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== Deaths == === Pre-1600 === * [[392]] – [[Valentinian II]], Roman emperor (b. 371) * [[558]] – [[Hilary of Galeata]], Christian monk (b. 476) * [[884]] – [[Pope Marinus I|Marinus I]], pope of the Catholic Church (b. 830) * [[913]] – [[Hatto I (archbishop of Mainz)|Hatto I]], German archbishop (b. 850) * [[926]] – [[Li Cunxu|Zhuang Zong]], Chinese emperor (b. 885) * [[973]] – [[Byrhthelm (bishop of Wells)|Byrhthelm]], bishop of Wells * [[1036]] – [[Emperor Go-Ichijō|Go-Ichijō]], emperor of Japan (b. 1008) * [[1157]] – [[Yuri Dolgorukiy]], Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1099) * [[1175]] – [[Mleh, Prince of Armenia|Mleh]], prince of Armenia * [[1174]] – [[Nur ad-Din (died 1174)|Nur ad-Din]], Seljuk emir of Syria (b. 1118) * [[1268]] – [[Peter II, Count of Savoy|Peter II]], count of Savoy (b. 1203) * [[1461]] – [[Domenico Veneziano]], Italian painter (b. c. 1410) * [[1464]] – [[Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset]] (b. 1436) * [[1470]] – [[Charles VIII of Sweden|Charles VIII]], king of Sweden (b. 1409) * [[1585]] – [[Niwa Nagahide]], Japanese samurai (b. 1535) === 1601–1900 === * [[1609]] – [[Giovanni Croce]], Italian composer and educator (b. 1557) * [[1615]] – [[Henry Bromley (died 1615)|Henry Bromley]], English politician (b. 1560) * [[1634]] – [[Hendrick Avercamp]], Dutch painter (b. 1585) * [[1698]] – [[Marie Champmeslé]], French actress (b. 1642) * [[1699]] – [[Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet]], English politician (b. 1631) * [[1700]] – [[John Hale (minister)|John Hale]], American minister (b. 1636) * [[1740]] – [[Ephraim Chambers]], English publisher (b. 1680) * [[1773]] – [[Alban Butler]], English priest and hagiographer (b. 1710) * [[1845]] – [[Braulio Carrillo Colina]], Costa Rican lawyer and politician, [[List of Presidents of Costa Rica|Head of State of Costa Rica]] (b. 1800) * [[1879]] – [[Gottfried Semper]], German architect and educator, designed the [[Semperoper|Semper Opera House]] (b. 1803) * [[1886]] – [[Emily Dickinson]], American poet and author (b. 1830) === 1901–present === * [[1914]] – [[Ida Freund]], Austrian-born chemist and educator (b. 1863)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hJc8afOZV0QC&q=Ida+Freund+15+April+1863&pg=PA301|title=The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History|last1=Rubinstein|first1=William D.|last2=Jolles|first2=Michael|last3=Rubinstein|first3=Hilary L.|author-link1=William Rubinstein|author-link3=Hilary L. Rubinstein|date=2011|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=9781403939104|pages=301|language=en}}</ref> * [[1919]] – [[Hasan Tahsin]], Turkish journalist (b. 1888) * [[1924]] – [[Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant]], French diplomat and politician, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1852) * [[1926]] – [[Joseph James Fletcher]], Australian biologist (b. 1850) * [[1928]] – [[Umegatani Tōtarō I]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th [[Yokozuna]] (b. 1845) * [[1935]] – [[Kazimir Malevich]], Ukrainian-Russian painter and theoretician (b. 1878) * [[1937]] – [[Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden]], English politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (b. 1864) * [[1945]] – [[Kenneth J. Alford]], English soldier, bandmaster, and composer (b. 1881) * 1945 – [[Charles Williams (British writer)|Charles Williams]], English author, poet, and critic (b. 1886) * [[1948]] – [[Edward J. Flanagan]], Irish-American priest, founded [[Boys Town (organization)|Boys Town]] (b. 1886) * [[1954]] – [[William March]], American soldier and author (b. 1893) * [[1955]] – [[Harry J. Capehart]], American lawyer, politician, and businessperson (b. 1881)<ref name="WVAH 1">{{cite web |url= http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1096605&Type=Death |title= Death Record Detail: Harry J. Capehart |year= 2020 |publisher= West Virginia Archives and History, West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History |access-date= October 25, 2020 |archive-date= October 27, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201027163540/http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1096605&Type=Death |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="Bluefield Daily Telegraph 3">{{cite news | title = Harry J. Capehart | newspaper = [[Bluefield Daily Telegraph]] | location = [[Bluefield, West Virginia]] | date = May 19, 1955 | page = 4 | url = https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-may-19-1955-2043945/ | access-date = November 1, 2020 | via = [[NewspaperArchive.com]] | archive-date = November 1, 2020 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20201101190951/https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-may-19-1955-2043945/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1">{{cite news | title = Harry J. Capehart | newspaper = [[Bluefield Daily Telegraph]] | location = [[Bluefield, West Virginia]] | date = May 18, 1955 | page = 2 | url = https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-may-18-1955-2043923/ | access-date = November 1, 2020 | via = [[NewspaperArchive.com]] | archive-date = November 1, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201101145700/https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-may-18-1955-2043923/ | url-status = live }}</ref> * [[1956]] – [[Austin Osman Spare]], English painter and magician (b. 1886) * [[1957]] – [[Keith Andrews (racing driver)|Keith Andrews]], American race car driver (b. 1920) * 1957 – [[Dick Irvin]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1892) * [[1963]] – [[John Aglionby (bishop)|John Aglionby]], English-born [[Bishop of Accra]] and soldier (b. 1884) * [[1964]] – [[Vladko Maček]], Croatian lawyer and politician (b. 1879) * [[1965]] – [[Pio Pion]], Italian businessman (b. 1887) * [[1967]] – [[Edward Hopper]], American painter (b. 1882) * 1967 – [[Italo Mus]], Italian painter (b. 1892) * [[1969]] – [[Joe Malone]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1890) * [[1971]] – [[Tyrone Guthrie]], English director, producer, and playwright (b. 1900) * [[1978]] – [[Robert Menzies]], Australian lawyer and politician, 12th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (b. 1894) * [[1980]] – [[Gordon Prange]], American historian and author (b. 1910) * [[1982]] – [[Gordon Smiley]], American race car driver (b. 1946) * [[1984]] – [[Francis Schaeffer]], American pastor, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1912) * [[1985]] – [[Jackie Curtis]], American actress and writer (b. 1947) * [[1986]] – [[Elio de Angelis]], Italian race car driver (b. 1958) * 1986 – [[Theodore H. White]], American historian, journalist, and author (b. 1915) * [[1989]] – [[Johnny Green]], American composer and conductor (b. 1908) * 1989 – [[Luc Lacourcière]], Canadian ethnographer and author (b. 1910) * [[1991]] – [[Andreas Floer]], German mathematician and academic (b. 1956) * 1991 – [[Amadou Hampâté Bâ]], Malian ethnologist and author (b. 1901) * 1991 – [[Fritz Riess]], German race car driver (b. 1922) * [[1993]] – [[Salah Ahmed Ibrahim]], Sudanese poet and diplomat (b. 1933) * [[1994]] – [[Gilbert Roland]], American actor (b. 1905) * [[1995]] – [[Eric Porter]], English actor (b. 1928) * [[1996]] – [[Charles B. Fulton]], American lawyer and judge (b. 1910) * [[1998]] – [[Earl Manigault]], American basketball player (b. 1944) * 1998 – [[Naim Talu]], Turkish economist, banker, politician, 15th [[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister of Turkey]] (b. 1919) * [[2003]] – [[June Carter Cash]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (b. 1929) * [[2006]] – [[Nizar Abdul Zahra]], Iraqi footballer (b. 1961) * [[2007]] – [[Jerry Falwell]], American pastor, founded [[Liberty University]] (b. 1933) * [[2008]] – [[Tommy Burns (footballer)|Tommy Burns]], Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1956) * 2008 – [[Alexander Courage]], American composer and conductor (b. 1919) * 2008 – [[Will Elder]], American illustrator (b. 1921) * [[2009]] – [[Bud Tingwell]], Australian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923) * 2009 – [[Wayman Tisdale]], American