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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1344]] &ndash; A [[Latin Christian]] fleet defeats a Turkish fleet in the [[battle of Pallene]] during the [[Smyrniote crusades]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Setton |first1=Kenneth Meyer |title=The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571: The thirteenth and fourteenth centuries |date=1976 |publisher=American Philosophical Society |isbn=978-0-87169-114-9 |page=190 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Gm79HuBY0cC |access-date=1 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1373]] &ndash; [[Julian of Norwich]] has [[Visions of Jesus and Mary|visions of Jesus]] while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later described and interpreted in her book ''[[Revelations of Divine Love]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Magill |first=Kevin |chapter=Julian of Norwich (1342-c.1416) |editor-last=Markham |editor-first=Ian S. |title=The Blackwell Companion to the Theologians. Vol. 1: Early Church to the Reformation |location=Chichester, UK |publisher=Wiley-Blackwell |date=2009 |isbn=9781405135078 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Op9Y3UqIWU8C |page=301}}</ref>
*[[1501]] &ndash; [[Amerigo Vespucci]], this time under Portuguese flag, set sail for western lands.<ref>{{cite book |first=Clifton |last=Daniel |title=Chronicle of America |publisher=Chronicle publication |year=1989 |page=20 |isbn=0-13-133745-9}}</ref> 
*[[1568]] &ndash; [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], is defeated at the [[Battle of Langside]], part of the [[Marian civil war|civil war between Queen Mary and the supporters of her son, James VI.]]<ref>''Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland'', vol. 12 (Edinburgh, 1970), pp. 128–134: Holinshed, Raphael, ''Chronicles: Scotland'', vol. 5 (London, 1808), 634: [https://books.google.com/books?id=l1QJAAAAQAAJ ''Bannatyne Miscellany'', vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1827), pp. 23-29:] ''CSP. Scotland'', vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1900), nos. 700, 703, 716, 717.</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1612]] &ndash; Sword duel between [[Miyamoto Musashi]] and [[Sasaki Kojiro]] on the shores of Ganryū Island. Kojiro dies at the end.<ref name="lowry">{{cite book |last=Lowry |first=Dave |author-link=Dave Lowry (martial arts) |date=1986 |title=Bokken: Art of the Japanese Sword |publisher=Ohara Publications |page=21&ndash;27 |isbn=978-0-89750-104-0}}</ref><ref name="scott">{{cite book |last1=Wilson |first1=William Scott |title=The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi |date=2004 |publisher=Kodansha International |location=Tokyo |isbn=9784770029423 |page=19 |edition=1st |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0p0C7Y8lkH8C&q=musashi+came+late+and+unkempt&pg=PA18}}</ref>
*[[1619]] &ndash; Dutch statesman [[Johan van Oldenbarnevelt]] is executed in [[The Hague]] after being convicted of [[treason]].
*[[1654]] &ndash; A Venetian fleet under Admiral [[Cort Adeler]] breaks through a line of galleys and defeats the Turkish navy.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://nbl.snl.no/Cort_Adeler |title=Cort Adeler |first=Øystein |last=Rian |date=Feb 25, 2020 |via=Store norske leksikon}}</ref>
*[[1779]] &ndash; [[War of the Bavarian Succession]]: Russian and French mediators at the [[Congress of Teschen]] negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the [[Innviertel]]).
*[[1780]] &ndash; The [[Cumberland Compact]] is signed by leaders of the settlers in the [[Cumberland River]] area of what would become the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee]], providing for democratic government and a formal system of justice.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bays |first=Bill |title=James Robertson, Father of Tennessee and Founder of Nashville |location=Bloomington, Ind. |publisher=WestBow Press |date=2013 |isbn=9781490817156 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNpXAgAAQBAJ |pages=151–152 |postscript=none}}; {{cite book |last=Hamer |first=Philip M. |title=Tennessee: A History, 1673-1932 |location=New York |publisher=The American Historical Society |date=1933 |oclc=2078145 |pages=105–107}}</ref>
*[[1804]] &ndash; Forces sent by [[Yusuf Karamanli]] of Tripoli to [[Battle of Derne|retake Derna]] from the Americans attack the city.
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Ecuador]] gains its independence from [[Gran Colombia]].
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Mexican–American War]]: The [[United States]] [[United States declaration of war on Mexico|declares war]] on the [[Second Federal Republic of Mexico|Federal Republic of Mexico]] following a dispute over the American [[Texas annexation|annexation]] of the [[Republic of Texas]] and a Mexican military [[Thornton Affair|incursion]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Henderson |first=Timothy J. |title=A Glorious Defeat: Mexico and Its War With the United States |location=New York |publisher=Hill and Wang |date=2008 |isbn=9780809049677 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QRLQRK75BXgC |pages=154–156}}</ref>
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "[[United Kingdom and the American Civil War|proclamation of neutrality]]" which recognizes the Confederacy as having belligerent rights.
*  1861   &ndash; The [[Great Comet of 1861]] is discovered by [[John Tebbutt]] of [[Windsor, New South Wales]], Australia.
*  1861   &ndash; [[Pakistan Railways|Pakistan]]'s (then a part of British India) [[History of rail transport in Pakistan|first railway line]]  opens, from [[Karachi]] to [[Kotri]].
*[[1862]] &ndash; The {{USS|Planter|1862|6}}, a steamer and gunship, steals through Confederate lines and is passed to the Union, by a southern slave, [[Robert Smalls]], who later was officially appointed as captain, becoming the first black man to command a United States ship.
*[[1888]] &ndash; With the passage of the ''[[Lei Áurea]]'' ("Golden Law"), the [[Empire of Brazil]] abolishes [[slavery]].

===1901–present===
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[1909 Giro d'Italia|The first edition]] of the [[Giro d'Italia]], a long-distance multiple-[[Race stage|stage]] bicycle race, began in [[Milan]]; the Italian cyclist [[Luigi Ganna]] was the eventual winner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 March 2012 |title=Tour d'Italie ou Giro d'Italia |trans-title=Tour of Italy or Giro d'Italia |url=http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/divers/Tour_dItalie/147186 |access-date=10 August 2012 |publisher=Larousse.fr |language=fr}}</ref>
*[[1912]] &ndash; The [[Royal Flying Corps]], the forerunner of the [[Royal Air Force]], is established in the United Kingdom.
*[[1917]] &ndash; Three children report the first apparition of [[Our Lady of Fátima]] in [[Fátima, Portugal]].
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Battle of France|Germany's conquest of France]] begins, as the German army crosses the [[Meuse]]. [[Winston Churchill]] makes his "[[blood, toil, tears, and sweat]]" speech to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]].
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: [[Operations Vulcan and Strike]] force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia.
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: [[Yevgeny Khaldei]]'s photograph ''[[Raising a Flag over the Reichstag]]'' is published in ''[[Ogonyok]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sontheimer |first=Michael |date=2008-07-05 |title=The Art of Soviet Propaganda: Iconic Red Army Reichstag Photo Faked |url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,551972,00.html |access-date=2011-06-03 |publisher=[[Der Spiegel]]}}</ref>
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[1948 Arab–Israeli War|Arab–Israeli War]]: The [[Kfar Etzion massacre]] occurs, a day prior to the [[Israeli Declaration of Independence]].
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Aeroflot Flight 17]] crashes on approach to [[Severny Airport]] in [[Novosibirsk]], killing 25.<ref name="B3A">{{cite web |title=Crash of a Ilyushin II-12 in Novosibirsk: 25 killed |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-ilyushin-ii-12-novosibirsk-25-killed |access-date=1 December 2024 |publisher=B3A Archives}}</ref>
*[[1950]] &ndash; The [[1950 British Grand Prix|inaugural]] [[Formula One]] World Championship race takes place at [[Silverstone Circuit]]. The race was won by [[Giuseppe Farina]], who would go on to become the inaugural [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|champion]] that year.<ref name="prog">{{Cite book |url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/silverstone500513.jpg |title=The Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix d'Europe |publisher=Royal Automobile Club |year=1950}}</ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; The 400th anniversary of the founding of the [[National University of San Marcos]] is commemorated by the opening of the [[Estadio Universidad San Marcos|first large-capacity stadium in Peru]].
*[[1952]] &ndash; The [[Rajya Sabha]], the [[upper house]] of the [[Parliament of India]], holds its first sitting.
*[[1954]] &ndash; The [[1954 National Service riots|anti-National Service Riots]], by Chinese middle school students in [[Singapore]], take place.
*[[1958]] &ndash; During a visit to [[Caracas]], Venezuela, the US Vice President [[Richard Nixon]]'s car [[Attack on Richard Nixon's motorcade|is attacked by anti-American demonstrators]].
*  1958   &ndash; [[May 1958 crisis in France|May 1958 crisis]]: A group of French military officers lead a coup in [[Algiers]] demanding that a government of national unity be formed with [[Charles de Gaulle]] at its head in order to defend [[French Algeria|French control of Algeria]].
*  1958   &ndash; [[Ben Carlin]] becomes the first (and only) person to [[Circumnavigation|circumnavigate]] the world by [[amphibious vehicle]], having travelled over {{convert|17,000|km|mi}} by sea and {{convert|62,000|km|mi}} by land during a ten-year journey.
*[[1960]] &ndash; Hundreds of [[University of California, Berkeley]] students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the [[House Un-American Activities Committee|House Committee on Un-American Activities]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; Dr. [[Zakir Husain]] becomes the third [[President of India]]. He is the first Muslim President of the Indian Union. He holds this position until August 24, 1969.
*[[1969]] &ndash; In the aftermath of the [[1969 Malaysian general election]], [[13 May incident|Sino-Malay sectarian violence erupted]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,900859,00.html |title=Race War in Malaysia |magazine=Time |date=23 May 1969 |access-date=23 Nov 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518061525/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C900859%2C00.html |archive-date=18 May 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; A [[Sennichi Department Store Building fire|fire]] occurs in the Sennichi Department Store in [[Osaka]], Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators result in 118 fatalities (many victims leaping to their deaths).
*  1972   &ndash; [[The Troubles]]: A car bombing outside a crowded pub in [[Belfast]] sparks [[Battle at Springmartin|a two-day gun battle]] involving the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]], [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] and British Army. Seven people are killed and over 66 injured.
*[[1980]] &ndash; An [[Fujita scale|F3 tornado]] [[1980 Kalamazoo tornado|hits]] [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan]]. President [[Jimmy Carter]] declares it a federal [[disaster area]].
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Mehmet Ali Ağca]] [[Attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II|attempts to assassinate]] [[Pope John Paul II]] in [[St. Peter's Square]] in Rome. The Pope is rushed to the [[Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic]] to undergo emergency [[surgery]] and survives.
*[[1985]] &ndash; Police [[1985 MOVE bombing|bombed MOVE headquarters]] in [[Philadelphia]], killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.
*[[1989]] &ndash; Large groups of students [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989|occupy]] [[Tiananmen Square]] and begin a hunger strike.
*[[1990]] &ndash; The [[Dinamo–Red Star riot]] took place at [[Stadion Maksimir|Maksimir Stadium]] in [[Zagreb]], Croatia between the Bad Blue Boys (fans of [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]) and the [[Delije]] (fans of [[Red Star Belgrade]]).
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Li Hongzhi]] gives the first public lecture on [[Falun Gong]] in [[Changchun]], People's Republic of China.
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Alison Hargreaves]], a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to ascend [[Everest]] without oxygen or the help of sherpas.
*[[1996]] &ndash; Severe [[thunderstorm]]s and a [[tornado]] in [[Bangladesh]] kill 600 people.
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[May 1998 riots of Indonesia|Race riots]] break out in [[Jakarta]], Indonesia, where shops owned by [[Chinese Indonesians|Indonesians of Chinese descent]] are looted and women raped.
*  1998   &ndash; India carries out two [[Pokhran-II|nuclear weapon tests at Pokhran]], following the three conducted on [[May 11]]. The United States and Japan impose economic sanctions on India.
*[[2000]] &ndash; A fireworks storage depot [[Enschede fireworks disaster|explodes in a residential neighborhood]] in [[Enschede]], Netherlands, killing 23 people and injuring 950 others.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2000-05-13 |title=Dutch fireworks disaster |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/747520.stm |access-date=2024-02-18 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[2005 Andijan Unrest|Andijan uprising]], [[Uzbekistan]]; Troops open fire on crowds of protestors after a prison break; at least 187 people were killed according to official estimates.
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[May 2006 São Paulo violence|São Paulo violence]]: Rebellions occur in several prisons in Brazil.
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[2011 Charsadda bombing|Two bombs explode]] in the [[Charsadda District, Pakistan|Charsadda District]] of Pakistan killing 98 people and wounding 140 others.
*[[2012]] &ndash; Forty-nine dismembered bodies are [[Cadereyta Jiménez massacre|discovered]] by Mexican authorities on [[Mexican Federal Highway 40]]. 
*[[2013]] &ndash; American physician [[Kermit Gosnell]] is found guilty in [[Pennsylvania]] of murdering three infants born alive during attempted abortions, [[involuntary manslaughter]] of a woman during an abortion procedure, and other charges.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/2013/05/13/b4444bdc-bbda-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html |title=Jury convicts abortion provider Kermit Gosnell of murder |last=Dennis |first=Brady |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 15, 2013 |access-date=July 16, 2016 |postscript=none}}; {{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22518979 |title=Kermit Gosnell guilty of three murders in late-term abortions |work=BBC News |date=May 14, 2013 |access-date=July 16, 2016 |postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Masterson |first=Teresa |date=March 19, 2013 |title=Fake Doc Pleads Guilty to Killing Babies |url=http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Unlicensed-Doc-Pleads-Guilty-to-Killing-Babies-in-Philly-Abortion-Case-133183893.html |access-date=July 16, 2016 |website=NBC 10 Philadelphia}}</ref>
*[[2014]] &ndash; An [[Soma mine disaster|explosion]] at an underground coal mine in southwest [[Turkey]] kills 301 miners.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-14 |title=Turkey mine explosion: more than 200 dead and hundreds trapped |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/13/turkey-mine-blast-people-killed-trapped-rescue-operation |access-date=2021-05-23 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1024]] &ndash; [[Hugh of Cluny]], French abbot and saint (d. 1109)
*[[1179]] &ndash; [[Theobald III, Count of Champagne]] (d. 1201)
*[[1221]] &ndash; [[Alexander Nevsky]], Russian prince and saint (d. 1263)<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.maxknow.ru/images/upload/articles45/1160.htm |script-title=ru:О дате рождения Александра Невского |trans-title=About the Birthdate of Alexander Nevsky |journal=Вопросы истории [Questions of History] |author=V.A. Kuchin |date=1986 |issue=2 |pages=174–176 |language=ru |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222201904/http://www.maxknow.ru/images/upload/articles45/1160.htm |archive-date=22 February 2015 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[1254]] &ndash; [[Marie of Brabant, Queen of France]] (d. 1321)
*[[1453]] &ndash; [[Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran]], Scottish princess (d. 1488)
*[[1588]] &ndash; [[Ole Worm]], Danish physician and historian (d. 1654)
===1601–1900===
*[[1638]] &ndash; [[Richard Simon (priest)|Richard Simon]], French priest and scholar (d. 1712)
*[[1699]] &ndash; [[Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal]], Portuguese politician, [[Prime Minister of Portugal]] (d. 1782)
*[[1712]] &ndash; [[Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff]], Danish politician and diplomat (d. 1772)
*[[1713]] &ndash; [[Alexis Clairaut]], French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (d. 1765)
*[[1717]] &ndash; [[Maria Theresa]], Archduchess, Queen, and Empress; Austrian wife of [[Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor]] (d. 1780)<ref>{{cite book |author=Frank T. Brechka |title=Gerard Van Swieten and His World 1700–1772 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cKVFBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA98 |date=6 December 2012 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-94-010-3223-0 |page=98}}</ref>
*[[1730]] &ndash; [[Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister of Great Britain]] (d. 1782)<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/charles-watson-wentworth-2nd-marquess-of-rockingham |website=www.gov.uk |access-date=1 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1735]] &ndash; [[Horace Coignet]], French violinist and composer (d. 1821)
*[[1742]] &ndash; [[Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen]] (d. 1798)
*[[1753]] &ndash; [[Lazare Carnot]], French general, mathematician, and politician, [[Minister of the Interior (France)|French Minister of the Interior]] (d. 1823)
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[Pope Pius IX]] (d. 1878)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Louis Léopold Robert]], French painter (d. 1835)
*[[1795]] &ndash; [[Gérard Paul Deshayes]], French geologist and chronologist (d. 1875)
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[Per Gustaf Svinhufvud af Qvalstad]], Swedo-Finnish treasurer of [[Tavastia (historical province)|Tavastia province]], manor host, and paternal grandfather of President [[P. E. Svinhufvud]] (d. 1866)<ref>[http://www.kolumbus.fi/hmhalonen/Taulut/wc02/wc02_440.htm Taulut: Peter Gustaf Svinhufvud af Qvalstad & Ulrica Charlotta von Kraemer] (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[https://suomenpresidentit.fi/svinhufvud/?lang=en PEHR EVIND SVINHUFVUD (1861—1944), 1ST REGENT OF FINLAND (1918), 3RD PRESIDENT OF FINLAND (1931—1937)]</ref>
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Juan Bautista Ceballos]], President of Mexico (1853) (d. 1859)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://calderon.presidencia.gob.mx/mexico/gobernantes/mexico-1821-actualidad/juan-bautista-ceballos/ |publisher=Presidencia de la Republica de Mexico |language=es |access-date=May 27, 2019 |title=JUAN BAUTISTA CEBALLOS}}</ref>
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[Francis, Duke of Cádiz]] (d. 1902)
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Zebulon Baird Vance]], American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 37th [[Governor of North Carolina]] (d. 1894)
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Juris Alunāns]], Latvian philologist and author (d. 1864)
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[Alphonse Daudet]], French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1897)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Arthur Sullivan]], English composer (d. 1900)
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Tom O'Rourke (boxing manager)|Tom O'Rourke]], American boxer and manager (d. 1938)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Ronald Ross]], Indian-English physician and mathematician, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1932)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Sumner Paine]], American target shooter (d. 1904)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Mehmet Emin Yurdakul]], Turkish writer (d. 1944)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Robert Hamilton (Scottish footballer)|Robert Hamilton]], Scottish international footballer (d. 1948)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/robert-c-hamilton-170524/ |title=Robert Hamilton |publisher=11v11.com |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Lima Barreto]], Brazilian journalist and author (d. 1922)
*  1881   &ndash; [[Joseph Forshaw (athlete)|Joe Forshaw]], American runner (d. 1964)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Georges Braque]], French painter and sculptor (d. 1963)<ref>{{cite book |author=Russell T. Clement |title=Les Fauves: A Sourcebook |url=https://archive.org/details/lesfauvessourceb00clem |url-access=registration |year=1994 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-28333-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/lesfauvessourceb00clem/page/2 2]}}</ref>
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Georgios Papanikolaou]], Greek-American pathologist, invented the [[pap smear]] (d. 1962)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Oskar Rosenfeld]], Jewish-Austrian writer and Holocaust victim (d. 1944) 
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Mikiel Gonzi]], Maltese archbishop (d. 1984)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Lorna Hodgkinson]], Australian educator and [[educational psychologist]] (d. 1951)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Inge Lehmann]], Danish seismologist and geophysicist (d. 1993)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Ásgeir Ásgeirsson]], Icelandic politician, 2nd [[President of Iceland]] (d. 1972)<ref>{{cite book |title=Current Biography Yearbook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NCQaAAAAYAAJ |year=1953 |publisher=H. W. Wilson Company |page=26}}</ref>
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Nandor Fodor]], Hungarian-American psychologist, parapsychologist, and author (d. 1964)

===1901–present===
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]], Indian lawyer and politician, 5th [[President of India]] (d. 1977)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Daphne du Maurier]], English novelist and playwright (d. 1989)<ref>{{cite book |author=Richard Mead |title=General Boy: The Life of Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Browning |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XEMqAQAAMAAJ |year=2010 |publisher=Pen & Sword Military |isbn=978-1-84884-181-9 |page=46}}</ref>
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Ken Darby]], American composer and conductor (d. 1992)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Maxine Sullivan]], American singer and actress (d. 1987)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Gil Evans]], Canadian-American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1988)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Robert Dorning]], English actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1989)
*  1913   &ndash; [[William R. Tolbert, Jr.]], Liberian politician, 20th [[President of Liberia]] (d. 1980)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Joe Louis]], American boxer (d. 1981)<ref>{{cite book |author=Mary Ellen Sterling |title=The Thirties |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HSHrj0qWupsC&pg=PA46 |date=July 1996 |publisher=Teacher Created Resources |isbn=978-1-57690-025-3 |page=46}}</ref>
*  1914   &ndash; [[Johnnie Wright]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Otl Aicher]], German graphic designer and typographer (d. 1991)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Bea Arthur]], American actress and singer (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Bea Arthur |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/apr/27/obituary-bea-arthur |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 April 2021 |language=en |date=26 April 2009}}</ref>
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Harry Schwarz]], South African anti-apartheid leader, lawyer, and Ambassador (d. 2010)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Enrique Bolaños]], Nicaraguan politician, [[President of Nicaragua]] (d. 2021)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Mike Gravel]], American politician (d. 2021)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Jim Jones]], American cult leader, founder of the [[Peoples Temple]] (d. 1978)<ref>{{cite book |author=Stephen C. Rose |title=Jesus and Jim Jones |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3GXeAAAAMAAJ |date=1 January 1980 |publisher=Pilgrim Press, The/United Church Press |isbn=978-0-8298-0379-2 |page=36}}</ref>
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[John Roseboro]], American baseball player and coach (d. 2002)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Ehud Netzer]], Israeli archaeologist, architect, and academic (d. 2010)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Zohra Lampert]], American actress
*  1937   &ndash; [[Roger Zelazny]], American author and poet (d. 1995)<ref>{{cite book |author=Carl B. Yoke |title=Roger Zelazny |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dBF7-xn7oukC&pg=PA13 |date=1 January 1979 |publisher=Wildside Press LLC |isbn=978-0-916732-04-2 |page=13}}</ref>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Giuliano Amato]], Italian academic and politician, 48th [[Prime Minister of Italy]]
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Harvey Keitel]], American actor 
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Bruce Chatwin]], English author (d. 1989)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Senta Berger]], Austrian actress
*  1941   &ndash; [[Jody Conradt]], American basketball player and coach
*  1941   &ndash; [[Ritchie Valens]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Mary Wells]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Armistead Maupin]], American author, screenwriter, and actor
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Lasse Berghagen]], Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2023)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Lou Marini]], American saxophonist and composer 
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Tim Pigott-Smith]], English actor and author (d. 2017)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Marv Wolfman]], American author
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Zoë Wanamaker]], American-British actress
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Danny Kirwan]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2018)
*  1950   &ndash; [[Bobby Valentine]], American baseball player and manager
*  1950   &ndash; [[Stevie Wonder]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[John Kasich]], American politician, 69th [[Governor of Ohio]]
*  1952   &ndash; [[Mary Walsh (actress)|Mary Walsh]], Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter
*  1952   &ndash; [[Londa Schiebinger]], American academic and author
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Johnny Logan (singer)|Johnny Logan]], Australian-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Richard Madeley]], English journalist and author
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Mar Roxas]], Filipino economist and politician, 24th [[Secretary of the Interior and Local Government]]
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Siobhan Fallon Hogan]], American actress
*  1961   &ndash; [[Dennis Rodman]], American basketball player, wrestler, and actor
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Andrea Leadsom]], English politician
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Stephen Colbert]], American comedian and talk show host
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[José Rijo]], Dominican baseball player
*  1965   &ndash; [[Lari White]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (d. 2018)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Alison Goldfrapp]], English singer-songwriter and producer
*  1966   &ndash; [[Darius Rucker]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Chuck Schuldiner]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)
*  1967   &ndash; [[Melanie Thornton]], American-German singer (d. 2001)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Scott Morrison]], Australian politician, 30th [[Prime Minister of Australia]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers/scott-morrison/fast-facts |title=Scott Morrison: fast facts |publisher=[[National Archives of Australia]] |accessdate=31 December 2021 |archive-date=31 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231025210/https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers/scott-morrison/fast-facts |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Buckethead]], American guitarist and songwriter 
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Darryl Sydor]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Reinhold Einwallner]], Austrian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Recherchieren: Personen - Ing. Reinhold Einwallner |url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/24257 |publisher=[[Austrian Parliament]] |access-date=21 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929183337/https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/24257 |archive-date=29 September 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Trajan Langdon]], American basketball player and executive
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Tom Cotton]], American politician<ref>{{cite web |title=COTTON, Thomas Bryant (Tom) |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001095 |website=bioguide.congress.gov |publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
*  1977   &ndash; [[Ilse DeLange]], Dutch singer-songwriter 
*  1977   &ndash; [[Samantha Morton]], English actress and director
*  1977   &ndash; [[Pusha T]], American rapper 
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Mike Bibby]], American basketball player and coach
*  1978   &ndash; [[Barry Zito]], American baseball player
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Paxton |first1=J. |title=The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88 |date=16 December 2016 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-27116-6 |page=1138 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Li8DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1138 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Steve Mildenhall]], English footballer
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Luciana Berger]], English politician
*  1981   &ndash; [[Andrey Polukeyev]], Russian sprinter<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/russia/andrey-polukeyev-14223585 |title=Andrey POLUKEYEV |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Larry Fonacier]], Filipino basketball player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Oguchi Onyewu]], American footballer
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Natalie Cassidy]], English actress and singer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Anita Görbicz]], Hungarian handball player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Yaya Touré]], Ivorian footballer
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Dawn Harper-Nelson|Dawn Harper]], American hurdler
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Javi Balboa]], Equatoguinean footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Javier Balboa|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/javier-angel-balboa-osa/3269/|website=Soccerway|access-date=13 May 2025}}</ref>
*  1985   &ndash; [[Jaroslav Halák]], Slovak ice hockey player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Iwan Rheon]], Welsh actor and singer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Travis Zajac]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Lena Dunham]], American actress, director, and screenwriter
*  1986   &ndash; [[Robert Pattinson]], English actor
*  1986   &ndash; [[Alexander Rybak]], Belarusian-Norwegian singer-songwriter, violinist, and actor
*  1986   &ndash; [[Kris Versteeg]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Candice King]], American singer-songwriter and actress
*  1987   &ndash; [[Marianne Vos]], Dutch cyclist
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Paulo Avelino]], Filipino actor and singer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Casey Donovan (singer)|Casey Donovan]], Australian singer-songwriter
*  1988   &ndash; [[Lydia Williams]], Australian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Lydia Williams |url=https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/lydia-williams |website=arsenal.com |publisher=Arsenal FC |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[P. K. Subban]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Mychal Givens]], American baseball player
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Jen Beattie]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Beattie |url=https://www.arsenal.com/women/players/jennifer-beattie |website=www.arsenal.com |access-date=27 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Francis Coquelin]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Coquelin |url=https://villarrealcf.es/en/player/coquelin/ |website=villarrealcf.es |date=13 January 2021 |publisher=Villarreal CF |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Junior Messias]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Junior Messias|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/junior-messias/495025/|website=Soccerway|access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>
*  1991    &ndash; [[Alan Patrick (footballer)|Alan Patrick]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Alan Patrick|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/alan-patrick-lourenco/95415/|website=Soccerway|access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Thievy Bifouma]], Congolese footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Thievy Bifouma|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/https://int.soccerway.com/players/thievy--bifouma-koulossa/181127/|website=Soccerway|access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>
*  1992 &ndash; [[Willson Contreras]], Venezuelan baseball player
*  1992   &ndash; [[Tyrann Mathieu]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyrann Mathieu Career Stats |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/15851 |website=espn.com |publisher=ESPN |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Josh Papalii]], New Zealand-Australian rugby league player
*  1992   &ndash; [[Mark Stone]], Canadian hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Stone Stats And News |url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/player/mark-stone-8475913 |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Abby Dahlkemper]], American footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Abby Dahlkemper |url=https://sandiegowavefc.com/player/abby-dahlkemper/ |website=sandiegowavefc.com |publisher=San Diego Wave FC |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Romelu Lukaku]], Belgian footballer
*  1993   &ndash; [[Debby Ryan]], American actress and singer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cartoondollemporium.com/cdeblog/?p=1357 |title=Debby Ryan – Made of Matches |publisher=Cartoon Doll |date=October 23, 2012 |access-date=October 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191646/http://www.cartoondollemporium.com/cdeblog/?p=1357 |archive-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Morgan Wallen]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |last=Randell |first=Louise |date=February 4, 2021 |title=Everything we know about Morgan Wallen's parents |url=https://www.stylesrant.com/everything-we-know-about-morgan-wallen-parents/ |access-date=May 12, 2021 |website=StylesRant |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Percy Tau]], South African footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Percy Tau|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/40320/Percy-Tau/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Nico Hoerner]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nico Hoerner Stats |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/nico-hoerner-663538 |website=mlb.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Adrià Pedrosa]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Adrià Pedrosa|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/adria-giner-pedrosa/445556/|website=Soccerway|access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>
* 1998  &ndash; [[Luca Zidane]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Luca Zidane|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/luca-zidane/387415/|website=Soccerway|access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Óscar Mingueza]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Óscar Mingueza|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/oscar-mingueza-garcia/460017/|website=Soccerway|access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>
*  1999    &ndash; [[Aníbal Moreno]], Argentine footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Aníbal Moreno|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/anibal-ismael-moreno/592551/|website=Soccerway|access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Jaxson Dart]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jaxson Dart Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DartJa00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref>
*  2003   &ndash; [[Javi Guerra (footballer, born 2003)|Javi Guerra]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Javi Guerra|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/javier-guerra-moreno/709225/|website=Soccerway|access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>
*  2003   &ndash; [[Jabari Smith Jr.]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jabari Smith Jr. |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1631095/jabari-smith-jr |website=nba.com |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Romain Esse]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Romain Esse|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/133297/Romain-Esse/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[189]] &ndash; [[Emperor Ling of Han]], Chinese emperor (b. 156)
*[[1112]] &ndash; [[Ulric II, Margrave of Carniola]] 
*[[1176]] &ndash; [[Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine]] (b. 1119)
*[[1285]] &ndash; [[Robert de Ros (died 1285)|Robert de Ros, 1st Baron de Ros]]
*[[1312]] &ndash; [[Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine]] (b. 1263)
*[[1573]] &ndash; [[Takeda Shingen]], Japanese daimyō (b. 1521)
===1601–1900===
*[[1612]] &ndash; [[Sasaki Kojirō]], Japanese master [[swordsman]] (b. 1575)<ref name="lowry"/><ref name="scott"/>
*[[1619]] &ndash; [[Johan van Oldenbarnevelt]], Dutch politician (b. 1547)
*[[1704]] &ndash; [[Louis Bourdaloue]], French preacher and author (b. 1632)<ref>{{cite web |title=Louis Bourdaloue &#124; French priest &#124; Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Bourdaloue |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=10 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1726]] &ndash; [[Francesco Antonio Pistocchi]], Italian singer (b. 1659)
*[[1782]] &ndash; [[Daniel Solander]], Swedish-English botanist and phycologist (b. 1736)
*[[1807]] &ndash; [[Eliphalet Dyer]], American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1721)
*[[1809]] &ndash; [[Beilby Porteus]], English bishop (b. 1731)
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Georges Cuvier]], French zoologist and academic (b. 1769)
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[John Nash (architect)|John Nash]], English architect, designed the [[Royal Pavilion]] (b. 1752)
*[[1836]] – [[John Littlejohn (preacher)|John Littlejohn]], American sheriff and [[Methodism|Methodist]] preacher (b. 1756)<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=October 28, 1965 |title="I Began To See A Beauty In Preaching" - John Littlejohn's Story |pages=17, 19 |work=[[Russellville News-Democrat]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-democrat-and-leader-john-littlejohn/55153470/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120034229/https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-democrat-and-leader-john-littlejohn/55153470/ |archive-date=November 20, 2023}}</ref>
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Nikolai Brashman]], Czech-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1796)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Joseph Henry]], American physicist and academic (b. 1797)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Cyrus McCormick]], American businessman, co-founded the [[International Harvester|International Harvester Company]] (b. 1809)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle]], German physician, pathologist, and anatomist (b. 1809)
===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Apolinario Mabini]], Filipino lawyer and politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of the Philippines]] (b. 1864)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Sholem Aleichem]], Ukrainian-American author and playwright (b. 1859)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Jean Aicard]], French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1848)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Libert H. Boeynaems]], Belgian-American bishop (b. 1857)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Arthur Scherbius]], German electrical engineer, invented the [[Enigma machine]] (b. 1878)<ref>{{Cite book |title=Decrypted Secrets: Methods and Maxims of Cryptology |author=Friedrich L. Bauer |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |year=2006 |page=111 |isbn=9783662040249}}</ref>
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Fridtjof Nansen]], Norwegian scientist, explorer, and academic, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1861)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Charles Édouard Guillaume]], Swiss-French physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1861)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Frederick Christian (cricketer)|Frederick Christian]], English cricketer (b. 1877)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Ōnishiki Uichirō]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 26th [[Yokozuna]] (b. 1891)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Tubby Hall]], American drummer (b. 1895)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Zara DuPont]], American suffragist (b. 1869)<ref>{{cite web |title=DuPont, Zara |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/d/du-pont-zara |website=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |access-date=19 November 2019 |language=en |date=11 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Sukanta Bhattacharya]], Indian poet and playwright (b. 1926)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington]] (b. 1920)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Michael Fekete]], Hungarian-Israeli mathematician and academic (b. 1886)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Gary Cooper]], American actor (b. 1901)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Henry Trendley Dean]], American dentist (b. 1893)
*  1962   &ndash; [[Franz Kline]], American painter and academic (b. 1910)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Alois Hudal]], Austrian-Italian bishop (b. 1885)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Dan Blocker]], American actor (b. 1928)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Jaime Torres Bodet]], Mexican poet and diplomat (b. 1902)
*  1974   &ndash; [[Arthur J. Burks]], American colonel and author (b. 1898)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Marguerite Perey]], French physicist (b. 1909)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Preston |first1=Sarah S. |title=Marguerite Perey (1909–1975): Discoverer of Francium |journal=ACS Symposium Series |date=January 2018 |volume=1311 |pages=245–263 |doi=10.1021/bk-2018-1311.ch010 |isbn=978-0-8412-3391-1}}</ref>
*  1975   &ndash; [[Bob Wills]], American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1905)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Mickey Spillane (mobster)|Mickey Spillane]], American mobster (b. 1934)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Leatrice Joy]], American actress (b. 1893)
*  1985   &ndash; [[Richard Ellmann]], American literary critic and biographer (b. 1918)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Chet Baker]], American singer and trumpet player (b. 1929)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[F. E. McWilliam]], Irish sculptor (b. 1909)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Duncan Hamilton (racing driver)|Duncan Hamilton]], Irish-English race car driver (b. 1920)
*  1994   &ndash; [[John Swainson]], Canadian-American jurist and politician, 42nd [[Governor of Michigan]] (b. 1925)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Hao Wang (academic)|Hao Wang]], Chinese-American logician, philosopher, and mathematician (b. 1921)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz]], Saudi Arabian scholar and academic (b. 1910)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Gene Sarazen]], American golfer and journalist (b. 1902)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Paul Bartel]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
*  2000   &ndash; [[Jumbo Tsuruta]], Japanese wrestler (b. 1951)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Jason Miller (playwright)|Jason Miller]], American actor and playwright (b. 1939)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Valeriy Lobanovskyi]], Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1939)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Eddie Barclay]], French record producer, founded [[Barclay Records]] (b. 1921)
*  2005   &ndash; [[George Dantzig]], American mathematician and academic (b. 1914)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Jaroslav Pelikan]], American historian and scholar (b. 1923)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Johnnie Wilder, Jr.]], American singer (b. 1949)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah]], Kuwaiti ruler, [[List of emirs of Kuwait|Emir of Kuwait]] (b. 1930)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Ron Stone (reporter)|Ron Stone]], American journalist and author (b. 1936)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Frank Aletter]], American actor (b. 1926)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Meir Brandsdorfer]], Belgian rabbi (b. 1934)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Achille Compagnoni]], Italian skier and mountaineer (b. 1914)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Derek Boogaard]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1982)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Stephen De Staebler]], American sculptor and educator (b. 1933)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Wallace McCain]], Canadian businessman, co-founded [[McCain Foods]] (b. 1930)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Bruce Ricker]], American director and producer (b. 1942)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Arsala Rahmani Daulat]], Afghan politician (b. 1937)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Donald "Duck" Dunn]], American bass player, songwriter, and producer (b. 1941)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz]], Cuban-American theologian, author, and academic (b. 1943)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Lee Richardson (speedway rider)|Lee Richardson]], English speedway rider (b. 1979)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Don Ritchie]], Australian humanitarian (b. 1925)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Nguyễn Văn Thiện]], Vietnamese bishop (b. 1906)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Joyce Brothers]], American psychologist, author, and actress (b. 1927)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Otto Herrigel]], Namibian lawyer and politician (b. 1937)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Jagdish Mali]], Indian photographer (b. 1954)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Chuck Muncie]], American football player (b. 1953)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Fyodor Tuvin]], Russian footballer (b. 1973)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Lynne Woolstencroft]], Canadian politician (b. 1943)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[David Malet Armstrong]], Australian philosopher and author (b. 1926)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Malik Bendjelloul]], Swedish director and producer (b. 1977)
*  2014   &ndash; [[J. F. Coleman]], American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Ron Stevens]], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart]], American occultist and author (b. 1948)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Earl Averill, Jr.]], American baseball player (b. 1931)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Robert Drasnin]], American clarinet player and composer (b. 1927)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Nina Otkalenko]], Russian runner (b. 1928)
*  2015   &ndash; [[David Sackett]], American-Canadian physician and academic (b. 1934)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Gainan Saidkhuzhin]], Russian cyclist (b. 1937)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Murray A. Straus]], American sociologist and academic (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news |title=Dr. Murray A. Straus, 89; UNH researcher studied violence |work=The Boston Globe |access-date=17 April 2023 |date=26 May 2016 |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/05/26/murray-straus-unh-researcher-who-led-groundbreaking-studies-corporal-punishment-domestic-violence-dies/RlmWltvNGe5I5TfUQFq1NM/story.html |first1=Bryan |last1=Marquard}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Doris Day]], American singer and actress (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite news |title=Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97 |url=https://apnews.com/b9a04d9ab2ce4276b2f6bdb6b39af585 |website=AP NEWS |agency=Associated Press |access-date=May 13, 2019 |date=May 13, 2019}}</ref>
*  2019   &ndash; [[Unita Blackwell]], American civil rights activist and politician (b. 1933)<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/unita-blackwell-mississippi-mayor-who-turned-nations-eyes-on-her-forgotten-hamlet-dies-at-86/2019/05/15/259cf154-75f1-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html |title=Unita Blackwell, Mississippi mayor who turned nation's eyes on her forgotten hamlet, dies at 86 |last=Langer |first=Emily |date=May 15, 2019 |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]], 2nd [[President of the United Arab Emirates]] (b. 1948)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-13 |title=President Sheikh Khalifa dies aged 73 |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2022/05/13/president-sheikh-khalifa-dies-age-73/ |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Alice Munro]], Canadian short story writer (b. 1931)<ref>{{Cite news |last=DePalma |first=Anthony |date=2024-05-14 |title=Alice Munro, Nobel Laureate and Master of the Short Story, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/books/alice-munro-dead.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*  2024   &ndash; [[Cyril Wecht]], American forensic pathologist (b. 1931)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-13 |title=Dr. Cyril Wecht, celebrity pathologist who argued more than 1 shooter killed JFK, dies at 93 |url=https://apnews.com/article/cyril-wecht-pathologist-jfk-dead-80ddc0a642cb4eb39dc763400e330a38 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
*  2024   &ndash; [[Samm-Art Williams]], American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1946)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=2024-05-14 |title=Samm-Art Williams Dies: Tony-Nominated 'Home' Playwright, Actor & 'Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air' Producer Was 78 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/samm-art-williams-dead-1235914813/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2025]] &ndash; [[Kit Bond]], American lawyer and politician, 47th [[Governor of Missouri]] (b. 1939)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kehoe|first=Mike|date=May 13, 2025 |title=Governor Kehoe Statement on the Passing of Former U.S. Senator and Governor Christopher S. “Kit” Bond |url=https://governor.mo.gov/press-releases/archive/governor-kehoe-statement-passing-former-us-senator-and-governor-christopher |website=[[Governor of Missouri]]}}</ref>
*  2025   &ndash; [[José Mujica]], Uruguayan politician, 40th [[President of Uruguay]] (b. 1935)<ref>[https://en.ara.cat/misc/pepe-mujica-the-humble-philosopher-president-dies_1_5378778.html Pepe Mujica, the humble philosopher president, dies] Retrieved on 2025-05-13. </ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* [[Abbotsbury Garland Day]] ([[Dorset]], England)
* Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
** [[Our Lady of Fátima]]
** [[Maria Concepción Barrecheguren García|Conchita Barrecheguren]] ([[Roman Catholic]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beatificada en Granada la joven Conchita Barrecheguren ante 2.500 fieles |url=https://www.granadahoy.com/granada/Beatificada-Granada-Conchita-Barrecheguren-fieles_0_1790521735.html |website=granadahoy.com |date=6 May 2023 |access-date=2024-05-26}}</ref>
** [[Gerard of Villamagna]]
** [[Saint Glyceria|Glyceria]]
** [[John the Silent]] ([[Roman Catholic]])
** [[Julian of Norwich]] ([[Roman Catholic]])
** [[Frances Perkins]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]])
** [[Servatius of Tongeren|Servatius]]
** [[May 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Rotuma Day]] ([[Rotuma]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/13 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=13}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/13 Historical Events on May 13]

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[[Category:Days of May]]