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Deaths on the 11th of May in history

Deaths
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11 May 0912 Leo VI the Wise, Byzantine emperor (b. 866)
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11 May 1304 Ghazan, Mongolian ruler (b. 1271)
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11 May 1610 Matteo Ricci, Italian priest and mathematician (b. 1552)
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11 May 1631 Christoph Buel composer, dies at 57
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11 May 1672 Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, Scottish politician (b. 1615)
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11 May 1686 Otto von Guericke, German physicist and politician (b. 1602)
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11 May 1696 Jean de La Bruyère, French philosopher and author (b. 1645)
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11 May 1708 Jules Hardouin-Mansart, French architect, designed the Château de Dampierre and Grand Trianon (b. 1646)
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11 May 1723 Jean Galbert de Campistron, French playwright and author (b. 1656)
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11 May 1742 Francesco Stradivari Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70
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11 May 1760 Alaungpaya, Burmese king (b. 1714)
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11 May 1772 Joseph Kerckhoff Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged
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11 May 1777 George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot, English politician (b. 1719)
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11 May 1778 William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1708)
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11 May 1779 John Hart, American lawyer and politician (b. 1711)
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11 May 1779 John Heart US farmer (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at about 68
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11 May 1812 Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1762)
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11 May 1819 Caspar Furstenau composer, dies at 47
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11 May 1845 Karoly Filtsch composer, dies at 14
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11 May 1848 Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)
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11 May 1849 Otto Nicolai: German Composer / conductor, dies at 39
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11 May 1849 Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (b. 1777)
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11 May 1849 Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai composer/conductor, dies at 38
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11 May 1857 E Francois Vidocq: French criminalogist / police officer, dies at 81
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11 May 1857 E Fran
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11 May 1871 John Herschel, English mathematician, astronomer, and chemist (b. 1792)
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11 May 1881 Henri-Fr
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11 May 1885 Ferdinand Hiller German pianist/composer/conductor, dies at 73
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11 May 1887 Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist and academic (b. 1802)
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11 May 1889 John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
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11 May 1891 Edmond Becquerel, French physicist and academic (b. 1820)
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11 May 1895 Feliks Jaronski composer, dies at 71
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11 May 1907 John Albert Delany composer, dies at 54
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11 May 1916 Max [Johann BJM] Reger: German Composer / pianist / organist, dies at 43
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11 May 1916 Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer and physicist (b. 1873)
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11 May 1916 Max Reger, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1873)
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11 May 1917 Otto Adolf Klauwell composer, dies at 66
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11 May 1920 William Dean Howells, American author and critic (b. 1837)
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11 May 1920 James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1878)
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11 May 1920 William D Howells US author (A Woman's Reason), dies at 83
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11 May 1927 Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
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11 May 1927 General Henry Martyn Robert (Robert's Rules of Order), dies at 90
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11 May 1929 Jozef Murgaš, Slovak-American priest, architect, botanist, and painter (b. 1864)
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11 May 1934 Orest Khvolson, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1852)
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11 May 1934 Blaise Diagne, Senegalese-French soldier and politician (b. 1872)
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11 May 1935 Edward H Thompson US archaeologist (Mayan civilization), dies at 78
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11 May 1937 Viliam Figus composer, dies at 62
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11 May 1938 George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (b. 1858)
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11 May 1938 Alfonsina Storni Argentine poet (El dulce da
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11 May 1938 Arnold Sauwen Flemish poet (Hours of Solitude), dies at 81
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11 May 1939 Yevgeny Miller, Latvian-Russian general and politician (b. 1867)
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11 May 1940 Chujiro Hayashi, Japanese physician (b. 1880)
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11 May 1944 Henk Hos resistance fighter, executed at 37
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11 May 1947 Ture Rangstrom: Composer, dies at 62
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11 May 1947 Else JT Rangstr
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11 May 1949 Adrianus PHA de Kleyn: Throat / nose / otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65
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11 May 1949 Adrianus de Kleyn throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65
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11 May 1952 Giovanni Tebaldini composer, dies at 87
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11 May 1953 Jean Adair dies at 80
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11 May 1954 Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Turkish author and poet (b. 1906)
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11 May 1955 Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer (b. 1874)
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11 May 1955 G L Jessop cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies
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11 May 1956 Walter S Adams US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79
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11 May 1960 John D. Rockefeller Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1874)
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11 May 1963 Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
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11 May 1965 Ludovicus H "Lode" Baekelmans: Flemish playwright, dies at 86
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11 May 1965 Roger Vailland French author, dies at 57
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11 May 1966 Alfred Wintle, English lieutenant and author (b. 1897)
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11 May 1967 James E. Brewton, American painter (b. 1930)
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11 May 1970 Johnny Hodges, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1906)
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11 May 1972 Michael Blassie, American lieutenant (b. 1948)
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11 May 1973 Lex Barker, American actor (b. 1919)
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11 May 1973 Grigory M Kosinzev Russian director, dies
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11 May 1976 Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect, designed Finlandia Hall and Paimio Sanatorium (b. 1898)
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11 May 1976 Camille Schmit composer, dies at 68
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11 May 1976 J Anaya Bolivian military/ambassador to France, murdered
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11 May 1978 John Clinge Doorenbos Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93
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11 May 1979 Lester Flatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Foggy Mountain Boys and Nashville Grass) (b. 1914)
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11 May 1979 Joan Chandler dies at 55
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11 May 1979 Lester Raymond Flatt musician (Flatt & Scruggs-Ballad of Jed Clampett), dies at 64
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11 May 1981 Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bob Marley and the Wailers) (b. 1945)
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11 May 1981 Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
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11 May 1981 Hoyt J Fuller editor (1st World magazine), dies at 57
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11 May 1982 Leigh Snowden actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies of cancer at 51
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11 May 1982 Piet van Egmond organist/conductor, dies at 70
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11 May 1983 Zenna [Chlarson] Henderson author (Anything Box), dies at 65
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11 May 1985 Chester Gould, American cartoonist, created Dick Tracy (b. 1900)
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11 May 1985 Garmt Stuiveling literatrary (Ego & Echo), dies at 77
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11 May 1985 Jorja Curtright actress (Whistle Stop), dies of a heart attack
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11 May 1985 Samuel Frith English co-founder of soccer team (Bradford City), dies
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11 May 1986 Fritz Pollard, American football player and coach (b. 1894)
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11 May 1986 Alexander Akimov, Ukrainian Chernobyl worker (b. 1953)
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11 May 1988 Kim Philby, Indian-Russian spy (b. 1912)
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11 May 1988 H A R (Kim) Philby British double agent, dies
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11 May 1990 Stratos Dionysiou, Greek singer (b. 1935)
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11 May 1991 Filip J Field dies at 67
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11 May 1991 Ho Dam foreign minister North-Korea (1970-83), dies
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11 May 1992 Carlos Herrera drink inventor (Margarita), dies at 90
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11 May 1992 Elizabeth McDonald inventor (Spic & Span), dies at 98
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11 May 1994 Timothy Carey, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)
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11 May 1994 Alfred James Broomhall methodist Missionary, dies at 82
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11 May 1994 Danny Overbea blues singer/guitarist, dies at 68
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11 May 1994 Leonard Friedman violinist, dies at 63
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11 May 1994 Lewis B Puller US writer (Pulitzer 1992), commits suicide at 48
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11 May 1995 Arthur Lubin director (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr Ed), dies at 96
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11 May 1995 David Avidan poet/writer, dies at 62
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11 May 1995 William John Phillips actor (Nothing but a Man), dies at 80
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11 May 1996 Yasuko Namba, Japanese mountaineer (b. 1949)
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11 May 1996 Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1922)
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11 May 1996 Rob Hall, New Zealand mountaineer (b. 1961)
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11 May 1996 Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigerian journalist and politician, 1st President of Nigeria (b. 1904)
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11 May 1996 Bruce Boyce singer/teacher, dies at 85
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11 May 1996 Joan Thirkettle journalist, dies at 48
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11 May 1996 Malcolm MacEwen writer, dies at 84
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11 May 1996 Walter Hyatt Musician, dies at 46
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11 May 1997 Brenda Carlin TV producer/wife of comedian George Carlin, dies at 57
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11 May 1999 Giorgos Kappis, Greek actor (b. 1929)
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11 May 2000 Paula Wessely, Austrian actress and producer (b. 1907)
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11 May 2000 René Muñoz, Cuban-Mexican actor and screenwriter (b. 1938)
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11 May 2001 Douglas Adams, English author and screenwriter (b. 1952)
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11 May 2002 Bill Peet, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1915)
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11 May 2002 Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1912)
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11 May 2002 Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1905)
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11 May 2003 Noel Redding, English bass player (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Road, Fat Mattress, and The Noel Redding Band) (b. 1945)
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11 May 2005 Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1917)
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11 May 2005 Léo Cadieux, Canadian politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (b. 1908)
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11 May 2006 Floyd Patterson, American boxer and actor (b. 1935)
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11 May 2006 Yossi Banai, Israeli singer and actor (b. 1932)
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11 May 2007 Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (b. 1913)
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11 May 2008 John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (Rush) (b. 1953)
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11 May 2008 Bruno Neves, Portuguese cyclist (b. 1981)
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11 May 2009 Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda, Indian admiral (b. 1915)
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11 May 2009 Shanthi Lekha, Sri Lankan actress (b. 1929)
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11 May 2009 Claudio Huepe, Chilean economist and politician, Chilean Minister Secretary-General of Government (b. 1939)
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11 May 2009 Abel Goumba, Central African physician and politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1926)
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11 May 2010 Emmanuel Ngobese, South African footballer (b. 1980)
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11 May 2010 Doris Eaton Travis, American actress and dancer (b. 1904)
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11 May 2011 Robert Traylor, American basketball player (b. 1977)
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11 May 2011 Maurice Goldhaber, Ukrainian-American physicist and academic (b. 1911)
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11 May 2012 Tony DeZuniga, Filipino author and illustrator (b. 1932)
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11 May 2012 Alfred Diamant, American political scientist and academic (b. 1917)
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11 May 2012 Jack Benaroya, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1921)
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11 May 2013 Marianne Ferber, American economist and author (b. 1923)
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11 May 2013 Jack Butler, American football player (b. 1927)
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11 May 2014 Martin Špegelj, Croatian general and politician, 2nd Croatian Minister of Defence (b. 1927)
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11 May 2014 Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1939)
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11 May 2015 Jef Geeraerts, Belgian author and playwright (b. 1930)
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11 May 2015 John Hewie, South African-English footballer and manager (b. 1927)
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11 May 2015 Alan Borovoy, Canadian lawyer and activist (b. 1932)
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