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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[252]] – [[Sun Quan]], Chinese emperor of [[Eastern Wu]] (b. 182) * [[954]] – [[Feng Dao]], Chinese prince and chancellor (b. 882) * [[987]] – [[Louis V of France|Louis V]], king of [[West Francia]] (b. c. 966) *[[1075]] – [[Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary|Richeza of Poland]], queen of Hungary (b. 1013) *[[1086]] – [[Wang Anshi]], Chinese statesman and poet (b. 1021) *[[1237]] – [[Olaf the Black]], Manx son of [[Godred II Olafsson]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Alan Orr Anderson|author-link= Alan Orr Anderson|year=1922|title= Early Sources of Scottish History|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924077097958|volume=2|location=London|publisher=OLIVER AND BOYD|page=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924077097958/page/n518 507]|access-date=Jan 22, 2019}}</ref> *[[1254]] – [[Conrad IV of Germany|Conrad IV]], king of Germany (b. 1228)<ref>{{cite web |title=Conrad IV {{!}} king of Germany |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Conrad-IV |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=14 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1416]] – [[Anna of Celje]], queen consort of Poland (b. 1386) *[[1471]] – [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]], king of England (b. 1421) *[[1481]] – [[Christian I of Denmark|Christian I]], king of Denmark (b. 1426) *[[1512]] – [[Pandolfo Petrucci]], Italian ruler (b. 1452) *[[1524]] – [[Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord High Treasurer]] (b. 1443) *[[1542]] – [[Hernando de Soto]], Spanish-American explorer (b. 1496) *[[1563]] – [[Martynas Mažvydas]], Lithuanian writer (b. 1510) ===1601–1900=== *[[1607]] – [[John Rainolds]], English scholar and academic (b. 1549) *[[1617]] – [[Luis Fajardo (Spanish Navy officer)|Luis Fajardo]], Spanish admiral and nobleman (b. {{circa}} 1556)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/13105/luis-fajardo |title=Luis Fajardo |work=Diccionario Biográfico Español |publisher=Real Academia de la Historia |access-date=27 April 2022 |language=es }}</ref> *[[1619]] – [[Hieronymus Fabricius]], Italian anatomist (b. 1537) *[[1639]] – [[Tommaso Campanella]], Italian astrologer, theologian, and poet (b. 1568) *[[1647]] – [[Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft]], Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1581) *[[1650]] – [[James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose]], Scottish general and politician (b. 1612) *[[1664]] – [[Elizabeth Poole]], English settler, founded [[Taunton, Massachusetts]] (b. 1588) *[[1670]] – [[Niccolò Zucchi]], Italian astronomer and physicist (b. 1586) *[[1686]] – [[Otto von Guericke]], German physicist and inventor of the [[Magdeburg Hemispheres]] (b. 1602) *[[1690]] – [[John Eliot (missionary)|John Eliot]], English-American minister and missionary (b. 1604) *[[1719]] – [[Pierre Poiret]], French mystic and philosopher (b. 1646) *[[1724]] – [[Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer]], English politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (b. 1661) *[[1742]] – [[Lars Roberg]], Swedish physician and academic (b. 1664) *[[1762]] – [[Alexander Joseph Sulkowski]], Polish and Saxon general (b. 1695) *[[1771]] – [[Christopher Smart]], English actor, playwright, and poet (b. 1722) *[[1786]] – [[Carl Wilhelm Scheele]], German-Swedish chemist and pharmacist (b. 1742) *[[1790]] – [[Thomas Warton]], English poet and critic (b. 1728) *[[1810]] – [[Chevalier d'Eon]], French diplomat and spy (b. 1728) *[[1829]] – [[Sikandar Jah|Sikandar Jah, 3rd Nizam]] (b. 1768)<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ap.gov.in/?page_id=207| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200615190817/https://www.ap.gov.in/?page_id=207| archive-date = 2020-06-15| title = Asaf Jahis – AP State Portal}} </ref> *[[1844]] – [[Giuseppe Baini]], Italian priest and composer (b. 1775) *[[1858]] – [[José de la Riva Agüero]], Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru (b. 1783)<ref>{{cite book|first=Benjamin Eli|last=Smith|title=The Century cyclopedia of names: a pronouncing and etymological dictionary of names in geography, biography, mythology, history, ethnology, art, archaeology, fiction, etc., etc., etc.|url=https://archive.org/details/centurycyclopedi00smit/page/858/mode/2up|year=1903|publisher=The Century Company|location=New York|page=858}}</ref> *[[1862]] – [[John Drew (actor)|John Drew]], Irish-American actor and manager (b. 1827) *[[1879]] – [[Arturo Prat]], Chilean lawyer and commander (b. 1848) *[[1894]] – [[Émile Henry (anarchist)|Émile Henry]], French anarchist (b. 1872) * 1894 – [[August Kundt]], German physicist and academic (b. 1839) *[[1895]] – [[Franz von Suppé]], Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1819) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Joseph Olivier (rugby union)|Joseph Olivier]], French rugby player (b. 1874) *[[1911]] – [[Williamina Fleming]], Scottish-American astronomer and academic (b. 1857)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Deborah|last1=Todd|first2=Joseph|last2=Angelo|title=A to Z of Scientists in Space and Astronomy|location=New York|publisher=Facts of File|year=2003|page=118|isbn=978-0-81604-639-3}}</ref> *[[1915]] – [[Leonid Gobyato]], Russian general and engineer (b. 1875) *[[1919]] – [[Evgraf Fedorov]], Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist (b. 1853) *[[1920]] – [[Venustiano Carranza]], Mexican politician, 54th [[President of Mexico]] (b. 1859) *[[1925]] – [[Hidesaburō Ueno]], Japanese agriculturalist, guardian of [[Hachikō]] (b. 1871) *[[1926]] – [[Ronald Firbank]], English-Italian author (b. 1886) *[[1929]] – [[Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1847) *[[1932]] – [[Marcel Boulenger]], French fencer and author (b. 1873) *[[1935]] – [[Jane Addams]], American activist and author, co-founded [[Hull House]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1860) * 1935 – [[Hugo de Vries]], Dutch botanist and geneticist (b. 1848) *[[1940]] – [[Billy Minter]], English footballer and manager (b. 1888) *[[1949]] – [[Klaus Mann]], German-American novelist, playwright, and critic (b. 1906) *[[1952]] – [[John Garfield]], American actor (b. 1913) *[[1956]] – [[Harry Bensley]], English businessman and adventurer (b. 1877) *[[1957]] – [[Alexander Vertinsky]], Ukrainian-Russian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (b. 1889) *[[1964]] – [[James Franck]], German physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1882) *[[1965]] – [[Marguerite Bise]], French chef (b. 1898) * 1965 – [[Geoffrey de Havilland]], English pilot and engineer, designed the [[de Havilland Mosquito]] (b. 1882) *[[1968]] – [[Doris Lloyd]], English actress (b. 1896) *[[1970]] – [[E. L. Grant Watson]], English-Australian biologist and author (b. 1885) *[[1973]] – [[Vaughn Monroe]], American singer, trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (b. 1911) * 1973 – [[Ivan Konev]], Soviet Marshal and general (b. 1897) *[[1981]] – [[Raymond McCreesh]], [[PIRA|PIRA volunteer]] and Hunger Striker (b. 1957) * 1981 – [[Patsy O'Hara]], [[Irish National Liberation Army|INLA volunteer]] and Hunger Striker (b. 1957) *[[1983]] – [[Kenneth Clark]], English historian and author (b. 1903) *[[1984]] – [[Ann Little]], American actress (b. 1891)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silentera.com/people/actresses/Little-Ann.html|title=Ann Little|website=silentera.com|access-date=Jan 22, 2019}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Sammy Davis Sr.]], American actor and dancer (b. 1900) *[[1991]] – [[Rajiv Gandhi]], Indian politician, 6th [[Prime Minister of India]] (b. 1944) *[[1995]] – [[Les Aspin]], American captain and politician, 18th [[United States Secretary of Defense]] (b. 1938) *[[1996]] – [[Paul Delph]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1957) * 1996 – [[Lash LaRue]], American actor and producer (b. 1917) * 1996 – [[Villem Raam]], Estonian art historian, art critic and conservator (b. 1910) *[[1998]] – [[Robert Gist]], American actor and director (b. 1917) *[[2000]] – [[Barbara Cartland]], English author (b. 1901) * 2000 – [[John Gielgud]], English actor (b. 1904) * 2000 – [[Mark R. Hughes]], American businessman, founded [[Herbalife]] (b. 1956) *[[2002]] – [[Niki de Saint Phalle]], French-American sculptor and painter (b. 1930) *[[2003]] – [[Alejandro de Tomaso]], Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, founded [[De Tomaso]] (b. 1928) * 2003 – [[Frank D. White]], American captain, banker, and politician, 41st [[Governor of Arkansas]] (b. 1933) *[[2005]] – [[Deborah Berger]], American [[outsider art]]ist (b. 1956)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/obits/1/b-13.txt|title=B Obituaries Orleans Parish Louisiana|website=US GenWeb Archive|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref> * 2005 – [[Stephen Elliott (actor)|Stephen Elliott]], American actor (b. 1918) * 2005 – [[Howard Morris]], American actor and director (b. 1919) *[[2006]] – [[Spencer Clark (racing driver)|Spencer Clark]], American race car driver (b. 1987) * 2006 – [[Katherine Dunham]], American dancer, choreographer, and author (b. 1909) * 2006 – [[Cherd Songsri]], Thai director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1931) * 2006 – [[Billy Walker (musician)|Billy Walker]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1929) *[[2012]] – [[Eddie Blazonczyk]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite news|date= May 24, 2012 |title=Eddie Blazonczyk, 70, Polka Singer and Bandleader, Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/arts/music/eddie-blazonczyk-70-polka-singer-and-bandleader-dies.html|newspaper=[[Nytimes.com]]|access-date=Jan 22, 2019}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Otis Clark]], American butler and preacher, survivor of the [[Tulsa race riot]] (b. 1903)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voicesofoklahoma.com/interview/clark-otis/|title= Otis Clark|publisher=[[Voices of Oklahoma]]|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Constantine of Irinoupolis]], Metropolitan of Irinoupolis and Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA (b. 1936) * 2012 – [[Roman Dumbadze]], Georgian commander (b. 1964)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ria.ru/20120521/654612223.html|date=May 21, 2012|website=[[Ria.ru]]|language=ru|script-title=ru:Роман Думбадзе. Биография|trans-title= Roman Dumbadze. Biography|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Douglas Rodríguez (boxer)|Douglas Rodríguez]], Cuban boxer (b. 1950)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/douglas-rodriguez-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073321/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/douglas-rodriguez-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2020|title=Douglas Rodríguez|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Bill Stewart (American football)|Bill Stewart]], American football player and coach (b. 1952) * 2012 – [[Alan Thorne]], Australian anthropologist and academic (b. 1939) *[[2013]] – [[Count Christian of Rosenborg]], member of the Danish royal family (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bt.dk/royale/grevinde-anne-dorte-af-rosenborg-er-doed|title=Grevinde Anne Dorte af Rosenborg er død|date=Jan 3, 2014|website=[[Bt.dk]]|language=da|trans-title=Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg is dead|access-date=Jan 22, 2019}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Frank Comstock]], American trombonist, composer, and conductor (b. 1922) * 2013 – [[Cot Deal]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1923) * 2013 – [[Leonard Marsh (businessman)|Leonard Marsh]], American businessman, co-founded [[Snapple]] (b. 1933) * 2013 – [[Bob Thompson (musician)|Bob Thompson]], American pianist and composer (b. 1924) * 2013 – [[Dominique Venner]], French journalist and historian (b. 1935) *[[2014]] – [[Tunku Annuar]], Malaysian son of [[Badlishah of Kedah]] (b. 1939) * 2014 – [[Johnny Gray (baseball)|Johnny Gray]], American baseball player (b. 1926) * 2014 – [[Jaime Lusinchi]], Venezuelan physician and politician, [[President of Venezuela]] (b. 1924) * 2014 – [[Alireza Soleimani]], Iranian wrestler (b. 1956)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/ali-reza-soleimani-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010122/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/ali-reza-soleimani-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2020|title=Ali Reza Soleimani|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Annarita Sidoti]], Italian race walker (b. 1969)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/annarita-sidoti-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012405/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/annarita-sidoti-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2020|title=Annarita Sidoti|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Twinkle (singer)|Twinkle]], English singer-songwriter (b. 1948) * 2015 – [[Jassem Al-Kharafi]], Kuwaiti businessman and politician, 8th [[List of Speakers of Kuwait National Assembly|Kuwaiti Speaker of the National Assembly]] (b. 1940) * 2015 – [[Fred Gladding]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1936) * 2015 – [[Louis Johnson (bassist)|Louis Johnson]], American bass player and producer (b. 1955) *[[2016]] – [[Nick Menza]], American drummer and songwriter (b. 1964) *[[2019]] – [[Rik Kuypers]], Belgian film director (b. 1925)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sudinfo.be/id120435/article/2019-05-22/le-realisateur-belge-rik-kuypers-est-mort-lage-de-94-ans|title=Le réalisateur belge Rik Kuypers est mort, à l'âge de 94 ans|date=May 22, 2019|website=sudinfo.be}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Binyavanga Wainaina]], Kenyan writer (b. 1971)<ref>[https://johannesburgreviewofbooks.com/2019/05/22/binyavanga-wainaina-1971-2019-rip/ "Binyavanga Wainaina, 1971–2019, RIP"], ''Johannesburg Review of Books'', May 22, 2019.</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Alan Merten]], fifth [[University President|President]] of [[George Mason University]] (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Preston |title=University mourns the loss of Alan Merten {{!}} George Mason |url=https://www2.gmu.edu/news/585871 |website=www2.gmu.edu |access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Jan A. P. Kaczmarek]], Polish composer (b. 1953)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-21 |title=Oscar-winning composer of 'Finding Neverland' music, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, dies at age 71 |url=https://apnews.com/article/oscar-composer-finding-neverland-kaczmarek-dies-4e7de49e1fc35641c65ad6233dffeaef |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=AP News |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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