19 March

Across recorded history, 1,562 notable lives are recorded as having ended on 19 March. Below are the 24 most widely documented — ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia carry an article about them.

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Arthur C. Clarke

1917–2008

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist

Arthur C. Clarke was a British science fiction writer and futurist who authored numerous novels and works of non-fiction.

Chuck Norris

1940–2026

American martial artist and action actor

Chuck Norris is an American martial artist and action actor known for his work in film and television.

Louis de Broglie

1892–1987

Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter

Physicist Louis de Broglie is credited with pioneering the discovery of the wave character of matter.

Arthur Balfour

1848–1930

British Prime Minister, Conservative politician, and statesman

Arthur Balfour was a British Prime Minister and statesman who served as a prominent Conservative politician.

Edgar Rice Burroughs

1875–1950

American writer

Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American novelist best known for creating the fictional characters Tarzan and John Carter.

Elias Lönnrot

1802–1884

Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry

Elias Lönnrot was a philologist who collected and compiled traditional Finnish oral poetry.

Norman Haworth

1883–1950

British chemist

Norman Haworth was a British chemist who conducted research on the structure of carbohydrates and vitamin C.

Paul Scofield

1922–2008

British actor

Paul Scofield was a British actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre.

Vasily Surikov

1848–1916

Russian artist

Vasily Surikov was a Russian painter known for his large-scale historical works.

Willem de Kooning

1904–1997

Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist

Willem de Kooning was a Dutch-American painter who became a leading figure in the abstract expressionist movement.

Leonid Govorov

1897–1955

Soviet marshal

Leonid Govorov was a Soviet marshal who served as a military officer.

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

1901–1965

47th Prime Minister of Romania

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was a Romanian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Romania.

Robert Guérin

1876–1952

President of FIFA

Robert Guérin was a journalist who served as the first president of FIFA.

Umberto Bossi

1941–2026

Italian politician

Umberto Bossi is an Italian politician who founded the political party Lega Nord.

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski

1812–1887

Polish novelist

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski was a Polish novelist who produced a vast body of literary works throughout his career.

Hugo Claus

1929–2008

Belgian author

Hugo Claus was a Belgian author who produced a diverse body of work across literature, theater, and the visual arts.

Vasily Dzhugashvili

1920–1962

Soviet general and son of Joseph Stalin

Vasily Dzhugashvili was a Soviet military officer and the son of Joseph Stalin.

Randy Rhoads

1956–1982

American guitarist

Randy Rhoads was an American guitarist known for his work as a musician and songwriter.

M. Emmet Walsh

1935–2024

American actor

M. Emmet Walsh was an American actor who appeared in numerous film and television productions throughout his career.

Mihály Károlyi

1875–1955

Hungarian politician, president, prime minister of Hungary and ambassador to France

Mihály Károlyi was a Hungarian politician who served as the president and prime minister of Hungary and as an ambassador to France.

Wilfrid Voynich

1865–1930

Polish revolutionary, antiquarian, bibliophile, historian and eponym of Voynich manuscript

Antiquarian Wilfrid Voynich is the namesake of the Voynich manuscript, a historical document he discovered while working as a bookseller.

Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie

1810–1897

Irish-born French explorer, geographer, ethnologist, linguist and astronomer

Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie was an explorer who conducted extensive geographical and linguistic research in Ethiopia.

Shahabuddin Ahmed

1930–2022

President of Bangladesh

Shahabuddin Ahmed was a jurist who served as the President of Bangladesh.

Thomas Cavalier-Smith

1942–2021

British biologist

Thomas Cavalier-Smith was a biologist who specialized in the study of protists and evolutionary biology.

Source: Wikidata, released into the public domain under CC0. Snapshot: 2026-07. Names, dates and roles come from Wikidata; summaries are condensed from it. Nothing here is generated to fill a gap.