May 19th
170 Notable deaths
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]
Nawshirwan Mustafa
Iraqi kurdish politician.
Born December 22nd, 1944 in Sulaymaniyah.
Died May 19th, 2017 at 72 years old in Sulaymaniyah (lung cancer). [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]
Leopold Figl
Austrian politician, minister, chancellor (1902–1965).
Born October 2nd, 1902 in Michelhausen.
Died May 19th, 1965 at 62 years old in Vienna (kidney cancer).
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
Polish boxer (1934-2014).
Born October 4th, 1934 in Bestwinka.
Died May 19th, 2014 at 79 years old in Bielsko-Biała.
J. Arch Getty
American historian.
Born November 30th, 1950 in Louisiana.
Died May 19th, 2025 at 74 years old [ref]
Vincent McEveety
American film director, television director and producer.
Born August 10th, 1929 in Los Angeles.
Died May 19th, 2018 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Richard Anuszkiewicz
American artist (1930-2020).
Born May 23rd, 1930 in Erie. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2020 at 89 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 170
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir