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May 19th
158 Notable deaths
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
First lady of the united states (1961—1963).
Born July 28th, 1929 in Southampton.
Died May 19th, 1994 at 64 years old in New York City (non-Hodgkin lymphoma).
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935).
Born August 16th, 1888 in Tremadog. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1935 at 46 years old in Bovington Camp (traffic collision, motorcycle accident). [ref]
Stanislav Petrov
Officer of the soviet air defence forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017).
Born September 7th, 1939 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2017 at 77 years old in Fryazino (pneumonia). [ref]
Ravi Zacharias
Canadian-american christian apologist (1946-2020).
Born March 26th, 1946 in Chennai.
Died May 19th, 2020 at 74 years old in Atlanta (spinal cancer). [ref]
Velupillai Prabhakaran
Founder of the liberation tigers of tamil eelam, a militant organization in sri lanka (1954-2009).
Born November 26th, 1954 in Valvettithurai.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 54 years old in Nanthi Lagoon.
Paul Mooney
American comedian, writer, social critic, television and film actor.
Born August 4th, 1941 in Shreveport.
Died May 19th, 2021 at 79 years old in Oakland. [ref]
José Martí
Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853–1895).
Born January 28th, 1853 in Havana. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1895 at 42 years old in Oriente Province (killed in action). [ref]
V. N. Janaki
Indian actress and former chief minister of tamil nadu (1924-1996).
Born November 30th, 1923 in Vaikom. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1996 at 72 years old in Chennai.
Alan Young
British actor.
Born November 19th, 1919 in North Shields.
Died May 19th, 2016 at 96 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Morley Safer
Canadian-american reporter and correspondent.
Born November 8th, 1931 in Toronto.
Died May 19th, 2016 at 84 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
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