May 19th
170 Notable deaths
Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo
Spanish scholar (1856–1912).
Born November 3rd, 1856 in Santander. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1912 at 55 years old in Santander. [ref]
Herbert York
American physicist (1921-2009).
Born November 24th, 1921 in Rochester.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 87 years old in San Diego (leukemia).
Alexey Maresyev
Soviet aviator.
Born May 20th, 1916 in Kamyshin. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2001 at 84 years old in Moscow (infarction). [ref]
Paul Schultze-Naumburg
German architect (1869-1949).
Born June 10th, 1869 in Almrich. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1949 at 79 years old in Jena. [ref]
Evgeniy Vasilievich Khrunov
Soviet cosmonaut (1933–2000).
Born September 10th, 1933 in Prudy.
Died May 19th, 2000 at 66 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Valery Voronin
Russian footballer (1939-1984).
Born July 17th, 1939 in Moscow.
Died May 19th, 1984 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Nanni Balestrini
Italian poet and artist (1935–2019).
Born July 2nd, 1935 in Milan. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2019 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Víctor Rodríguez Andrade
Uruguayan footballer (1927-1985).
Born May 2nd, 1927 in Montevideo.
Died May 19th, 1985 at 58 years old in Montevideo.
Charles Martin Loeffler
American violinist and composer (1861-1935).
Born January 30th, 1861 in Mulhouse.
Died May 19th, 1935 at 74 years old in Medfield.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 170
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather