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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[290]] – [[Emperor Wu of Jin]], Chinese emperor (b. 236) * [[895]] – [[Qian Kuan]], Chinese nobleman * [[934]] – [[Meng Hanqiong]], eunuch official of Later Tang * [[995]] – [[Fujiwara no Michitaka]], Japanese nobleman (b. 953) * [[1115]] – [[Lambert of Arras]], Flemish bishop<ref>{{cite book |last1=Vanderputten |first1=Steven |title=Reform, Conflict, and the Shaping of Corporate Identities: Collected Studies on Benedictine Monasticism, 1050 - 1150 |date=2013 |publisher=LIT Verlag Münster |isbn=978-3-643-90429-4|page=69 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7aehAQAAQBAJ |access-date=22 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1182]] – [[John Komnenos Vatatzes]], Byzantine general (b. 1132) *[[1265]] – [[Simon Stock]], English-French saint (b. 1165) *[[1375]] – [[Liu Bowen]], Chinese military strategist, officer, statesman and poet (b. 1311) *[[1412]] – [[Gian Maria Visconti]], Duke of Milan (b. 1388) *[[1561]] – [[Jan Tarnowski]], Polish noble and statesman (b. 1488) ===1601–1900=== *[[1620]] – [[William Adams (sailor, born 1564)|William Adams]], English sailor and navigator (b. 1564) *[[1657]] – [[Andrew Bobola]], Polish missionary and martyr (b. 1591) *[[1667]] – [[Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton]], English politician, [[Lord High Treasurer]] (b. 1607) *[[1669]] – [[Pietro da Cortona]], Italian painter and architect, designed the [[Santi Luca e Martina]] (b. 1596) *[[1691]] – [[Jacob Leisler]], German-American politician, 8th [[List of colonial governors of New York|Colonial Governor of New York]] (b. 1640) *[[1696]] – [[Mariana of Austria]], Queen consort of Spain (b. 1634) *[[1703]] – [[Charles Perrault]], French author and academic (b. 1628) *[[1778]] – [[Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for the Southern Department]] (b. 1718) *[[1790]] – [[Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire]] (b. 1720) *[[1818]] – [[Matthew Lewis (writer)|Matthew Lewis]], English author and playwright (b. 1775) *[[1823]] – [[Grace Elliott]], Scottish courtesan and spy (b. {{Circa|1754}})<ref>{{cite web |title=On this day 1823: Grace Elliott, Scottish courtesan and spy, dies |url=https://www.scotsman.com/heritage/on-this-day-1823-grace-elliott-scottish-courtesan-and-spy-dies-1-4928884 |website=www.scotsman.com |date=16 May 2019 |access-date=14 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1830]] – [[Joseph Fourier]], French mathematician and physicist (b. 1768) *[[1861]] – [[John Stevens Henslow]], British priest, geologist and doctoral advisor to [[Charles Darwin]] (b. 1796)<ref name="Repository 2012">{{cite web | last=Repository | first=Canton | title=Food history: Henslow's genius saved many lives | website=The Repository | date=2012-05-16 | url=https://www.cantonrep.com/story/lifestyle/food/2012/05/16/food-history-henslow-s-genius/42591461007/ | access-date=2022-12-15}}</ref> *[[1862]] – [[Edward Gibbon Wakefield]], English politician (b. 1796) *[[1882]] – [[Reuben Chapman]], American lawyer and politician, 13th [[Governor of Alabama]] (b. 1799) *[[1890]] – [[Mihkel Veske]], Estonian poet, linguist and theologist (b. 1843) *[[1891]] – [[Ion C. Brătianu]], Romanian politician, 14th [[Prime Minister of Romania]] (b. 1821) ===1901–present=== *[[1910]] – [[Henri-Edmond Cross]], French Neo-Impressionist painter (b. 1856) *[[1913]] – [[Louis Perrier]], Swiss architect and politician (b. 1849) *[[1920]] – [[Levi P. Morton]], American politician, 22nd [[United States Vice President]] (b. 1824) *[[1926]] – [[Mehmed VI]], the 36th and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1861) *[[1936]] – [[Leonidas Paraskevopoulos]], Greek general and politician (b. 1860) *[[1938]] – [[Joseph Strauss (engineer)|Joseph Strauss]], American engineer, co designed The [[Golden Gate Bridge]] (b. 1870) *[[1943]] – [[Alfred Hoche]], German psychiatrist and academic (b. 1865) *[[1943]] – [[Nigger (dog)| Nigger]], black labrador retriever belonging to Wing Commander Guy Gibson of the Royal Air Force, and the mascot of No. 617 Squadron.<ref>{{cite book|title=Animal Graves and Memorials|volume=452|series=Shire Album S|first=Jan |last=Toms|publisher=Osprey Publishing|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7478-0643-1|page=45}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[George Ade]], American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1866) * 1944 – [[Filip Mișea]], Aromanian activist, physician and politician (b. 1873)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://opiniabuzau.ro/celebritati-medicale-buzoiene/|title=Celebrități medicale buzoiene / Doctor Mișea Filip, creatorul secției de contagioase a Spitalului Gârlași|first=Anghel C.|last=Tudor|newspaper=Opinia Buzău|date=10 April 2019|language=ro}}</ref> *[[1946]] – [[Bruno Tesch]], German chemist and businessman (b. 1890) *[[1947]] – [[Frederick Gowland Hopkins]], English biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1861) * 1947 – [[Kalle Hakala]], Finnish politician (b. 1880)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Kalle Hakala |url=http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=910400&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611192919/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=910400&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |archive-date=11 June 2011 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref> * 1947 – [[Zhang Lingfu]], Chinese general (b. 1903) *[[1953]] – [[Django Reinhardt]], Belgian guitarist and composer (b. 1910) *[[1954]] – [[Clemens Krauss]], Austrian conductor and manager (b. 1893) *[[1955]] – [[James Agee]], American novelist, screenwriter, and critic(b. 1909) * 1955 – [[Manny Ayulo]], American race car driver (b. 1921) *[[1956]] – [[H. B. Reese]], American candy-maker and businessman, created [[Reese's Peanut Butter Cups]] (b. 1876) *[[1957]] – [[Eliot Ness]], American federal agent (b. 1903) *[[1961]] – [[George A. Malcolm]], American lawyer and jurist (b. 1881) *[[1977]] – [[Modibo Keïta]], Malian politician, 1st [[President of Mali]] (b. 1915) *[[1979]] – [[A. Philip Randolph]], American union leader and activist (b. 1889) *[[1981]] – [[Ernie Freeman]], American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1922) * 1981 – [[Willy Hartner]], German physician and academic (b. 1905) *[[1984]] – [[Andy Kaufman]], American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1949) * 1984 – [[Irwin Shaw]], American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1913) *[[1985]] – [[Margaret Hamilton (actress)|Margaret Hamilton]], American actress (b. 1902) *[[1989]] – [[Leila Kasra]], Iranian poet and songwriter (b. 1939) *[[1990]] – [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], American singer, dancer, and actor (b. 1925) * 1990 – [[Jim Henson]], American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, creator of [[The Muppets]] (b. 1936) *[[1993]] – [[Marv Johnson]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1938) *[[1994]] – [[Alain Cuny]], French actor (b. 1908) *[[1996]] – [[Jeremy Michael Boorda]], American admiral (b. 1939) *[[1997]] – [[Elbridge Durbrow]], American diplomat (b. 1903) *[[2002]] – [[Alec Campbell]], Australian soldier (b. 1899) *[[2003]] – [[Mark McCormack]], American lawyer and sports agent, founded [[IMG (company)|IMG]] (b. 1930) *[[2005]] – [[Andrew Goodpaster]], American general (b. 1915) *[[2008]] – [[Robert Mondavi]], American winemaker, co-founded the [[Opus One Winery]] (b. 1913) *[[2010]] – [[Ronnie James Dio]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942) * 2010 – [[Hank Jones]], American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1918) *[[2011]] – [[Ralph Barker]], English author (b. 1917) * 2011 – [[Bob Davis (Australian rules footballer)|Bob Davis]], Australian footballer and coach (b. 1928) * 2011 – [[Edward Hardwicke]], English actor (b. 1932) * 2011 – [[Kiyoshi Kodama]], Japanese actor (b. 1934) *[[2012]] – [[Patricia Aakhus]], American author and academic (b. 1952) * 2012 – [[James Abdnor]], American soldier and politician (b. 1923) * 2012 – [[Chuck Brown]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1936) * 2012 – [[Ernie Chan]], Filipino-American illustrator (b. 1940) * 2012 – [[Kevin Hickey]], American baseball player (b. 1956) *[[2013]] – [[Angelo Errichetti]], American politician (b. 1928) * 2013 – [[Bryan Illerbrun]], Canadian football player (b. 1957) * 2013 – [[Frankie Librán]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1948) * 2013 – [[Heinrich Rohrer]], Swiss physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1933) * 2013 – [[Paul Shane]], British actor and comedian (b. 1940)<ref>{{cite news |title=Video: Final farewell in Rotherham for Hi-di-Hi star Paul Shane |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/video-final-farewell-rotherham-hi-di-hi-star-paul-shane-1863306 |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=Yorkshire Post |date=31 May 2013}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Dick Trickle]], American race car driver (b. 1941) * 2013 – [[Bernard Waber]], American author and illustrator (b. 1921) *[[2014]] – [[Chris Duckworth]], Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (b. 1933) * 2014 – [[Vito Favero]], Italian cyclist (b. 1932) * 2014 – [[Bud Hollowell]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1943) * 2014 – [[Clyde Snow]], American anthropologist and author (b. 1928) *[[2015]] – [[Prashant Bhargava]], American director and producer (b. 1973) * 2015 – [[Moshe Levinger]], Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1935) * 2015 – [[Flora MacNeil]], Scottish Gaelic singer (b. 1928) *[[2019]] – [[Piet Blauw]], Dutch politician (b. 1937) * 2019 – [[Bob Hawke]], Australian politician, 23rd [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-16|title=Bob Hawke, former Australian prime minister, dies aged 89|url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/16/bob-hawke-former-australian-prime-minister-dies-age-89|access-date=2021-05-16|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> * 2019 – [[I. M. Pei]], Chinese-American architect (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/obituaries/im-pei-dead.html|title=I.M. Pei, World-Renowned Architect, Is Dead at 102|author=Paul Goldberger|date=2019-05-16|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Bruno Covas]], Brazilian lawyer, politician (b. 1980)<ref>{{Cite web|author=Marcelo Medeiros|title=Sao Paulo Mayor Bruno Covas dies of cancer at 41|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/16/americas/sao-paulo-mayor-bruno-covas-dies/index.html|access-date=2021-05-16|website=CNN|date=16 May 2021 }}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Norm Green (runner)|Norm Green]], American long-distance runner (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.usatf.org/news/2023/usatf-mourns-loss-of-southern-green |title= USATF mourns loss of Southern, Green |last= |first= |date= May 24, 2023|website=usatf.org |publisher= [[USATF]]|access-date= December 25, 2023|quote=}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Dabney Coleman]], American actor (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2024/05/17/dabney-coleman-9-to-5-dead-dies/|title='9 to 5' Star Dabney Coleman Dead at 92|publisher=TMZ|accessdate=May 17, 2024|date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> *2024 – [[Eddie Gossage]], American public speaker and businessman (b. 1958)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-17 |title=Colorful Texas racing promoter Gossage, 65, dies |url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/40161613/eddie-gossage-long-head-texas-motor-speedway-dies-65 |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=ESPN.com |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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