May 19th
165 Notable deaths
Bill Holland
American racecar driver (1907-1984).
Born December 18th, 1907 in Philadelphia.
Died May 19th, 1984 at 76 years old in Tucson.
Batya Gur
Israeli writer (1947–2005).
Born September 1st, 1947 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2005 at 57 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Georges Boillot
French racing driver.
Born August 3rd, 1884 in Valentigney. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1916 at 31 years old in Vadelaincourt (killed in action). [ref]
Alice Milliat
Pioneer of women's sport.
Born May 5th, 1884 in Nantes. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1957 at 73 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Hilding Rosenberg
Swedish modernist composer (1892-1985).
Died May 19th, 1985 at 92 years old in Västerled. [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]
Ray Rennahan
American cinematographer.
Born May 1st, 1896 in Las Vegas.
Died May 19th, 1980 at 84 years old in Tarzana.
Hans Mayer
German literary scholar.
Born March 19th, 1907 in Cologne. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2001 at 94 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Gerald Götting
East german politician (1923-2015).
Born June 9th, 1923 in Nietleben.
Died May 19th, 2015 at 91 years old in Berlin (disease).
Dževad Karahasan
Bosnia and herzegovina writer.
Born January 25th, 1953 in Tomislavgrad. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2023 at 70 years old in Graz. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 165
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid