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Deaths on the 20th of May in history

Deaths
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20 May 0685 Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)
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20 May 1277 Pope John XXI (b. 1215)
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20 May 1277 John XXI [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus] Port Pope (1276-77), dies
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20 May 1285 John II of Jerusalem (b. 1259)
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20 May 1444 Bernardino of Siena, Italian-Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1380)
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20 May 1444 Bernardinus van Siena Italian saint, dies at 63
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20 May 1449 Peter Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies
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20 May 1471 Henry VI king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies
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20 May 1503 Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, Italian banker and politician (b. 1463)
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20 May 1506 Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer, discovered the Americas (b. 1451)
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20 May 1509 Catharina Sforza Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45
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20 May 1550 Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510)
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20 May 1597 Matthijs Heldt dies in battle
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20 May 1622 Osman II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1604)
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20 May 1645 Shi Kefa, Chinese general and calligrapher (b. 1601)
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20 May 1648 Władysław IV Vasa, Polish son of Sigismund III Vasa (b. 1595)
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20 May 1648 Wladyslaw IV Wasa King of Poland, dies
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20 May 1650 Francesco Sacrati composer, dies at 44
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20 May 1669 Joris van der Hagen landscape painter, dies
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20 May 1677 George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, Spanish-English politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1612)
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20 May 1713 Thomas Sprat, English bishop (b. 1635)
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20 May 1717 John Trevor, Welsh lawyer and politician, 102nd Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1637)
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20 May 1722 Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist and mycologist (b. 1669)
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20 May 1732 Thomas Boston, Scottish author and educator (b. 1676)
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20 May 1751 Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas composer, dies at 38
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20 May 1782 William Emerson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1701)
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20 May 1782 Carlo Giovanni Testori composer, dies at 68
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20 May 1782 Christoph Gottlieb Schroter composer, dies at 82
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20 May 1793 Charles Bonnet, Swiss botanist and biologist (b. 1720)
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20 May 1795 Ign
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20 May 1812 Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop (b. 1732)
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20 May 1834 Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, French general (b. 1757)
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20 May 1834 Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert de Motier nobleman, dies
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20 May 1834 Marquis de Lafayette French general, dies
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20 May 1841 Joseph Blanco White, Spanish poet and theologian (b. 1775)
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20 May 1847 Mary Lamb writer, dies
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20 May 1864 John Clare English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70
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20 May 1873 George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th Premier of East Canada (b. 1814)
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20 May 1875 Amalia wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58
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20 May 1876 Harold grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old
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20 May 1876 Khristo Botev Bulgarian poet, dies
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20 May 1880 Ana Néri, Brazilian nurse and philanthropist (b. 1814)
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20 May 1880 Eug
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20 May 1883 William Chambers author/publisher, dies
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20 May 1895 Ratu Agung-Agung Gd
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20 May 1896 Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (b. 1819)
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20 May 1896 Clara Josephine Wieck Schumann composer/pianist, dies at 76
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20 May 1900 Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman composer, dies at 80
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20 May 1909 Ernest Hogan, American actor and composer (b. 1859)
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20 May 1910 Jean-Baptiste Theodore Weckerlin composer, dies at 88
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20 May 1911 E M Grace cricketer (one Test vs Australia 1880, 36 & 0), dies
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20 May 1917 Valentine Fleming, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1887)
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20 May 1917 Philipp von Ferrary, Italian stamp collector (b. 1850)
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20 May 1919 Jacob Verdam philosopher, dies
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20 May 1923 Hans Goldschmidt German chemist, dies
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20 May 1925 Joseph Howard, Maltese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1862)
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20 May 1926 Dick Pougher cricketer (17 & 3-26 in only Test for England 1892), dies
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20 May 1931 Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1831)
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20 May 1935 Ivans [Jacob van Schevichaven] lawyer/detective writer, dies at 68
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20 May 1939 Joe Carr NFL hall of famer/NFL president (1921-39), dies at 59
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20 May 1940 Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
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20 May 1940 Amar Singh cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), dies
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20 May 1940 Joris [Georges] van Severen Flem fascist/Member of parliament, dies
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20 May 1946 Jacob Ellehammer, Danish pilot and engineer (b. 1871)
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20 May 1947 Philipp Lenard, Slovak-German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
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20 May 1947 Georgios Siantos, Greek sergeant and politician (b. 1890)
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20 May 1949 Damaskinos of Athens, Greek archbishop and politician, 137th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1891)
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20 May 1956 Max Beerbohm, English author and illustrator (b. 1872)
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20 May 1956 Zoltán Halmay, Hungarian swimmer and trainer (b. 1881)
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20 May 1956 Andr
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20 May 1959 Alfred Schutz Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies at 60
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20 May 1961 Josef Priller, German colonel and pilot (b. 1915)
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20 May 1964 Rudy Lewis, American singer (The Drifters) (b. 1936)
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20 May 1968 Albert Hartkopf cricketer (one Test for Australia), dies
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20 May 1968 Kees van Dongen Dutch/French painter, dies at 91
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20 May 1969 Fred Sherman actor (Chain Lightning), dies after a stroke at 64
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20 May 1969 Royal Beal actor (Death of a Salesman), dies of cancer, at 69
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20 May 1971 Waldo Williams, Welsh poet and academic (b. 1904)
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20 May 1972 Cornelis J van der Klauw Dutch biologist/zoologist, dies at 78
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20 May 1972 Walter Winchell columnist/narrator (Untouchables), dies at 75
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20 May 1973 Renzo Pasolini, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1938)
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20 May 1973 Jarno Saarinen, Finnish motorcycle racer (b. 1945)
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20 May 1975 Barbara Hepworth, English sculptor and lithographer (b. 1903)
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20 May 1975 Dame Barbara Hepworth English sculptor, dies in fire at 72
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20 May 1975 Jacques Stehman composer, dies at 62
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20 May 1976 Syd Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1911)
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20 May 1976 Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan journalist and politician (b. 1924)
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20 May 1976 Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz, Uruguayan politician (b. 1934)
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20 May 1980 Jack Walsh cricketer (at Wallsend)/commentator (NBN), dies
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20 May 1984 Peter Bull British actor (Dr Doolittle), dies of a heart attack at 72
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20 May 1985 George Memmoli actor (Earl-Hello Larry), dies at 46
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20 May 1986 Bernard Naylor composer, dies at 78
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20 May 1986 Willem P
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20 May 1989 John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
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20 May 1989 Gilda Radner, American actress, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1946)
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20 May 1989 Anton Diffring actor (Zeppelin, Fahrenheit 451), dies at 70
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20 May 1989 John R Hicks English economist (Nobel 1972), dies
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20 May 1991 Julian Orbon De Soto composer, dies at 65
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20 May 1992 Roger Keith Coleman, American coal miner and murderer (b. 1958)
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20 May 1993 Max Klein inventor (paint by numbers), dies at 77
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20 May 1994 Dallas Pratt collector, dies at 79
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20 May 1994 Ronald Russell actor/manager (We Are Angels), dies at 83
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20 May 1994 Vivien John artist, dies at 79
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20 May 1996 Jon Pertwee, English actor (b. 1919)
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20 May 1996 Eric Davidson comedy scriptwriter, dies at 65
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20 May 1996 George Malcolm Thomson journalist, dies at 96
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20 May 1996 Jack Wyngaard dancer, dies at 37
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20 May 1996 Janaki Ramachandran PM of Indian state of Tamil Nadu (1988), dies
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20 May 1996 John Pertwee actor (Dr Who), dies at 76
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20 May 1996 Julius Marmur biochemist/geneticist, dies at 70
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20 May 1996 Lewis B Combs naval commander/civil engineer, dies at 101
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20 May 1997 Virgilio Boat President of Colombia (1986-90), dies
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20 May 2000 Jean-Pierre Rampal, French flute player (b. 1922)
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20 May 2000 Malik Sealy, American basketball player and actor (b. 1970)
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20 May 2000 Yevgeny Khrunov, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1933)
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20 May 2001 Renato Carosone, Italian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1920)
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20 May 2002 Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist, biologist, and academic (b. 1941)
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20 May 2005 Paul Ricœur, French philosopher and academic (b. 1913)
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20 May 2005 William Seawell, American general (b. 1918)
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20 May 2007 Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer (b. 1914)
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20 May 2008 Hamilton Jordan, American politician, 8th White House Chief of Staff (b. 1944)
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20 May 2009 Arthur Erickson, Canadian architect and urban planner, designed Roy Thomson Hall (b. 1924)
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20 May 2009 Pierre Gamarra, French author, poet, and critic (b. 1919)
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20 May 2009 Lucy Gordon, English model and actress (b. 1980)
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20 May 2011 Randy Savage, American wrestler and actor (b. 1952)
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20 May 2012 Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, Libyan terrorist, conducted the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing (b. 1952)
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20 May 2012 Leela Dube, Indian anthropologist and scholar (b. 1923)
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20 May 2012 Robin Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (Bee Gees, The Rattlesnakes, and One World Project) (b. 1949)
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20 May 2012 David Littman, English-Swiss historian, author, and academic (b. 1933)
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20 May 2012 Eugene Polley, American engineer, invented the remote control (b. 1915)
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20 May 2012 Carrie Smith, American singer (b. 1925)
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20 May 2012 Andrew B. Steinberg, American lawyer (b. 1958)
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20 May 2013 Flavio Costantini, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1926)
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20 May 2013 Billie Dawe, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1924)
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20 May 2013 Anders Eliasson, Swedish composer (b. 1947)
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20 May 2013 Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball player and coach (b. 1924)
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20 May 2013 Ray Manzarek American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (The Doors, Rick & the Ravens, Manzarek–Krieger, and Nite City) (b. 1939)
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20 May 2013 Denys Roberts, English judge and politician (b. 1923)
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20 May 2013 Zach Sobiech, American singer-songwriter (b. 1995)
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20 May 2014 Sandra Bem, American psychologist and academic (b. 1944)
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20 May 2014 Ross Brown, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1934)
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20 May 2014 Robyn Denny, English-French painter (b. 1930)
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20 May 2014 Arthur Gelb, American journalist, author, and critic (b. 1924)
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20 May 2014 Prince Rupert Loewenstein, Spanish-English businessman (b. 1933)
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20 May 2014 Barbara Murray, English actress (b. 1929)
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20 May 2015 Bob Belden, American saxophonist, composer, and producer (b. 1956)
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20 May 2015 Femi Robinson, Nigerian actor and playwright (b. 1940)
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20 May 2015 Sudha Shivpuri, Indian actress (b. 1937)
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