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19 May

Across recorded history, 1,466 notable lives are recorded as having ended on 19 May. Below are the 24 most widely documented — ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia carry an article about them.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

1929–1994

First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was a First Lady of the United States.

José Martí

1853–1895

Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist

José Martí was a Cuban revolutionary who worked as a poet, philosopher, and nationalist to advocate for the independence of his country.

William Ewart Gladstone

1809–1898

British Liberal prime minister

William Ewart Gladstone was a British prime minister who served four separate terms in office.

Ebrahim Raisi

1960–2024

President of Iran from 2021 to 2024

Ebrahim Raisi was a politician who served as the President of Iran.

T. E. Lawrence

1888–1935

British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat

T. E. Lawrence was a British archaeologist and military officer who served as a diplomat.

Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon

1760–1825

French early socialist theorist

Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon was a French theorist who contributed to the development of early socialist thought.

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

1757–1834

French general and politician

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette was a French general and politician who served in the American Revolutionary War.

Max Scheler

1874–1928

German philosopher

Max Scheler was a German philosopher who contributed to the development of phenomenology and philosophical anthropology.

Bolesław Prus

1847–1912

Polish novelist

Bolesław Prus was a Polish novelist known for his contributions to literature and journalism.

Jack Brabham

1926–2014

Australian racing driver

Jack Brabham was an Australian racing driver who competed in Formula One.

Jamsetji Tata

1839–1904

Indian industrialist, founder of the Tata Group (born 1839)

Jamsetji Tata was an industrialist who founded the Tata Group.

Martin Amis

1949–2023

British novelist

Martin Amis was a British novelist known for his satirical works of fiction.

Robert F. Furchgott

1916–2009

American biochemist

Robert F. Furchgott was an American biochemist who conducted research on the signaling properties of nitric oxide in the cardiovascular system.

Stanislav Petrov

1939–2017

officer of the Soviet Air Defence Forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident

Stanislav Petrov was a Soviet military officer who did not execute a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident.

Ronald Colman

1891–1958

British actor

Ronald Colman was a British actor who appeared in numerous film, television, and stage productions.

Charles Ives

1874–1954

American modernist composer

Charles Ives was an American modernist composer who worked as an actuary.

Bernard Lewis

1916–2018

British-American historian

Bernard Lewis was a historian who specialized in the study of the Middle East and the history of Islam.

Ferdinand Hodler

1853–1918

Swiss artist

Ferdinand Hodler was a Swiss painter known for his contributions to the development of modern art.

Maria Dąbrowska

1889–1965

Polish writer

Maria Dąbrowska was a Polish writer known for her novels, diaries, and translations.

Sōsuke Uno

1922–1998

75th Prime Minister of Japan

Sōsuke Uno was a Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan.

Karl Radek

1885–1939

Russian revolutionary

Karl Radek was a revolutionary who served as a prominent communist journalist and politician.

John Gorton

1911–2002

Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia

John Gorton was an Australian politician who served as the nineteenth Prime Minister of Australia.

Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria

1833–1896

Austrian archduke

Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria was an Austrian politician and a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.

Gabriele Münter

1877–1962

German painter

Gabriele Münter was a German painter who was a founding member of the expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter.

Source: Wikidata, released into the public domain under CC0. Snapshot: 2026-07. Names, dates and roles come from Wikidata; summaries are condensed from it. Nothing here is generated to fill a gap.

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