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Famous Deaths on February 19

13 notable people died on February 19, including André F. Cournand, Renato Dulbecco, Robert C. Richardson.

Total Deaths
13
Avg Age at Death
72
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

2 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1975)
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1996)

20th Century

4 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1956)
Jan Piekałkiewicz
Jan Piekałkiewicz
economistmathematician
Polish mathematician
Mexican poet, diplomat and doctor (1871–1952)
Giorgi Shervashidze
Giorgi Shervashidze
military personnelopinion journalist
Prince of Abkhazia (1846–1918)

18th Century

2 deaths
Jean-Charles de Borda
Jean-Charles de Borda
mathematicianmilitary engineer
French scientist, political advisor and sailor (1733-1799)
Norwegian writer

17th Century

1 death
Giovanni Pietro Bellori
Giovanni Pietro Bellori
archaeologistart historian
Italian painter and biographer (1613-1696)

16th Century

1 death
Blaise de Vigenère
Blaise de Vigenère
alchemistcryptographer
French cryptographer (1523-1596)

15th Century

1 death
HG
Henry of Gorkum
philosophertheologian
Theologian

14th Century

2 deaths
1st Bahmani Sultan
Takatsukasa Fuyuhira
Takatsukasa Fuyuhira
politicianwaka poet
Kugyo or highest-ranking Japanese court noble of the Kamakura period

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