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May 19th
155 Notable deaths
Jacques Ellul
French sociologist, technology critic, and christian anarchist.
Born January 6th, 1912 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1994 at 82 years old in Pessac. [ref]
Andy Rourke
British musician (1964–2023).
Born January 17th, 1964 in Manchester.
Died May 19th, 2023 at 59 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Happy Rockefeller
American socialite.
Born June 9th, 1926 in Bryn Mawr.
Died May 19th, 2015 at 88 years old in Pocantico Hills (disease).
Kathy Kirby
English singer.
Born October 20th, 1938 in Chadwell Heath.
Died May 19th, 2011 at 72 years old in London. [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). [ref]
Vijay Tendulkar
Indian writer.
Born January 6th, 1928 in Kolhapur. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2008 at 80 years old in Pune (myasthenia gravis). [ref]
Karl Radek
Russian revolutionary (1885-1939).
Born October 31st, 1885 in Lviv.
Died May 19th, 1939 at 53 years old in Verkhneuralsk, Nerchinsk.
Robert Indiana
American artist (1928-2018).
Born September 13th, 1928 in New Castle. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2018 at 89 years old in Vinalhaven (respiratory failure). [ref]
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.
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]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel