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Deaths on May 19

1296 : Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies
1536 : Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded
1536 : Lord Rochford, English brother of Anna Boleyn, beheaded
1647 : Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies
1653 : Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48
1786 : John Stanley, composer, dies at 74
1795 : Josiah Bartlett, US physician/judge (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 65
1800 : French Bosbeeck, veterinarian/robber, hanged
1801 : Herman H Vitringa, politician (National Meetings), dies
1845 : Maria EJ Versfelt, mistress of general Moreau/marshal Ney, dies at 68
1864 : Nathaniel Hawthorne, US, writer (Scarlet Letter), dies
1872 : Johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44
1876 : Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian/politician, dies at 74
1887 : Pieter Bluss‚ van Alblas, liberal minister of Finance, dies at 75
1890 : Gus Kempis, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies of fever at 24
1895 : Jos‚ J Marti y Perez, Spanish/Cuban poet (Versos sencillos), dies
1901 : Marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st pres Rep South-Africa, dies at 81
1903 : Arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer (1277 runs at 35 47 in 23 Tests), dies
1922 : Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (postural drainage), dies at 79
1924 : Billy Zulch, cricketer (S Afr batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies
1928 : Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59
1928 : Max Scheler, German philosopher, dies at 53
1935 : Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, French composer, dies at 74
1935 : Thomas E Lawrence (of Arabia), dies in a motorcycle crash
1941 : Werner Sombart, Marxist economist (H„ndler und Heroes), dies at 78
1942 : [Nicoline] Magdalene Anchor-Roll, Norwegian author (Enken), dies at 69
1953 : 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
1954 : Charles Edward Ives, US composer (Unanswered Question), dies at 79
1958 : Bruno Sturmer, composer, dies at 65
1958 : Ronald Colman, British actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 67
1961 : Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94
1965 : Maria Dabrowska, Polish writer (Znaki Zycia), dies
1966 : Tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga's King by Capt Cook (1773), dies
1969 : Coleman Hawkins, US jazz musician/composer, dies
1971 : Bernard Wagenaar, Neth/US composer, dies at 76
1971 : Ogden Nash, poet/TV panelist (Masquerade Party), dies at 68
1978 : George Gladstone, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1930), dies
1983 : Jean Rey, Belgian minister, dies
1987 : Alice B[radley] Sheldon, sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful), dies at 71
1988 : Virginia Farmer, actresss (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 90
1989 : Able J Herzberg, Russ/Neth lawyer (Eichmann in Jerusalem), dies
1989 : E Galg¢czi, writer, dies
1989 : Robert Webber, actor (Alex-Moonlighting), dies of ALS at 64
1991 : Douglas L Mays, cartoonist (Punch), dies
1991 : Rini Otte, Dutch actress (Ergens in Nederland), dies at 74
1993 : Nemesio Antunes, Chilean painter, dies at 75
1993 : Richard Murphy, director (3 Stripes in the Sun), dies of stroke at 81
1993 : S W Sohoni, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies
1994 : Henry Morgan, TV panalist (To Tell the Truth), dies of cancer at 74
1994 : Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1st lady (1961-63), dies of cancer at 64
1994 : Jacques Cesar Ellul, writer, dies at 82
1994 : Luis Ocana, Span cyclist (Tour de France 1973), commits suicide at 48
1996 : Johnny "Guitar" Watson, musician, dies at 61
1996 : Margaret Rawlings, actress (Roman Holiday), dies at 89
1997 : Millie, dog of President Bush (Millie's Book), dies at 12
2004 : EK Nayanar, former Chief Minister of Kerala dies at the age of 86

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