May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 229 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
218 – Julia Maesa , aunt of the assassinated Caracalla , is banished to her home in Syria by the self-proclaimed emperor Macrinus and declares her 14-year-old grandson Elagabalus , emperor of Rome .
1204 – Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire .
1527 – The Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes itself as a republic .
1532 – Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England.
1568 – Mary, Queen of Scots , flees to England.
1584 – Santiago de Vera becomes sixth Governor-General of the Spanish colony of the Philippines.
1770 – A 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France.
1771 – The Battle of Alamance , a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called The "Regulators ", occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina .
1811 – Peninsular War : The allies Spain, Portugal and United Kingdom, defeat the French at the Battle of Albuera .
1812 – Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov signs the Treaty of Bucharest , ending the Russo-Turkish War . Bessarabia is annexed by Imperial Russia .
1822 – Greek War of Independence : The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli .
1834 – The Battle of Asseiceira is fought, the last and decisive engagement of the Liberal Wars in Portugal.
1843 – The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail with one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove, Missouri .
1866 – The U.S. Congress eliminates the half dime coin and replaces it with the five cent piece, or nickel .
1868 – United States President Andrew Johnson is acquitted in his impeachment trial by one vote in the United States Senate .
1874 – A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
1877 – May 1877 political crisis in France.
1888 – Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
1891 – The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt , Germany, and will feature the world's first long distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
1914 – The first ever National Challenge Cup final is played. Brooklyn Field Club defeats Brooklyn Celtic 2–1.
1916 – The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic sign the secret wartime Sykes-Picot Agreement partitioning former Ottoman territories such as Iraq and Syria .
1918 – The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later.
1919 – A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey , Newfoundland , for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight .
1920 – In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc .
1929 – In Hollywood , the first Academy Awards are awarded.
1943 – The Holocaust : The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends.
1951 – The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport ) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines .
1953 – American journalist William N. Oatis is released after serving 22 months of a ten-year prison sentence for espionage in Czechoslovakia .
1960 – Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser ), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California .
1961 – Park Chung-hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea .
1966 – The Communist Party of China issues the "May 16 Notice ", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution .
1969 – Venera program : Venera 5 , a Soviet space probe , lands on Venus .
1974 – Josip Broz Tito is re-elected president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . This time he is elected for life .
1975 – India annexes Sikkim after the mountain state holds a referendum in which the popular vote is in favor of merging with India.
1975 – Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest .
1983 – Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement rebels against the Sudanese government.
1986 – The Seville Statement on Violence is adopted by an international meeting of scientists, convened by the Spanish National Commission for UNESCO , in Seville , Spain.
1988 – A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine .
1991 – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress . She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.
1997 – Mobutu Sese Seko , the President of Zaire , flees the country.
2003 – In Casablanca , Morocco , 33 civilians are killed and more than 100 people are injured in the Casablanca terrorist attacks .
2005 – Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote.
2007 – Nicolas Sarkozy takes office as President of France .
2011 – STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour .
2014 – Twelve people are killed in two explosions in the Gikomba market area of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi .
2015 – A passenger train collides with a tractor and trailer on a level crossing at Ibbenbüren , Germany. Two people are killed and 40 are injured.
Births
1611 – Pope Innocent XI (d. 1689)
1641 – Dudley North , English economist and politician (d. 1691)
1710 – William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot , English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (d. 1782)
1718 – Maria Gaetana Agnesi , Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1799)
1763 – Louis Nicolas Vauquelin , French pharmacist and chemist (d. 1829)
1788 – Friedrich Rückert , German poet and translator (d. 1866)
1801 – William H. Seward , American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Secretary of State (d. 1872)
1819 – Johann Voldemar Jannsen , Estonian journalist and poet (d. 1890)
1821 – Pafnuty Chebyshev , Russian mathematician and statistician (d. 1894)
1824 – Levi P. Morton , American banker and politician, 22nd United States Vice President (d. 1920)
1827 – Pierre Cuypers , Dutch architect, designed the Amsterdam Centraal railway station and Rijksmuseum (d. 1921)
1831 – David Edward Hughes , Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (d. 1900)
1845 – Élie Metchnikoff , Ukrainian-French biologist and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
1861 – H. H. Holmes , American serial killer (d. 1896)
1879 – Pierre Gilliard , Swiss author and academic (d. 1962)
1882 – Simeon Price , American golfer (d. 1945)
1883 – Celâl Bayar , Turkish politician, 3rd President of Turkey (d. 1986)
1888 – Royal Rife , American microbiologist and instrument maker (d. 1971)
1891 – Richard Tauber , Austrian tenor and actor (d. 1948)
1897 – Zvi Sliternik , Israeli entomologist and academic (d. 1994)
1898 – Tamara de Lempicka , Polish-American painter (d. 1980)
1898 – Desanka Maksimović , Serbian poet and academic (d. 1993)
1898 – Kenji Mizoguchi , Japanese director and screenwriter (d. 1956)
1900 – Aage Winther-Jørgensen , Danish actor (d. 1967)
1905 – Henry Fonda , American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1982)
1906 – Alfred Pellan , Canadian painter and educator (d. 1988)
1906 – Arturo Uslar Pietri , Venezuelan lawyer, journalist, and author (d. 2001)
1906 – Margret Rey , German author and illustrator (d. 1996)
1907 – Bob Tisdall , Sri Lankan-Irish hurdler (d. 2004)
1907 – Luigi Villoresi , Italian race car driver (d. 1997)
1909 – Margaret Sullavan , American actress and singer (d. 1960)
1910 – Olga Bergholz , Russian poet and author (d. 1975)
1910 – Higashifushimi Kunihide , Japanese monk and educator (d. 2014)
1910 – Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov , Russian painter and educator (d. 1972)
1912 – Studs Terkel , American historian and author (d. 2008)
1913 – Woody Herman , American singer, saxophonist, and clarinet player (d. 1987)
1914 – Edward T. Hall , American anthropologist and author (d. 2009)
1915 – Mario Monicelli , Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1916 – Ephraim Katzir , Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (d. 2009)
1917 – George Gaynes , Finnish-American actor and singer (d. 2016)
1917 – Ben Kuroki , American sergeant and pilot (d. 2015)
1917 – James C. Murray , American lawyer and politician (d. 1999)
1917 – Juan Rulfo , Mexican author and photographer (d. 1986)
1918 – Wilf Mannion , English footballer and manager (d. 2000)
1919 – Liberace , American pianist and entertainer (d. 1987)
1919 – Ramon Margalef , Spanish ecologist and biologist (d. 2004)
1920 – Martine Carol , French actress (d. 1967)
1921 – Harry Carey, Jr. , American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1922 – Eddie Bert , American trombonist (d. 2012)
1923 – Victoria Fromkin , American linguist and academic (d. 2000)
1923 – Merton Miller , American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)
1923 – Peter Underwood , English parapsychologist and author (d. 2014)
1925 – Nancy Roman , American astronomer
1925 – Bobbejaan Schoepen , Belgian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2010)
1925 – Ola Vincent , Nigerian banker and economist (d. 2012)
1925 – Nílton Santos , Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)
1928 – Billy Martin , American baseball player and coach (d. 1989)
1929 – Betty Carter , American singer-songwriter (d. 1998)
1929 – John Conyers , American lawyer and politician
1929 – Claude Morin , Canadian academic and politician
1929 – Adrienne Rich , American poet and author (d. 2012)
1930 – Friedrich Gulda , Austrian pianist and composer (d. 2000)
1931 – Hana Brady , Czech-Polish holocaust victim (d. 1944)
1931 – Vujadin Boškov , Serbian footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
1931 – Jack Dodson , American actor (d. 1994)
1931 – Denise Filiatrault , Canadian actress and director
1931 – K. Natwar Singh , Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs
1931 – Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. , American soldier and politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut
1934 – Kenneth O. Morgan , Welsh historian and author
1934 – Antony Walker , English general
1935 – Floyd Smith , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1936 – Roy Hudd , English actor
1936 – Karl Lehmann , German cardinal
1937 – Yvonne Craig , American actress and dancer (d. 2015)
1938 – Stuart Bell , English lawyer and politician (d. 2012)
1940 – Ole Ernst , Danish actor (d. 2013)
1941 – Denis Hart , Australian archbishop
1942 – David Penry-Davey , English lawyer and judge
1943 – Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews , English politician
1943 – Dan Coats , American politician and diplomat, 29th United States Ambassador to Germany
1943 – Marko Kravos , Italian-Slovenian poet and translator
1944 – Billy Cobham , Panamanian-American drummer, composer, and bandleader (Mahavishnu Orchestra , Jazz Is Dead , and Bobby and the Midnites )
1944 – Antal Nagy , Hungarian footballer
1944 – Danny Trejo , American actor and producer
1945 – Nicky Chinn , English songwriter and producer
1945 – Massimo Moratti , Italian businessman
1945 – Marta Beatriz Roque , Cuban economist and activist
1946 – Roger Earl , English drummer and songwriter (Savoy Brown and Foghat )
1946 – Robert Fripp , English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (King Crimson , The League of Gentlemen , Giles, Giles and Fripp , and Fripp & Eno )
1946 – John Law , English sociologist and academic
1947 – Barbara Lee , American singer (The Chiffons ) (d. 1992)
1947 – Bill Smitrovich , American actor
1947 – Darrell Sweet , English-Scottish drummer (Nazareth ) (d. 1999)
1947 – Roch Thériault , Canadian religious leader (d. 2011)
1948 – Jesper Christensen , Danish actor, director, and producer
1948 – Katia Dandoulaki , Greek model and actress
1948 – Judy Finnigan , English talk show host and author
1948 – Enrico Fumia , Italian automobile and product designer
1948 – Emma Georgina Rothschild , English historian and academic
1948 – Staf Van Roosbroeck , Belgian cyclist
1949 – Rick Reuschel , American baseball player
1950 – Georg Bednorz , German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1950 – Ray Condo , Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2004)
1950 – Bruce Coville , American author
1951 – Unshō Ishizuka , Japanese voice actor
1951 – Christian Lacroix , French fashion designer
1951 – Jonathan Richman , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Modern Lovers )
1951 – Janet Soskice , Canadian philosopher and theologian
1952 – James Herndon , American psychologist and academic
1953 – Pierce Brosnan , Irish-American actor and producer
1953 – Kitanoumi Toshimitsu , Japanese sumo wrestler, the 55th Yokozuna (d. 2015)
1953 – David Maclean , Scottish politician
1953 – Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman , Scottish judge and academic
1954 – Dafydd Williams , Canadian physician and astronaut
1955 – Olga Korbut , Belarusian gymnast
1955 – Jack Morris , American baseball player and sportscaster
1955 – Hazel O'Connor , English-Irish singer-songwriter and actress
1955 – Páidí Ó Sé , Irish footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1955 – Debra Winger , American actress and producer
1957 – Joan Benoit , American runner
1957 – Benjamin Mancroft, 3rd Baron Mancroft , English politician
1957 – Yuri Shevchuk , Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (DDT )
1957 – Anthony St John, 22nd Baron St John of Bletso , English lawyer and businessman
1957 – Bob Suter , American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2014)
1958 – Gitane Demone , American singer-songwriter (Christian Death and Pompeii 99 )
1958 – Glenn Gregory , English singer-songwriter (Heaven 17 , Honeyroot , and ABC )
1959 – Mitch Webster , American baseball player
1959 – Mare Winningham , American actress and singer-songwriter
1960 – Landon Deireragea , Nauruan politician, Nauruan Speaker of Parliament
1960 – S. Shanmuganathan , Sri Lankan commander and politician (d. 1998)
1961 – Kevin McDonald , Canadian actor and screenwriter
1961 – Charles Wright , American wrestler
1962 – Jimmy Hood , Scottish engineer and politician
1962 – Helga Radtke , German long jumper
1962 – Lisa Yuskavage , American painter
1963 – Jon Coffelt , American painter and sculptor
1963 – Mercedes Echerer , Austrian actress and politician
1963 – Rachel Griffith , Anglo-American economist
1963 – Serge Teyssot-Gay , French guitarist (Noir Désir )
1963 – David Wilkinson , English theologian and academic
1964 – John Salley , American basketball player and actor
1964 – Boyd Tinsley , American singer-songwriter and violinist (Dave Matthews Band )
1964 – Edit Bérces , Hungarian runner
1964 – Mary Anne Hobbs , English DJ and journalist
1964 – Milton Jones , English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1965 – Krist Novoselic , American bass player and songwriter (Nirvana , Flipper , Sweet 75 , The No WTO Combo , and Eyes Adrift )
1965 – Tanel Tammet , Estonian computer scientist, engineer, and academic
1966 – Sommore , American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Celia Ireland , Australian actress
1966 – Janet Jackson , American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress
1966 – Scott Reeves , American singer-songwriter and actor (Blue County )
1966 – Metin Şentürk , Turkish singer
1966 – Thurman Thomas , American football player
1967 – Doug Brocail , American baseball player and coach
1968 – Ralph Tresvant , American singer, actor, and producer (New Edition and Heads of State )
1968 – Chingmy Yau , Hong Kong actress
1969 – David Boreanaz , American actor, director, and producer
1969 – Tucker Carlson , American journalist, co-founded The Daily Caller
1969 – Tracey Gold , American actress
1969 – Steve Lewis , American sprinter
1970 – Gabriela Sabatini , Argentinian tennis player
1970 – Danielle Spencer , Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1971 – Phil Clarke , English rugby player and sportscaster
1971 – Rachel Goswell , English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Slowdive and Mojave 3 )
1972 – Christian Califano , French rugby player
1972 – Khary Payton , American actor
1972 – Hideki Naganuma , Japanese music composer
1973 – Jason Acuña , American actor and stuntman
1973 – Special Ed , American rapper and actor (Crooklyn Dodgers )
1973 – Tori Spelling , American actress, producer, and author
1973 – Kōsuke Toriumi , Japanese voice actor
1974 – Laura Pausini , Italian singer-songwriter and producer
1974 – Adam Richman , American actor and television host
1974 – Sonny Sandoval , American singer-songwriter (P.O.D. )
1975 – B.Slade , American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1975 – Tony Kakko , Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sonata Arctica and Northern Kings )
1976 – Dirk Nannes , Australian-Dutch cricketer
1977 – Dolcenera , Italian singer-songwriter and actress
1977 – Claudia Albertario , Argentinian model and actress
1977 – Jean-Sébastien Giguère , Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Asami Imai , Japanese voice actress and singer
1977 – Melanie Lynskey , New Zealand actress
1977 – Emilíana Torrini , Icelandic singer-songwriter (GusGus )
1978 – Scott Nicholls , English motorcycle racer
1978 – Lionel Scaloni , Argentinian footballer
1978 – Jim Sturgess , English singer-songwriter and actor
1979 – McKenzie Lee , English porn actress
1979 – Barbara Nedeljáková , Slovak actress
1980 – Nuria Llagostera Vives , Spanish tennis player
1981 – Ricardo Costa , Portuguese footballer
1981 – Joseph Morgan , English actor and producer
1981 – Taavi Rähn , Estonian footballer
1982 – Billy Crawford , Filipino-American singer-songwriter and actor
1982 – Ju Ji-hoon , South Korean actor
1982 – Łukasz Kubot , Polish tennis player
1982 – Hanna Mariën , Belgian sprinter
1983 – Nancy Ajram , Lebanese singer
1983 – Daniel Kerr , Australian footballer
1983 – Kyle Wellwood , Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Darío Cvitanich , Argentinian footballer
1984 – Tomáš Fleischmann , Czech ice hockey player
1984 – Mickie Knuckles , American wrestler
1984 – Jensen Lewis , American baseball player
1984 – Pania Rose , Australian model
1984 – Rick Rypien , Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2011)
1985 – Stanislav Ianevski , Bulgarian actor
1985 – Anja Mittag , German footballer
1985 – Tadayoshi Okura , Japanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Kanjani Eight )
1985 – Rodrigo Peters Marques , Brazilian footballer
1985 – Corey Perry , Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Emanuel Saldaño , Argentinian cyclist (d. 2014)
1985 – Kazuhito Tanaka , Japanese gymnast
1986 – Megan Fox , American actress
1986 – Andy Keogh , Irish footballer
1986 – Shamcey Supsup , Filipino model and architect
1986 – Shakti Arora , Indian Actor
1987 – Can Bonomo , Turkish singer
1987 – Tom Onslow-Cole , English race car driver
1988 – Abella Anderson , Cuban-American porn actress
1988 – Jesús Castillo , Mexican footballer
1988 – Martynas Gecevičius , Lithuanian basketball player
1988 – Jaak Põldma , Estonian tennis player
1989 – Behati Prinsloo , Namibian model
1990 – Amanda Carreras , Gibraltarian tennis player
1990 – Charlotte Crosby , English television personality
1990 – Thomas Brodie-Sangster , English actor
1990 – Darko Šarović , Serbian sprinter
1990 – Omar Strong , American basketball player
1991 – Grigor Dimitrov , Bulgarian tennis player
1991 – Ashley Wagner , American figure skater
1992 – Davika Hoorne Thai-Belgian model and actress
1992 – Jeff Skinner , Canadian ice hockey player
1993 – IU , South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
1993 – Johannes Thingnes Bø , Norwegian biathlete
1993 – Karol Mets , Estonian footballer
1994 – Miles Heizer , American actor
1994 – Aaron Moores , English swimmer
1994 – Kathinka von Deichmann , Liechtensteinerin tennis player
1995 – Elizabeth Ralston , Australian footballer
1996 – Louisa Chirico , American tennis player
1998 – Ariel Waller , Canadian actress
Deaths
1182 – John Komnenos Vatatzes , Byzantine general (b. 1132)
1265 – Simon Stock , English-French saint (b. 1165)
1569 – Dirk Willems , Dutch anabaptist and martyr
1620 – William Adams , English sailor and navigator (b. 1564)
1657 – Andrew Bobola , Polish missionary and martyr (b. 1591)
1667 – Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton , English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1607)
1669 – Pietro da Cortona , Italian painter and architect, designed the Santi Luca e Martina (b. 1596)
1691 – Jacob Leisler , German-American politician, 8th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1640)
1703 – Charles Perrault , French author and academic (b. 1628)
1778 – Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness , English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1718)
1790 – Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke , English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (b. 1720)
1818 – Matthew Lewis , English author and playwright (b. 1775)
1830 – Joseph Fourier , French mathematician and physicist (b. 1768)
1862 – Edward Gibbon Wakefield , English politician (b. 1796)
1882 – Reuben Chapman , American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Alabama (b. 1799)
1890 – Mihkel Veske , Estonian poet, linguist and theologist (b. 1843)
1891 – Ion C. Brătianu , Romanian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1821)
1913 – Louis Perrier , Swiss architect and politician (b. 1849)
1920 – Levi P. Morton , American politician, 22nd United States Vice President (b. 1824)
1926 – Mehmed VI , Ottoman sultan (b. 1861)
1936 – Leonidas Paraskevopoulos , Greek general and politician (b. 1860)
1940 – Jacques Goudstikker , Dutch art dealer (b. 1897)
1943 – Alfred Hoche , German psychiatrist and academic (b. 1865)
1944 – George Ade , American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1866)
1946 – Bruno Tesch , German chemist and businessman (b. 1890)
1946 – Karl Weinbacher , German manager (b. 1898)
1947 – Frederick Gowland Hopkins , English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)
1947 – Zhang Lingfu , Chinese general (b. 1903)
1953 – Django Reinhardt , Belgian guitarist and composer (Quintette du Hot Club de France ) (b. 1910)
1954 – Clemens Krauss , Austrian conductor and manager (b. 1893)
1955 – James Agee , American novelist and critic (b. 1909)
1955 – Manny Ayulo , American racing driver (b. 1921)
1956 – H. B. Reese , American candy-maker and businessman, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (b. 1876)
1957 – Eliot Ness , American federal agent (b. 1903)
1959 – Elisha Scott , Irish footballer and manager (b. 1894)
1961 – George A. Malcolm , American lawyer and jurist (b. 1881)
1968 – Karol Kot , Polish serial killer (b. 1946)
1973 – Jacques Lipchitz , Lithuanian-American sculptor (b. 1891)
1977 – Modibo Keïta , Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (b. 1915)
1979 – A. Philip Randolph , American union leader and activist (b. 1889)
1981 – Ernie Freeman , American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1922)
1981 – Willy Hartner , German physician and academic (b. 1905)
1984 – Andy Kaufman , American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1949)
1984 – Irwin Shaw , American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1913)
1985 – Margaret Hamilton , American actress (b. 1902)
1989 – Leila Kasra , Iranian poet and songwriter (b. 1939)
1990 – Sammy Davis Jr. , American singer, dancer, and actor (b. 1925)
1990 – Jim Henson , American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, created The Muppets (b. 1936)
1992 – Chalino Sánchez , Mexican singer-songwriter (b. 1960)
1993 – Marv Johnson , American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1938)
1994 – Alain Cuny , French actor (b. 1908)
1996 – Jeremy Michael Boorda , American admiral (b. 1939)
1997 – Elbridge Durbrow , American diplomat (b. 1903)
2000 – Bodacious , American bull (b. 1988)
2002 – Alec Campbell , Australian soldier (b. 1899)
2003 – Mark McCormack , American lawyer and sports agent, founded IMG (b. 1930)
2005 – Andrew Goodpaster , American general (b. 1915)
2008 – Robert Mondavi , American winemaker, co-founded the Opus One Winery (b. 1913)
2010 – Ronnie James Dio , American singer-songwriter and producer (Rainbow , Black Sabbath , Dio , Heaven & Hell , and Elf ) (b. 1942)
2010 – Hank Jones , American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1918)
2011 – Ralph Barker , English author (b. 1917)
2011 – Bob Davis , Australian footballer and coach (b. 1928)
2011 – Edward Hardwicke , English actor (b. 1932)
2011 – Kiyoshi Kodama , Japanese actor (b. 1934)
2012 – Patricia Aakhus , American author and academic (b. 1952)
2012 – James Abdnor , American soldier and politician, 30th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (b. 1923)
2012 – Maria Bieșu , Moldovan opera singer (b. 1935)
2012 – Chuck Brown , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1936)
2012 – Ernie Chan , Filipino-American illustrator (b. 1940)
2012 – Kurt Felix , Swiss television host (b. 1941)
2012 – Kevin Hickey , American baseball player (b. 1956)
2013 – Angelo Errichetti , American politician (b. 1928)
2013 – Bryan Illerbrun , Canadian football player (b. 1957)
2013 – Frankie Librán , Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1948)
2013 – Heinrich Rohrer , Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1933)
2013 – Paul Shane , English actor and singer (b. 1940)
2013 – Dick Trickle , American race car driver (b. 1941)
2013 – Bernard Waber , American author and illustrator (b. 1921)
2014 – Chris Duckworth , Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (b. 1933)
2014 – Vito Favero , Italian cyclist (b. 1932)
2014 – Nicola Ghiuselev , Bulgarian actor and singer (b. 1936)
2014 – Bud Hollowell , American baseball player and manager (b. 1943)
2014 – Russi Mody , Indian businessman (b. 1918)
2014 – Clyde Snow , American anthropologist and author (b. 1928)
2015 – Prashant Bhargava , American director and producer (b. 1973)
2015 – Charlotte Klamroth , German super-centenarian (b. 1903)
2015 – Moshe Levinger , Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1935)
2015 – Flora MacNeil , Irish singer (b. 1928)
2015 – Dean Potter , American rock climber and BASE jumper (b. 1972)
2015 – Adrian Robinson , American football player (b. 1989)
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