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July1919

Famous People Who Died in July 1919

Jul 2 Anna Howard Shaw, American suffragette, dies at 72
Jul 7 Paul Deusen, German philosopher/CEO (Schopenhauer-Gesellschaft), dies

Emil Fischer (1852-1919)

Jul 15 German chemist, discovered Fischer esterification (Nobel Prize 1902), commits suicide at 66

Emil Fischer

Jul 26 Edward Poynter, British painter, President of the Royal Academy, dies at 83
Jul 31 Dick Barlow, English cricket all-rounder (17 Tests, 2 x 50, 34 wickets, BB 7/40; Lancashire CCC), dies at 68

Famous People by Cause of Death