May 19th
170 Notable deaths
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]
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.
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).
Booth Tarkington
American novelist.
Born July 29th, 1869 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1946 at 76 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
Colton Ford
American singer and actor.
Born October 12th, 1962 in Pasadena.
Died May 19th, 2025 at 62 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Walter Russell
American artist (1871-1963).
Born May 19th, 1871 in Boston. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1963 at 92 years old in Boston.
Garret FitzGerald
8th taoiseach from 1981 to 1982 and 1982 to 1987.
Born February 9th, 1926 in Ballsbridge. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2011 at 85 years old in Phibsborough (pneumonia). [ref]
Marmaduke Pickthall
Western islamic scholar, an english translator of the qur'an into english.
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. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1962 at 85 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee. [ref]
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes