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History Deaths on May 19


Bob Boozer
Bob Boozer, American basketball player (b. 1937)

#Bob_Boozer

S?suke Uno
S?suke Uno, Japanese soldier and politician, 75th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1922)

#S?suke_Uno

Vladimir II Monomakh
Vladimir II Monomakh, Grand Duke of Kiev

#Vladimir_II_Monomakh

Gabriel Dumont (Métis leader)
Gabriel Dumont, Canadian Métis leader (b. 1837)

#Gabriel_Dumont_(Métis_leader)

Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, Polish boxer (b. 1934)

#Zbigniew_Pietrzykowski

Phil Lamason
Phil Lamason, New Zealand soldier and pilot (b. 1918)

#Phil_Lamason

García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete
García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete (b. 1535)

#García_Hurtado_de_Mendoza,_5th_Marquis_of_Cañete

Archie Scott Brown
Archie Scott Brown, Scottish race car driver (b. 1927)

#Archie_Scott_Brown

Clint Smith
Clint Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1913)

#Clint_Smith

Vincent Harding
Vincent Harding, American historian and scholar (b. 1931)

#Vincent_Harding

Jean Rey (politician)
Jean Rey, Belgian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the European Commission (b. 1902)

#Jean_Rey_(politician)

Charles Ives
Charles Ives, American composer and educator (b. 1874)

#Charles_Ives

Luis Ocaña
Luis Ocaña, Spanish cyclist (b. 1945)

#Luis_Ocaña

Sengge Rinchen
Sengge Rinchen, Mongolian general (b. 1811)

#Sengge_Rinchen

John Betjeman
John Betjeman, English poet and academic (b. 1906)

#John_Betjeman

Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1661)

#Charles_Montagu,_1st_Earl_of_Halifax

Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz
Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz, Estonian-German physician, botanist, and entomologist (b. 1793)

#Johann_Friedrich_von_Eschscholtz

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist, 37th First Lady of the United States (b. 1929)

#Jacqueline_Kennedy_Onassis

Bernard Blaut
Bernard Blaut, Polish footballer and coach (b. 1940)

#Bernard_Blaut

Robert F. Furchgott
Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)

#Robert_F._Furchgott

Benjamin Baker (engineer)
Benjamin Baker, English engineer, designed the Forth Bridge (b. 1840)

#Benjamin_Baker_(engineer)

Dean Eyre
Dean Eyre, New Zealand politician (b. 1914)

#Dean_Eyre

James Boswell
James Boswell, Scottish biographer (b. 1740)

#James_Boswell

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1804)

#Nathaniel_Hawthorne

Mary Dresselhuys
Mary Dresselhuys, Dutch actress and screenwriter (b. 1907)

#Mary_Dresselhuys

Philipp Bouhler
Philipp Bouhler, German soldier and politician (b. 1889)

#Philipp_Bouhler

Alcuin
Alcuin, English monk and scholar (b. 735)

#Alcuin

Ahmet A?ao?lu
Ahmet A?ao?lu, Azerbaijani-Turkish journalist and publicist (b. 1869)

#Ahmet_A?ao?lu

Pope Celestine V
Pope Celestine V (b. 1215)

#Pope_Celestine_V

Robert S. Wistrich
Robert S. Wistrich, English historian, author, and academic (b. 1945)

#Robert_S._Wistrich

Morley Safer
Morley Safer, American journalist (b. 1931)

#Morley_Safer

Nawshirwan Mustafa
Nawshirwan Mustafa, General coordinator of the Movement for Change (Gorran) (b. 1944)

#Nawshirwan_Mustafa

Boles?aw Prus
Boles?aw Prus, Polish journalist and author (b. 1847)

#Boles?aw_Prus

Daniel Ciugureanu
Daniel Ciugureanu, Romanian physician and politician, Prime Minister of Moldova (b. 1884)

#Daniel_Ciugureanu

John Beradino
John Beradino, American baseball player and actor (b. 1917)

#John_Beradino

Jack Brabham
Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver (b. 1926)

#Jack_Brabham

Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South African Republic (b. 1819)

#Marthinus_Wessel_Pretorius

José Martí
José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1853)

#José_Martí

Jamsetji Tata
Jamsetji Tata, Indian businessman, founded Tata Group (b. 1839)

#Jamsetji_Tata

Dmitry Donskoy
Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)

#Dmitry_Donskoy

Kristjan Raud
Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter and illustrator (b. 1865)

#Kristjan_Raud

Jeffrey Catherine Jones
Jeffrey Catherine Jones, American artist (b.1944)

#Jeffrey_Catherine_Jones

Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer
Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian and politician (b. 1801)

#Guillaume_Groen_van_Prinsterer

T. E. Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence, British colonel and archaeologist (b. 1888)

#T._E._Lawrence

Robert (archbishop of Trier)
Robert, archbishop of Trier

#Robert_(archbishop_of_Trier)

Happy Rockefeller
Happy Rockefeller, American philanthropist, socialite; 31st Second Lady of the United States (b. 1926)

#Happy_Rockefeller

Mariam-uz-Zamani
Mariam-uz-Zamani, Empress of the Mughal Empire (b. 1542)

#Mariam-uz-Zamani

Ogden Nash
Ogden Nash, American poet (b. 1902)

#Ogden_Nash

Josiah Bartlett
Josiah Bartlett, American physician and politician, 4th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1729)

#Josiah_Bartlett

Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1901)

#Coleman_Hawkins

William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)

#William_Ewart_Gladstone

John Gorton
John Gorton, Australian lieutenant and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1911)

#John_Gorton

Yiannis Papaioannou
Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator (b. 1910)

#Yiannis_Papaioannou

Albert Kivikas
Albert Kivikas, Estonian-Swedish journalist and author (b. 1898)

#Albert_Kivikas

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor

#Otto_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Vijay Tendulkar
Vijay Tendulkar, Indian playwright and screenwriter (b. 1928)

#Vijay_Tendulkar

Alan Young
Alan Young, English-born Canadian-American actor (b. 1919)

#Alan_Young

Ivo of Kermartin
Saint Ivo of Kermartin, French canon lawyer (b. 1253)

#Ivo_of_Kermartin

Gerhard Hetz
Gerhard Hetz, German-Mexican swimmer (b. 1942)

#Gerhard_Hetz

Garret FitzGerald
Garret FitzGerald, Irish lawyer and politician, 8th Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1926)

#Garret_FitzGerald

John Simpson Kirkpatrick
John Simpson Kirkpatrick, English-Australian soldier (b. 1892)

#John_Simpson_Kirkpatrick

Louis, Count of Évreux
Louis, Count of Évreux (b. 1276)

#Louis,_Count_of_Évreux

Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1533-1536); second wife of Henry VIII of England (b. c. 1501)

#Anne_Boleyn

John Stanley (composer)
John Stanley, English organist and composer (b. 1712)

#John_Stanley_(composer)

Jan ?aski (1456-1531)
Jan ?aski, Polish archbishop and diplomat (b. 1456)

#Jan_?aski_(1456-1531)

Booth Tarkington
Booth Tarkington, American novelist and dramatist (b. 1869)

#Booth_Tarkington

Jacques Ellul
Jacques Ellul, French sociologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1912)

#Jacques_Ellul

Stephen, Count of Blois
Stephen, Count of Blois (b. 1045)

#Stephen,_Count_of_Blois

Jimmy Lyons
Jimmy Lyons, American saxophonist (b. 1931)

#Jimmy_Lyons

John Baker (Australian politician)
John Baker, English-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of South Australia (b. 1813)

#John_Baker_(Australian_politician)

Dunstan
Dunstan, English archbishop and saint (b. 909)

#Dunstan

Camille Jordan (politician)
Camille Jordan, French lawyer and politician (b. 1771)

#Camille_Jordan_(politician)

Arthur Shrewsbury
Arthur Shrewsbury, English cricketer (b. 1856)

#Arthur_Shrewsbury

Costanzo Porta
Costanzo Porta, Italian composer (b. 1528)

#Costanzo_Porta

Auguste Molinier
Auguste Molinier, French librarian and historian (b. 1851)

#Auguste_Molinier

John I of Aragon
John I of Aragon (b. 1350)

#John_I_of_Aragon

Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman, English actor (b. 1891)

#Ronald_Colman

Zhengzhang Shangfang, Chinese linguist (b. 1933)
Ted McWhinney, Australian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1924)
Bruce Lundvall, American businessman (b. 1935)
Gabriel Kolko, American historian and author (b. 1932)
Sam Greenlee, American author and poet (b. 1930)
Terry W. Gee, American businessman and politician (b. 1940)
Simon Andrews, English motorcycle racer (b. 1982)
Neil Reynolds, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1940)
Robin Harrison, English-Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1932)
G. Sarsfield Ford, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1933)
Ian Burgess, English race car driver (b. 1930)
Tamara Brooks, American conductor and educator (b. 1941)
Nicholas Maw, English composer and academic (b. 1935)
Walter Lord, American historian and author (b. 1917)
Susannah McCorkle, American singer (b. 1946)
Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot (b. 1916)
James Tiptree, Jr., American psychologist and author (b. 1915)
Joseph Schull, Canadian playwright and historian (b. 1906)
Walter Russell, American painter, sculptor, and author (b. 1871)
Jadunath Sarkar, Indian historian (d. 1870)
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall, Renowned British Islamic scholar, noted for his English translation of the Qur'an (b. 1875)
Gervais Raoul Lufbery, French-American soldier and pilot (b. 1885)
Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809)
Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, French philosopher and theorist (b. 1760)
William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1722)
Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588)
Thomas Sanchez, Spanish priest and theologian (b. 1550)
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)
Saint Bashnouna, Egyptian saint and martyr