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===1901–present=== *[[1910]] – [[Stanislao Cannizzaro]], Italian chemist and academic (b. 1826)<ref>{{cite web |title=Stanislao Cannizzaro {{!}} Italian chemist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stanislao-Cannizzaro |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803181331/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stanislao-Cannizzaro |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1945]] – [[Richard Glücks]], German [[SS]] officer (b. 1889)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rawson |first1=Andrew |title=Auschwitz: The Nazi Solution |date=2015 |publisher=Pen and Sword |isbn=978-1-4738-5529-8 |page=76 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9zegBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76 |language=en}}</ref> * 1945 – [[Konrad Henlein]], Czech soldier and politician (b. 1898)<ref>{{cite web |title=Konrad Henlein {{!}} Sudeten-German politician |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Konrad-Henlein |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=28 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528140541/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Konrad-Henlein |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Belle da Costa Greene]], American librarian and bibliographer (b. 1883)<ref>{{cite web |title=Belle da Costa Greene {{!}} American librarian and bibliographer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Belle-da-Costa-Greene |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=13 July 2020 |language=en |archive-date=24 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724103235/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Belle-da-Costa-Greene |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1960]] – [[Yury Olesha]], Russian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1899)<ref>{{cite web |title=Yury Karlovich Olesha {{!}} Russian author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yury-Karlovich-Olesha |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=19 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619141508/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yury-Karlovich-Olesha |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Mikhail Larionov]], Russian painter, illustrator, and set designer (b. 1881)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chilvers |first1=Ian |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists |date=2017 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-102417-7 |page=747 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HFExDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT747 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Hubertus van Mook]], Dutch politician, [[Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]] (b. 1894)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lentz |first1=Harris M. |title=Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 |date=2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-26490-2 |page=388 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6HKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA388 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Scotty Beckett]], American actor and singer (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Willis |first1=John |title=Screen World: 1969 |date=1969 |publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers |isbn=978-0-8196-0310-4 |page=232 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k1LnvFcRzfQC&pg=PA232 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1974]] – [[Hal Mohr]], American director and cinematographer (b. 1894)<ref>{{cite web |title=Hal Mohr |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fa5178f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926081521/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fa5178f |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 26, 2019 |website=BFI |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1977]] – [[Joan Crawford]], American actress (year of birth disputed)<ref>{{cite web |title=Joan Crawford {{!}} Biography, Films, Mommie Dearest, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joan-Crawford |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=22 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522031035/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joan-Crawford |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Peter Weiss]], German playwright and painter (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jolly |first1=Margaretta |title=Encyclopedia of Life Writing: Autobiographical and Biographical Forms |date=2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-78744-7 |page=932 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pedJAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA932 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Shen Congwen]], Chinese author and academic (b. 1902)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Zhou |first1=Gang |last2=Chen |first2=Sihe |last3=Xinying |first3=Zhang |last4=Kinkley |first4=Jeffrey C. |title=Routledge Companion to Shen Congwen |date=2019 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-25370-3 |page=42 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZgWcDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT42 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Dominik Tatarka]], Slovak writer (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jankovič |first1=Vojtech |title=Osobnosti: Dominik Tatarka (1913 – 1989) - www.postoveznamky.sk |url=https://www.postoveznamky.sk/osobnosti-dominik-tatarka-1913-1989 |website=Informacny filatelisticky portal www.postoveznamky.sk |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=Slovak |archive-date=14 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814115510/https://www.postoveznamky.sk/osobnosti-dominik-tatarka-1913-1989 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Walker Percy]], American novelist and essayist (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite web |title=Walker Percy {{!}} Biography, Books, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Walker-Percy |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803183943/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Walker-Percy |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[John Wayne Gacy]], American serial killer (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Wayne Gacy {{!}} Biography, Murders, Execution, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wayne-Gacy |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027161127/https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wayne-Gacy |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Shel Silverstein]], American poet, author, and illustrator (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cullinan |first1=Bernice E. |last2=Person |first2=Diane Goetz |title=The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature |date=2005 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-0-8264-1778-7 |page=719 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0LyutQg6mroC&pg=PA719 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Jules Deschênes]], Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite book |title=The Oxford Companion to International Criminal Justice |date=2009 |publisher=OUP Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-155344-8 |page=296 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ioJoAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA296 |language=en}}</ref> * 2000 – [[Dick Sprang]], American illustrator (b. 1915)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jones |first1=Stephen |title=The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 12: 12 |date=2012 |publisher=Little, Brown Book Group |isbn=978-1-78033-712-8 |page=268 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1maeBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT268 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Sudhakarrao Naik]], Indian politician, [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh]] (b. 1934)<ref>{{cite news |title=Fadnavis 4th CM from Vidarbha {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Fadnavis-4th-CM-from-Vidarbha/articleshow/44965047.cms |website=The Times of India |date=29 October 2014 |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022014514/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Fadnavis-4th-CM-from-Vidarbha/articleshow/44965047.