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May 19th
165 Notable deaths
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.
Born October 2nd, 1902 in Michelhausen. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1965 at 62 years old in Vienna (kidney cancer). [ref]
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
Polish boxer (1934-2014).
Born October 4th, 1934 in Bielsko-Biała.
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]
Lee Evans
American track and field athlete.
Born February 25th, 1947 in Madera.
Died May 19th, 2021 at 74 years old in Lagos. [ref]
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