Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 19

1912  On this day in history 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 May - 19 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  Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59 on May - 19.   

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

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

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

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

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

1953  On May - 19 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  On May - 19 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1983  Jean Rey, Belgian minister, dies on May - 19.   

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

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

1988  On May - 19 virginia Farmer, actresss (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 90   

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

1991  Douglas L Mays, cartoonist (Punch), dies on May - 19.   

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

1994  On May - 19 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  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  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 this day in history.   

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

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on May - 19.   

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 this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

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