Famous Deaths for 19th October 2023

1608 – Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist, dies at 57
1918 – Harold Lockwood, American actor (Tess of the Storm Country), dies from the flu at 31
1926 – Victor Babeş, Romanian physician and bacteriologist, dies at 72
1932 – Lindley M. Garrison, American lawyer and 46th U.S. Secretary of War (1913-16), dies at 67
1932 – Arthur Friedheim, Russian composer, dies at 72
1992 – Maurice Le Roux, French conductor and film score composer (Kamouraska), dies at 69
2007 – Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor and novelist (Brief American), dies at 81
2008 – Doreen Wilber, American archer (Olympic gold individual 1972), dies from Alzheimer’s disease at 78
2020 – Tony Lewis, British rock singer-songwriter and bass player (The Outfield – “Your Love”), dies at 62
2022 – Joanna Simon, American mezzo-soprano (1962-86), and Emmy Award-winning arts journalist (PBS, 1986-92), dies of thyroid cancer at 85

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