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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[535]] – [[Pope John II]]<ref>{{cite web |title=John II {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-II-pope |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * [[615]] – [[Pope Boniface IV]] (born 550)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095517217 |title=St Boniface IV |encyclopedia=A Dictionary of Popes |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> * [[685]] – [[Pope Benedict II]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Benedict II {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Benedict-II |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * [[997]] – [[Emperor Taizong of Song|Tai Zong]], Chinese emperor (born 939) *[[1157]] – [[Ahmed Sanjar]], Seljuk sultan (born 1086) *[[1192]] – [[Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria|Ottokar IV]], duke of Styria (born 1163) *[[1220]] – [[Rikissa of Denmark]], queen of Sweden *[[1278]] – [[Emperor Duanzong|Duan Zong]], Chinese emperor (born 1269) *[[1319]] – [[Haakon V of Norway|Haakon V]], king of Norway (born 1270) *[[1473]] – [[John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire]], English politician (born 1420) *[[1538]] – [[Edward Foxe]], English bishop and academic (born 1496) *[[1551]] – [[Barbara Radziwiłł]], queen of Poland (born 1520) ===1601–1900=== *[[1668]] – [[Catherine of St. Augustine]], French-Canadian nun and saint (born 1632) *[[1766]] – [[Samuel Chandler]], English minister and author (born 1693) *[[1773]] – [[Ali Bey al-Kabir]], Egyptian sultan (born 1728) *[[1781]] – [[Richard Jago]], English priest and poet (born 1715) *[[1782]] – [[Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal]], Portuguese politician, [[Prime Minister of Portugal]] (born 1699) *[[1785]] – [[Étienne François, duc de Choiseul]], French general and politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (born 1719) * 1785 – [[Pietro Longhi]], Italian painter (born 1701) *[[1788]] – [[Giovanni Antonio Scopoli]], Italian physician and botanist (born 1723) *[[1794]] – [[Antoine Lavoisier]], French chemist and biologist (born 1743) *[[1819]] – [[Kamehameha I]], king of the Hawaiian Islands (born 1738) *[[1822]] – [[John Stark]], American general (born 1728)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Stark {{!}} American general |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Stark |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=23 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1828]] – [[Mauro Giuliani]], Italian guitarist, cellist, and composer (born 1781) *[[1837]] – [[Alexander Balashov]], Russian general and politician, [[Ministry of Police of the Russian Empire|Russian Minister of Police]] (born 1770) *[[1842]] – [[Jules Dumont d'Urville]], French admiral and explorer (born 1790) *[[1853]] – [[Jan Roothaan]], Dutch priest, 21st [[Superior General of the Society of Jesus]] (born 1785) *[[1880]] – [[Gustave Flaubert]], French novelist (born 1821) *[[1891]] – [[Helena Blavatsky]], Russian-English mystic and author (born 1831) * 1891 – [[John Robertson (New South Wales Premier)|John Robertson]], English-Australian politician, 5th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (born 1816) *[[1893]] – [[Manuel González Flores]], Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (born 1833)<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10094/Manuel%20del%20Refugio%20Gonzalez%20Flores|publisher=Busca Biografias|access-date=May 28, 2019|language=es|title=Manuel del Refugio González Flores}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Paul Gauguin]], French painter and sculptor (born 1848) *[[1907]] – [[Edmund G. Ross]], American soldier and politician, 13th [[Governor of New Mexico Territory]] (born 1826) *[[1925]] – [[John Beresford (polo player)|John Beresford]], Irish polo player (born 1847) *[[1936]] – [[Oswald Spengler]], German historian and philosopher (born 1880) *[[1941]] – [[Natalie of Serbia|Natalie]], queen consort of Serbia (born 1859) * 1941 – [[Tore Svennberg]], Swedish actor and director (born 1858) *[[1942]] – [[Nikolai Reek]], Estonian general and politician, 11th [[Minister of Defence (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of War]] (born 1890) *[[1943]] – [[Mordechai Anielewicz]], Polish commander (born 1919) *[[1944]] – [[Themistoklis Diakidis]], Greek high jumper (born 1882) *[[1945]] – [[Frank Bourne]], British soldier, last survivor of the [[Battle of Rorke's Drift]] (born 1854) * 1945 – [[Julius Hirsch]], German footballer (born 1892)<ref>Ernst Otto Bräunche (2006). [https://books.google.com/books?id=7N1B-sMuXJ4C&dq=Julius+Hirsch+7+April+1892&pg=PA186 ''Sport in Karlsruhe; von den Anfängen bis heute'']</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/01/25/imperishable-story-julius-hirsch-great-goalscorer-murdered-auschwitz/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/01/25/imperishable-story-julius-hirsch-great-goalscorer-murdered-auschwitz/ |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The imperishable story of Julius Hirsch: the great goalscorer murdered at Auschwitz who adorns Stamford Bridge mural|first=Sam|last=Wallace|date=January 25, 2020|newspaper=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> * 1945 – [[Wilhelm Rediess]], German [[SS]] officer (born 1900) * 1945 – [[Bernhard Rust]], German lieutenant and politician (born 1883) * 1945 – [[Josef Terboven]], German lieutenant and politician (born 1898) *[[1947]] – [[Harry Gordon Selfridge]], American-English businessman, founded [[Selfridges]] (born 1858) *[[1948]] – [[U Saw]], Burmese politician, [[Prime Minister of Burma]] (born 1900) *[[1950]] – [[Vital Brazil]], Brazilian physician and immunologist (born 1865) *[[1952]] – [[William Fox (producer)|William Fox]], Austrian businessman, founded [[Fox Theatres]] (born 1879) *[[1959]] – [[John Fraser (Canadian soccer)|John Fraser]], Canadian soccer player (born 1881) *[[1960]] – [[J. H. C. Whitehead]], Indian-English mathematician and academic (born 1904) *[[1965]] – [[Wally Hardinge]], English cricketer and footballer (born 1886) *[[1969]] – [[Remington Kellogg]], American zoologist and paleontologist (born 1892) *[[1972]] – [[Pandurang Vaman Kane]], Indian Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, [[Bharat Ratna]] awardee (born 1880) * 1972 – [[Beatrice Helen Worsley]], Mexican-Canadian computer scientist (born 1921) *[[1975]] – [[Avery Brundage]], American businessman and art collector (born 1887) *[[1980]] – [[Geoffrey Baker (British Army officer)|Geoffrey Baker]], English [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|Field Marshal]] and [[Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the General Staff]] of the [[British Army]] (born 1920) *[[1981]] – [[Uri Zvi Greenberg]], Israeli poet and journalist (born 1896) *[[1982]] – [[Neil Bogart]], American record producer, co-founded [[Casablanca Records]] (born 1943) * 1982 – [[Gilles Villeneuve]], Canadian race car driver (born 1950) *[[1983]] – [[John Fante]], American author and screenwriter (born 1909) *[[1984]] – [[Lila Bell Wallace]], American publisher, co-founded ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' (born 1890) * 1984 – [[Gino Bianco]], Italian-Brazilian race car driver (born 1916) *[[1985]] – [[Robert Halperin]], American yachtsman (born 1908)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Halperin |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62256 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=20 March 2024 }}</ref> * 1985 – [[Karl Marx (composer)|Karl Marx]], German conductor and composer (born 1897) * 1985 – [[Theodore Sturgeon]], American author and critic (born 1918) * 1985 – [[Dolph Sweet]], American actor (born 1920) *[[1986]] – [[Ernle Bradford]], English historian and author (born 1922) *[[1987]] – [[Doris Stokes]], English psychic and author (born 1920) *[[1988]] – [[Robert A. Heinlein]], American science fiction writer and screenwriter (born 1907)<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.heinleinsociety.org/rah/FAQrah.html | title= FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Robert A. Heinlein, the person | publisher= The Heinlein Society | year= 2003 | last= Houdek | first= D. A. | access-date= January 23, 2007 | archive-date= April 3, 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120403204313/http://www.heinleinsociety.org/rah/FAQrah.html | url-status= dead }}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Luigi Nono]], Italian composer and educator (born 1924) *[[1991]] – [[Jean Langlais]], French pianist and composer (born 1907) * 1991 – [[Rudolf Serkin]], Czech-Austrian pianist and educator (born 1903) *[[1992]] – [[Joyce Ricketts]], American baseball player (born 1933) *[[1993]] – [[Avram Davidson]], American soldier and author (born 1923) *[[1994]] – [[George Peppard]], American actor and producer (born 1928) *[[1995]] – [[Teresa Teng]], Taiwanese singer (born 1953) *[[1996]] – [[Beryl Burton]], English cyclist (born 1937) * 1996 – [[Luis Miguel Dominguín]], Spanish bullfighter (born 1926) * 1996 – [[Larry Levis]], American poet, author, and critic (born 1946) * 1996 – [[Garth Williams]], American illustrator (born 1912) *[[1998]] – [[Johannes Kotkas]], Estonian wrestler (born 1915) * 1998 – [[Charles Rebozo]], American banker and businessman (born 1912) *[[1999]] – [[Dirk Bogarde]], English actor and screenwriter (born 1921) * 1999 – [[Ed Gilbert]], American actor (born 1931) * 1999 – [[Dana Plato]], American actress (born 1964) * 1999 – [[Soeman Hs]], Indonesian author and educator (born 1904) *[[2000]] – [[Pita Amor]], Mexican poet and author (born 1918) * 2000 – [[Dédé Fortin]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1962) * 2000 – [[Henry Nicols]], American activist (born 1973) *[[2003]] – [[Elvira Pagã]], Brazilian [[Vedette (cabaret)|vedette]], singer, and artist (born 1920) *[[2005]] – [[Jean Carrière]], French author (born 1928) * 2005 – [[Nicolás Vuyovich]], Argentinian race car driver (born 1981) *[[2006]] – [[Iain Macmillan]], Scottish photographer and author (born 1938) *[[2007]] – [[Philip R. Craig]], American author and poet (born 1933) * 2007 – [[Carson Whitsett]], American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (born 1945) *[[2008]] – [[Eddy Arnold]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1918) * 2008 – [[François Sterchele]], Belgian footballer (born 1982) *[[2009]] – [[Dom DiMaggio]], American baseball player (born 1917) *[[2011]] – [[Lionel Rose]], Australian boxer (born 1948) *[[2012]] – [[Maurice Sendak]], American author and illustrator (born 1928)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/books/maurice-sendak-childrens-author-dies-at-83.html |title=Maurice Sendak, Children's Author Who Upended Tradition, Dies at 83 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=February 29, 2016 |date=May 8, 2012 |author=Fox, Margalit}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Ampon Tangnoppakul]], Thai criminal (born 1948) * 2012 – [[Roman Totenberg]], Polish-American violinist and educator (born 1911) *[[2013]] – [[Jeanne Cooper]], American actress (born 1928) * 2013 – [[Bryan Forbes]], English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1926) * 2013 – [[Juan José Muñoz]], Argentinian businessman (born 1950) * 2013 – [[Hugh J. Silverman]], American philosopher and theorist (born 1945) *[[2014]] – [[Roger L. Easton]], American scientist, co-invented the [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] (born 1921) * 2014 – [[Nancy Malone]], American actress, director, and producer (born 1935) * 2014 – [[Jair Rodrigues]], Brazilian singer (born 1939) * 2014 – [[Joseph P. Teasdale]], American lawyer and politician, 48th [[Governor of Missouri]] (born 1936) *[[2015]] – [[Zeki Alasya]], Turkish actor and director (born 1943) * 2015 – [[Mwepu Ilunga]], Congolese footballer (born 1949) * 2015 – [[Juan Schwanner]], Hungarian-Chilean footballer and manager (born 1921) * 2015 – [[Atanas Semerdzhiev]], Bulgarian soldier and politician, 1st [[Vice President of Bulgaria]] (born 1924) *[[2016]] – [[William Schallert]], American actor; president (1979–81) of the [[Screen Actors Guild]] (born 1922) *[[2018]] – [[Big Bully Busick]], American professional wrestler (born 1954)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2018/05/09/22777868.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180515073724/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2018/05/09/22777868.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 15, 2018|title=In his final years, 'Big Bully' Nick Busick gave hope and inspiration|date=May 9, 2018|last=Leturgey|first=Tom|access-date=May 9, 2018|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> * 2018 – [[Anne V. Coates]], British film editor (''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'', ''[[The Elephant Man (1980 film)|The Elephant Man]]'', ''[[Erin Brockovich (film)|Erin Brockovich]]''), [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Oscar]] winner ([[35th Academy Awards|1963]]) (born 1925)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/anne-v-coates-dead-lawrence-of-arabia-film-editor-was-92-908441|title=Anne V. Coates, Oscar-Winning Film Editor on 'Lawrence of Arabia,' Dies at 92 {{pipe}} Hollywood Reporter|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=9 May 2018}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Sprent Dabwido]], President of [[Nauru]] from 2011 to 2013 (born 1972)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/former-nauru-president-sprent-dabwido-dies-aged-46|title=Former Nauru president Sprent Dabwido dies aged 46|website=SBS News|access-date=2019-05-11}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Helmut Jahn]], German-American architect (born 1940)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-11|title=Helmut Jahn obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/may/11/helmut-jahn-obituary|access-date=2021-05-15|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Robert Gillmor]], British wildlife artist and illustrator (born 1936)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Avery |first1=Mark |title=Robert Gillmor – 1936 – 2022 |author-link1=Mark Avery |url=https://markavery.info/2022/05/09/robert-gillmor-1936-2022/ |access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> * 2022 – [[Dennis Waterman]], English actor and singer (born 1948)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-09 |title=Dennis Waterman obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/may/09/dennis-waterman-obituary |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Chris Cannon]], American politician (born 1950)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beal-Cvetko |first=Bridger |date=May 9, 2024 |title=Former Utah Rep. Chris Cannon dies at age 73 |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/51008078/former-utah-rep-chris-cannon-dies-at-age-73 |access-date=May 9, 2024 |website=www.ksl.com |language=en}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)|Jimmy Johnson]], American football player (born 1938)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-09 |title=Hall of Famer Johnson, star 49ers DB, dies at 86 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40114091/hall-fame-defensive-back-jimmy-johnson-dies-age-86 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Pete McCloskey]], American politician (born 1927)<ref>{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=2024-05-08 |title=Pete McCloskey, Republican Who Tried to Unseat Nixon, Is Dead at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/us/politics/pete-mccloskey-dead.html |access-date=2024-05-09 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Ramón Fonseca Mora]], Panamanian novelist and lawyer (born 1952)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Leila |date=2024-05-09 |title=Ramón Fonseca, Cofounder of Law Firm at Center of Panama Papers, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/world/americas/ramon-fonseca-panama-papers-dies.html |access-date=2024-05-09 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * [[2025]] – [[Simon Mann]], British military officer and mercenary (born 1952)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Obituaries |first=Telegraph |date=2025-05-09 |title=Simon Mann, mercenary who was jailed for leading an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/05/09/simon-mann-mercenary-coup-equatorial-guinea-died-obituary/ |access-date=2025-05-09 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
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