Famous People Who Died on March 19

Discover the most famous people who died on March 19. The list includes people like Ibn Khaldun, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Louis de Broglie, Arthur Balfour, Alexander Severus. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, actors, poets and historians and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Italy & France and many more countries.

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John DeLorean

(Engineer Known for His Work at 'General Motors' & Founder of the 'DeLorean Motor Company')

Birthdate: January 6, 1925

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Died: 2005

John DeLorean was an American inventor and engineer. Highly regarded for his work at General Motors, John DeLorean was an influential figure in the US automobile industry. He is credited with founding the popular American automobile manufacturer, The DeLorean Motor Company. DeLorean’s life inspired a couple of documentary films, including Framing John DeLorean where he was played by Alec Baldwin.

Randy Rhoads

(Guitarist, Musician, Classical guitarist)

Birthdate: December 6, 1956

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Santa Monica

Died: 1982

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke

(Science-Fiction Writer Known for His Novels: ‘Childhood's End’, ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ and ‘Rendezvous with Rama’)

Birthdate: December 16, 1917

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Minehead, Somerset, England

Died: 2008

Sir Arthur C. Clarke is best known for his short story The Sentinel, which became the basis of the screenplay of Stanley Kubrick’s science-fiction movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Clarke spent the final years of his life in Sri Lanka and hosted shows such as Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World.

Birthdate: September 1, 1875

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1950

Birthdate: August 15, 1892

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Dieppe

Died: 1987

Louis de Broglie was a French aristocrat and physicist who made important contributions to quantum theory. His de Broglie hypothesis, which suggests that all matter has wave properties, is one of the most important features in the theory of quantum mechanics. In 1929, de Broglie was honored with the Nobel Prize for Physics for his work.

Birthdate: August 19, 1902

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Died: 1971

Birthdate: January 21, 1922

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Died: 2008

Paul Kossoff

(Former Guitarist mainly known as the co-founder and guitarist for the English rock band Free)

Birthdate: September 14, 1950

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Hampstead, London, United Kingdom

Died: 1976

Anne Klein

(Fashion designer and Businesswoman, the founder and namesake of Anne Klein & Company)

Birthdate: August 3, 1923

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 1974

Birthdate: April 24, 1904

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Died: 1997

Willem de Kooning was a Dutch-American artist and one of the most famous practitioners of abstract expressionism of his generation. One of the 20th century's best-known artists, de Kooning is noted for paintings, such as Woman III (1953) and Interchange (1955). Many of his paintings have been sold for record prices.

Alexander III of Scotland

(King)

Birthdate: September 4, 1241

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire

Died: 1286

Birthdate: March 21, 1921

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Died: 1962

Vasily Stalin was the son of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and his second wife. Vasily joined the Air Force during Nazi Germany’s Operation Barbarossa. He was the youngest major-general of the Red Army. Following his father’s death, he sank into alcoholism and was also imprisoned for a while.

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

(Explorer)

Birthdate: November 22, 1643

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Rouen, Normandy, France

Died: 1687

Nike Ardilla

(Singer, Actress)

Birthdate: December 27, 1975

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Bandung, Indonesia

Died: 1995

Jimmy Breslin

(Journalist)

Birthdate: October 17, 1928

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Jamaica, New York, United States

Died: 2017

Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent

(Noblemen)

Birthdate: August 5, 1301

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

Died: 1330

Cesare Danova

(Actor)

Birthdate: March 1, 1926

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Died: 1992

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Valérie Quennessen

(Actress)

Birthdate: December 3, 1957

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Died: 1989

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Vasily Surikov

(Russian Realist History Painter)

Birthdate: January 24, 1848

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Died: 1916

Vasily Surikov was a Russian painter best remembered as an exponent of Realist history painting. Many of his paintings have been used as illustrations and that has contributed to his popularity among the general public. His life and career inspired a biographical movie named Vasily Surikov where Surikov was played by Russian-American actor Yevgeni Nikolayevich Lazarev.

Birthdate: June 1, 1843

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Beith

Died: 1930

Garry Winogrand

(Photographer)

Birthdate: January 14, 1928

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: New York City

Died: 1984

Elias Lönnrot

(Physician)

Birthdate: April 9, 1802

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Sammatti, Finland

Died: 1884

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Elinor Smith

(Aviator)

Birthdate: August 17, 1911

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Long Island, New York, United States

Died: 2010

Gaston Julia

(Mathematician)

Birthdate: February 3, 1893

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria

Died: 1978

Richard E. Bellman

(American Mathematician)

Birthdate: August 26, 1920

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: 1984

Leonid Govorov

(Military commander)

Birthdate: February 22, 1897

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Sovetsky District, Kirov Oblast

Died: 1955

Hugo Claus

(Author of the Novel 'The Sorrow of Belgium')

Birthdate: April 5, 1929

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Bruges, Belgium

Died: 2008

Bestselling Belgian author, painter, and filmmaker Hugo Claus penned a wide range of literary gems, including poems, novels, and plays, and rose to be one of his country’s finest literary figures. Known for his masterpiece The Sorrow of Belgium, the author chose to be euthanized after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Birthdate: April 19, 1931

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Rampur, Uttar Pradesh

Died: 2006

Known as the Shehenshah-e-Jazbat, or the King of Emotions, Pakistani actor Mohammad Ali was known for his versatility. Born in Rampur in British India, he migrated to the newly formed Pakistan after the Partition of India. He formed the Ali-Zaib Foundation, which assists thalassemia patients and has built hospitals.

Princess Anne of Orleans

(Aristocrat)

Birthdate: August 5, 1906

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, France

Died: 1986

Birthdate: June 19, 1595

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Amritsar, India

Died: 1644

Hamid Kahram

(Former Member of the Parliament of Iran (2000 - 2004))

Birthdate: 1958 AD

Birthplace: Tehran, Iran

Died: 2020

Hamid Kahram was an Iranian veterinarian and politician. He is best remembered for representing Ahwaz as a member of the Parliament of Iran from 2000 to 2004. During the presidential election in 2017, Hamid Kahram served as the leader of Hassan Rouhani's political campaign in Khuzestan province.

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski

(Polish Writer Best Known for His Epic Series on the History of Poland)

Birthdate: July 28, 1812

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland

Died: 1887

One of the greatest writers of the Romantic period in Poland, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski is best remembered for his historical novel An Ancient Tale. Accused of conspiring against the Russian government and imprisoned, he devoted his life to writing after his release. He was later imprisoned by Germany, too, for spying.

Carl Robert Jakobson

(Estonian Politician Who Played an Important Role in the 'Estonian National Awakening Movement')

Birthdate: July 26, 1841

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Tartu, Estonia

Died: 1882

Carl Robert Jakobson was an Estonian politician, writer, and teacher. He is best remembered for his role in the Estonian national awakening movement that unfolded during the latter half of the 19th century. As part of the movement, Carl Robert Jakobson founded a newspaper named Sakala in 1878, which became an important promoter of the cultural awakening.

Birthdate: March 19, 1883

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Chorley, Lancashire, England

Died: 1950

Clinton Hart Merriam

(Father of Mammalogy)

Birthdate: December 5, 1855

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 1942

Clinton Hart Merriam was an American mammalogist, zoologist, ornithologist, ecologist, entomologist, geographer, ethnographer, physician, and naturalist. Referred to as the father of mammalogy, Merriam owned a private collection of mammal specimens. Clinton Hart Merriam is also credited with co-founding the National Geographic Society and the American Ornithologists' Union.

Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski

(Aristocrat)

Birthdate: December 1, 1734

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Gdańsk, Poland

Died: 1823

Aurlus Mabélé

(Singer)

Birthdate: October 26, 1953

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Died: 2020

Nora Bayes

(Singer)

Birthdate: October 3, 1880

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1928

Alexandru Vaida-Voevod

(Politician)

Birthdate: February 27, 1872

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Austria-Hungary

Died: 1950

Birthdate: November 11, 1836

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

Died: 1907

E.M.S. Namboodiripad

(First Chief Minister of Kerala)

Birthdate: June 13, 1909

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Malappuram district, Kerala, India

Died: 1998

Communist Party leader E.M.S. Namboodiripad, better known as EMS, had been the chief minister of Kerala twice. Educated according to the tenets of the Namboodiri Yogakshema Sabha, he had initially been part of Mahatma Gandhi’s civil disobedience movement and an Indian National Congress supporter.

Hasegawa Tōhaku

(Painter)

Birthdate: 1539 AD

Birthplace: Nanao, Japan

Died: 1610

Hasegawa Tōhaku, one of the significant figures of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, is remembered for pioneering the Hasegawa school of painting. His Pine Trees is a celebrated piece of art. He specialized in painting panels, folding screens, and doors, such as the landscape painted on the doors of the Daikoku Temple.

Carlos Torre Repetto

(Chess player)

Birthdate: November 29, 1904

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Mérida, Mexico

Died: 1978

Pope Clement XI

(Pope)

Birthdate: July 23, 1649

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Urbino, Italy

Died: 1721

Birthdate: July 6, 1947

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England

Died: 1979

Richard Beckinsale was an English actor remembered for playing Lennie Godber in the sitcom Porridge and Alan Moore in Rising Damp. He also loved singing and playing the guitar and enjoyed playing football in charity matches. His sudden death at the age of 31 was met with great shock. His daughters—Kate and Samantha Beckinsale— went on to become actresses.

John Henry Lloyd

(Baseball player)

Birthdate: April 25, 1884

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Palatka, Florida, United States

Died: 1964

Oulaya

(Actress, Singer)

Birthdate: November 4, 1936

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia

Died: 1990

Carl McIntire

(Evangelist)

Birthdate: May 17, 1906

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States

Died: 2002

Carl McIntire was an American evangelist best remembered for his efforts that eventually led to the formation of the Bible Presbyterian Church where he also served as a minister. He is also credited with founding the American Council of Christian Churches as well as the International Council of Christian Churches, serving as a long-time president of the latter.

Fred Phelps

(Lawyer, Pastor, Journalist)