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May 19th
158 Notable deaths
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]
Edward William Nelson
American naturalist (1855-1934).
Born May 8th, 1855 in Manchester.
Died May 19th, 1934 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C..
George Wilson Malone
American politician (1890–1961).
Born August 7th, 1890 in Fredonia.
Died May 19th, 1961 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C..
Marcus Ward Lyon, Jr.
U.s. mammalogist, bacteriologist, and pathologist (1875–1942).
Born February 5th, 1875 in Rock Island Arsenal.
Died May 19th, 1942 at 67 years old in South Bend.
Ian Burgess
British racing driver.
Born July 6th, 1930 in London.
Died May 19th, 2012 at 81 years old in London Borough of Harrow. [ref]
Kristjan Raud
Estonian artist (1865-1943).
Born October 22nd, 1865. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1943 at 77 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Carl Raddatz
German actor.
Born March 13th, 1912 in Mannheim.
Died May 19th, 2004 at 92 years old in Berlin.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe