Famous Deaths for 19th January 2020

1647 – Johan van Beverwijck, physician (Treas of Ongesontheyt), dies at 52
1692 – Jan Commelin, Dutch botanist and director of Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, dies at 62
1921 – William Gunn, English cricket batsman (11 Tests) and soccer winger (2 caps), dies at 62
1927 – Carlota of Mexico, princess of Belgium and empress consort of Mexico (1864-67), dies at 86
1977 – Geraldine Brooks, American actress (Faraday and Co, Dumplings), dies at 51
2000 – Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress (Ecstasy, Samson and Delilah) and inventor (radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes), dies of heart failure at 86
2005 – Anita Kulcsár, Hungarian handball player (b. 1976)
2013 – Milt Bolling, American MLB shortstop, dies from complications from heart surgery at 82
2013 – Stan Musial, American MLB hall of famer, dies from Alzheimer’s disease at 92
2013 – Earl Weaver, American hall of fame MLB manager, dies from a heart attack at 82

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