Did you know
Mike Nichols is one of 28 people to have won all four of the major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT).
Notable Deaths on November 19
2014 — Mike Nichols
German-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1931)
November 19 has 125 recorded notable deaths across history, from 496 to 2024. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
125 source records
496 – 2024
Today in history
Major events on November 19
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1985 Cold War: In Geneva, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time. Source
- 1999 Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft. Source
- 1967 The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong. Source
- 1794 The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to resolve some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War. Source
Did you know
Novotná won 24 WTA Tour–level singles titles, including the 1998 Wimbledon Championships, and was runner-up in three other singles majors.
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Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.
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Lazarus is especially remembered for her 1883 sonnet, "The New Colossus", which was inspired by the Statue of Liberty.
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A native Swedish speaker, he learned English during the early 1900s, while working various jobs from New York to San Francisco.
More major people who died on November 19
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2017
Jana Novotná
Czech tennis player (born 1968)
Jana Novotná was a Czech professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 2 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved in July 1997, and as the world No. 1 in women's doubles for 67 weeks.
1828
Franz Schubert
Austrian pianist and composer (born 1797)
Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.
1887
Emma Lazarus
American poet (born 1849)
Emma Lazarus was an American author of poetry, prose, and translations, as well as an activist for Jewish and Georgist causes.
1915
Joe Hill
Swedish-born American labor activist (born 1879)
Joe Hill was a Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World.
1481
Anne de Mowbray
8th Countess of Norfolk (born 1472)
Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk, later also Duchess of York and Duchess of Norfolk was an English noblewoman and the sole heiress of the Mowbray family.
1665
Nicolas Poussin
French-Italian painter (born 1594)
Nicolas Poussin was a leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome.
1092
Malik-Shah I
Seljuk Sultan (born 1055)
Malik-Shah I was the third sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1072 to 1092, under whom the sultanate reached the zenith of its power and influence.
1974
Louise Fitzhugh
American author and illustrator (born 1928)
Louise Perkins Fitzhugh was an American writer and illustrator of children's books.
2005
Steve Belichick
American football player, coach and scout (born 1919)
Stephen Nickolas Belichick was an American football player, coach, and scout.
1975
Roger D. Branigin
American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Governor of Indiana (born 1902)
Roger Douglas Branigin was an American politician who was the 42nd governor of Indiana, serving from January 11, 1965, to January 13, 1969.
2011
Ruth Stone
American poet and author (born 1915)
Ruth Stone was an American poet. She was published widely in periodicals throughout her career and was the author of thirteen collections, as well as a teacher at many schools before finding stable tenure at Binghamton…
2010
Pat Burns
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1952)
Patrick John Joseph Burns was a National Hockey League head coach.
1772
William Nelson
American politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (born 1711)
William Nelson was an American merchant, planter and politician from Yorktown, Virginia.
1998
Ted Fujita
Japanese-American meteorologist and academic (born 1920)
Tetsuya Theodore Fujita was a Japanese and American meteorologist whose research primarily focused on severe weather.
2015
Mal Whitfield
American runner and diplomat (born 1924)
Malvin Greston Whitfield was an American athlete, goodwill ambassador, and airman.
2004
Terry Melcher
American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1942)
Terrence Paul Melcher was an American record producer, singer, and songwriter who was instrumental in shaping the mid-to-late 1960s California sound and folk rock movements.
2011
Ömer Lütfi Akad
Turkish director and screenwriter (born 1916)
Lütfi Ömer Akad was a Turkish film director, screenwriter, and academic, who directed movies from 1948 to 1990.
2007
Mike Gregory
English rugby player and coach (born 1964)
Michael Keith Gregory was an English professional rugby league footballer and coach.
1850
Richard Mentor Johnson
American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 9th Vice President of the United States (born 1780)
Richard Mentor Johnson was an American lawyer, military officer, and politician who served as the ninth vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841 under President Martin Van Buren.