May 19th
228 Notable deaths
Bernard Lewis
British-american historian (1916–2018).
Born May 31st, 1916 in London. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2018 at 101 years old in Voorhees Township. [ref]
Stanisław Szukalski
Polish artist (1893-1987).
Born December 13th, 1893 in Warta.
Died May 19th, 1987 at 93 years old in Burbank.
Vijay Tendulkar
Indian writer.
Born January 6th, 1928 in Kolhapur. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2008 at 80 years old in Pune (myasthenia gravis). [ref]
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist (1904–1969).
Born November 21st, 1904 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1969 at 64 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Kathy Kirby
British singer (1938–2011).
Born October 20th, 1938 in Chadwell Heath.
Died May 19th, 2011 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Walter Russell
American artist (1871-1963).
Born May 19th, 1871 in Boston.
Died May 19th, 1963 at 92 years old in Boston.
Karl Radek
Russian revolutionary (1885-1939).
Born October 31st, 1885 in Lviv.
Died May 19th, 1939 at 53 years old in Verkhneuralsk.
John Gorton
Australian politician, 19th prime minister of australia (1911–2002).
Born September 9th, 1911 in Melbourne.
Died May 19th, 2002 at 90 years old in Sydney.
Philipp Bouhler
German general, head of nazi action t4 euthanasia program for children and the handicapped (1899–1945).
Born September 11th, 1899 in Munich.
Died May 19th, 1945 at 45 years old in Zell am See (poison).
Edward Douglass White Jr.
Chief justice of the united states from 1910 to 1921.
Born November 3rd, 1845 in Lafourche Parish.
Died May 19th, 1921 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
A. E. Waite
British occultist mystic, poet and writer (1857–1942).
Born October 2nd, 1857 in Brooklyn.
Died May 19th, 1942 at 84 years old in London.
Robert Indiana
American artist (1928–2018).
Born September 13th, 1928 in New Castle.
Died May 19th, 2018 at 89 years old in Vinalhaven (respiratory failure). [ref]
Booth Tarkington
American novelist (1869–1946).
Born July 29th, 1869 in Indianapolis.
Died May 19th, 1946 at 76 years old in Indianapolis.
Colton Ford
American singer and pornographic film actor.
Born October 12th, 1962 in Pasadena.
Died May 19th, 2025 at 62 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Freddie Garrity
British actor and singer (1936–2006).
Born November 14th, 1936 in Crumpsall.
Died May 19th, 2006 at 69 years old in Bangor. [ref]
Candy Candido
American actor (1913–1999).
Born December 25th, 1913 in New Orleans.
Died May 19th, 1999 at 85 years old in Burbank.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
Iranian politician and diplomat.
Born April 23rd, 1964 in Damghan.
Died May 19th, 2024 at 60 years old in Bakrabad Rural District (helicopter crash). [ref]
Max Scheler
German philosopher (1874-1928).
Born August 22nd, 1874 in Munich.
Died May 19th, 1928 at 53 years old in Frankfurt.
Stacey Milbern
Korean-american disability rights advocate.
Born May 19th, 1987 in Seoul. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2020 at 33 years old in Stanford (surgical complications). [ref]
Eberhard von Mackensen
German general (1889–1969).
Born September 24th, 1889 in Bydgoszcz.
Died May 19th, 1969 at 79 years old in Neumünster.
John Beradino
American infielder in major league baseball and an actor (1917-1996).
Born May 1st, 1917 in Los Angeles.
Died May 19th, 1996 at 79 years old in Beverly Hills (pancreatic cancer).
Garret FitzGerald
Irish politician and prime minister (1926–2011).
Born February 9th, 1926 in Ballsbridge.
Died May 19th, 2011 at 85 years old in Phibsborough (pneumonia). [ref]
Marmaduke Pickthall
British islamic scholar, an english translator of the qur'an into english (1875–1936).
Born April 7th, 1875 in London.
Died May 19th, 1936 at 61 years old in St Ives.
Gabriele Münter
German painter (1877–1962).
Born February 19th, 1877 in Berlin.
Died May 19th, 1962 at 85 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee.
Henry Corden
American actor (1920–2005).
Born January 6th, 1920 in Montreal.
Died May 19th, 2005 at 85 years old in Encino (pulmonary emphysema).
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I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw