925–2017
Days lived
Lived 33,605 days
🇩🇪Claire Rommer
deceasedGerman actress (1904-1996) · 1904–1996
Days lived
Lived 33,494 days
🇩🇪Egon Bahr
deceasedwriter · 1922–2015
Days lived
Lived 34,123 days
Ernst van den Berg
deceasedDutch field hockey player (1915-1989) · 1915–1989
Days lived
Lived 26,924 days
🇪🇸Federico García Lorca
deceasedSpanish poet, dramatist and prose writer (1898–1936) · 1898–1936
Days lived
Lived 13,955 days
🇩🇪Felix Huby
deceasedGerman author and director (1938–2022) · 1938–2022
Days lived
Lived 30,558 days
🇦🇹Ferdinand Käs
deceasedAustrian soldier (1914–1988) · 1914–1988
Days lived
Lived 27,195 days
🇺🇸George Gamow
deceasedwriter · 1904–1968
Days lived
Lived 23,545 days
🇺🇸Jacob Epstein
deceasedAmerican-British sculptor (1880–1959) · 1880–1959
Days lived
Lived 28,771 days
🇺🇸Jay S. Fishman
deceasedserved as chairman and chief executive officer of The Travelers Companies. (1952–2016) · 1952–2016
Days lived
Lived 23,300 days
🇫🇷Jean-Albert Grégoire
deceasedFrench racing driver (1899-1992) · 1899–1992
Days lived
Lived 34,012 days
John Warnock
deceasedTech CEOs · 1940–2023
Days lived
Lived 30,268 days
Joseph Hill
deceasedsinger and songwriter for the reggae group Culture (1949-2006) · 1949–2006
Days lived
Lived 21,029 days
🇩🇪Karl Otto Götz
deceasedartist · 1914–2017
Days lived
Lived 37,800 days
🇺🇸Linus Pauling
deceasedAmerican scientist (1901–1994) · 1901–1994
Days lived
Lived 34,141 days
🇫🇷Pierre Schaeffer
deceasedFrench composer and musicologist (1910-1995) · 1910–1995
Days lived
Lived 31,052 days
🇩🇪Rudolf Miele
deceasedentrepreneur · 1929–2004
Days lived
Lived 27,318 days