Deaths on May 19

This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 19 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 19, 2026.

Jim Otto

American football player (Oakland Raiders)
Died on Monday May 20th 2024

Martin Amis

British novelist. (London Fields
Died on Saturday May 20th 2023

Reiji Oyama

Japanese pastor (The Biblical Church)
Died on Saturday May 20th 2023

Brian Booth

Australian cricketer and Olympic field hockey player (1956). Death announced on this date
Died on Saturday May 20th 2023

Calvin Magee

American football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and coach
Died on Friday May 20th 2022

Chete Lera

Spanish actor (The Red Squirrel
Died on Friday May 20th 2022

Susan Roces

Filipina actress
Died on Friday May 20th 2022

Samir Sabri

Egyptian singer and actor (Chased by the Dogs
Died on Friday May 20th 2022

Jerzy Zass

Polish actor (A Short Film About Killing
Died on Friday May 20th 2022

Yitzhak Noy

Israeli historian and radio presenter
Died on Friday May 20th 2022

Sam Smith

American basketball player (Kentucky Colonels)
Died on Friday May 20th 2022

Roger Hawkins

American drummer (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) and recording studio owner (Muscle Shoals Sound Studio)
Died on Thursday May 20th 2021

Neal Ford

American rock singer (Neal Ford and the Fanatics)
Died on Thursday May 20th 2021

David Holman

British playwright (No Worries) and actor
Died on Thursday May 20th 2021

Alix Dobkin

American folk singer-songwriter and memoirist
Died on Thursday May 20th 2021

Csaba Szabó

Hungarian journalist and television reporter
Died on Thursday May 20th 2021