Famous Deaths for 19th October 2025

1682 – Thomas Browne, English philosopher and writer (Garden of Cyrus), dies at 77
1902 – Jim Younger, American outlaw and member of the James-Younger Gang, commits suicide at 54
1912 – E. B. Dwyer, Austalian-born cricketer (Sussex bowler 1906-09), dies at 36
1992 – Petra Kelly, German politician found dead, apparent victim in murder-suicide at 44
1993 – Dionisio Herrero, Spanish air force general, murdered
1997 – Harold French, British director and actor (The Cavalier of the Streets, Trio, Quartet), dies at 97
1999 – Nathalie Sarraute [Tcherniak], French writer (Childhood; Portrait of a Man Unknown; The Golden Fruits), dies at 99
2001 – Jagernath Lachmon, Surinamese politician, dies at 85
2013 – Ronald Shannon Jackson, American avant-garde jazz and funk drummer, and composer (Cecil Taylor; Last Exit; Decoding Society), dies of leukemia at 73
2016 – Yvette Chauviré, French ballerina (Paris Opera Ballet, 1930-56), actress, and dance teacher, dies at 99

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