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Deaths on the 24th of May in history

Deaths
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24 May 1144 Petronella wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies
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24 May 1153 David I of Scotland (b. 1083)
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24 May 1351 Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman, Moroccan sultan (b. 1297)
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24 May 1408 Taejo of Joseon (b. 1335)
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24 May 1425 Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany (b. 1362)
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24 May 1456 Ambroise de Loré, French commander (b. 1396)
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24 May 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (b. 1473)
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24 May 1543 Nicolas Copernicus astronomer, dies in Poland
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24 May 1612 Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1563)
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24 May 1627 Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet and cleric (b. 1561)
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24 May 1632 Robert Hues, English mathematician and geographer (b. 1553)
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24 May 1665 Maria de Jesus de Agreda [Maria Coronel] Spanish franciscans, dies
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24 May 1669 Pieter Cuypers South Netherlands lawyer, dies at 48
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24 May 1670 Ferdinand II ruler of Toscane, dies at 59
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24 May 1696 Albertine Agnes princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 62
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24 May 1725 Jonathan Wild, English criminal (b. 1682)
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24 May 1734 Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
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24 May 1751 William Hamilton of Gilbertsfield, poet, dies
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24 May 1762 Joseph Umstatt composer, dies at 51
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24 May 1773 Jan Zach composer, dies at 73
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24 May 1792 George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1718)
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24 May 1792 Jakob M R Lenz writer (That Soldier), dies
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24 May 1804 Simon Style Fries medical/writer, dies at 73
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24 May 1806 John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (b. 1723)
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24 May 1817 Juan Mel
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24 May 1826 Friedrich Fesca composer, dies at 37
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24 May 1831 Benjamin Carr composer, dies at 62
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24 May 1843 Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (b. 1765)
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24 May 1844 William Crockford clubman/gambler, dies
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24 May 1848 A V Droste-H
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24 May 1850 Jane Porter novelist (Scottish Chiefs), dies at 74
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24 May 1851 Stanko Vraz [Jakob Frass] Slavic poet (Grammatica), dies at 40
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24 May 1861 Elmer E. Ellsworth, American colonel (b. 1837)
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24 May 1861 Elmer Ellsworth US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23
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24 May 1861 James T Jackson US landlord (doodde EE Ellsworth), shot dead)
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24 May 1871 Francisco Salvador Daniel composer, dies at 40
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24 May 1872 Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter and illustrator (b. 1794)
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24 May 1876 Henry Kingsley English/Australian writer, dies at 46
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24 May 1879 William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist (b. 1805)
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24 May 1881 Samuel Palmer, English painter and illustrator (b. 1805)
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24 May 1894 William Joseph Westbrook composer, dies at 63
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24 May 1895 Joseph Quinaux Belgian painter, dies at 73
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24 May 1901 Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (b. 1824)
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24 May 1908 Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer and architect (b. 1821)
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24 May 1915 John Condon, Irish-English soldier (b. 1896)
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24 May 1919 Amado Nervo, Mexican poet, journalist, and educator (b. 1870)
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24 May 1941 Lancelot Holland, English admiral (b. 1887)
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24 May 1943 Vladimir I Nemirovitch-Dantshenko Russian playwright, dies at 84
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24 May 1945 Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal and pilot (b. 1892)
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24 May 1948 Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
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24 May 1948 Alfred Kastner composer, dies at 78
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24 May 1949 Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect, designed Lenin's Mausoleum and Moscow Kazanskaya railway station (b. 1873)
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24 May 1950 Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English field marshal and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (b. 1883)
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24 May 1951 Thomas N. Heffron, American actor, director, screenwriter (b. 1872)
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24 May 1953 Cor Hermus actor (Bleeke Bet, William of Orange, Jantes), dies at 63
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24 May 1956 Guy Kibbee actor (Captain Blood, Babes in Arms), dies at 74
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24 May 1958 Frank Rowe, Australian public servant (b. 1895)
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24 May 1959 John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (b. 1888)
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24 May 1960 Avraham Arnon, Belarusian-Israeli educator (b. 1887)
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24 May 1963 Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)
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24 May 1965 Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (b. 1908)
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24 May 1968 Bernard Rogers composer (Warrior, Passion), dies at 75
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24 May 1969 Mitzi Green actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer), dies at 48
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24 May 1972 Ismail Yassine, Egyptian actor (b. 1915)
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24 May 1972 Asta Nielsen actress (Joyless Street), dies at 88
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24 May 1972 Gavin Muir actor (Hollister-Betty Hutton Show), dies at 64
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24 May 1974 Duke Ellington, American pianist and composer (b. 1899)
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24 May 1976 Melle J Oldeboerrigter ("Melle"): Painter / cartoonist, dies at 65
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24 May 1976 Denise Pelletier, Canadian actress (b. 1923)
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24 May 1976 Henk Lankhorst pacifist/Dutch MP (PSP), dies at 62
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24 May 1979 Ernest Bullock, English organist, composer, and educator (b. 1890)
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24 May 1979 Jan Arvan actor (Red Skelton Show, Zorro), dies
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24 May 1981 Herbert Müller, Swiss race car driver (b. 1940)
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24 May 1981 A. Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan educator and politician (b. 1916)
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24 May 1981 George Jessel US comedian/America's toastmaster general (Diary of Young Comic), dies from a heart attack at 83
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24 May 1981 Jack Warner [Waters] actor (Captive Heart), dies at 84
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24 May 1981 Jaime Rold
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24 May 1984 Vince McMahon, Sr., American wrestling promoter and businessman, founded WWE (b. 1914)
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24 May 1986 Gunnar Bj
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24 May 1986 Stephen D Thorne Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, dies in a plane crash at 33
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24 May 1986 Yakima Canutt actor/director (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 91
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24 May 1987 Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89
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24 May 1988 James "Hamish" Hamilton: British publisher (Salinger / Mitford), dies at 87
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24 May 1988 James "Hamish" Hamilton British publisher (Salinger/Mitford), dies at 87
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24 May 1988 Tom Burtt cricketer (New Zealand slow left-armer in 11 Tests 1947-53), dies
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24 May 1989 Herwig Hensen [Flor Mielants] Flemish dramatist/poet, dies at 72
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24 May 1990 Arthur Villeneuve, Canadian painter (b. 1910)
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24 May 1991 Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Byrds and Dillard & Clark) (b. 1944)
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24 May 1991 Miriam di San Servolo, Italian actress (b. 1912)
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24 May 1992 Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese race car driver (b. 1956)
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24 May 1992 Joan Sanderson, English actress (b. 1912)
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24 May 1993 Jesus Posadas Ocampo Mexican cardinal/archbishop, shot dead at 66
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24 May 1993 Milton O Thompson astronaut (Dynasoar, X-15), dies at 66
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24 May 1994 Jean-Pierre E Plooij Dutch writer (Bird House), dies at 48
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24 May 1994 John Barrington Wain author, dies at 69
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24 May 1994 Sandor Lakatos Hungarian violist/orchestra leader, dies at 69
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24 May 1994 Yehuda Mor-Mirkovsky Israeli kibbutz-founder, dies at 96
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24 May 1995 Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1916)
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24 May 1995 Mike Pyne jazz Pianist, dies at 54
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24 May 1996 Enrique Álvarez Félix, Mexican actor (b. 1934)
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24 May 1996 Joseph Mitchell, American journalist and author (b. 1908)
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24 May 1996 Alexander Langsdorf physicist, dies at 83
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24 May 1996 Harry Campion statistician, dies at 91
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24 May 1996 Jack McCarthy kiddie show host (Popeye), dies of cancer at 81
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24 May 1996 Jacob R Druckman composer, dies at 67
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24 May 1996 John Abbott British actor (Lady Jane, Quest), dies at 90
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24 May 1997 Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor (b. 1923)
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24 May 2000 Kurt Schork, American journalist and scholar (b. 1947)
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24 May 2000 Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1919)
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24 May 2002 Wallace Markfield, American author (b. 1926)
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24 May 2003 Rachel Kempson, English-American actress (b. 1910)
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24 May 2004 Henry Ries, German-American photographer (b. 1917)
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24 May 2004 Milton Shulman, Canadian author and critic (b. 1913)
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24 May 2004 Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator (b. 1900)
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24 May 2005 Carl Amery, German activist and author (b. 1922)
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24 May 2005 Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist and poet (b. 1913)
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24 May 2005 Guy Tardif, Canadian academic and politician (b. 1935)
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24 May 2006 Jesús Ledesma Aguilar, Mexican murderer (b. 1963)
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24 May 2006 Henry Bumstead, American art director and production designer (b. 1915)
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24 May 2006 Claude Piéplu, French actor (b. 1923)
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24 May 2006 Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician and educator (b. 1930)
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24 May 2008 Rob Knox, English actor (b. 1989)
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24 May 2008 Dick Martin, American actor and director (b. 1922)
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24 May 2008 Jimmy McGriff, American organist and bandleader (b. 1936)
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24 May 2009 Jay Bennett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Wilco) (b. 1963)
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24 May 2010 Ray Alan, English ventriloquist, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
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24 May 2010 Tapen Chatterjee, Indian actor (b. 1937)
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24 May 2010 Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (Slipknot and Unida) (b. 1972)
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24 May 2010 Raymond V. Haysbert, American businessman and activist (b. 1920)
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24 May 2010 Petr Muk, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1965)
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24 May 2010 Barbara New, English actress (b. 1923)
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24 May 2010 Anneliese Rothenberger, German soprano and actress (b. 1926)
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24 May 2011 Huguette Clark, French-American painter and philanthropist (b. 1906)
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24 May 2011 Hakim Ali Zardari Indian-Pakistani businessman and politician (b. 1930)
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24 May 2012 Klaas Carel Faber Dutch-German SS officer (b. 1922)
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24 May 2012 Kathi Kamen Goldmark, American journalist and author (b. 1948)
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24 May 2012 Jacqueline Harpman, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (b. 1929)
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24 May 2012 Juan Francisco Lombardo, Argentinian footballer (b. 1925)
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24 May 2012 Mark McConnell, American drummer (Madam X and Blackfoot) (b. 1961)
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24 May 2012 Ndombe Opetum, Congolese singer-songwriter (TPOK Jazz) (b. 1947)
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24 May 2012 Lee Rich, American production manager and producer (b. 1918)
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24 May 2013 Helmut Braunlich, German-American violinist and composer (b. 1929)
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24 May 2013 Ron Davies, Welsh footballer (b. 1942)
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24 May 2013 Gotthard Graubner, German painter (b. 1930)
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24 May 2013 Haynes Johnson, American journalist and author (b. 1931)
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24 May 2013 Yevgeny Kychanov, Russian orientalist and historian (b. 1932)
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24 May 2013 John "Mule" Miles, American baseball player (b. 1922)
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24 May 2013 Pyotr Todorovsky, Ukrainian-Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1925)
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24 May 2014 David Allen, English cricketer (b. 1935)
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24 May 2014 Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, Iranian businessman (b. 1969)
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24 May 2014 Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1927)
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24 May 2014 Mark Selbee, American kick-boxer (b. 1969)
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24 May 2014 John Vasconcellos, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1932)
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24 May 2015 Tanith Lee, English author (b. 1947)
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