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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[480]] – [[Julius Nepos]], [[Roman emperor|Western Roman Emperor]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Julius Nepos {{!}} Roman emperor {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julius-Nepos |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en |archive-date=2019-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724205231/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julius-Nepos |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[729]] – [[Osric of Northumbria|Osric]], king of [[Northumbria]] * [[893]] – [[Shi Pu]], warlord of the Tang Dynasty * [[909]] – [[Adalgar]], archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen * [[934]] – [[Wang Sitong]], Chinese general and governor (b. 892) *[[1280]] – [[Magnus VI of Norway]] *[[1315]] – [[Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy]] (b. 1282) *[[1329]] – [[John Drokensford]], Bishop of Bath and Wells *[[1443]] – [[Niccolò Albergati]], Italian Cardinal and diplomat (b. 1373) *[[1446]] – [[Mary of Enghien]] (b. 1368) *[[1590]] – [[Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon (born 1523)|Charles de Bourbon]] French cardinal and pretender to the throne (b. 1523) ===1601–1900=== *[[1657]] – [[William Bradford (Plymouth Colony governor)|William Bradford]], English-American politician, 2nd [[Governor of Plymouth Colony]] (b. 1590) *[[1707]] – [[Dieterich Buxtehude]], German-Danish organist and composer (b. 1637) *[[1736]] – [[Diogo de Mendonça Corte-Real]], Portuguese judge and politician (b. 1658) *[[1745]] – [[Tomaso Antonio Vitali]], Italian violinist and composer (b. 1663) *[[1747]] – [[John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair]], Scottish field marshal and diplomat, [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to France|British Ambassador to France]] (b. 1673) *[[1760]] – [[Nicolaus Zinzendorf]], German bishop and saint (b. 1700) *[[1789]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval]], French general and engineer (b. 1715) *[[1790]] – [[William Clingan]], American politician (b. 1721) *[[1791]] – [[Francis Hopkinson]], American judge and politician (b. 1737) *[[1805]] – [[Friedrich Schiller]], German poet, playwright, and historian (b. 1759) *[[1850]] – [[Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac]], French chemist and physicist (b. 1778) * 1850 – [[Garlieb Merkel]], Estonian author and activist (b. 1769) *[[1861]] – [[Ernst von Lasaulx]], German philologist and politician (b. 1805)<ref>{{Catholic Encyclopedia |prescript= |wstitle=Ernst von Lasaulx}}</ref> *[[1864]] – [[John Sedgwick]], American general and educator (b. 1813) *[[1889]] – [[William S. Harney]], American general (b. 1800) ===1901–present=== *[[1906]] – [[Oscar von Gebhardt]], German theologian and academic (b. 1844) *[[1911]] – [[Thomas Wentworth Higginson]], American abolitionist (b. 1823)<ref>"Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915," Vol.1911/26 Death: Pg.402. State Archives, Boston.</ref> *[[1914]] – [[C. W. Post]], American businessman, founded [[Post Foods]] (b. 1854) *[[1915]] – [[François Faber]], Luxembourgian-French cyclist and soldier (b. 1887) *[[1915]] – [[Anthony Wilding]], New Zealand tennis player and cricketer (b. 1883) *[[1918]] – [[George Coșbuc]], Romanian journalist and poet (b. 1866) *[[1931]] – [[Albert Abraham Michelson]], German-American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1852) *[[1933]] – [[John Arthur Jarvis]], English swimmer (b. 1872) *[[1935]] – [[Ernst Bresslau]], German zoologist (b. 1877) *[[1938]] – [[Thomas B. Thrige]], Danish businessman (b. 1866) *[[1942]] – [[Józef Cebula]], Polish priest and saint (b. 1902) *[[1944]] – [[Han Yong-un]], Korean poet and social reformer (b. 1879) *[[1949]] – [[Louis II, Prince of Monaco]] (b. 1870) *[[1950]] – [[Esteban Terradas i Illa]], Spanish mathematician and engineer (b. 1883) *[[1957]] – [[Ernest de Silva]], Sri Lankan banker and businessman (b. 1887) * 1957 – [[Ezio Pinza]], Italian actor and singer (b. 1892) *[[1959]] – [[Bhaurao Patil]], Indian activist and educator (b. 1887) *[[1965]] – [[Leopold Figl]], Austrian engineer and politician, 18th [[Chancellor of Austria]] (b. 1902) *[[1968]] – [[Mercedes de Acosta]], American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893) * 1968 – [[Harold Gray]], American cartoonist, created ''[[Little Orphan Annie]]'' (b. 1894) * 1968 – [[Marion Lorne]], American actress (b. 1883) * 1968 – [[Finlay Currie]], British actor (b. 1878)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba13e32a4A|title=Finlay Currie|website=British Film Institute|access-date=May 13, 2020}}{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Walter Reuther]], American union leader (b. 1907) *[[1976]] – [[Jens Bjørneboe]], Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920) * 1976 – [[Ulrike Meinhof]], German militant, co-founded the [[Red Army Faction]] (b. 1934) *[[1977]] – [[James Jones (author)|James Jones]], American novelist (b. 1921) *[[1978]] – [[Giuseppe Impastato]], Italian journalist and activist (b. 1948) * 1978 – [[Aldo Moro]], Italian lawyer and politician, 38th [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (b. 1916) *[[1979]] – [[Cyrus S. Eaton]], Canadian-American banker, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1883) * 1979 – [[Eddie Jefferson]], American singer and lyricist (b. 1918) *[[1980]] – [[Kate Molale]], South African activist (b. 1928) *[[1981]] – [[Nelson Algren]], American novelist and short story writer (b. 1909) * 1981 – [[Rolf Just Nilsen]], Norwegian singer and actor (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Rolf Just Nilsen |first=Marit |last=Dalen |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=23 August 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad |editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Rolf_Just_Nilsen |language=no |access-date=24 March 2024 |archive-date=26 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226145939/https://snl.no/Rolf_Just_Nilsen |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Henry Bachtold]], Australian soldier and railway engineer (b. 1891) *[[1985]] – [[Edmond O'Brien]], American actor and director (b. 1915) *[[1986]] – [[Tenzing Norgay]], Nepalese mountaineer (b. 1914) *[[1987]] – [[Obafemi Awolowo]], Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1909) *[[1989]] – [[Keith Whitley]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1954)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2019/05/08/keith-whitley-country-music-hall-of-fame-exhibit-lorrie-morgan/1141495001/|title=Keith Whitley's family remembers their father, husband on 30th anniversary of his death|work=Tennessean|date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Penelope Gilliatt]], English novelist, short story writer, and critic (b. 1932) *[[1994]] – [[Elias Motsoaledi]], South African activist (b. 1924) *[[1997]] – [[Rawya Ateya]], Egyptian captain and politician (b. 1926) * 1997 – [[Marco Ferreri]], Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1928) *[[1998]] – [[Alice Faye]], American actress and singer (b. 1915) * 1998 – [[Talat Mahmood]], Indian singer and actor (b. 1924) *[[2003]] – [[Russell B. Long]], American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1918) *[[2004]] – [[Akhmad Kadyrov]], Chechen cleric and politician, 1st [[President of the Chechen Republic]] (b. 1951) * 2004 – [[Alan King]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927) * 2004 – [[Brenda Fassie]], South African singer (b. 1964) *[[2007]] – [[Dwight Wilson (veteran)|Dwight Wilson]], Canadian soldier (b. 1901) *[[2008]] – [[Jack Gibson (rugby league)|Jack Gibson]], Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1929) * 2008 – [[Baptiste Manzini]], American football player (b. 1920) * 2008 – [[Nuala O'Faolain]], Irish journalist and producer (b. 1942) * 2008 – [[Pascal Sevran]], French singer, television host, and author (b. 1945) *[[2009]] – [[Chuck Daly]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1930) *[[2010]] – [[Lena Horne]], American singer, actress, and activist (b. 1917) * 2010 – [[Otakar Motejl]], Czech lawyer and politician (b. 1932) *[[2011]] – [[Wouter Weylandt]], Belgian cyclist (b. 1984) *[[2012]] – [[Bertram Cohler]], American psychologist, psychoanalyst, and academic (b. 1938) * 2012 – [[Geoffrey Henry]], Cook Islander lawyer and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of the Cook Islands]] (b. 1940) * 2012 – [[Vidal Sassoon]], English-American hairdresser and businessman (b. 1928) *[[2013]] – [[Ramón Blanco Rodríguez]], Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1952) * 2013 – [[George M. Leader]], American soldier and politician, 36th [[Governor of Pennsylvania]] (b. 1918) * 2013 – [[Humberto Lugo Gil]], Mexican lawyer and politician, 23rd [[Governor of Hidalgo]] (b. 1933) * 2013 – [[Ottavio Missoni]], Italian hurdler and fashion designer, founded [[Missoni]] (b. 1921) *[[2014]] – [[Giacomo Bini]], Italian priest and missionary (b. 1938) * 2014 – [[Harlan Mathews]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1927) * 2014 – [[Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy]], Indian politician, 12th [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]] (b. 1935) * 2014 – [[Mary Stewart (novelist)|Mary Stewart]], British author and poet (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mary Stewart obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/15/mary-stewart |website=the Guardian |access-date=17 October 2022 |language=en |date=15 May 2014 |archive-date=11 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211010942/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/15/mary-stewart |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Edward W. Estlow]], American football player and journalist (b. 1920) * 2015 – [[Kenan Evren]], Turkish general and politician, 7th [[President of Turkey]] (b. 1917) * 2015 – [[Elizabeth Wilson]], American actress (b. 1921) *[[2017]] – [[Robert Miles]], a Swiss-born Italian record producer, composer, musician and DJ (b. 1969) *[[2018]] – [[Per Kirkeby]], Danish painter, poet, film maker and sculptor (b. 1938) *[[2019]] – [[Freddie Starr]], English comedian, impressionist, singer and actor (b. 1943)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-48225576|title=Obituary: Freddie Starr|date=2019-05-10|newspaper=The BBC News|access-date=2019-05-31|archive-date=2019-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531154438/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-48225576|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Little Richard]], American singer, songwriter, and pianist (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/little-richard-dead-48505/|title=Little Richard, Founding Father Of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead At 87|last=Browne|first=David|date=May 9, 2020|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[John Leo]], American a writer and journalist (b. 1935)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=2022-05-11 |title=John Leo, Columnist Who Took Aim at Liberal Pieties, Dies at 86 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/us/john-leo-dead.html |access-date=2022-05-12 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2022-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512001910/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/us/john-leo-dead.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2022 – [[Rieko Kodama]], Japanese game developer (b. 1963)<ref>{{Cite web |title=セガの小玉理恵子氏が逝去。『ファンタシースター』やメガドラ版『ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ』、Switch版『SEGA AGES』など手掛ける {{!}} ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com |url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202210/27280651.html |access-date=October 27, 2022 |website=ファミ通.com |language=ja |archive-date=October 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027030445/https://www.famitsu.com/news/202210/27280651.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Sean Burroughs]], American baseball player (b. 1980)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-10 |title=Ex-MLB IF, Little League star Burroughs dies at 43 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40121064/former-mlb-infielder-llws-star-sean-burroughs-dies-43 |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512050129/https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40121064/former-mlb-infielder-llws-star-sean-burroughs-dies-43 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2024 – [[Roger Corman]], American film director, producer, and actor (b. 1926)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harmetz |first=Aljean |date=2024-05-12 |title=Roger Corman, 98, Dies; Proud and Prolific Master of Low-Budget Cinema |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/12/movies/roger-corman-dead.html |access-date=2024-05-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2024-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512050408/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/12/movies/roger-corman-dead.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2024 – [[Rex Murphy]], Canadian political commentator (b. 1947)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cooke |first=Ryan |date=May 10, 2024 |title=Rex Murphy remembered as opinionated wordsmith, fierce Newfoundlander |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/rex-murphy-bob-wakeham-obituary-1.7200299 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |work=[[CBC News]] |archive-date=May 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512221307/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/rex-murphy-bob-wakeham-obituary-1.7200299 |url-status=live }}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. 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