Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 19

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

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  On this day in history death of raoul Lufbery, French-American World War I fighter pilot and flying ace (b. 1885)   

1922  Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (postural drainage), dies at 79 on May - 19.   

1924  On this day in history billy Zulch, cricketer (S Afr batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies   

1928  On this day in history henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59   

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

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

1943  On this day in history death of kristjan Raud, Estonian painter (b. 1865)   

1945  Death of Philipp Bouhler, German nazi leader (b. 1889) on this day in history.   

1946  On May - 19 death of booth Tarkington, American novelist (b. 1869)   

1953  Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish gen/min of War, dies at 79 on May - 19.   

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

1958  On this day in history bruno Sturmer, composer, dies at 65   

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

1965  Maria Dabrowska, Polish writer (Znaki Zycia), dies on May - 19.   

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

1969  Coleman Hawkins, US jazz musician/composer, dies on May - 19.   

1971  On May - 19 bernard Wagenaar, Neth/US composer, dies at 76   

1978  On this day in history george Gladstone, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1930), dies   

1983  Jean Rey, Belgian minister, dies on this day in history.   

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 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  Millie, dog of President Bush (Millie's Book), dies at 12 on this day in history.   

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

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

2000  Death of Yevgeny Khrunov, cosmonaut (b. 1933) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Susannah McCorkle, American singer (b. 1946) on this day in history.   

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

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

1616  On this day in history birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

1700  On May - 19 birth of josé de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)   

1724  Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.   

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on May - 19.   

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born on May - 19.   

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