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May 19th
165 Notable deaths
Aníbal Troilo
Argentine tango musician (1914-1975).
Born July 11th, 1914 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1975 at 60 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Viking Eggeling
Swedish artist (1880-1925).
Born October 21st, 1880 in Lund. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1925 at 44 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Yury Grigorovich
Russian dancer and choreographer.
Born January 2nd, 1927 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 19th, 2025 at 98 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Aurora Clavel
Mexican actress.
Born October 29th, 1934 in Pinotepa Nacional. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2025 at 90 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz
German general.
Born December 23rd, 1895 in Strasbourg.
Died May 19th, 1975 at 79 years old in Koblenz.
Hans Wiegel
Dutch politician.
Born July 16th, 1941 in Amsterdam.
Died May 19th, 2025 at 83 years old in Sint Nicolaasga. [ref]
Robert Sinclair Dietz
American scientist.
Born September 14th, 1914 in Westfield.
Died May 19th, 1995 at 80 years old in Tempe.
Archie Scott Brown
British racecar driver.
Born May 13th, 1927 in Paisley.
Died May 19th, 1958 at 31 years old in Heusy (traffic collision).
Dorothy Donegan
American jazz pianist.
Born April 6th, 1924 in John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1998 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo
Spanish author.
Born November 3rd, 1856 in Santander. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1912 at 55 years old in Santander. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 165
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde