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May 19th
165 Notable deaths
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]
Yevgeny Khrunov
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born September 10th, 1933.
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.
Maria Dąbrowska
Polish writer (1889-1965).
Born October 6th, 1889 in Russów. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1965 at 75 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
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