May 19th
175 Notable deaths
Jacques Ellul
French sociologist, technology critic, and christian anarchist.
Born January 6th, 1912 in Bordeaux.
Died May 19th, 1994 at 82 years old in Pessac.
Ogden Nash
American poet.
Born August 19th, 1902 in New York. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1971 at 68 years old in Baltimore (heart failure). [ref]
Bernard Lewis
British-american historian (1916-2018).
Born May 31st, 1916 in Stoke Newington. [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 7th, 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]
Russell Kirk
American political theorist, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and writer (1918–1994).
Born October 19th, 1918 in Plymouth.
Died May 19th, 1994 at 75 years old in Mecosta. [ref]
Walter Russell
American artist (1871-1963).
Born May 19th, 1871 in Boston. [ref]
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.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine