Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 19

1912  On this day in history death of bolesÅ‚aw Prus, Polish writer (b. 1847)   

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

1918  On this day in history death of raoul Lufbery, French-American World War I fighter pilot and flying ace (b. 1885)   

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

1942  On May - 19 [Nicoline] Magdalene Anchor-Roll, Norwegian author (Enken), dies at 69   

1943  Death of Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter (b. 1865) on May - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

1953  Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish gen/min of War, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1954  Aart A van Schelven, church historian (Willem of Orange), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1961  Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1978  George Gladstone, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1930), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1991  On May - 19 douglas L Mays, cartoonist (Punch), dies   

1993  Nemesio Antunes, Chilean painter, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1994  Henry Morgan, TV panalist (To Tell the Truth), dies of cancer at 74 on May - 19.   

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

1997  On this day in history millie, dog of President Bush (Millie's Book), dies at 12   

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

1999  On May - 19 death of james Blades, English percussionist (b. 1901)   

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 this day in history.   

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 May - 19.   

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.   

1724  On May - 19 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  On May - 19 birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

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