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May 19th
175 Notable deaths
Valery Voronin
Russian footballer (1939-1984).
Born July 17th, 1939 in Moscow.
Died May 19th, 1984 at 44 years old in Moscow.
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).
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.
Rebecca Elson
Canadian astronomer and writer (1960–1999).
Born January 2nd, 1960 in Montreal.
Died May 19th, 1999 at 39 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Maria Dąbrowska
Polish writer (1889–1965).
Born October 6th, 1889 in Russów. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1965 at 75 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
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]
Yitzhak Ben-Aharon
Israeli politician.
Born July 17th, 1906 in Bosanci, Bukovina. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2006 at 99 years old in Israel. [ref]
Lola Ridge
Irish-american poet (1873-1941).
Born December 12th, 1873 in Dublin.
Died May 19th, 1941 at 67 years old in Brooklyn.
Dževad Karahasan
Bosnia and herzegovina writer (1953–2023).
Born January 25th, 1953 in Tomislavgrad.
Died May 19th, 2023 at 70 years old in Graz. [ref]
Batya Gur
Israeli writer (1947–2005).
Born January 20th, 1947 in Tel Aviv.
Died May 19th, 2005 at 58 years old in Jerusalem (cancer).
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace