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May 19th
175 Notable deaths
Norman G. Thomas
American astronomer.
Born May 1st, 1930 in Alamosa. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2020 at 90 years old
John Arthur
Boxer.
Born August 29th, 1929 in Springs.
Died May 19th, 2005 at 75 years old in White River, Mpumalanga.
Albert Kivikas
Estonian writer (1898-1978).
Born January 18th, 1898 in Suure-Jaani.
Died May 19th, 1978 at 80 years old in Lund.
Zoltán Opata
Hungarian footballer and manager (1900-1982).
Born September 24th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died May 19th, 1982 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Ahmad Alaskarov
Azerbaijani footballer (1935-2015).
Born October 5th, 1935 in Baku.
Died May 19th, 2015 at 79 years old in Odesa.
Martin Turnovský
Czech conductor (1928-2021).
Born September 29th, 1928 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2021 at 92 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Aleksandr Privalov
Russian biathlete (1933-2021).
Born August 6th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died May 19th, 2021 at 87 years old [ref]
Petter Hugsted
Norwegian footballer (1921-2000).
Born July 11th, 1921 in Kongsberg.
Died May 19th, 2000 at 78 years old in Kongsberg.
William Ferguson
South african racing driver.
Born March 6th, 1940 in Johannesburg.
Died May 19th, 2007 at 67 years old in Durban.
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