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May 19th
228 Notable deaths
Joseph Mazilier
French ballet dancer and choreographer (1801–1868).
Born March 13th, 1801 in Marseille.
Died May 19th, 1868 at 67 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Alfredo Mayo
Spanish actor (1911-1985).
Born May 17th, 1911 in Barcelona.
Died May 19th, 1985 at 74 years old in Palma (myocardial infarction).
Halvard Lange
Norwegian politician (1902-1970).
Born September 16th, 1902 in Christiania.
Died May 19th, 1970 at 67 years old in Oslo.
Ed Souza
American soccer player (1921-1979).
Born September 22nd, 1921 in Fall River.
Died May 19th, 1979 at 57 years old in Rhode Island.
Charles Wallace Richmond
American ornithologist (1868-1932).
Born December 31st, 1868 in Kenosha.
Died May 19th, 1932 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Aleksandr Miroshnichenko
Boxer (1964–2003).
Born April 26th, 1964 in Kostanay.
Died May 19th, 2003 at 39 years old in Kostanay (falling from height). [ref]
Joseph Chatt
British chemist (1914–1994).
Born November 6th, 1914 in Horden.
Died May 19th, 1994 at 79 years old in Hove.
Yuri Filipchenko
Russian entomologist (1882-1930).
Born February 13th, 1882 in Bolkhovsky District.
Died May 19th, 1930 at 48 years old in Saint Petersburg (meningitis).
Samo Chalupka
Slovak poet.
Born February 27th, 1812 in Horná Lehota. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1883 at 71 years old in Horná Lehota. [ref]
Maya Jribi
Tunisian politician (1960–2018).
Born January 29th, 1960 in Bou Arada.
Died May 19th, 2018 at 58 years old in Radès (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Billie Bennett
American actress (1874–1951).
Born October 23rd, 1874 in Evansville.
Died May 19th, 1951 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Harry Vos
Dutch footballer (1946-2010).
Born September 4th, 1946 in The Hague.
Died May 19th, 2010 at 63 years old in Delft (cancer). [ref]
Pierre-Émile Martin
French engineer (1824-1915).
Born August 17th, 1824 in Bourges.
Died May 19th, 1915 at 90 years old in Fourchambault.
Ben Corbett
Actor (1892-1961).
Born February 6th, 1892 in Hudson.
Died May 19th, 1961 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
Philipp Furtwängler
German mathematician (1869–1940).
Born April 21st, 1869 in Elze.
Died May 19th, 1940 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Franz-Paul Decker
German conductor (1923-2014).
Born June 22nd, 1923 in Cologne. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2014 at 90 years old in Montreal.
Máximo Santos
President of uruguay (1847-1889).
Born April 15th, 1847 in Pando.
Died May 19th, 1889 at 42 years old in Buenos Aires.
Marino Klinger
Colombian footballer (1936-1975).
Born February 7th, 1936 in Buenaventura.
Died May 19th, 1975 at 39 years old in Cali (traffic collision).
Houmane Jarir
Moroccan footballer (1944-2018).
Born November 30th, 1944 in Casablanca.
Died May 19th, 2018 at 73 years old in Boston. [ref]
Harry von Arnim
German diplomat.
Born November 3rd, 1824 in Mysłowice.
Died May 19th, 1881 at 56 years old in Nice.
Hans Wollschläger
German writer (1935–2007).
Born March 17th, 1935 in Minden.
Died May 19th, 2007 at 72 years old in Bamberg. [ref]
Guillermo Sepúlveda
Mexican footballer (1934-2021).
Born November 29th, 1934 in Guadalajara.
Died May 19th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Rimma Kazakova
Russian poet (1932–2008).
Born January 27th, 1932 in Sevastopol.
Died May 19th, 2008 at 76 years old in Yudino, Odintsovsky District. [ref]
Henrik Tikkanen
Finland-swedish author and illustrator (1924–1984).
Born September 9th, 1924 in Helsinki.
Died May 19th, 1984 at 59 years old in Espoo (leukemia).
Margaret Matzenauer
American opera singer (1881-1963).
Born June 1st, 1881 in Timișoara.
Died May 19th, 1963 at 81 years old in Van Nuys.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou