Famous Deaths In May - 19

1912  Death of BolesÅ‚aw Prus, Polish writer (b. 1847) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1922  Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (postural drainage), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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 May - 19.   

1935  On May - 19 charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, French composer, dies at 74   

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  Death of Philipp Bouhler, German nazi leader (b. 1889) on May - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

1954  On May - 19 aart A van Schelven, church historian (Willem of Orange), dies at 73   

1958  Bruno Sturmer, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94   

1965  On this day in history 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  On this day in history bernard Wagenaar, Neth/US composer, dies at 76   

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

1983  On May - 19 jean Rey, Belgian minister, dies   

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  On May - 19 virginia Farmer, actresss (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 90   

1989  On May - 19 able J Herzberg, Russ/Neth lawyer (Eichmann in Jerusalem), dies   

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

1993  Nemesio Antunes, Chilean painter, dies at 75 on May - 19.   

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  On this day in history death of sōsuke Uno, Japanese prime minister (b. 1922)   

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

2000  Death of Yevgeny Khrunov, cosmonaut (b. 1933) on May - 19.   

2001  On this day in history death of susannah McCorkle, American singer (b. 1946)   

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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  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.   

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

1744  On May - 19 birth of charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)   

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

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