19 November

Across recorded history, 1,508 notable lives are recorded as having ended on 19 November. Below are the 24 most widely documented — ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia carry an article about them.

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Franz Schubert

1797–1828

Austrian composer

Franz Schubert was an Austrian composer who created a vast body of lieder, symphonies, and chamber music.

Frederick Sanger

1918–2013

British biochemist

Frederick Sanger was a British biochemist who developed methods for determining the base sequences in nucleic acids.

Rosalynn Carter

1927–2023

First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

Rosalynn Carter was a First Lady of the United States who served as an activist for women's rights.

Giorgio de Chirico

1888–1978

Italian artist

Giorgio de Chirico was an Italian painter who founded the metaphysical art movement.

Leonid Gaidai

1923–1983

Soviet film director

Leonid Gaidai was a Soviet film director known for creating popular comedies.

Mike Nichols

1931–2014

American director and comedian

Mike Nichols was an American director and comedian who worked extensively in film and theatre.

Erving Goffman

1922–1982

Canadian-American sociologist

Erving Goffman was a sociologist who developed the dramaturgical analysis of social interaction.

Bruno Schulz

1892–1942

Jewish novelist and painter

Bruno Schulz was a writer and painter known for his surreal literary works and graphic art.

Richard Mentor Johnson

1780–1850

vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841

Richard Mentor Johnson served as the vice president of the United States.

Henri Fayol

1841–1925

French mining engineer and executive, developer a general theory of business administration Fayolism

Henri Fayol was a mining engineer who developed a general theory of business administration known as Fayolism.

James Ensor

1860–1949

Belgian painter

James Ensor was a Belgian painter known for his significant contributions to the development of expressionism and surrealism in modern art.

John Vane

1927–2004

English pharmacologist

John Vane was an English pharmacologist who conducted research on the effects of aspirin and prostaglandins.

Lev Shestov

1866–1938

Russian existentialist philosopher (1866 – 1938)

Lev Shestov was a Russian philosopher known for his work in existentialism.

Alan J. Pakula

1928–1998

American film director, writer and producer

Alan J. Pakula was an American film director known for his work in cinema.

Shah Alam II

1728–1806

16th Mughal Emperor from 1760 to 1806

Shah Alam II was the sixteenth Mughal Emperor who also practiced as a poet.

Andrey Yeryomenko

1892–1970

Marshal of the Soviet Union

Andrey Yeryomenko was a Marshal of the Soviet Union who served as a military officer.

Mihály Vörösmarty

1800–1855

Hungarian writer

Mihály Vörösmarty was a Hungarian poet who contributed significantly to the development of Hungarian literature and language.

Guimarães Rosa

1908–1967

Brazilian novelist

Guimarães Rosa was a Brazilian novelist known for his literary contributions to regionalist literature.

Magda Szabó

1917–2007

Hungarian writer, poet and translator

Magda Szabó was a Hungarian writer recognized for her extensive body of work including novels, poetry, and translations.

Emma Lazarus

1849–1887

American poet

Emma Lazarus was an American poet best known for writing the sonnet inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.

Greg Bear

1951–2022

American writer best known for science fiction

Greg Bear was an American writer best known for his science fiction novels.

Lee Byung-chul

1910–1987

South Korean business man; founder of the Samsung Group

Entrepreneur Lee Byung-chul was the founder of the Samsung Group.

Georgy Flyorov

1913–1990

Soviet physicist

Georgy Flyorov was a physicist who contributed to the development of the Soviet nuclear program.

Jason David Frank

1973–2022

American actor and martial artist

Jason David Frank was an actor and martial artist best known for his role in the Power Rangers television franchise.

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.