May 24 - Deaths

Deaths

• 1153 – King David I of Scotland (b. 1084)
• 1351 – Abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. c. 1297)
• 1408 – Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)
• 1425 – Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)
• 1456 – Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)
• 1543 – Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer (b. 1473)
• 1612 – Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman (b. 1563)
• 1627 – Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet (b. 1561)
• 1632 – Robert Hues, English mathematician and geographer (b. 1553)
• 1725 – Jonathan Wild, English criminal (b. 1682)
• 1734 – Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
• 1792 – George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, British naval officer (b. 1718)
• 1806 – John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, British field marshal (b. 1723)
• 1843 – Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician (b. 1765)
• 1861 – Elmer E. Ellsworth, American Civil War officer (b. 1837)
• 1872 – Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (b. 1794)
• 1876 – Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian revolutionary (b. 1843)
• 1879 – William Lloyd Garrison, American abolitionist and publisher (b. 1805)
• 1881 – Samuel Palmer, English artist (b. 1805)
• 1883 – Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri, Algerian leader (b. 1808)
• 1908 – Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1821)
• 1915 – Private John Condon, English World War I soldier (b. 1896)
• 1919 – Amado Nervo, Mexican poet (b. 1870)
• 1941 – Lancelot Holland, British admiral (b. 1887)
• 1945 – Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal (b. 1892)
• 1947 – Charles Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss writer (b. 1878)
• 1948 – Jacques Feyder, Belgian director and screenwriter (b. 1885)
• 1949 – Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (b. 1873)
• 1950 – Archibald Wavell, British Field Marshal (b. 1883)
• 1959 – John Foster Dulles, American, 52nd United States Secretary of State (b. 1888)
• 1960 – Avraham Arnon, Israeli educator and a recipient of the Israel Prize (b. 1887)
• 1963 – Elmore James, American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (b. 1918)
• 1969 – Willy Ley, German-born rocket scientist (b. 1906)
• 1972 – Ismail Yasin, Egyptian comedian and actor (b. 1915)
• 1974 – Duke Ellington, American composer and musician (b. 1899)
• 1984 – Vincent J. McMahon, American pro wrestling promoter (b. 1914)
• 1991 – Gene Clark, American singer and songwriter (The Byrds) (b. 1944)
• 1991 – Miriam di San Servolo, Italian actress (b. 1912)
• 1992 – Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese racing driver (b. 1956)
• 1995 – Harold Wilson, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1964-1970, 1974-1976 (b. 1916)
• 1996 – Joseph Mitchell, American journalist (b. 1908)
• 1996 – Enrique Álvarez Félix, Mexican actor (b. 1934)
• 1997 – Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (b. 1923)
• 2000 – Kurt Schork, American reporter (b. 1947)
• 2000 – Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and lyricist (b. 1919)
• 2002 – