Famous people died in 19 August

Augustus

Augustus

Augustus was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor

Ancient Roman394 views

George Gamow

George Gamow was a renowned Russian theoretical physicist who did ground breaking work in the field of quantum tunneling and Big Bang Theory

RussianMarch 4, 1904149 views

Levy Mwanawasa

Levy Mwanawasa was the third President of Zambia

Otto Frank

Otto Frank was a German businessman, famous as the father of Anne Frank

GermanMay 12, 1889205 views

Linus Pauling

Linus Pauling was a scientist, chemist, bio-chemist and peace activist best known for his work in the field of ‘quantum chemistry’ and ‘molecular biology’

AmericanFebruary 28, 1901205 views

Federico García Lorca

Federico García Lorca was a famous Spanish poet who had written the popular 'Romancero Gitano'

SpanishJune 5, 1898161 views

Louis Anquetin

Louis Anquetin was a contemporary of Vincent von Gough and a celebrated painter in his own right

FrenchJanuary 26, 1861111 views

Vasili Arkhipov

Vasili Arkhipov was a Soviet Navy officer who is credited for 'saving the world' from a nuclear war by casting the decisive vote that prevented a Soviet nuclear strike on U.S

RussianJanuary 30, 1926494 views

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx was an American Comedian

AmericanOctober 2, 1890164 views

Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician and physicist who laid the foundation for the modern theory of probabilities

FrenchJune 19, 1623189 views