Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 19

1912  Death of BolesÅ‚aw Prus, Polish writer (b. 1847) on May - 19.   

1915  Death of John Simpson Kirkpatrick stretcher bearer with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during World War I (b. 1892) on May - 19.   

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

1922  On May - 19 heinrich I Quincke, German internist (postural drainage), dies at 79   

1924  Billy Zulch, cricketer (S Afr batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies on May - 19.   

1928  Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1935  Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, French composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history [Nicoline] Magdalene Anchor-Roll, Norwegian author (Enken), dies at 69   

1943  Death of Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1945  On May - 19 death of philipp Bouhler, German nazi leader (b. 1889)   

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

1953  On this day in history damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish gen/min of War, dies at 79   

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

1958  Bruno Sturmer, composer, dies at 65 on May - 19.   

1961  On May - 19 joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94   

1965  On May - 19 maria Dabrowska, Polish writer (Znaki Zycia), dies   

1966  On this day in history tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga's King by Capt Cook (1773), dies   

1969  On May - 19 coleman Hawkins, US jazz musician/composer, dies   

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

1978  On May - 19 george Gladstone, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1930), dies   

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

1986  Death of Jimmy Lyons, American musician (b. 1931) on May - 19.   

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

1988  Virginia Farmer, actresss (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 90 on May - 19.   

1989  Able J Herzberg, Russ/Neth lawyer (Eichmann in Jerusalem), dies on this day in history.   

1991  Douglas L Mays, cartoonist (Punch), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1996  On this day in history johnny "Guitar" Watson, musician, dies at 61   

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

1998  On May - 19 death of sōsuke Uno, Japanese prime minister (b. 1922)   

1999  Death of James Blades, English percussionist (b. 1901) on this day in history.   

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

2001  Death of Susannah McCorkle, American singer (b. 1946) on May - 19.   

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1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on May - 19.   

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on this day in history.   

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

1700  On May - 19 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  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born on May - 19.   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on May - 19.