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May 19th
158 Notable deaths
Jadunath Sarkar
Indian historian.
Born December 10th, 1870 in Natore District. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1958 at 87 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Walter Lord
American author.
Born October 8th, 1917 in Baltimore.
Died May 19th, 2002 at 84 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Bob Boozer
Basketball player (1937-2012).
Born April 26th, 1937 in Omaha.
Died May 19th, 2012 at 75 years old in Omaha (intracranial aneurysm).
Phyllis Avery
Actress, real estate agent.
Born November 14th, 1922 in New York City.
Died May 19th, 2011 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Joseph Larmor
Irish physicist and mathematician (1857-1942).
Born July 11th, 1857 in Belfast. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1942 at 84 years old in Holywood. [ref]
Koichi Tohei
Japanese aikidoka.
Born January 20th, 1920 in Tokyo.
Died May 19th, 2011 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Marco Pannella
Italian politician and journalist (1930-2016).
Born May 2nd, 1930 in Teramo. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2016 at 86 years old in Rome (lung cancer, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Susan Rothenberg
American artist (1945-2020).
Born January 20th, 1945 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2020 at 75 years old in Galisteo. [ref]
Giuseppe Garibaldi II
Italian general, granchild of italian patriot giuseppe garibaldi (1879-1950).
Born July 29th, 1879 in Melbourne.
Died May 19th, 1950 at 70 years old in Rome.
Luis Ocaña
Spanish racing cyclist.
Born June 9th, 1945 in Priego. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1994 at 48 years old in Mont-de-Marsan (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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