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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[685]] – [[Ecgfrith of Northumbria]] (b. 645) * [[794]] – [[Æthelberht II of East Anglia|Æthelberht II]], king of [[Kingdom of East Anglia|East Anglia]] * [[965]] – [[Gero|Gero the Great]], Saxon ruler (b.c. [[900]]) *[[1062]] – [[Bao Zheng]], Chinese magistrate and mayor of [[Kaifeng]] (b. 999) *[[1277]] – [[Pope John XXI]] (b. 1215) *[[1285]] – [[John I of Cyprus]] (b. 1259) *[[1291]] – Sufi Saint [[Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari|Sayyid Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari]] *[[1366]] – [[Maria of Calabria]], Empress of Constantinople (b. 1329) *[[1444]] – [[Bernardino of Siena]], Italian-Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1380) *[[1449]] – [[Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches]] * 1449 – [[Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra]] (b. 1392) *[[1476]] – [[Isabel Ingoldisthorpe]], English noblewoman (b. 1441)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Faris|first1=David|title=Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-century Colonists The Descent from the Later Plantagenet Kings of England, Henry III, Edward I, and Edward III, of Emigrants from England and Wales to the North American Colonies Before 1701 |date=1999 |publisher=New England Historic Genealogical Society |isbn=9780880821070 |page=77 |url=https://archive.org/details/plantagenetances0000davi/page/76/mode/2up?view=theater}}</ref> *[[1501]] – [[Columba of Rieti]], Italian Dominican tertiary Religious Sister (b. 1467) *[[1503]] – [[Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici]], Italian banker and politician (b. 1463) *[[1506]] – [[Christopher Columbus]], Italian explorer, early European explorer of the [[Americas]] (b. 1451)<ref>{{cite web |title=Christopher Columbus {{!}} Biography, Voyages, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christopher-Columbus |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=21 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1550]] – [[Ashikaga Yoshiharu]], Japanese shōgun (b. 1510) *[[1579]] – [[Isabella Markham]], English courtier (b. 1527) ===1601–1900=== *[[1622]] – [[Osman II]], Ottoman sultan (b. 1604) *[[1645]] – [[Shi Kefa]], Chinese general and calligrapher (b. 1601) *[[1648]] – [[Władysław IV Vasa]], Polish son of [[Sigismund III Vasa]] (b. 1595) *[[1677]] – [[George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol]], Spanish-English politician, [[Secretary of State (England)|English Secretary of State]] (b. 1612) *[[1713]] – [[Thomas Sprat]], English bishop (b. 1635) *[[1717]] – [[John Trevor (speaker)|John Trevor]], Welsh lawyer and politician, 102nd [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]] (b. 1637) *[[1722]] – [[Sébastien Vaillant]], French botanist and mycologist (b. 1669) *[[1732]] – [[Thomas Boston]], Scottish author and educator (b. 1676) *[[1782]] – [[William Emerson (mathematician)|William Emerson]], English mathematician and academic (b. 1701) *[[1793]] – [[Charles Bonnet]], Swiss botanist and biologist (b. 1720) *[[1812]] – [[Count Hieronymus von Colloredo]], Austrian archbishop (b. 1732) *[[1834]] – [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]], French general (b. 1757) *[[1841]] – [[Joseph Blanco White]], Spanish poet and theologian (b. 1775) *[[1864]] – [[John Clare]], English poet (b. 1793) *[[1873]] – [[George-Étienne Cartier]], Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th [[List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada|Premier of East Canada]] (b. 1814) *[[1880]] – [[Ana Néri]], Brazilian nurse and philanthropist (b. 1814)<ref>{{cite book|first=Lola|last=de Oliveira|title=Minhas Viagens ao Norte do Brasil: Espirito Santo, Baía, Sergipe, Alagoas, Peruambuco, Paraíba, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norke|location=Rio de Janeiro|publisher=Grafica Laemmert|date=1941|page=64|oclc=1128688745|language=PT}}</ref> *[[1896]] – [[Clara Schumann]], German pianist and composer (b. 1819) ===1901–present=== *[[1909]] – [[Ernest Hogan]], American actor and composer (b. 1859) *[[1917]] – [[Valentine Fleming]], Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1887) * 1917 – [[Philipp von Ferrary]], Italian stamp collector (b. 1850) *[[1924]] – [[Bogd Khan]], Mongolian ruler (c. 1869) *[[1925]] – [[Joseph Howard (Prime Minister)|Joseph Howard]], Maltese politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Malta]] (b. 1862) *[[1931]] – [[Ernest Noel]], Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1831) *[[1940]] – [[Verner von Heidenstam]], Swedish author and poet, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1859) *[[1942]] – [[Hector Guimard]], French Architect (b. 1867) *[[1946]] – [[Jacob Ellehammer]], Danish pilot and engineer (b. 1871) *[[1947]] – [[Philipp Lenard]], Slovak-German physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1862) * 1947 – [[Georgios Siantos]], Greek sergeant and politician (b. 1890) *[[1949]] – [[Damaskinos of Athens]], Greek archbishop and politician, 137th [[List of Prime Ministers of Greece|Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1891) *[[1956]] – [[Max Beerbohm]], English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (b. 1872) * 1956 – [[Zoltán Halmay]], Hungarian swimmer and trainer (b. 1881) *[[1961]] – [[Josef Priller]], German colonel and pilot (b. 1915) *[[1962]] – [[Timothy (Szretter)]], a Polish [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] [[clergyman]], the third Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland (b. 1901)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mironowicz |first=Antoni |title=Kościół prawosławny na ziemiach polskich w XIX i XX wieku |publisher=Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku |year=2001 |isbn=83-7431-046-4 |location=Białystok}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Rudy Lewis]], American singer (b. 1936) *[[1971]] – [[Waldo Williams]], Welsh poet and academic (b. 1904) *[[1973]] – [[Renzo Pasolini]], Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1938) * 1973 – [[Jarno Saarinen]], Finnish motorcycle racer (b. 1945) *[[1975]] – [[Barbara Hepworth]], English sculptor and lithographer (b. 1903) *[[1976]] – [[Syd Howe]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1911) * 1976 – [[Zelmar Michelini]], Uruguayan journalist and politician (b. 1924) * 1976 – [[Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz]], Uruguayan politician (b. 1934) *[[1989]] – [[John Hicks]], English economist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1904) * 1989 – [[Gilda Radner]], American actress and comedian (b. 1946) *[[1995]] – [[Les Cowie]], Australian rugby league player (b. 1925) *[[1996]] – [[Jon Pertwee]], English actor, portrayed the [[Third Doctor]] (b. 1919) *[[1998]] – [[Robert Normann]], Norwegian guitarist (b. 1916) *[[2000]] – [[Jean-Pierre Rampal]], French flute player (b. 1922) * 2000 – [[Malik Sealy]], American basketball player and actor (b. 1970) * 2000 – [[Yevgeny Khrunov]], Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1933) *[[2001]] – [[Renato Carosone]], Italian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1920) *[[2002]] – [[Stephen Jay Gould]], American paleontologist, biologist, and academic (b. 1941) *[[2005]] – [[Paul Ricœur]], French philosopher and academic (b. 1913) * 2005 – [[William Seawell]], American general (b. 1918) *[[2007]] – [[Norman Von Nida]], Australian golfer (b. 1914) *[[2008]] – [[Hamilton Jordan]], American politician, 8th [[White House Chief of Staff]] (b. 1944) *[[2009]] – [[Arthur Erickson]], Canadian architect and urban planner, designed [[Roy Thomson Hall]] (b. 1924) * 2009 – [[Lucy Gordon (actress)|Lucy Gordon]], American actress and model (b. 1980)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/British-Actress-Lucy-Gordon-In-Paris-Suicide-Spider-Man-3-Star-Takes-Her-Own-Life/Article/200905315285957 |title=Spider-Man's Lucy Gordon In Paris Suicide |publisher=[[Sky News]] |date=21 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603202221/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/British-Actress-Lucy-Gordon-In-Paris-Suicide-Spider-Man-3-Star-Takes-Her-Own-Life/Article/200905315285957 |archive-date=3 June 2011}}</ref> * 2009 – [[Pierre Gamarra]], French author, poet, and critic (b. 1919) *[[2011]] – [[Randy Savage]], American wrestler and actor (b. 1952) *[[2012]] – [[Leela Dube]], Indian anthropologist and scholar (b. 1923) * 2012 – [[Robin Gibb]], Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1949) * 2012 – [[David Littman (activist)|David Littman]], English-Swiss historian, author, and academic (b. 1933) * 2012 – [[Ken Lyons]], American bass guitarist (b. 1953) * 2012 – [[Eugene Polley]], American engineer, invented the [[remote control]] (b. 1915) * 2012 – [[Andrew B. Steinberg]], American lawyer (b. 1958) *[[2013]] – [[Flavio Costantini]], Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1926) * 2013 – [[Billie Dawe]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1924) * 2013 – [[Anders Eliasson]], Swedish composer (b. 1947) * 2013 – [[Miloslav Kříž]], Czech basketball player and coach (b. 1924) * 2013 – [[Ray Manzarek]], American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1939) * 2013 – [[Denys Roberts]], English judge and politician (b. 1923) * 2013 – [[Zach Sobiech]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1995) *[[2014]] – [[Sandra Bem]], American psychologist and academic (b. 1944) * 2014 – [[Ross Brown (rugby union)|Ross Brown]], New Zealand rugby player (b. 1934) * 2014 – [[Robyn Denny]], English-French painter (b. 1930) * 2014 – [[Arthur Gelb]], American journalist, author, and critic (b. 1924) * 2014 – [[Prince Rupert Loewenstein]], Spanish-English businessman (b. 1933) * 2014 – [[Barbara Murray]], English actress (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite web |title=Barbara Murray obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jun/01/barbara-murray |website=the Guardian |access-date=24 September 2020 |language=en |date=1 June 2014}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Bob Belden]], American saxophonist, composer, and producer (b. 1956) * 2015 – [[Femi Robinson]], Nigerian actor and playwright (b. 1940) *[[2016]] – [[Kho Jabing]], Malaysian convicted murderer who was executed by hanging in Singapore (b. 1984)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lum|first=Selina|date=20 May 2016|title=Convicted murderer Jabing Kho hanged after latest bid to escape gallows fails|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/convicted-murderer-jabing-kho-hanged-after-latest-bid-to-escape-gallows-fails|access-date=10 March 2021|website=The Straits Times|language=en}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Niki Lauda]], Austrian race car driver (b. 1949)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Niki Lauda, Formula One great, has died at 70|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/niki-lauda-formula-one-great-has-died-at-70/|access-date=1 November 2020|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=21 May 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Gary Wilson (writer)|Gary Wilson]], American anti-pornography activist (b. [[1956]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gary Wilson's Life |url=https://www.garywilson.life/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=www.garywilson.life}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Roger Angell]], American sportswriter and author (b. 1920)<ref>[https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Longtime-New-Yorker-writer-editor-Roger-Angell-17187964.php Longtime New Yorker writer, editor Roger Angell dies]</ref> * 2022 – [[Susan Roces]], Filipino actress (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/449826/susan-roces-80-iconic-in-film-low-key-in-charity|title=Susan Roces, 80: Iconic in film, low key in charity|first=Marinel|last=Cruz|date=22 May 2022|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|access-date=3 September 2022|archive-date=22 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522150314/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/449826/susan-roces-80-iconic-in-film-low-key-in-charity|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Ivan Boesky]], American stock trader (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wayne |first=Leslie |date=2024-05-20 |title=Ivan F. Boesky, Rogue Trader in 1980s Wall Street Scandal, Dies at 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/business/ivan-f-boesky-dead.html |access-date=2024-05-20 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</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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