May 19th
231 Notable deaths
Bernhard Dorn
German orientalist (1805–1881).
Born April 29th, 1805 in Scheuerfeld.
Died May 19th, 1881 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ingemar Hedberg
Canoe racer (1920–2019).
Born March 8th, 1920 in Örebro. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2019 at 99 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Ada Christen
Austrian writer (1839-1901).
Born March 6th, 1844 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1901 at 57 years old in Inzersdorf.
Vera Bergman
German actress.
Born February 16th, 1920 in Berlin.
Died May 19th, 1971 at 51 years old in Victoria.
Paul Sturzenegger
Argentine-born swiss footballer (1902-1970).
Born June 7th, 1902 in Rosario.
Died May 19th, 1970 at 67 years old in Lugano.
Alfred Baudrillart
French catholic cardinal (1859-1942).
Born January 6th, 1859 in Paris.
Died May 19th, 1942 at 83 years old in Paris.
Marie Pujmanová
Czechoslovak writer, poet and bookwriter (1893–1958).
Born June 8th, 1893 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1958 at 64 years old in Prague. [ref]
Lloyd Butler
American rower.
Born November 11th, 1924 in Sparks.
Died May 19th, 1991 at 66 years old in Mesa.
Amédée Grab
Swiss priest and theologian (1930-2019).
Born February 3rd, 1930 in Zurich.
Died May 19th, 2019 at 89 years old in Roveredo.
Albert Guinchard
Swiss footballer (1914-1971).
Born November 10th, 1914 in Geneva.
Died May 19th, 1971 at 56 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Vladimir Ryzhkin
Russian footballer (1930-2011).
Born December 29th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died May 19th, 2011 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Konstantin Trenyov
Soviet writer and playwright (1876–1945).
Born June 2nd, 1876 in Baksheyivka.
Died May 19th, 1945 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Ragnar Gustavsson
Swedish footballer (1907-1980).
Born September 28th, 1907 in Lundby church parish.
Died May 19th, 1980 at 72 years old in Gothenburg.
Bob Tinning
Australian rower.
Born December 25th, 1925 in Sydney.
Died May 19th, 2001 at 75 years old
Sven Olsson
Swedish footballer (1889-1919).
Born October 3rd, 1889 in Gothenburg.
Died May 19th, 1919 at 29 years old in Gothenburg.
Wolfgang Steinmayr
Austrian cyclist.
Born September 6th, 1944 in Innsbruck.
Died May 19th, 2026 at 81 years old [ref]
Jørgen Brunchorst
Norwegian politician (1862-1917).
Born August 10th, 1862 in Bergen.
Died May 19th, 1917 at 54 years old in Rome.
Léon Louyet
Road bicycle racer (1906-1973).
Born July 7th, 1906 in Loos-en-Gohelle. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1973 at 66 years old [ref]
Anton Zwerina
Austrian weightlifter.
Born June 7th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died May 19th, 1973 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Giovanni Delise
Italian rower (1907–1947).
Born November 1st, 1907 in Izola.
Died May 19th, 1947 at 39 years old in Izola.
Carlheinz Neumann
German rower (1905–1983).
Born November 27th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died May 19th, 1983 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Sigfrid Lundberg
Swedish racing cyclist (1895-1979).
Born February 15th, 1895. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1979 at 84 years old in Uppsala.
Valentín Paz-Andrade
Spanish writer and politician (1898-1987).
Born April 23rd, 1898 in Pontevedra.
Died May 19th, 1987 at 89 years old in Vigo.
Ignacio Rodríguez
Mexican footballer.
Born July 12th, 1956 in Zacatepec Municipality. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2025 at 68 years old in Zacatepec Municipality (cancer). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel