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Deaths on the 12th of May in history

Deaths
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12 May 0912 Leo VI Sophos Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45
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12 May 1003 Pope Sylvester II (b. 946)
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12 May 1003 Gerbert French scholar, dies in Rome
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12 May 1003 Sylvester II [Gerbert van Aurillac], 1st Fren Pope (999-1003), dies
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12 May 1012 Pope Sergius IV
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12 May 1012 Sergius IV [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies
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12 May 1382 Johanna I Queen of Naples/Provence, dies
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12 May 1465 Thomas Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1409)
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12 May 1634 George Chapman, English poet and playwright (b. 1559)
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12 May 1641 Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1593)
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12 May 1649 Isaac Doreslaer English lawyer/diplomat, murdered
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12 May 1684 Edme Mariotte, French physicist and priest (b. 1620)
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12 May 1699 Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (b. 1626)
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12 May 1700 John Dryden, English poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1631)
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12 May 1708 Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)
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12 May 1737 Cornelis van Alkemade historian, dies at 83
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12 May 1748 Thomas Lowndes, English astronomer and academic (b. 1692)
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12 May 1759 Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (b. 1700)
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12 May 1784 Abraham Trembley, Swiss zoologist and academic (b. 1710)
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12 May 1788 Louis E van Brunswick-Wolfenb
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12 May 1792 Charles Simon Favart, French playwright and composer (b. 1710)
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12 May 1796 Johann Uz, German poet and author (b. 1720)
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12 May 1796 Johann P Uz German poet (Theodicee), dies at 75
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12 May 1801 Nicholas Repnin, Russian general and politician, Governor-General of Baltic provinces (b. 1734)
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12 May 1811 Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey composer, dies at 52
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12 May 1814 Robert Treat Paine US judge (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at 83
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12 May 1825 Elias Mann composer, dies at 75
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12 May 1825 Stanislao Mattei composer, dies at 75
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12 May 1842 Walenty Wańkowicz, Belarusian-Polish painter (b. 1799)
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12 May 1843 Johann Georg Lickl composer, dies at 74
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12 May 1845 János Batsányi, Hungarian poet and academic (b. 1763)
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12 May 1845 August Wilhelm Schlegel German poet/interpreter/critic, dies at 77
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12 May 1852 John Richardson Canadian writer (War of 1812), dies
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12 May 1856 Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1786)
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12 May 1859 Sergey Aksakov, Russian author and academic (b. 1791)
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12 May 1860 Charles Barry, English architect, designed Upper Brook Street Chapel and the Palace of Westminster (b. 1795)
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12 May 1861 Christian Heinrich Hohmann composer, dies at 50
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12 May 1864 J. E. B. Stuart, American general (b. 1833)
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12 May 1864 Abner Monroe Perrin Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 37
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12 May 1867 Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard, German archaeologist and academic (b. 1795)
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12 May 1871 Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber: French opera composer, dies at 89
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12 May 1871 Daniel-Fran
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12 May 1871 John F W Herschel British astronomer (Catalogue of Nebulae), dies
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12 May 1876 Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian activist (b. 1843)
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12 May 1876 Henri A Esquiros French poet (Evangile du peuple), dies at 63
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12 May 1878 Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (b. 1795)
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12 May 1884 Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer and educator (b. 1824)
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12 May 1884 Bedrich Friedrich Smetana Czechoslovakia, composer (2 Widows), dies at 60
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12 May 1896 Juan Morel Campos composer, dies at 38
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12 May 1897 Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown: Finnish playwright, dies at 53
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12 May 1897 Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown Finnish playwright, dies at 53
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12 May 1897 Willem Roelofs painter/lithographer, dies
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12 May 1900 Wilhelm Steinitz Prague, chess champion (1866-1894)
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12 May 1907 Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author and critic (b. 1848)
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12 May 1907 J K Huysmans writer, dies at 59
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12 May 1908 Melesio Morales composer, dies at 69
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12 May 1916 James Connolly, Scottish-Irish general (b. 1868)
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12 May 1921 Emilia Pardo Bazan Spanish writer (La sirena negra), dies
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12 May 1924 Charles Henri Marechal composer, dies at 82
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12 May 1925 Amy Lowell, American poet and author (b. 1874)
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12 May 1925 Alfred Milner British Governor (Cape Colony)/minister, dies at 71
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12 May 1925 Artur Napoleao dos Santos composer, dies at 82
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12 May 1930 Pieter Jelles Troelstra Dutch SDAP leader, dies at 70
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12 May 1931 Eugene Ysaye: Composer, dies at 72
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12 May 1931 Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1858)
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12 May 1931 Eugene-Auguste Ysaye composer, dies at 72
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12 May 1932 Lindbergh baby found dead
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12 May 1935 Józef Piłsudski, Polish field marshal and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1867)
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12 May 1935 Josef Pilsudski Polish dictator (1926-35), dies
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12 May 1943 Albert Stoessel composer, dies at 48
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12 May 1944 Arthur Quiller-Couch, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1863)
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12 May 1944 Max Brand, American journalist and author (b. 1892)
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12 May 1944 Arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q] British author/critic, dies at 80
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12 May 1946 Leopold Socha, Ukrainian-Polish sewage inspector (b. 1909)
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12 May 1948 Dante Cappelli, Italian actor and director (b. 1866)
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12 May 1948 Isidor Achron composer, dies at 55
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12 May 1951 Oscar DePriest (Representative-D-IL), dies at 80
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12 May 1956 Louis Calhern, American actor and singer (b. 1895)
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12 May 1956 Hendrik P Marchant Dutch minister of Education, dies at 87
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12 May 1956 Vladimir Ambros composer, dies at 65
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12 May 1957 Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1885)
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12 May 1957 Alfonso de Portago, Spanish bobsledder and race car driver (b. 1928)
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12 May 1960 Cecil Armstrong Gibbs composer, dies at 70
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12 May 1962 Dick Calkins co-author (Buck Rogers), dies at 67
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12 May 1963 Robert Kerr, Irish-Canadian sprinter and coach (b. 1882)
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12 May 1963 Richard Girulatis, German footballer and manager (b. 1878)
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12 May 1963 Stanislaw Wiechowicz composer, dies at 69
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12 May 1965 Roger Vailland French playwright (La Truite), dies at 57
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12 May 1966 Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer (b. 1896)
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12 May 1967 John Masefield, English poet and author (b. 1878)
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12 May 1967 Julius Kalas composer, dies at 64
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12 May 1970 Leonie "Nelly" Sachs: German / Swedish Poet (Nobel 1966), dies at 78
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12 May 1970 Nelly Sachs, German poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
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12 May 1970 Leonie "Nelly" Sachs German/Swedish poet (Nobel 1966), dies at 78
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12 May 1970 Wladyslaw Anders Polish general (WWI, WWII), dies at 78
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12 May 1971 Heinie Manush, American baseball player and coach (b. 1901)
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12 May 1971 J M Taylor cricketer (20 Tests 1920-26, 997 runs), dies
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12 May 1973 Art Pollard, American race car driver (b. 1927)
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12 May 1973 Frances Marion screenwriter (Pollyanna, Camille), dies at 85
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12 May 1978 Robert Coogan, American actor (b. 1924)
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12 May 1979 Ileana Sararoiu, Romanian singer (b. 1936)
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12 May 1980 Lillian Roth actress (Animal Crackers, Alice Sweet Alice), dies
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12 May 1981 Benjamin H Sheares President of Singapore, dies
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12 May 1982 Humphrey Searle writer (20th Century counterpoint), dies at 66
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12 May 1984 Doris May actress (Peck's Bad Boy), dies of heart failure at 81
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12 May 1985 Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculptor (b. 1901)
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12 May 1985 Jean Debuffet French painter/sculptor, dies
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12 May 1986 Alicia Moreau de Justo, English-Argentinian physician and politician (b. 1885)
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12 May 1986 Elisabeth Bergner, Ukrainian-English actress and producer (b. 1897)
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12 May 1986 Lee Bonnell dies
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12 May 1987 Victor Feldman pianist/drummer, dies at 53
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12 May 1989 Joe Valdez Caballero creator of hard taco shell, dies at 81
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12 May 1989 Marcelle de Manziarly composer, dies at 89
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12 May 1990 Chen Kenmin, Chinese-Japanese chef (b. 1912)
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12 May 1992 Robert Reed, American actor and director (b. 1932)
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12 May 1992 Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and songwriter (b. 1911)
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12 May 1992 Joe Burke president (Kansas City Royals), dies at 68, dies
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12 May 1993 Omond Solandt, Canadian scientist and academic (b. 1909)
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12 May 1994 John Smith, Scottish-English lawyer and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1938)
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12 May 1994 Erik Erikson, German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1902)
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12 May 1994 Alfred Lane Beit connoisseur, dies at 91
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12 May 1994 David Brooks psychologist, dies at 91
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12 May 1994 Helen Lee Mai Hong Kong actress, dies at 63
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12 May 1994 Xenophon Balaskas cricketer (9 Tests for South Africa, 22 wickets), dies
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12 May 1995 Mia Martini, Italian singer (b. 1947)
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12 May 1995 Arthur Lubin film director, dies at 95
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12 May 1995 Giorgio Belladonna bridge champion, dies at 71
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12 May 1995 Reza Abdoh theatre Director, dies at 32
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12 May 1996 Hubert William Dean air armaments specialist, dies at 84
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12 May 1996 Robert Edwin Hall mountaineer/businessman, dies at 35
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12 May 1999 Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American illustrator (b. 1914)
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12 May 2000 Adam Petty, American race car driver (b. 1980)
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12 May 2001 Alexei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-144 (b. 1925)
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12 May 2001 Perry Como, American singer and television host (b. 1912)
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12 May 2003 Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-American diplomat (b. 1933)
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12 May 2003 Khalid al-Juhani, Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1975)
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12 May 2004 Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (b. 1912)
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12 May 2005 Monica Zetterlund, Swedish singer and actress (b. 1937)
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12 May 2005 Martin Lings, English author and scholar (b. 1909)
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12 May 2005 Ömer Kavur, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
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12 May 2006 Gillespie V. Montgomery, American general and politician (b. 1920)
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12 May 2006 Hussein Maziq, Libyan politician, Prime Minister of Libya (b. 1918)
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12 May 2007 Teddy Infuhr, American actor (b. 1936)
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12 May 2007 Dadullah, Afghan commander (b. 1966)
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12 May 2008 Irena Sendler, Polish nurse and social worker (b. 1910)
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12 May 2008 Robert Rauschenberg, American painter and illustrator (b. 1925)
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12 May 2009 Antonio Vega, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nacha Pop) (b. 1957)
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12 May 2012 Eddy Paape, Belgian illustrator (b. 1920)
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12 May 2012 Neil McKenty, English-Canadian talk show host and author (b. 1924)
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12 May 2012 Tor Marius Gromstad, Norwegian footballer (b. 1989)
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12 May 2012 Ruth Foster, American actress (b. 1920)
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12 May 2012 Paul Cyr, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1963)
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12 May 2012 Jan Bens, Dutch footballer and coach (b. 1921)
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12 May 2013 Peter Worthington, Canadian journalist (b. 1927)
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12 May 2013 Kenneth Waltz, American political scientist and academic (b. 1924)
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12 May 2013 Constantino Romero, Spanish actor and game show host (b. 1947)
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12 May 2013 Bill Miles, American director and producer (b. 1931)
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12 May 2013 Gerd Langguth, German political scientist, author, and academic (b. 1946)
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12 May 2013 Mr. Kenneth, American hairdresser (b. 1927)
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12 May 2014 Lorenzo Zambrano, Mexican businessman and philanthropist (b. 1944)
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12 May 2014 Hugh Smyth, Irish politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (b. 1941)
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12 May 2014 Sarat Pujari, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
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12 May 2014 Tom Hafey, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1931)
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12 May 2014 H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (b. 1940)
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12 May 2014 Marco Cé, Italian cardinal (b. 1925)
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12 May 2014 Cornell Borchers, Lithuanian-German actress and singer (b. 1925)
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12 May 2015 Saulat Mirza, Pakistani murderer (b. 1971)
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12 May 2015 William MacDonald, English-Australian serial killer (b. 1924)
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12 May 2015 Bobby Jameson, American singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
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12 May 2015 Bill Guthridge, American basketball player and coach (b. 1937)
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12 May 2015 Peter Gay, German-American historian, author, and academic (b. 1923)
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12 May 2015 Tony Ayala, Jr., American boxer (b. 1963)
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12 May 2015 Abu Ala al-Afri, Iraqi terrorist (b. 1957)
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