Did you know
Anton Yelchin began his career as a child actor, appearing as the lead of the mystery drama film Hearts in Atlantis (2001) and a series regular on the Showtime comedy-drama Huff (2004–2006).
Notable Deaths on June 19
2016 — Anton Yelchin
American actor (born 1989)
June 19 has 92 recorded notable deaths across history, from 404 to 2020. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
92 source records
404 – 2020
Today in history
Major events on June 19
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1865 Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are officially informed of their freedom. The anniversary was officially celebrated in Texas and other states as Juneteenth. On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in the United States. Source
- 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signs the Territorial Slavery Act of 1862, which prohibits slavery in all current and future United States territories. Source
- 1978 Garfield's first comic strip, originally published locally as Jon in 1976, goes into nationwide syndication. Source
- 1785 The Boston King's Chapel adopts James Freeman's revised prayer book, without the Nicene Creed, establishing it as the first Unitarian congregation in the United States. Source
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Townsend became widely known for his relationship with Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, which attracted significant public and political attention in the 1950s.
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Amofah became known online for his dramatic reactions to Super Smash Bros.
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Nader Shah Afshar was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as the emperor of Iran (Persia) from 1736 to 1747, when he was assassinated during a rebellion.
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Wynn's variety show (1949–1950), The Ed Wynn Show, won a Peabody Award and an Emmy Award.
More major people who died on June 19
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1995
Peter Townsend
Burmese-English captain and pilot (born 1914)
Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend was a British Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier, and author.
2019
Etika
American YouTuber and streamer (born 1990)
Desmond Daniel Amofah, better known as Etika, was an American YouTuber and live streamer. Amofah became known online for his dramatic reactions to Super Smash Bros.
1747
Nader Shah
Persian leader (born 1688)
Nader Shah Afshar was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as the emperor of Iran (Persia) from 1736 to 1747, when he was assassinated during a…
1966
Ed Wynn
American actor and comedian (born 1886)
Isaiah Edwin Leopold, better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian.
1937
J. M. Barrie
Scottish novelist and playwright (born 1860)
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet was a British novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan.
2010
Carlos Monsiváis
Mexican writer, journalist and political activist (born 1938)
Carlos Monsiváis Aceves was a Mexican philosopher, writer, critic, political activist, and journalist. He also wrote political opinion columns in leading newspapers within the country's progressive sectors.
1973
Marie Vieux-Chauvet
Haitian writer (born 1916)
Marie Vieux-Chauvet was a Haitian novelist, playwright, and short story writer. Her novels are considered by translator Myriam J. A. Chancy to be "by far the best-known works by a Haitian woman novelist".
1922
Hitachiyama Taniemon
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 19th Yokozuna (born 1874)
Hitachiyama Taniemon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. He was the sport's 19th yokozuna from 1903 till 1914.
1951
Angelos Sikelianos
Greek poet and playwright (born 1884)
Angelos Sikelianos was a Greek lyric poet and playwright. His themes include Greek history, religious symbolism as well as universal harmony in poems such as The Moonstruck, Prologue to Life, Mother of God, and Delphic…
1844
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
French zoologist and biologist (born 1772)
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire was a French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition". He was a colleague of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and expanded and defended Lamarck's evolutionary theories.
1865
Evangelos Zappas
Greek-Romanian businessman and philanthropist (born 1800)
Evangelos or Evangelis Zappas was a Greek philanthropist and businessman who is recognized today as one of the founders of the modern Olympic Games, which were held in 1859, 1870, 1875, and 1888 and preceded the Olympic…
1930
John Mackenzie Moore
Canadian architect (b. 1857)
John Mackenzie Moore was a Canadian architect and politician who served as the mayor of London, Ontario, from 1926 to 1927.
1903
Herbert Vaughan
English cardinal (born 1832)
Herbert Alfred Henry Joseph Thomas Vaughan was an English prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1892 until his death in 1903, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1893.
1953
Ethel Rosenberg
American spy (born 1915)
Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were an American married couple who were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union, including providing top-secret information about American radar, sonar, jet propulsion engines, and…
1953
Julius Rosenberg
American spy (born 1918)
Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were an American married couple who were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union, including providing top-secret information about American radar, sonar, jet propulsion engines, and…
1981
Subhash Mukherjee
Indian scientist and physician who created India's first, and the world's second, child using in-vitro fertilisation (born 1931)
Subhash Mukherjee was an Indian scientist and physician who created the world's second and India's first child using in-vitro fertilisation, Kanupriya Agarwal (Durga), who was born in 1978, just 70 days after Louise…
2013
Slim Whitman
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1923)
Ottis Dewey "Slim" Whitman Jr. was an American country music singer and guitarist known for his yodeling abilities and his use of falsetto.
2014
Gerry Goffin
American songwriter (born 1939)
Gerald Goffin was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the US No.
1364
Elisenda of Montcada
queen consort and regent of Aragon (born 1292)
Elisenda de Montcada was queen consort of Aragon as the fourth and last spouse of James II of Aragon. She served as Regent or "Queen-Lieutenant" of Aragon during the absence of her spouse from 1324 until 1327.