Died on
Who died on February 19
87 figures who shaped history died on February 19.
- 87deaths
- 45events
Best known
Best known
Irene Doukaina
Byzantine empress from 1081 to 1118
Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
Sufi saint and poet
Thomas Arundel
English archbishop
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
Queen of Portugal from 1433 to 1438
Enno I, Count of East Frisia
Count of East Frisia
Erasmus Reinhold
German astronomer and mathematician
Irene Doukaina — Byzantine empress from 1081 to 1118, who died on February 19 1133.
Lal Shahbaz Qalandar — Sufi saint and poet, who died on February 19 1275.
Thomas Arundel — English archbishop, who died on February 19 1414.
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal — Queen of Portugal from 1433 to 1438, who died on February 19 1445.
Enno I, Count of East Frisia — Count of East Frisia, who died on February 19 1491.
Erasmus Reinhold — German astronomer and mathematician, who died on February 19 1553.
All entries
- 197AAD 197Calendar year
- 446
Leontius of TrierBishop of Trier - 1300
Munio of Zamora - 1408TThomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf15th-century English nobleman
- 1602
Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of MercœurFrench and Breton nobleman - 1605
Orazio VecchiItalian composer - 1622
Henry Savile (Bible translator)English scholar and mathematician - 1672
Charles ChauncyAnglo-American clergyman and president of Harvard College - 1709
Tokugawa TsunayoshiJapanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military leader of Japan from 1680 to 1709 - 1716
Dorothe EngelbretsdatterNorwegian writer - 1785
Mary, Countess of HaroldEnglish noble - 1789NNicholas Van Dyke (politician, born 1738)American Founding Father and politician
- 1799
Jean-Charles de BordaFrench scientist and Navy officer - 1806
Elizabeth CarterEnglish poet and polymath - 1837
Georg BüchnerGerman dramatist - 1837
Thomas Burgess (bishop of Salisbury)English Anglican bishop - 1887
MultatuliDutch writer - 1897
Karl WeierstrassGerman mathematician - 1915
Gopal Krishna GokhaleIndian political leader and social reformer - 1916
Ernst MachAustrian physicist, philosopher and university educator - 1927
Robert Fuchs (composer)Austrian composer and music teacher - 1928
George Howard Earle Jr.American lawyer - 1936
Billy MitchellUnited States Army general - 1945
John BasiloneUS Marine Corps gunnery sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient - 1951
André GideFrench author and Nobel laureate - 1952
Knut HamsunNorwegian novelist - 1953
Richard RushallBritish businessman and mayor of Rangoon - 1957
Maurice GarinFrench cyclist - 1959
Willard MillerUnited States Navy Medal of Honor recipient - 1962
Georgios PapanikolaouGreek pathologist - 1969
Madge BlakeAmerican actress - 1970
Ralph FlandersAmerican engineer, industrialist, and politician - 1972
John GriersonScottish documentary filmmaker - 1972
Lee MorganAmerican jazz trumpeter - 1973
Joseph SzigetiHungarian violinist - 1977
Anthony CroslandBritish politician - 1977
Mike González (catcher)Cuban baseball player - 1980
Bon ScottScottish Australian singer - 1983
Alice WhiteAmerican actress - 1988
André Frédéric CournandFrench-American physician and physiologist - 1992
Tojo YamamotoAmerican professional wrestler - 1994
Derek JarmanBritish film director and artist - 1996
Charlie FinleyAmerican businessman - 1997
Leo RostenAmerican humorist and lexicographer
- 1997
Deng XiaopingLeader of China from 1978 to 1989 - 1998
Grandpa JonesMusical artist - 1999
Mohammed al-SadrIraqi Twelver Shi'a cleric - 2000
Friedensreich HundertwasserAustrian-born visual artist - 2001
Liza 'N' EliazBelgian musical artist - 2001
Stanley KramerAmerican film director and producer
- 2001
Charles TrenetFrench singer-songwriter - 2002
Sylvia RiveraAmerican LGBT rights activist - 2003
Johnny PaycheckAmerican country singer - 2007
Janet BlairAmerican singer and actress - 2007
Celia FrancaCo-founder of the National Ballet of Canada - 2008
Yegor LetovRussian musician - 2008
Lydia ShumHong Kong–Canadian comedian and actress - 2009
Kelly GroucuttBritish bassist - 2011
Ollie MatsonAmerican football player and sprinter - 2012
Ruth Barcan MarcusAmerican philosopher - 2012
Jaroslav Velinský - 2012
Vitaly VorotnikovSoviet politician - 2013
Armen AlchianAmerican economist - 2013PPark Chul-sooSouth Korean film director, producer, screenwriter and actor
- 2013
Robert Coleman RichardsonAmerican experimental physicist - 2013
Donald RichieAmerican writer and film historian - 2013
Eugene WhelanCanadian politician - 2014
Kresten BjerreDanish footballer - 2014
Dale GardnerAmerican astronaut - 2014
Valery KubasovSoviet and Russian cosmonaut - 2015
Harold Johnson (boxer)American boxer - 2015
Nirad MohapatraIndian film director - 2015
Harris WittelsAmerican actor, comedian, writer, and musician - 2016
Umberto EcoItalian semiotician, philosopher and writer - 2016
Harper LeeAmerican novelist - 2016CChiaki MorosawaJapanese anime screenwriter
- 2016
Samuel WillenbergPolish survivor of Treblinka
- 2017
Larry CoryellAmerican jazz guitarist - 2019
Karl LagerfeldGerman fashion designer - 2020
José Mojica MarinsBrazilian filmmaker - 2020
Pop SmokeAmerican rapper
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Who died on February 19?
87 people with a Wikipedia article died on February 19, including Irene Doukaina, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Thomas Arundel. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on February 19?
45 documented historical events happened on February 19, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Huaynaputina, a stratovolcano in present-day Peru, produced the largest recorded volcanic explosion in South America. On the same day, in another year: Peninsular War: Outnumbered French forces under Édouard Mortier routed and nearly destroyed Spanish troops at the Battle of the Gebora near Badajoz, Spain. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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