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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1299]] – [[Theingapati]], heir to the Pagan Kingdom<ref>{{cite book | last= Coedès | first= George | author-link= George Coedès | editor= Walter F. Vella | others= trans. Susan Brown Cowing | title= The Indianized States of Southeast Asia| year= 1968 | publisher= University of Hawaii Press | isbn= 978-0-8248-0368-1}}</ref> *[[1403]] – [[Katherine Swynford]], widow of [[John of Gaunt]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas|title=History of the Orders of Knighthood of the British Empire; of the Order of the Guelphs of Hanover; and of the Medals, Clasps, and Crosses, Conferred for Naval and Military Services|url=https://archive.org/details/historyoforderso03nico|year=1842|publisher=J. Hunter|pages=409–}}</ref> *[[1482]] – [[Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli]], Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1397)<ref>{{cite book|author=John Logan Allen|title=North American Exploration|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7RGlz9a4wVYC&pg=PA146|year=1997|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|isbn=0-8032-1015-9|pages=146–}}</ref> *[[1493]] – [[Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll]], Scottish politician, [[Lord Chancellor of Scotland]] (b. 1433)<ref>{{cite web |title=Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll {{!}} Clan Campbell |url=https://www.ccsna.org/colin-campbell-1st-earl-argyll |website=www.ccsna.org |access-date=19 May 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803213655/https://www.ccsna.org/colin-campbell-1st-earl-argyll |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1521]] – [[Sebastian Brant]], German author (b. 1457)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sebastian Brant {{!}} German poet |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sebastian-Brant |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803231736/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sebastian-Brant |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1566]] – [[Leonhart Fuchs]], German physician and botanist (b. 1501)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leonhard Fuchs {{!}} German botanist and physician |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leonhard-Fuchs |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731021311/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leonhard-Fuchs |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1569]] – [[John of Ávila]], Spanish mystic and saint (b. 1500)<ref name=Avila>{{cite web |title=Saint John of Avila {{!}} Biography, Facts, & Writings |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Avila |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=1 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=19 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519120801/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Avila |url-status=live }}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1641]] – [[Johan Banér]], Swedish field marshal (b. 1596)<ref>{{cite web |title=Johan Banér {{!}} Swedish military officer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johan-Baner |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=12 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712012531/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johan-Baner |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1717]] – [[John Hathorne]], American merchant and politician (b. 1641)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burke |first1=Arthur Meredyth |title=The Prominent Families of the United States of America |date=1991 |publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com |isbn=978-0-8063-1308-5 |page=355 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3-78JbUTUewC&pg=PA355 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1726]] – [[Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire]] (b. 1670)<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles Beauclerk, 1st duke of Saint Albans {{!}} son of Charles II |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Beauclerk-1st-duke-of-Saint-Albans |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003235006/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Beauclerk-1st-duke-of-Saint-Albans |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1774]] – [[Louis XV of France]] (b. 1710)<ref>{{cite web |title=Louis XV {{!}} Biography, Accomplishments, Wife, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-XV |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=2 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602204948/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-XV |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1787]] – [[William Watson (scientist)|William Watson]], English physician, physicist, and botanist (b. 1715)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir William Watson {{!}} RCP Museum |url=https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/sir-william-watson |website=history.rcplondon.ac.uk |access-date=19 May 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803232439/https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/sir-william-watson |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1794]] – [[Élisabeth of France (1764–1794)|Élisabeth of France]], French princess and youngest sibling of [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]] (b. 1764)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Of France {{!}} princess of France |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-of-France |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521183714/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-of-France |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1798]] – [[George Vancouver]], English navigator and explorer (b. 1757)<ref>{{cite web |title=George Vancouver {{!}} Route, Facts, & Expeditions |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Vancouver |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=27 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527095339/https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Vancouver |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1807]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau]], French general (b. 1725)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau {{!}} French general |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Baptiste-Donatien-de-Vimeur-comte-de-Rochambeau |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015053026/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Baptiste-Donatien-de-Vimeur-comte-de-Rochambeau |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1818]] – [[Paul Revere]], American engraver and soldier (b. 1735)<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Revere {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Revere |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=20 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420150506/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Revere |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1829]] – [[Thomas Young (scientist)|Thomas Young]], English physician and linguist (b. 1773)<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Young {{!}} Double-Slit Experiment, Biography, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Young |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829001636/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Young |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1849]] – [[Hokusai]], Japanese painter and illustrator (b. 1760)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Inc |first1=Encyclopaedia Britannica |title=Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna |date=2011 |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. |isbn=978-1-61535-516-7 |page=1289 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YficAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1289 |language=es}}</ref> *[[1863]] – [[Stonewall Jackson]], American general (b. 1824)<ref>{{cite web |title=Stonewall Jackson {{!}} Biography, Battles, Death, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stonewall-Jackson |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=16 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416180430/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stonewall-Jackson |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1865]] – [[William Armstrong (Virginia politician)|William Armstrong]], American lawyer, civil servant, politician, and businessperson (b. 1782)<ref name="Munske 2004 46">{{cite book |editor-last1 = Munske |editor-first1 = Roberta R. |editor-last2 = Kerns |editor-first2 = Wilmer L. |year = 2004 |title = Hampshire County, West Virginia, 1754–2004 |publisher = The Hampshire County 250th Anniversary Committee |location = [[Romney, West Virginia]] |isbn = 978-0-9715738-2-6 |oclc = 55983178|page=46}}</ref><ref name="Congress 1">{{cite web | url = https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=A000284 | title = Armstrong, William (1782–1865) | work = Biographical Directory of the United States Congress | publisher = [[United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing]] and [[United States Government Publishing Office]] | access-date = October 14, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200805112719/https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=A000284 | archive-date = August 5, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Leps 1865 1">{{cite book |title = A Funeral Discourse, by the Rev. Jas. H. Leps, at Romney, West Va. on the Occasion of the Death of the Hon. William Armstrong, Who Died at New Creek Station, West Va. on the 10th May, 1865. | last = Leps | first = James H. |year = 1865 |publisher = John W. Woods, Printer |location = Baltimore |oclc = 652541197|page=1}}</ref> *[[1868]] – [[Henry Bennett (U.S. politician)|Henry Bennett]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1808)<ref>{{cite book |title=American Political Leaders 1789-2009 |date=2009 |publisher=CQ Press |isbn=978-1-4522-6726-5 |page=84 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ktR1AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA84 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1889]] – [[Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin]], Russian journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1826)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mikhail Yevgrafovich, Count Saltykov {{!}} Russian author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mikhail-Yevgrafovich-Graf-Saltykov |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803232500/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mikhail-Yevgrafovich-Graf-Saltykov |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1891]] – [[Carl Nägeli]], Swiss botanist and mycologist (b. 1817)<ref>{{cite web |title=Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli {{!}} Swiss botanist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Wilhelm-von-Nageli |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=6 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506010158/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Wilhelm-von-Nageli |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1897]] – [[Andrés Bonifacio]], Filipino soldier and politician, [[List of unofficial Presidents of the Philippines|President of the Philippines]] (b. 1863)<ref>{{cite web |title=Andres Bonifacio {{!}} Filipino political leader |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andres-Bonifacio |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=21 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921113505/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andres-Bonifacio |url-status=live }}</ref> ===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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