Editing 1977 (section)

===May===
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* [[May 5]] – [[Ludwig Erhard]], German politician, 28th [[Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)|Chancellor of Germany]] ([[West Germany]]) (b. [[1897]])
* [[May 7]] – [[Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma]], Spanish [[Carlist]] pretender (b. [[1889]])
* [[May 9]] – [[James Jones (author)|James Jones]], American writer (b. [[1921]])
* [[May 10]] – [[Joan Crawford]], American actress (b. c. [[1904]])
* [[May 13]] – [[Otto Deßloch]], German World War II Luftwaffe general (b. [[1889]])
* [[May 15]] – [[Herbert Wilcox]], British film director and producer (b. [[1892]])
* [[May 16]] – [[Modibo Keïta]], 1st [[president of Mali]] (b. [[1915]])
* [[May 25]] – [[Willoughby Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie|Willoughby Norrie]], British army general and [[Governor-General of New Zealand]] (b. [[1893]])
* May 26 – [[Shewalul Mengistu]], Ethiopian poet and political activist (b. [[1944]])
* [[May 31]] – [[William Castle]], American film director (b. [[1914]])