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Millennium:	3rd millennium
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2019 (MMXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the last year of the 2010s.

Events
Deaths
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
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Events

January 1 – All works published in 1923, other than sound recordings, entered the public domain in the United States. This was the first automatic extension of the public domain in the U.S. since the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act. (Works published before 1923 were already in the public domain.)
- Jair Bolsonaro began his four-year term as President of Brazil.
- Unmanned space probe New Horizons makes a close approach of the Kuiper belt object (KBO) 2014 MU₆₉ at 05:33 UTC.
- Qatar withdrew from OPEC.
January 19 – A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Coquimbo, Chile
February 1 — President of the United States Donald Trump said the U.S. will leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
February 12 — The Republic of Macedonia was renamed North Macedonia as it joined NATO and the European Union.
May 2 – Elections for the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly.
July 1 – Romania took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
July 24 — Boris Johnson replaced Theresa May as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
December 26 – A solar eclipse is visible in South Asia.

Deaths

January

January 1
- Pegi Young, American singer-songwriter, educator, and philanthropist (b. 1952)
January 2
- Daryl Dragon, American musician (b. 1942)
- Bob Einstein, American actor and comedian (b. 1942)
January 3 – Herb Kelleher, American businessman (b. 1931)
January 4 – Harold Brown, 14th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1927)
January 5
- Bernice Sandler, American women's rights activist (b. 1928)
January 6 – José Ramón Fernández, Cuban revolution leader (b. 1923)
January 7 – Moshe Arens, Lithuanian-born Israeli aeronautical engineer, diplomat, and politician (b. 1925)
January 10 – Theo Adam, German opera singer (b. 1926)
January 11
- Michael Atiyah, British-Lebanese mathematician and academic (b. 1929)
- Fernando Luján, Mexican actor (b. 1939)
January 12
- Bonnie Guitar, American country singer-songwriter (b. 1923)
- Jaime Rosenthal, Honduran politician (b. 1936)
January 13 – Phil Masinga, South African footballer (b. 1969)
January 14 – Paweł Adamowicz, Polish politician (b. 1965)
January 15 – Carol Channing, American actress (b. 1921)
January 17
- Babiker Awadalla, 8th Prime Minister of Sudan (b. 1917)
- Windsor Davies, Welsh actor (b. 1930)
- Mary Oliver, American poet (b. 1935)
January 19
- Nathan Glazer, American sociologist (b. 1923)
- Henry Sy, Chinese-Filipino business magnate (b. 1924)
January 20
- Tibor Baranski, Hungarian-American educator (b. 1922)
- Andrew G. Vajna, Hungarian-American film producer (b. 1944)
January 21
- Kaye Ballard, American actress (b. 1925)
- Henri, Count of Paris, Head of the House of Orléans (b. 1933)
- Harris Wofford, American politician and civil rights activist (b. 1926)
January 23
- Jonas Mekas, Lithuanian-born American filmmaker, poet, and artist (b. 1922)
- Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean musician, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1952)
January 24
- Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, Spanish cardinal (b. 1929)
- Rosemary Bryant Mariner, American naval aviator (b. 1953)
January 25
- Florence Knoll, American architect and furniture designer (b. 1917)
- Dušan Makavejev, Serbian film director (b. 1932)
- Krishna Sobti, Indian Hindi-language fiction writer and essayist (b. 1925)
January 26
- Jean Guillou, French composer, organist, and pianist (b. 1930)
- Michel Legrand, French composer (b. 1932)
January 27 – Yvonne Clark, American engineer (b. 1929)
January 28
- Humberto Akʼabal, Guatemalan K'iche' Maya poet (b. 1952)
- Susan Hiller, American artist (b. 1940)
January 29
- George Fernandes, Indian politician (b. 1930)
- James Ingram, American R&B musician (b. 1952)

February

February 2 – Carol Emshwiller, American author (b. 1921)
February 3
- Julie Adams, American actress (b. 1926)
- Detsl, Russian musician (b. 1983)
February 4
- Leonie Ossowski, German writer (b. 1925)
- Izzy Young, American-Swedish folklorist and author (b. 1928)
February 6
- Manfred Eigen, German Nobel Prize winning biophysical chemist (b. 1927)
- Rosamunde Pilcher, British author (b. 1924)
February 7
- John Dingell, American politician (b. 1926)
- Albert Finney, English actor (b. 1936)
- Jan Olszewski, 3rd Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1930)
- Frank Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1935)
February 8 – Walter Munk, Austrian-American oceanographer (b. 1917)
February 9
- Maximilian Reinelt, German rower and doctor (b. 1988)
- Tomi Ungerer, French illustrator (b. 1931)
- Patricia Nell Warren, American novelist, poet, and journalist (b. 1936)
February 10
- Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor (b. 1945)
February 11 – Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, Afghan politician (b. 1925)
February 12
- Betty Ballantine, British-born American book publisher (b. 1919)
- Lyndon LaRouche, American political activist (b. 1922)
February 15 – Lee Radziwill, American socialite (b. 1933)
February 16
- Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor (b. 1941)
- Li Rui, Chinese politician, historian and dissident (b. 1917)
February 17 – Šaban Šaulić, Serbian folk singer (b. 1951)
February 18
- Wallace Smith Broecker, American geophysicist (b. 1931)
- Alessandro Mendini, Italian architect and designer (b. 1931)
- Bob Van Der Veken, Belgian actor (b. 1928)
- Peter Wells, New Zealand writer and filmmaker (b. 1950)
February 19 – Karl Lagerfeld, German fashion designer (b. 1933)
February 20 – Dominick Argento, American composer (b. 1927)
February 21
- Stanley Donen, American film director (b. 1924)
- Peter Tork, American musician and actor (b. 1942)
- Hilde Zadek, German operatic soprano (b. 1917)
February 22
- Brody Stevens, American comedian and actor (b. 1970)
- Morgan Woodward, American actor (b. 1925)
February 23 – Katherine Helmond, American actress (b. 1929)
February 24
- Antoine Gizenga, 21st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)
- Donald Keene, American-born Japanese scholar, historian, and writer (b. 1922)
February 26 – Christian Bach, Argentine-Mexican actress and producer (b. 1959)
February 27 – France-Albert René, Seychellois politician, 2nd President of Seychelles (b. 1935)
February 28 – André Previn, German-American pianist, conductor and composer (b. 1929)

March

March 1
- Zhores Alferov, Soviet and Russian Nobel physicist (b. 1930)
- Kumar Bhattacharyya, British-Indian engineer, educator, and government advisor (b. 1940)
- Kevin Roche, Irish-born American architect (b. 1922)
March 2
- Yannis Behrakis, Greek photojournalist (b. 1960)
- Med Hondo, Mauritanian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1936)
March 4
- Keith Flint, English musician, singer, and dancer (b. 1969)
- Klaus Kinkel, German politician (b. 1936)
- Luke Perry, American actor (b. 1966)
- Sidney Verba, American political scientist, librarian, and library administrator (b. 1932)
March 5 – Jacques Loussier, French pianist and composer (b. 1934)
March 6
- José Pedro Pérez-Llorca, Spanish politician and diplomat (b. 1940)
- Carolee Schneemann, American visual artist (b. 1939)
March 7
- Guillaume Faye, French journalist and writer (b. 1949)
- Ralph Hall, American politician (b. 1923)
March 8 – Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor and composer (b. 1927)
March 9
- Bernard Binlin Dadié, Ivorian novelist and playwright (b. 1916)
- Vladimir Etush, Soviet and Russian actor (b. 1922)
March 10
- İrsen Küçük, 6th Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (b. 1940)
- Victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 plane crash:
  - Pius Adesanmi, Nigerian-Canadian professor and writer (b. 1972)
  - Sebastiano Tusa, Italian archaeologist and politician (b. 1952)
March 11 – Hal Blaine, American drummer (b. 1929)
March 13 – Andrea Pollack, German swimmer (b. 1961)
March 14
- Birch Bayh, American politician (b. 1928)
- Godfried Danneels, Belgian cardinal (b. 1933)
- Charlie Whiting, British motorsports director (b. 1952)
March 15
- W. S. Merwin, American poet (b. 1927)
- Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly, 3rd Head of State of Mauritania (b. 1943)
March 16
- Dick Dale, American guitarist and surf music pioneer (b. 1937)
- Barbara Hammer, American filmmaker (b. 1939)
- Alan Krueger, American economist (b. 1960)
March 17
- Manohar Parrikar, Indian politician (b. 1955)
- Tunku Puan Zanariah, Malaysian royal, Raja Permaisuri Agong (b. 1940)
March 19 – Marlen Khutsiev, Georgian-born Soviet and Russian filmmaker (b. 1925)
March 20
- Donald Kalpokas, 2nd Prime Minister of Vanuatu (b. 1943)
- Mary Warnock, British philosopher (b. 1924)
March 22
- Frans Andriessen, Dutch politician (b. 1929)
- Scott Walker, American-born British singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
March 23
- Larry Cohen, American film director and screenwriter (b. 1936)
- Rafi Eitan, Israeli intelligence officer and politician (b. 1926)
March 24
- Nancy Gates, American actress (b. 1926)
March 27
- Valery Bykovsky, Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (b. 1934)
March 29 – Agnès Varda, Belgian-born French filmmaker (b. 1928)
March 31 – Nipsey Hussle, American rapper (b. 1985)

April

April 1
- Vonda N. McIntyre, American science fiction author (b. 1948)
- Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Spanish writer (b. 1927)
April 2 – Jamshid Mashayekhi, Iranian actor (b. 1934)
April 4 – Georgiy Daneliya, Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter (b. 1930)
April 5
- Anandavally, Indian actress (b. 1952)
- Sydney Brenner, South African Nobel biologist (b. 1927)
- Gianfranco Leoncini, Italian footballer (b. 1939)
April 6 – David J. Thouless, British Nobel physicist (b. 1934)
April 7
- Seymour Cassel, American actor (b. 1935)
- Cho Yang-ho, South Korean businessman (b. 1949)
April 9
- Elwyn Berlekamp, American mathematician (b. 1940)
- Charles Van Doren, American writer and editor (b. 1926)
April 10
- Earl Thomas Conley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
- Estrella Zeledón Lizano, Costa Rican politician and First Lady of Costa Rica (b. 1929)
April 12
- Georgia Engel, American actress (b. 1948)
- Tommy Smith, English footballer (b. 1945)
April 13
- Tony Buzan, English author and educator (b. 1942)
- Neus Català, Spanish political activist and Holocaust survivor (b. 1915)
- Paul Greengard, American Nobel neuroscientist (b. 1925)
- Lydia Wideman, Finnish cross-country skier (b. 1920)
- Yvette Williams, New Zealand track-and-field athlete (b. 1929)
April 14
- Bibi Andersson, Swedish actress (b. 1935)
- Mirjana Marković, Serbian politician and First Lady of Yugoslavia (b. 1942)
- Gene Wolfe, American science fiction and fantasy writer (b. 1931)
April 16 – Fay McKenzie, American actress and singer (b. 1918)
April 17 – Alan García, 61st and 64th President of Peru (b. 1949)
April 18 – Lyra McKee, Northern Irish journalist (b. 1990)
April 19 – Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist (b. 1944)
April 20 – Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Iranian artist (b. 1922)
April 21 – Ken Kercheval, American actor (b. 1935)
April 22
- Lê Đức Anh, Vietnamese politician, 4th President of Vietnam (b. 1920)
- Billy McNeill, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1940)
April 23
- Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1921)
- David Winters, English-American actor, choreographer, and director (b. 1939)
April 24 – Jean-Pierre Marielle, French actor (b. 1932)
April 25 – John Havlicek, American basketball player (b. 1940)
April 26 – Ellen Schwiers, German actress (b. 1930)
April 27 – Negasso Gidada, Ethiopian politician, 4th President of Ethiopia (b. 1943)
April 28 – John Singleton, American film director, screenwriter and producer (b. 1968)
April 29
- Les Murray, Australian poet (b. 1938)
April 30
- Anémone, French actress (b. 1950)
- Beth Carvalho, Brazilian samba singer (b. 1946)
- Peter Mayhew, English-American actor (b. 1944)

May

Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba

May 2
- Ali Mroudjaé, 9th Prime Minister of the Comoros (b. 1939)
May 3 – Goro Shimura, Japanese mathematician (b. 1930)
May 5 – Norma Miller, American dancer, actress and author (b. 1919)
May 6
- John Lukacs, Hungarian-American historian (b. 1924)
- Seymour Nurse, Barbadian cricketer (b. 1933)
May 7 – Jean Vanier, Canadian Catholic philosopher (b. 1928)
May 8
- Sprent Dabwido, 13th President of Nauru (b. 1972)
- Yevgeny Krylatov, Soviet and Russian film composer (b. 1934)
May 9 – Alvin Sargent, American screenwriter (b. 1927)
May 10 – Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, Spanish politician (b. 1951)
May 11
- Peggy Lipton, American actress and model (b. 1946)
- Silver King, Mexican professional wrestler (b. 1968)
May 12
- Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress (b. 1924)
- Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Lebanese cardinal and Patriarch (b. 1920)
May 13
- Unita Blackwell, American civil rights activist (b. 1933)
- Doris Day, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
May 14
- Tim Conway, American actor and comedian (b. 1933)
- Grumpy Cat, American Internet celebrity cat (b. 2012)
- Sven Lindqvist, Swedish author (b. 1932)
May 16
- Bob Hawke, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1929)
- Ashley Massaro, American professional wrestler, television host and model (b. 1979)
- I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect (b. 1917)
May 17 – Herman Wouk, American author (b. 1915)
May 19
- Carlos Altamirano, Chilean lawyer and politician (b. 1922)
- Nickey Iyambo, Namibian politician, 1st Vice-President of Namibia (b. 1936)
May 20 – Niki Lauda, Austrian racing driver (b. 1949)
May 21 – Glauco Sansovini, Captain Regent of San Marino (b. 1938)
May 22
- Judith Kerr, German-born British author and illustrator (b. 1923)
- Eduard Punset, Spanish politician and science popularizer (b. 1936)
- Ahmad Shah of Pahang, Malaysian royal (b. 1930)
May 24 – Murray Gell-Mann, American Nobel physicist (b. 1929)
May 25 – Claus von Bülow, Danish-British socialite (b. 1926)
May 26
- Prem Tinsulanonda, Thai politician, 16th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1920)
May 27
- Gabriel Diniz, Brazilian singer (b. 1990)
May 28
- Apolo Nsibambi, Ugandan politician, 8th Prime Minister of Uganda (b. 1940)
- Edward Seaga, Jamaican politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1930)
May 30 – Leon Redbone, Cypriot-American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor (b. 1949)
May 31 – Roky Erickson, American singer-songwriter (b. 1947)