Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 19

1912  On May - 19 death of bolesÅ‚aw Prus, Polish writer (b. 1847)   

1915  On this day in history death of john Simpson Kirkpatrick stretcher bearer with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during World War I (b. 1892)   

1918  Death of Raoul Lufbery, French-American World War I fighter pilot and flying ace (b. 1885) on May - 19.   

1922  On this day in history heinrich I Quincke, German internist (postural drainage), dies at 79   

1924  On May - 19 billy Zulch, cricketer (S Afr batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies   

1928  On May - 19 henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59   

1935  Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, French composer, dies at 74 on May - 19.   

1942  [Nicoline] Magdalene Anchor-Roll, Norwegian author (Enken), dies at 69 on May - 19.   

1943  Death of Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter (b. 1865) on May - 19.   

1945  On this day in history death of philipp Bouhler, German nazi leader (b. 1889)   

1946  Death of Booth Tarkington, American novelist (b. 1869) on May - 19.   

1953  Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish gen/min of War, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1954  Aart A van Schelven, church historian (Willem of Orange), dies at 73 on May - 19.   

1958  On May - 19 bruno Sturmer, composer, dies at 65   

1961  Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history maria Dabrowska, Polish writer (Znaki Zycia), dies   

1966  Tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga's King by Capt Cook (1773), dies on May - 19.   

1969  On this day in history coleman Hawkins, US jazz musician/composer, dies   

1971  Bernard Wagenaar, Neth/US composer, dies at 76 on May - 19.   

1978  George Gladstone, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1930), dies on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history jean Rey, Belgian minister, dies   

1986  On May - 19 death of jimmy Lyons, American musician (b. 1931)   

1987  Alice B[radley] Sheldon, sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history virginia Farmer, actresss (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 90   

1989  Able J Herzberg, Russ/Neth lawyer (Eichmann in Jerusalem), dies on May - 19.   

1991  On May - 19 douglas L Mays, cartoonist (Punch), dies   

1993  On this day in history nemesio Antunes, Chilean painter, dies at 75   

1994  Henry Morgan, TV panalist (To Tell the Truth), dies of cancer at 74 on this day in history.   

1996  Johnny "Guitar" Watson, musician, dies at 61 on May - 19.   

1997  On May - 19 millie, dog of President Bush (Millie's Book), dies at 12   

1998  Death of Sōsuke Uno, Japanese prime minister (b. 1922) on May - 19.   

1999  On this day in history death of james Blades, English percussionist (b. 1901)   

2000  On this day in history death of yevgeny Khrunov, cosmonaut (b. 1933)   

2001  On May - 19 death of susannah McCorkle, American singer (b. 1946)   

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1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on this day in history.   

1611  On May - 19 birth of innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)   

1616  On May - 19 birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

1700  On this day in history birth of josé de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)   

1724  On this day in history birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)   

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.   

1746  On May - 19 birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

1755  On this day in history birth of gabriele Prota, composer