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===1901–present=== *[[1906]] – [[Carl Schurz]], German-American general, journalist, and politician, 13th [[United States Secretary of the Interior]] (b. 1829) *[[1912]] – [[Frederik VIII of Denmark]] (b. 1843) * 1912 – [[August Strindberg]], Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist (b. 1849) *[[1918]] – [[James Gordon Bennett, Jr.]], American journalist and publisher (b. 1841) *[[1919]] – [[Henry J. Heinz]], American businessman, founded the [[H. J. Heinz Company]] (b. 1844) *[[1923]] – [[N. G. Chandavarkar]], Indian jurist and politician (b. 1855) * 1923 – [[Charles de Freycinet]], French engineer and politician, 43rd [[Prime Minister of France]] (b. 1828) *[[1931]] – [[David Belasco]], American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1853) *[[1934]] – [[Lou Criger]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1872) *[[1935]] – [[Magnus Hirschfeld]], German physician and sexologist (b. 1868) *[[1936]] – [[Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby]], English field marshal and diplomat, [[List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Egypt|British High Commissioner in Egypt]] (b. 1861) *[[1940]] – [[Emma Goldman]], Lithuanian author and activist (b. 1869)<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Mark C. |editor-last=Carnes |title=Invisible Giants: Fifty Americans Who Shaped the Nation But Missed the History Books |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-19515-417-7 |page=101}}</ref> * 1940 – [[Menno ter Braak]], Dutch author (b. 1902) *[[1943]] – [[Henri La Fontaine]], Belgian lawyer and author, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1854) *[[1945]] – [[Heber J. Grant]], American religious leader, 7th [[President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (b. 1856) * 1945 – [[Wolfgang Lüth]], Latvian-German captain (b. 1913) * 1945 – [[Isis Pogson]], English astronomer and meteorologist (b. 1852)<ref>{{cite book| last = Brück| first = Mary T.| title = Women in Early British and Irish Astronomy: Stars and Satellites| location = Dordrecht| publisher = Springer| date = 2009| page = 157| isbn = 978-9-04812-472-5}}</ref> *[[1953]] – [[Yasuo Kuniyoshi]], American painter and photographer (b. 1893) *[[1954]] – [[Heinz Guderian]], Prussian-German general (b. 1888) *[[1956]] – [[Joan Malleson]], English physician (b. 1889) *[[1957]] – [[Marie Vassilieff]], Russian-French painter (b. 1884)<ref>{{cite book|first1=John E.|last1=Bowlt|first2=Nicoletta|last2=Misler|first3=Sammlung|last3=Thyssen-Bornemisza|title=Twentieth-Century Russian and East European Painting: The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection|location=Stuttgart|publisher=Klett-Cotta|year=1994|page=320|isbn=978-3-60876-258-7}}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Sidney Bechet]], American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (b. 1897) * 1959 – [[Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal]] (b. 1862) *[[1960]] – [[Lucrezia Bori]], Spanish soprano and actress (b. 1887) *[[1962]] – [[Florence Auer]], American actress and screenwriter (b. 1880) *[[1965]] – [[Frances Perkins]], American workers-rights advocate, U.S. Secretary of Labor (b. 1880)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://francesperkinscenter.org/learn/her-life/ |publisher=Frances Perkins Center |accessdate=December 18, 2023 |title=The Woman Behind the New Deal}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Husband E. Kimmel]], American admiral (b. 1882) *[[1969]] – [[Enid Bennett]], Australian-American actress (b. 1893) * 1969 – [[Frederick Lane]], Australian swimmer (b. 1888) *[[1970]] – [[Billie Burke]], American actress and singer (b. 1884) *[[1973]] – [[Jean Gebser]], German linguist, philosopher, and poet (b. 1905) *[[1976]] – [[Keith Relf]], English singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and producer (b. 1943) *[[1979]] – [[Jean Rhys]], Dominican-English novelist (b. 1890) *[[1980]] – [[Hugh Griffith]], Welsh actor (b. 1912) *[[1982]] – [[Hugh Beaumont]], American actor (b. 1909) *[[1983]] – [[Roger J. Traynor]], American academic and jurist, 23rd [[Chief Justice of California]] (b. 1900) * 1983 – [[Miguel Alemán Valdés]], Mexican politician, 46th [[President of Mexico]] (b. 1900) *[[1984]] – [[Ted Hicks]], Australian public servant and diplomat, [[List of Australian High Commissioners to New Zealand|Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand]] (b. 1910) * 1984 – [[Walter Rauff]], German [[SS]] officer (b. 1906) *[[1987]] – [[Rita Hayworth]], American actress and dancer (b. 1918) * 1987 – [[Vitomil Zupan]], Slovenian poet and playwright (b. 1914) *[[1988]] – [[Willem Drees]], Dutch politician and historian, [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] (1948–1958) (b. 1886) *[[1991]] – [[Aladár Gerevich]], Hungarian fencer (b. 1910)<ref>{{cite web|title=Aladár Gerevich|url=https://www.olympic.org/aladar-gerevich|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=7 June 2020}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Jiang Qing]], Chinese revolutionary, actress, and politician, member of the [[Gang of Four]] (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://history.dwnews.com/news/2013-01-31/59108437.html |title=Duowei: Jiang Qing's gravesite |language=zh |publisher=Dwnews.com |date=12 January 2009 |access-date=16 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205134851/http://history.dwnews.com/news/2013-01-31/59108437.html |archive-date=5 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Nie Rongzhen]], Chinese general and politician, [[Mayor of Beijing]] (b. 1899) *[[1993]] – [[William Randolph Hearst, Jr.]], American journalist and publisher (b. 1908) *[[1994]] – [[Cihat Arman]], Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1915) * 1994 – [[W. Graham Claytor Jr.]], American businessman, lieutenant, and politician, 15th [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] (b. 1914) *[[1995]] – [[Christian B. Anfinsen]], American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1916) *[[1997]] – [[Harry Blackstone Jr.]], American magician and author (b. 1934) * 1997 – [[Boris Parsadanian]], Armenian-Estonian violinist and composer (b. 1925) *[[1998]] – [[Marjory Stoneman Douglas]], American journalist and environmentalist (b. 1890) * 1998 – [[Frank Sinatra]], American singer and actor (b. 1915) *[[2000]] – [[Keizō Obuchi]], Japanese politician, 84th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (b. 1937) *[[2001]] – [[Paul Bénichou]], French writer, intellectual, critic, and literary historian (b. 1908) * 2001 – [[Gil Langley]], Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (b. 1919) *[[2003]] – [[Dave DeBusschere]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1940) * 2003 – [[Wendy Hiller]], English actress (b. 1912) * 2003 – [[Robert Stack]], American actor and producer (b. 1919) *[[2004]] – [[Anna Lee]], English-American actress (b. 1913) * [[2005]] – [[Jimmy Martin]], American musician (b. 1927) *[[2006]] – [[Lew Anderson]], American actor and saxophonist (b. 1922) * 2006 – [[Stanley Kunitz]], American poet and translator (b. 1905) * 2006 – [[Eva Norvind]], Mexican actress, director, and producer (b. 1944) *[[2007]] – [[Mary Scheier]], American sculptor and educator (b. 1908) * 2007 – [[Ülo Jõgi]], Estonian historian and author (b. 1921) *[[2010]] – [[Frank J. Dodd]], American businessman and politician, president of the [[New Jersey Senate]] (b. 1938) * 2010 – [[Norman Hand]], American football player (b. 1972) * 2010 – [[Goh Keng Swee]], Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd [[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore]] (b. 1918) *[[2012]] – [[Ernst Hinterberger]], Austrian author and screenwriter (b. 1931) * 2012 – [[Mario Trejo (writer)|Mario Trejo]], Argentinian poet, playwright, and journalist (b. 1926) *[[2013]] – [[Wayne Brown (American politician)|Wayne Brown]], American accountant and politician, 14th [[Mayor of Mesa, Arizona|Mayor of Mesa]] (b. 1936) * 2013 – [[Arsen Chilingaryan]], Armenian footballer and manager (b. 1962) * 2013 – [[Asghar Ali Engineer]], Indian author and activist (b. 1939) * 2013 – [[Ray Guy (humorist)|Ray Guy]], Canadian journalist (b. 1939) *[[2014]] – [[Jeffrey Kruger]], English-American businessman (b. 1931) * 2014 – [[Emanuel Raymond Lewis]], American librarian and author (b. 1928) * 2014 – [[Morvin Simon]], New Zealand historian, composer, and conductor (b. 1944) *[[2015]] – [[B.B. King]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1925) * 2015 – [[Micheál O'Brien]], Irish footballer and hurler (b. 1923) * 2015 – [[Stanton J. Peale]], American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1937) * 2015 – [[Franz Wright]], Austrian-American poet and translator (b. 1953) *[[2016]] – [[Darwyn Cooke]], American comic book writer and artist (b. 1962) *[[2017]] – [[Powers Boothe]], American actor (b. 1948) *[[2018]] – [[Tom Wolfe]], American author (b. 1931) *[[2019]] – [[Tim Conway]], American actor, writer, and comedian (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lednicer |first1=Lisa Grace |title=Tim Conway, uninhibited crack-up artist on 'The Carol Burnett Show,' dies at 85 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tim-conway-uninhibited-crack-up-artist-on-the-carol-burnett-show-dies-at-85/2019/05/14/5f1e8eba-7664-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html |access-date=14 May 2019 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=14 May 2019}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Grumpy Cat]], American cat and internet meme celebrity (b. 2012)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moran|first=Lee|date=May 17, 2019|title=Internet Sensation Grumpy Cat Has Died|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/grumpy-cat-dead_n_5cde79b2e4b00e035b8daba1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517100542/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/grumpy-cat-dead_n_5cde79b2e4b00e035b8daba1|archive-date=May 17, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2021|website=[[HuffPost]]|language=en}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Doyle Brunson]], American poker player (b. 1933)<ref name="Brunson">Schoen, David. [https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/poker/poker-legend-doyle-brunson-dies-at-89-2777279/ "Poker legend Doyle Brunson dies at 89"]. ''Las Vegas Review-Journal''. May 14, 2023. Retrieved on 2023-05-14.</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Don Perlin]], American comic book artist, writer, and editor (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moon Knight Co-Creator Don Perlin Dies at 94 |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/moon-knight-co-creator-don-perlin-dies-94/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Comics |date=16 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Netiporn Sanesangkhom]], Thai political activist (b. 1995)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after a monthslong hunger strike |url=https://apnews.com/article/thailand-monarchy-hunger-strike-netiporn-abdf2345afeba998fec1637c5bca3d12 |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> <!--Please do not add non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. If there are multiple people in the same birth year, put them in alphabetical order. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information.-->
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