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Deaths on the 8th of May in history

Deaths
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08 May 0535 John [Mercurius]: Italian Pope (533-35)
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08 May 0535 Pope John II (b. 470)
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08 May 0685 Benedict II: Italian Pope (683-85)
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08 May 0685 Pope Benedict II (b. 635)
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08 May 1192 Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria (b. 1163)
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08 May 1278 Emperor Duanzong of Song (b. 1268)
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08 May 1319 Haakon V of Norway (b. 1270)
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08 May 1473 John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420)
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08 May 1538 Edward Foxe, English bishop and academic (b. 1496)
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08 May 1577 Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus: Lawyer / President (Raad van State)
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08 May 1668 Catherine of St. Augustine, French-Canadian nun and saint (b. 1632)
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08 May 1684 Henri Dumont: Composer
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08 May 1725 John Lovewell: US indian fighter, dies in battle
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08 May 1766 Samuel Chandler, English minister and author (b. 1693)
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08 May 1773 Ali Bey Al-Kabir, Egyptian sultan (b. 1728)
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08 May 1781 Richard Jago, English priest and poet (b. 1715)
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08 May 1782 Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699)
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08 May 1785 Pietro Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1701)
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08 May 1785 Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1719)
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08 May 1788 Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723)
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08 May 1794 Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier: Chemist (identified oxygen), guillotined
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08 May 1794 Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (b. 1743)
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08 May 1809 Augustin Pajou: French Sculptor (Bachante), dies at 78
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08 May 1818 Franz Ignaz Kaa: Composer, dies at 78
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08 May 1819 Kamehameha I of Hawaii (b. 1758)
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08 May 1822 John Stark, American general (b. 1728)
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08 May 1828 Mauro Giuliani, Italian guitarist, cellist, and composer (b. 1781)
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08 May 1829 Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani: Composer, dies at 47
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08 May 1837 Alexander Balashov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Police (b. 1770)
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08 May 1842 Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1790)
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08 May 1844 Charles XIV Johan [Jean B Bernadotte]: King of Sweden / Norway
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08 May 1846 Giacomo Cordella: Composer, dies at 59
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08 May 1853 Joannes P Roothaan: 1st Dutch lt Colonel-General of Jesuits, dies at 67
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08 May 1853 Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest, 21st Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1785)
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08 May 1864 James Samuel Wadsworth: General Major (Union), dies in battle at 56
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08 May 1873 John Stuart Mill, English economist and civil servant (b. 1806)
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08 May 1876 Truganini: Last originating Tasmanian
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08 May 1880 Gustave Flaubert, French author and playwright (b. 1821)
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08 May 1885 Pavel Krizkovsky: Composer, dies at 65
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08 May 1887 Alexander Ulyanov: Brother of Lenin / hanged for assassination of tsar
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08 May 1891 Helena Petrovina Blavatsky: Russian theosophist
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08 May 1891 Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
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08 May 1903 Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
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08 May 1904 Eadweard Muybridge: English photographer (horse trot)
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08 May 1907 Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826)
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08 May 1909 Friedrich von Holstein: German diplomat
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08 May 1915 Henry McNeal Turner: 1 US black army chaplain, dies at 82
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08 May 1924 Lev N Lunts: Russian writer (Outside the Law), dies at 23
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08 May 1925 John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847)
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08 May 1930 Lvar Henning Mankell: Composer, dies at 61
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08 May 1936 Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
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08 May 1941 Heinrich Zollner: Composer, dies at 86
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08 May 1941 Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
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08 May 1941 Natalie of Serbia (b. 1859)
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08 May 1942 Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1890)
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08 May 1943 Mordicai Anielewicz: Commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed
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08 May 1943 Mordechai Anielewicz, Polish commander (b. 1919)
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08 May 1944 Themistoklis Diakidis, Greek high jumper (b. 1882)
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08 May 1945 Josef Terboven, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1898)
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08 May 1945 Bernhard Rust, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1883)
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08 May 1945 Wilhelm Rediess, German SS officer (b. 1900)
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08 May 1947 Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges (b. 1858)
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08 May 1948 Alfred Holy: Composer, dies at 81
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08 May 1948 U Saw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1900)
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08 May 1950 Franklin Dyall: Dies at 76
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08 May 1950 Vital Brazil, Brazilian physician and immunologist (b. 1865)
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08 May 1952 William Fox, Austrian businessman, founded Fox Theatres (b. 1879)
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08 May 1957 Johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters: Dutch painter, dies at 75
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08 May 1958 Nasni Matni: Lebanese journalist, murdered
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08 May 1959 Renato Caccioppoli: Italian Mathematician / pianist, suicide at 55
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08 May 1959 John Fraser, Canadian soccer player (b. 1881)
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08 May 1960 Hugo Alfven: Swedish Composer (Midsommarvaka), dies at 88
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08 May 1960 J. H. C. Whitehead, Indian-English mathematician and academic (b. 1904)
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08 May 1961 James Fairfax: Actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63
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08 May 1965 Wally Hardinge, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886)
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08 May 1967 Barbara Payton: Actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at 39
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08 May 1967 Elmer Rice: New York playwright / director / Novelist, dies at 74
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08 May 1967 Laverne Andrews: Singer (Andrews Sisters), dies at 51
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08 May 1969 Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist (b. 1892)
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08 May 1972 Beatrice Helen Worsley, Mexican-Canadian computer scientist (b. 1921)
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08 May 1973 Ralph Miller: Last 19th century baseball player
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08 May 1974 Graham Bond: Rocker, dies jumping under a train
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08 May 1975 Avery Brundage, American businessman and art collector (b. 1887)
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08 May 1976 Alan Baxter: Dies at 67
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08 May 1976 Ulrike Meinhof: Lead Germany Red Army Faction
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08 May 1979 Talcott Parsons: US sociologist, dies at 76
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08 May 1981 Uri Zvi Greenberg, Israeli poet and journalist (b. 1896)
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08 May 1982 Colin Blunstone: Rocker (Zombies), dies of cancer at 36
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08 May 1982 Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (b. 1950)
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08 May 1982 Neil Bogart, American record producer, co-founded Casablanca Records (b. 1943)
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08 May 1983 John Fante, American author and acreenwriter (b. 1909)
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08 May 1984 Gino Bianco, Italian-Brazilian race car driver (b. 1916)
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08 May 1984 Lila Bell Wallace, American publisher, co-founded Reader's Digest (b. 1890)
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08 May 1985 Dolph Sweet, American actor (b. 1920)
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08 May 1985 Theodore Sturgeon, American author and critic (b. 1918)
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08 May 1985 Karl Marx, German conductor and composer (b. 1897)
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08 May 1986 Ernle Bradford, English historian and author (b. 1922)
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08 May 1987 Pam Ewing: (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off
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08 May 1987 Doris Stokes, English psychic and author (b. 1920)
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08 May 1988 Robert A. Heinlein, American author and screenwriter (b. 1907)
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08 May 1990 Luigi Nono, Italian composer and educator (b. 1924)
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08 May 1991 Lloyd Ford: Stuntman, dies at 79
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08 May 1991 Rudolf Serkin, Czech-Austrian pianist and educator (b. 1903)
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08 May 1991 Jean Langlais, French pianist and composer (b. 1907)
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08 May 1992 Addeke H Boerma: Director-General (FAO), dies at 80
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08 May 1992 Brian Moore: Writer (Catholics), dies of heart failure at 59
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08 May 1992 Margaretha D Ferguson-Wigerink: Author (Fear on Java)
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08 May 1992 Richard Derr: Actor (When Worlds Collide), dies at 74 of cancer
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08 May 1992 Joyce Ricketts, American baseball player (b. 1933)
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08 May 1993 Kees Deenik: Singer / conductor
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08 May 1993 Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (b. 1923)
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08 May 1994 Cobina W "Coby" Molenaar: Peace activist, dies at 88
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08 May 1994 Rupert Haselden: Journalist / screenwriter, dies at 36
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08 May 1994 Steven Keats: Actor (Death Wish), dies of apparent suicide at 48
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08 May 1994 George Peppard, American actor and producer (b. 1928)
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08 May 1995 Carroll Best: Bluegrass banjo, dies at 63
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08 May 1995 Jerry Zipkin: Socialite, dies at 80
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08 May 1995 Prem Bhatia: Journalist, dies at 83
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08 May 1995 Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (b. 1953)
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08 May 1996 Jane Cowan: Cello teacher, dies at 80
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08 May 1996 Serge Chermayeff: Architect / designer, dies at 95
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08 May 1996 Garth Williams, American illustrator (b. 1912)
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08 May 1996 Larry Levis, American poet, author, and critic (b. 1946)
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08 May 1996 Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1926)
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08 May 1996 Beryl Burton, English cyclist (b. 1937)
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08 May 1997 Kai-Uwe Von Hassel: German President of Bundestag (CDU 1969-72)
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08 May 1998 Charles Rebozo, American banker and businessman (b. 1912)
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08 May 1998 Johannes Kotkas, Estonian wrestler (b. 1915)
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08 May 1999 Dana Plato, American actress (b. 1964)
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08 May 1999 Ed Gilbert, American actor (b. 1931)
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08 May 1999 Dirk Bogarde, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921)
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08 May 2000 Henry Nicols, American activist (b. 1973)
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08 May 2000 Dédé Fortin, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Les Colocs) (b. 1962)
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08 May 2000 Alexander Chislenko, Russian-American engineer and theorist (b. 1959)
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08 May 2000 Pita Amor, Mexican poet and author (b. 1918)
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08 May 2005 Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1981)
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08 May 2005 Jean Carrière, French author (b. 1928)
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08 May 2006 Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and author (b. 1938)
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08 May 2007 Carson Whitsett, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (The Imperial Show Band) (b. 1945)
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08 May 2007 Philip R. Craig, American author and poet (b. 1933)
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08 May 2008 François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (b. 1982)
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08 May 2008 Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1918)
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08 May 2009 Bud Shrake, American journalist and author (b. 1931)
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08 May 2009 Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1917)
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08 May 2011 Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (b. 1948)
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08 May 2012 Roman Totenberg, Polish-American violinist and educator (b. 1911)
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08 May 2012 Ampon Tangnoppakul, Thai criminal (b. 1948)
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08 May 2012 Stacy Robinson, American football player (b. 1962)
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08 May 2012 Maurice Sendak, American author and illustrator (b. 1928)
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08 May 2012 Jerry McMorris, American businessman (b. 1941)
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08 May 2012 Everett Lilly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Lilly Brothers) (b. 1924)
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08 May 2013 Ken Whaley, Austrian-English bass player (Help Yourself, Ducks Deluxe, and Man) (b. 1946)
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08 May 2013 Hugh J. Silverman, American philosopher and theorist (b. 1945)
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08 May 2013 Juan José Muñoz, Argentinian businessman (b. 1950)
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08 May 2013 Bryan Forbes, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
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08 May 2013 Taylor Mead, American actor and poet (b. 1924)
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08 May 2013 Jeanne Cooper, American actress (b. 1928)
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08 May 2014 Joseph P. Teasdale, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Missouri (b. 1936)
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08 May 2014 R. Douglas Stuart Jr., American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Norway (b. 1916)
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08 May 2014 Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian singer (b. 1939)
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08 May 2014 Yago Lamela, Spanish long jumper (b. 1977)
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08 May 2014 Nancy Malone, American actress, director, and producer (b. 1935)
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08 May 2014 Roger L. Easton, American scientist, co-invented the GPS (b. 1921)
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08 May 2015 Atanas Semerdzhiev, Bulgarian soldier and politician, 1st Vice President of Bulgaria (b. 1924)
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08 May 2015 Juan Schwanner, Hungarian-Chilean footballer and manager (b. 1921)
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08 May 2015 Menashe Kadishman, Israeli sculptor and painter (b. 1932)
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08 May 2015 Mwepu Ilunga, Congolese footballer (b. 1949)
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08 May 2015 Zeki Alasya, Turkish actor and director (b. 1943)
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