31 notable people died on October 19, including Irénée-Jules Bienaymé, Ignazio Danti, Samuel Guthrie.
21st Century
7 deathsKenneth E. Iverson
computer scientistmathematician
Canadian computer scientist (1920–2004)
Ernest Maftei
actorepigrammatist
Romanian actor (1920-2006)
NF
Nkwain Francis
diplomatminister
Cameroon Senator
Mahmoud Zoufonoun
composer
Persian musician
AN
Alberto de Noronha
translatorwriter
Indian writer and translator (1920-2006)
BM
Branko Mihaljević
composerjournalist
Croatian composer and journalist (1931–2005)
Nosratollah Momtahen
athletesport shooter
Iranian sports shooter
20th Century
8 deathsErnest Rutherford
chemistnuclear physicist
New Zealand physicist (1871–1937)
Carl Curman
balneologistdraftsperson
Swedish physician (1833–1913)
Vere Gordon Childe
classical philologistlibrarian
British prehistorian archaeologist (1892–1957)
Samuel Lillo
academiclawyer
Chilean writer and lawyer.
Hjalmar Dahl
journalisttranslator
Finnish-Swedish journalist, translator and author
Ángel María Garibay K.
Catholic priestlinguist
Mexican Mesoamericanist Holi (1892–1967)
Dénes von Buday
composerfilm score composer
Hungarian composer (1890-1963)
Julio Argentino Roca
diplomatmilitary officer
Argentine politician and general, former president of Argentina (1843–1914)
19th Century
11 deathsIrénée-Jules Bienaymé
mathematicianstatistician
French mathematician (1796–1878)
Samuel Guthrie
chemistengineer
American physician
Benjamin Banneker
astronomereditor
Free African American scientist, surveyor, almanac author and farmer (1731–1806)
Alexander Aubert
astronomerbusinessperson
British astronomer (1730-1805)
Hanna Winsnes
novelistpoet
Norwegian poet, novelist and cookbook writer (1789-1872)
Mercy Otis Warren
historianphilosopher
American writer
George Stevenson
horticulturistjournalist
Australian journalist
Mathilda d'Orozco
composerharpsichordist
Swedish noble
George Pullman
entrepreneurfactory owner
Engineer and businessman from the United States (1831-1897)
Francis Guthrie
botanical collectorbotanist
South African mathematician and botanist (1831-1899)
James South
astronomer
British astronomer (1785-1867)
17th Century
3 deathsThalun
monarch
Eighth king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma
Johann Wilhelm Baier
theologianuniversity teacher
German theologian (1647-1695)
Thomas Browne
philosopherphysician
English polymath and author (1605–1682)
16th Century
2 deathsIgnazio Danti
astronomercartographer
Italian mathematician and cosmographer (1536–1586)
Gabriele Falloppio
anatomistbiologist
Italian anatomist (1523-1562)
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