Deaths in History on July 19

1742 John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45
1742 William Somervile, English poet (b. 1675)
1810 Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34

Agustín de Iturbide (1783-1824)

Mexican army general, politician and 1st emperor of Mexico, executed by firing squad at 40

1850 Giovanni Ossoli, Italian marquis/revolutionary, drowned
1850 Margaret Fuller [Ossoli], American feminist, activist and journalist (Women in the Nineteenth Century), dies in a shipwreck at 40
1852 Anne François Mellinet, French-Belgian general (Antwerp), dies at 83
1857 Stefano Franscini, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1796)
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
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
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 Charles T Stork, great industrialist (cotton mach factory), dies at 73
1895 Henri Ernest Baillon, French botanist (History of Plants), dies at 67
1896 Abraham H. Cannon, American Mormon apostle (b. 1859)
1906 Ferdinand Brunetière, French writer and critic, dies at 57
1907 Hector H Malot, French lawyer/author (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, Neth, gov-gen (French West-Africa), dies
1922 Cornelis Adrianus Pekelharing, Dutch physician, dies on 74th birthday
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
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

Aung San (1915-1947)

Burmese general and nationalist politician, assassinated by armed paramilitaries along with 6 members of his cabinet at 32

1947 U Razak, Burmese politician (b. 1898)
1949 Frank Murphy, American politician and 56th United States Attorney General, dies at 59
1953 Maurice J. Tobin, 56th Governor of Massachusetts, dies at 52
1955 Koos [Jacobus Jan] Vorrink, Dutch politician and socialist (SDAP/AJC/PvdA), dies at 64
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

Syngman Rhee (1875-1965)

1st President of South Korea (1948-60), dies at 90

1969 Mary Jo Kopechne, American political campaign specialist and Ted Kennedy's car passenger, drowns at 28
1969 Pavel I Apostolov, Russian military bandmaster, dies
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
1976 Sal Tas, Dutch journalist, dies at 70

Noel Wien (1899-1977)

American aviation pioneer (Wien Air Alaska), dies at 78

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
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 Kazimierz Sabbat, Polish president (b. 1913)
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 mafia
1993 Elmar Klos, Czech film director (The Shop on Main Street), dies at 83
1994 Frederik "Frits" van der More, archaeologist/art historian, dies at 87
1994 Gottfried Reinhardt, theatre Producer, dies at 81
1994 Nathan Susskind, Slovak/US linguist (Yiddish), dies at 87
1994 Nick Banton, founder of Body Positive, dies at 37
1995 Michael Andrews, British painter, dies at 66
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, civil engineer, dies at 79
1996 Pran Nath Chhuttani, Indian physician and teacher, dies at 81
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 (b. 1911)
2005 Alain Bombard, French Biologist, Physician, and Politician who made a solitary journey across the Atlantic ocean without provisions, dies at 80
2005 Edward Bunker, American writer (b. 1933)
2005 John Tyndall, British politician (b. 1934)
2007 A. K. Faezul Huq, Lawyer, politician, and freelance journalist (b. 1945)
2007 Roberto Fontanarrosa, Argentine cartoonist (b. 1944)
2008 Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian comedienne (b. 1907)
2009 Frank McCourt, Irish-American Pulitzer Prize winning author (Angela's Ashes), and teacher, dies of cancer at 78
2010 David Warren, Australian scientist and inventor (Flight Data Recorder; Cockpit Voice Recorder - "the black box"), dies at 85
2012 Omar Suleiman, Egyptian general and intelligence officer, dies from a heart attack at 76
2014 James Garner, American actor (Rockford Files, Bret Maverick), dies of acute myocardial infarction at 86
2014 Skye McCole Bartusiak, American actress, dies at 21
2015 Sybren Polet [Sijbe Minnema], Dutch writer and poet (Mannekino), dies at 91
2016 Betsy Bloomingdale, American socialite and fashion leader, dies at 93
2019 César Pelli, Argentine American architect (Petronas Towers), dies at 92
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