May 19th
228 Notable deaths
Yury Grigorovich
Russian dancer and choreographer.
Born January 2nd, 1927 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 19th, 2025 at 98 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
Polish boxer (1934-2014).
Born October 4th, 1934 in Bestwinka.
Died May 19th, 2014 at 79 years old in Bielsko-Biała.
Brian Booth
Australian cricketer and field hockey player.
Born October 19th, 1933 in Perthville.
Died May 19th, 2023 at 89 years old in Kogarah. [ref]
Robert F. Furchgott
American biochemist (1916-2009).
Born June 4th, 1916 in Charleston.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 92 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Vincent McEveety
American film director, television director and producer (1929–2018).
Born August 10th, 1929 in Los Angeles.
Died May 19th, 2018 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Theodore F. Green
American politician (1867-1966).
Born October 2nd, 1867 in Providence.
Died May 19th, 1966 at 98 years old in Providence (pneumonia).
Nawshirwan Mustafa
Iraqi kurdish politician (1944–2017).
Born December 22nd, 1944 in Sulaymaniyah.
Died May 19th, 2017 at 72 years old in Sulaymaniyah (lung cancer). [ref]
Dámaso Berenguer, 1st Count of Xauen
Spanish general and politician (1873-1953).
Born August 4th, 1873 in Remedios.
Died May 19th, 1953 at 79 years old in Madrid.
Lee Evans
American track and field athlete (1947–2021).
Born February 25th, 1947 in Madera.
Died May 19th, 2021 at 74 years old in Lagos. [ref]
Troy Ruttman
American racing driver.
Born March 11th, 1930 in Mooreland.
Died May 19th, 1997 at 67 years old in Lake Havasu City (lung cancer).
Tapio Wirkkala
Finnish designer and sculptor (1915-1985).
Born June 2nd, 1915 in Hanko. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1985 at 69 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Eduard Strasburger
Polish-german botanist (1844–1912).
Born February 1st, 1844 in Warsaw.
Died May 19th, 1912 at 68 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Harrison White
American sociologist (1930–2024).
Born March 21st, 1930 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 19th, 2024 at 94 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Marcello Piacentini
Italian architect (1881-1960).
Born December 8th, 1881 in Rome.
Died May 19th, 1960 at 78 years old in Rome.
Robert S. Wistrich
Professor at the hebrew university of jerusalem (1945–2015).
Born April 7th, 1945 in Lenger.
Died May 19th, 2015 at 70 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Chinese linguist (1933–2018).
Born August 9th, 1933 in Yongzhong Subdistrict.
Died May 19th, 2018 at 84 years old in Wenzhou. [ref]
Richard Anuszkiewicz
American artist (1930-2020).
Died May 19th, 2020 at 89 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Alphonse de Neuville
French painter (1835-1885).
Born May 31st, 1836 in Saint-Omer. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1885 at 48 years old in rue Brémontier. [ref]
Alexey Maresyev
Soviet aviator (1916–2001).
Born May 20th, 1916 in Kamyshin. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2001 at 84 years old in Moscow (infarction). [ref]
Aurora Clavel
Mexican actress.
Born October 29th, 1934 in Santiago Pinotepa Nacional. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2025 at 90 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Alexandre Astruc
French film director (1923–2016).
Born July 13th, 1923 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 19th, 2016 at 92 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Carlos Altamirano
Chilean lawyer (1922-2019).
Born December 18th, 1922 in Santiago.
Died May 19th, 2019 at 96 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Dorothy Donegan
American jazz pianist (1922–1998).
Born April 6th, 1924 in Chicago, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1998 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Benjamin Baker
British engineer (1840–1907).
Born March 31st, 1840 in Bath.
Died May 19th, 1907 at 67 years old in Pangbourne.
Aníbal Troilo
Argentine tango musician (1914-1975).
Born July 11th, 1914 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 19th, 1975 at 60 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht