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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[678]] – [[Princess Tōchi|Tōchi]], Japanese princess * [[738]] – [[Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil]], Mayan ruler (''[[ajaw]]'') *[[1152]] – [[Matilda of Boulogne]] (b. 1105)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Panton |first1=James |title=Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy |date=2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7497-8 |page=343 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BiyyueBTpaMC&pg=PA343 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1270]] – [[Béla IV of Hungary]] (b. 1206)<ref>{{cite web |title=Béla IV {{!}} king of Hungary |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bela-IV |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1294]] – [[John I, Duke of Brabant]] (b. 1252) *[[1330]] – [[Alexios II of Trebizond|Alexios II Megas Komnenos]], [[Empire of Trebizond|Emperor of Trebizond]] (b. 1282) *[[1410]] – [[Antipope Alexander V]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexander (V) {{!}} antipope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-V |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1481]] – [[Mehmed the Conqueror]], Ottoman sultan (b. 1432) *[[1501]] – [[John Devereux, 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley]], English Baron (b. 1463) *[[1524]] – [[Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent]], English peer (b. 1481) *[[1534]] – [[Juana de la Cruz Vazquez Gutierrez]], Spanish [[Roman Catholic]] nun and venerable (b. 1481) *[[1589]] – [[Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg]] (b. 1528) ===1601–1900=== *[[1606]] – [[Henry Garnet]], English priest and author (b. 1555) *[[1621]] – [[Elizabeth Bacon (died 1621)|Elizabeth Bacon]], English Tudor gentlewoman (b. 1541) *[[1679]] – [[James Sharp (bishop)|James Sharp]], Scottish archbishop (b. 1613) *[[1693]] – [[Claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon]], French courtier (b. 1607) *[[1704]] – [[Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber]], Czech-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1644) *[[1724]] – [[John Leverett the Younger]], American lawyer, academic, and politician (b. 1662) *[[1750]] – [[John Willison]], Scottish minister and author (b. 1680) *[[1752]] – [[Samuel Ogle]], English-American captain and politician, 5th [[List of colonial governors of Maryland|Governor of Restored Proprietary Government]] (b. 1692) *[[1758]] – [[Pope Benedict XIV]] (b. 1675) *[[1763]] – [[George Psalmanazar]], French-English author (b. 1679) *[[1764]] – [[Francesco Algarotti]], Italian philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1712) *[[1779]] – [[John Winthrop (educator)|John Winthrop]], American mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1714) *[[1793]] – [[Martin Gerbert]], German historian and theologian (b. 1720) *[[1839]] – [[Ferdinando Paer]], Italian composer (b. 1771) *[[1856]] – [[Adolphe Adam]], French composer and critic (b. 1803) * 1856 – [[Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis]], Arab-French servant to Napoleon I (b. 1788) *[[1882]] – [[Leonidas Smolents]], Austrian–Greek general and army minister (b. 1806)<ref name="Enc">{{Great Military and Naval Encyclopaedia|volume=6|page = 86}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1910]] – [[Howard Taylor Ricketts]], American pathologist (b. 1871) *[[1916]] – [[Tom Clarke (Irish republican)|Tom Clarke]], Irish rebel (b. 1858) * 1916 – [[Thomas MacDonagh]], Irish poet and rebel (b. 1878) * 1916 – [[Patrick Pearse]], Irish teacher and rebel leader (b. 1879) *[[1918]] – [[Charlie Soong]], Chinese businessman and missionary (b. 1863) *[[1919]] – [[Elizabeth Almira Allen]], American educator (b. 1854) *[[1921]] – [[Théodore Pilette]], Belgian race car driver (b. 1883) *[[1925]] – [[Clément Ader]], French engineer, designed the [[Ader Avion III]] (b. 1841) *[[1932]] – [[Charles Fort]], American journalist and author (b. 1874) *[[1935]] – [[Jessie Willcox Smith]], American [[illustrator]] (b. 1863) *[[1939]] – [[Madeleine Desroseaux]], French author and poet (b. 1873) *[[1942]] – [[Thorvald Stauning]], Danish politician, 24th [[Prime Minister of Denmark]] (b. 1873) *[[1943]] – [[Harry Miller (auto racing)|Harry Miller]], American engineer (b. 1875) *[[1948]] – [[Ernst Tandefelt]], Finnish assassin of [[Heikki Ritavuori]] (b. 1876) *[[1949]] – [[Fanny Walden]], English footballer and cricketer (b. 1888) *[[1958]] – [[Frank Foster (cricketer)|Frank Foster]], English cricketer (b. 1889) *[[1969]] – [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]], Indian academic and politician, 3rd President of India (b. 1897) *[[1970]] – [[Cemil Gürgen Erlertürk]], Turkish footballer, coach, and pilot (b. 1918) *[[1972]] – [[Kenneth Bailey (lawyer)|Kenneth Bailey]], Australian lawyer and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to Canada (b. 1898) * 1972 – [[Emil Breitkreutz]], American runner and coach (b. 1883) * 1972 – [[Bruce Cabot]], American actor (b. 1904) *[[1978]] – [[Bill Downs]], American journalist (b. 1914) *[[1981]] – [[Nargis]], Indian actress (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite news |title=Sanjay Dutt Remembers Mom Nargis On Her Death Anniversary: "Your Love And Warmth Continue To Guide Me Every Day" |work=NDTV |date=3 May 2023 |access-date=5 May 2023 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sanjay-dutt-remembers-mom-nargis-on-her-death-anniversary-your-love-and-warmth-continue-to-guide-me-every-day-4002265 |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Richa}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Robert Alda]], American actor (b. 1914) *[[1987]] – [[Dalida]], Italian singer, actress, dancer, and model (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite news |title=Dalida |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/05/obituaries/dalida.html|work=The New York Times |date=5 May 1987 | access-date =28 February 2008}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Lev Pontryagin]], Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1908) *[[1989]] – [[Christine Jorgensen]], American [[transgender|trans woman]] (b. 1926) *[[1991]] – [[Jerzy Kosiński]], Polish-American novelist and screenwriter (b. 1933) *[[1992]] – [[George Murphy]], American actor, dancer, and politician (b. 1902) *[[1996]] – [[Dimitri Fampas]], Greek guitarist, composer, and educator (b. 1921) * 1996 – [[Alex Kellner]], American baseball player (b. 1924) * 1996 – [[Jack Weston]], American actor (b. 1924) * 1996 – [[Keith Daniel Williams]], American rapist and triple murderer (b. 1947)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/capital-punishment/inmates-executed-1978-to-present/keith-daniel-williams/ | title=Executed Inmate Summary - Keith Daniel Williams }}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Sébastien Enjolras]], French race car driver (b. 1976) * 1997 – [[Narciso Yepes]], Spanish guitarist and composer (b. 1927) *[[1998]] – [[Gene Raymond]], American actor (b. 1908) *[[1999]] – [[Joe Adcock]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1927) * 1999 – [[Steve Chiasson]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1967) * 1999 – [[Godfrey Evans]], English cricketer (b. 1920) *[[2000]] – [[Júlia Báthory]], Hungarian glass designer (b. 1901) * 2000 – [[John O'Connor (cardinal)|John Joseph O'Connor]], American cardinal (b. 1920) *[[2002]] – [[Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn]], English politician, [[First Secretary of State]] (b. 1910) * 2002 – [[Yevgeny Svetlanov]], Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1928) *[[2003]] – [[Suzy Parker]], American model and actress (b. 1932) *[[2004]] – [[Ken Downing]], English race car driver (b. 1917) * 2004 – [[Darrell Johnson]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1928) *[[2006]] – [[Karel Appel]], Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet (b. 1921) * 2006 – [[Pramod Mahajan]], Indian politician (b. 1949) * 2006 – [[Earl Woods]], American colonel, baseball player, and author (b. 1932) *[[2007]] – [[Warja Honegger-Lavater]], Swiss illustrator (b. 1913) * 2007 – [[Wally Schirra]], American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1923) * 2007 – [[Knock Yokoyama]], Japanese politician (b. 1932) *[[2008]] – [[Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo]], Spanish engineer and politician, [[Prime Minister of Spain]] (b. 1926) *[[2009]] – [[Renée Morisset]], Canadian pianist (b. 1928) * 2009 – [[Ram Balkrushna Shewalkar]], Indian author and critic (b. 1931) *[[2010]] – [[Roy Carrier]], American accordion player (b. 1947) * 2010 – [[Peter O'Donnell]], English soldier and author (b. 1920) * 2010 – [[Guenter Wendt]], German-American engineer (b. 1923) *[[2011]] – [[Jackie Cooper]], American actor, television director, producer and executive (b. 1922) * 2011 – [[Sergo Kotrikadze]], Georgian footballer and manager (b. 1936) * 2011 – [[Thanasis Veggos]], Greek actor and director (b. 1927) *[[2012]] – [[Jorge Illueca]], Panamanian politician, 30th [[President of Panama]] (b. 1918) * 2012 – [[Felix Werder]], German-Australian composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1922) *[[2013]] – [[Joe Astroth]], American baseball player (b. 1922) * 2013 – [[Herbert Blau]], American engineer and academic (b. 1926) * 2013 – [[Cedric Brooks]], Jamaican-American saxophonist and flute player (b. 1943) * 2013 – [[Keith Carter (swimmer)|Keith Carter]], American swimmer and soldier (b. 1924) * 2013 – [[Brad Drewett]], Australian tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1958) * 2013 – [[David Morris Kern]], American pharmacist, co-invented [[Orajel]] (b. 1909) * 2013 – [[Curtis Rouse]], American football player (b. 1960) * 2013 – [[Branko Vukelić]], Croatian politician, 11th [[Ministry of Defence (Croatia)|Minister of Defence for Croatia]] (b. 1958) *[[2014]] – [[Gary Becker]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1930) * 2014 – [[Francisco Icaza]], Mexican painter (b. 1930) * 2014 – [[Jim Oberstar]], American educator and politician (b. 1934) *[[2015]] – [[Revaz Chkheidze]], Georgian director and screenwriter (b. 1926) * 2015 – [[Danny Jones (rugby league)|Danny Jones]], Welsh rugby player (b. 1986)<ref>{{cite web |title=Danny Jones: Rugby league half-back who became an accomplished |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/danny-jones-rugby-league-half-back-who-became-accomplished-goal-kicker-and-was-loved-effervescent-presence-10265184.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/danny-jones-rugby-league-half-back-who-became-accomplished-goal-kicker-and-was-loved-effervescent-presence-10265184.html |archive-date=2022-05-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |access-date=18 January 2021 |language=en |date=20 May 2015}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Warren Smith (golfer)|Warren Smith]], American golfer and coach (b. 1915) *[[2016]] – [[Ian Deans]], Canadian politician (b. 1937) * 2016 – [[Jadranka Stojaković]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] singer-songwriter (b. 1950) *[[2017]] – [[Daliah Lavi]], Israeli actress, singer and model (b. 1942) *[[2020]] – [[Victoria Barbă]], Moldovan animated film director (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/EnciclopediaIdentitatiiRomanesti.Personalitati/page/n59/mode/2up?view=theater|title=Enciclopedia Identității Românești|first=Ecaterina|last=Țarălungă|publisher=Litera|page=60|year=2011|language=ro|isbn=978-606-600-246-2}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Dave Greenfield]], English rock keyboardist (b. 1949)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Magra |first=Iliana |date=2020-05-07 |title=Dave Greenfield, Keyboardist of the Stranglers, Dies at 71 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/obituaries/dave-greenfield-dead-coronavirus.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Lloyd Price]], American R&B vocalist (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web|last=McCarthy|first=Tyler|date=2021-05-09|title=Lloyd Price, early rock legend behind 'Stagger Lee,' dead at 88|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/lloyd-price-early-rock-legend-behind-stagger-lee-dead-at-88|access-date=2021-05-09|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Dick Rutan]], American military aviator and officer (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-04 |title=Dick Rutan, co-pilot of historic round-the-world flight, dies at 85 |url=https://apnews.com/article/dick-rutan-voyager-pilot-plane-d4fa2130f81ea3a9dfd95bb8ea1285d7 |access-date=2024-05-07 |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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