basketball player and bass player (b. 1964) * [[2010]] – [[Besian Idrizaj]], Austrian footballer (b. 1987) * 2010 – [[Loris Kessel]], Swiss race car driver (b. 1950) * [[2012]] – [[Carlos Fuentes]], Mexican novelist and essayist (b. 1928) * 2012 – [[Arno Lustiger]], German historian and author (b. 1924) * 2012 – [[Zakaria Mohieddin]], Egyptian soldier and politician, 33rd [[Prime Minister of Egypt]] (b. 1918) * [[2013]] – [[Henrique Rosa]], Bissau-Guinean politician, [[President of Guinea-Bissau]] (b. 1946) * [[2014]] – [[Jean-Luc Dehaene]], French-Belgian politician, 63rd [[Prime Minister of Belgium]] (b. 1940) * 2014 – [[Noribumi Suzuki]], Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1933) * [[2015]] – [[Elisabeth Bing]], German-American physical therapist and author (b. 1914) * 2015 – [[Jackie Brookner]], American sculptor and educator (b. 1945) * 2015 – [[Flora MacNeil]], Scottish Gaelic singer (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite web |title=Flora MacNeil obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/20/flora-macneil |website=the Guardian |access-date=24 December 2020 |language=en |date=20 May 2015}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Garo Yepremian]], Cypriot-American football player (b. 1944)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Stout|first=David|date=2015-05-17|title=Garo Yepremian, Whose Kicks Outshined One Pass, Dies at 70|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/sports/football/garo-yepremian-70-dies-his-kicks-outshined-a-pass.html|access-date=2021-05-16|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * [[2017]] – [[Herbert R. Axelrod]] American [[tropical fish]] expert, publisher of pet books, and entrepreneur (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theviolinchannel.com/controversial-string-instrument-collector-herbert-axelrod-died/|title=Controversial String Instrument Collector Herbert Axelrod Has Died|publisher=Classical Music News|date=May 18, 2017|access-date=May 19, 2017}}</ref> * [[2020]] – [[Fred Willard]], American actor, comedian, and writer (b. 1933)<ref>Kreps, Daniel (May 20, 2020). "[https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/fred-willard-best-in-show-actor-dead-obit-1000942/ Fred Willard, 'Best in Show' and 'A Mighty Wind' Actor, Dead at 86]". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 20, 2020.</ref> * [[2021]] – [[Oliver Gillie]], British journalist and scientist (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-21|title=Oliver Gillie obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/21/oliver-gillie-obituary|access-date=2021-05-21|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> * [[2022]] – [[Frank Curry]], Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1950)<ref>[https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2022/05/15/vale-frank-curry/ Vale Frank Curry]</ref> * 2022 – [[Kay Mellor]], English actress (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-17 |title=Kay Mellor obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/may/17/kay-mellor-obituary |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Kamla Beniwal]], Indian politician (b. 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-16 |title=Kamla Beniwal, Congress veteran whose tenure as governor was marked by run-ins with Gujarat govt under Narendra Modi, dies at 97 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/kamla-beniwal-congress-veteran-tenure-governor-run-ins-gujarat-govt-narendra-modi-dies-97-9331760/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> * [[2025]] – [[Robert Walls]], Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1950)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-15 |title=AFL world devastated as legend’s battle with rare cancer ends |url=https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-world-devastated-by-death-of-much-loved-legend-robert-walls-aged-74-c-18613278 |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=7NEWS |language=en}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.-->
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