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May 19th
158 Notable deaths
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.
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]
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]
Alexandre Astruc
French film director.
Born July 13th, 1923 in Paris.
Died May 19th, 2016 at 92 years old in Paris. [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.
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