Famous Deaths In May - 19

1912  On this day in history 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  Billy Zulch, cricketer (S Afr batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies on May - 19.   

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

1935  On this day in history charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, French composer, dies at 74   

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

1943  On May - 19 death of kristjan Raud, Estonian painter (b. 1865)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1961  Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94 on May - 19.   

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

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

1969  Coleman Hawkins, US jazz musician/composer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1986  On this day in history death of jimmy Lyons, American musician (b. 1931)   

1987  Alice B[radley] Sheldon, sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful), dies at 71 on May - 19.   

1988  Virginia Farmer, actresss (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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

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

1993  On May - 19 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 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 May - 19.   

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

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

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1469  On May - 19 birth of giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor   

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on May - 19.   

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1700  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1755  On May - 19 birth of gabriele Prota, composer