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Kaifi Azmi]], Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1919)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaifi Azmi {{!}} Indian poet |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kaifi-Azmi |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002192426/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kaifi-Azmi |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2002 – [[Yves Robert]], French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Obituary: Yves RObert |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/may/14/guardianobituaries1 |website=The Guardian |access-date=19 May 2020 |date=14 May 2002}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Milan Vukcevich]], Serbian-American chemist and chess player (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Felice |first1=Gino Di |title=Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016 |date=2018 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-3361-9 |page=349 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0dBHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA349 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2006]] – [[Soraya (musician)|Soraya]], Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1969)<ref>{{cite web |title=Latin Grammy Winner Soraya Dies At 37 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/latin-grammy-winner-soraya-dies-at-37/#app |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=10 May 2006 |access-date=18 May 2020 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804003507/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/latin-grammy-winner-soraya-dies-at-37/#app |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2008]] – [[Leyla Gencer]], Turkish soprano (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Conno |first1=Patrick |title=Obituary: Leyla Gencer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/13/turkey |website=The Guardian |access-date=1 May 2020 |language=en |date=12 May 2008 |archive-date=16 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516130041/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/13/turkey |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2010]] – [[Frank Frazetta]], American illustrator and painter (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Frazetta: Influential artist who worked on the 'Conan the Barbarian, 'Tarzan' and 'Li'l Abner' comics|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/frank-frazetta-influential-artist-who-worked-on-the-lsquoconan-the-barbarianrsquo-lsquotarzanrsquo-2030288.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/frank-frazetta-influential-artist-who-worked-on-the-lsquoconan-the-barbarianrsquo-lsquotarzanrsquo-2030288.html |archive-date=2022-05-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |date=20 July 2010}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Horst Faas]], German photographer and journalist (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Urquhart |first1=Conal |title=Horst Faas dies aged 79 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/may/11/vietnam-war-photographer-horst-faas |website=The Guardian |access-date=18 May 2020 |date=10 May 2012}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Carroll Shelby]], American race car driver and designer (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Henry |first1=Alan |title=Carroll Shelby obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/13/carroll-shelby |website=The Guardian |access-date=18 May 2020 |date=13 May 2012}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Gunnar Sønsteby]], Norwegian captain and author (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vat |first1=Dan van der |title=Gunnar Sønsteby obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/22/gunnar-sonsteby |website=The Guardian |access-date=18 May 2020 |date=22 May 2012}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Chris Burden]], American sculptor, illustrator, and academic (b. 1946)<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Burden obituary {{!}} Performance art |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/may/14/chris-burden |website=The Guardian |date=14 May 2015 |access-date=18 May 2020 |last1=Bewley |first1=Jon |last2=Tarbuck |first2=Jonty }}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[David Goodall (botanist)|David Goodall]], Australian botanist and ecologist (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite web |title=Scientist David Goodall, 104, 'content' ahead of assisted suicide |url=https://news.sky.com/story/scientist-david-goodall-104-content-ahead-of-assisted-suicide-11365470 |website=Sky News |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804061430/https://news.sky.com/story/scientist-david-goodall-104-content-ahead-of-assisted-suicide-11365470 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba]], Spanish politician and chemist (b. 1951)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Minder |first1=Raphael |title=Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, 67, Dies; Helped End Basque Terrorism |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/obituaries/alfredo-perez-rubalcaba-dies.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=1 May 2020 |date=12 May 2019}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Betty Wright]], American soul singer (b. 1953)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/arts/music/betty-wright-dead.html|title=Betty Wright, Soul Singer Who Mentored a New Generation, Dies at 66|first=Rob|last=Tannenbaum|date=May 10, 2020|website=The New York Times|access-date=August 24, 2021|archive-date=May 11, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200511055403/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/arts/music/betty-wright-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Pauline Tinsley]], British [[soprano]] (b. 1928)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-14|title=Pauline Tinsley obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/14/pauline-tinsley-obituary|access-date=2021-05-15|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Bob Lanier]], American professional basketball player (b. 1948)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bob Lanier, a Dominant Center of the 1970s and '80s, Dies at 73 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |date=11 May 2022 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/sports/basketball/bob-lanier-dead.html |access-date=2022-05-13 |issn=0362-4331 |last1=Sandomir |first1=Richard |archive-date=2022-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513000350/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/sports/basketball/bob-lanier-dead.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2022 – [[Leonid Kravchuk]], Ukrainian politician (b. 1934)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=Leonid Kravchuk obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/11/leonid-kravchuk-obituary |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326034855/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/11/leonid-kravchuk-obituary |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Sam Rubin]], American journalist (b. 1960)<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Del Rosario |first1=Alexandra |last2=J. Campa |first2=Andrew |last3=Winton |first3=Richard |date=2024-05-10 |title=Sam Rubin, KTLA journalist and longtime entertainment anchor, dies at 64 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-05-10/sam-rubin-dead-ktla-entertainment-anchor |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510201656/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-05-10/sam-rubin-dead-ktla-entertainment-anchor |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2024 – [[Jim Simons]], American hedge fund manager, mathematician, and philanthropist (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kandell |first=Jonathan |date=2024-05-10 |title=Jim Simons, Math Genius Who Conquered Wall Street, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/business/dealbook/jim-simons-dead.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2024-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511000540/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/business/dealbook/jim-simons-dead.html |url-status=live }}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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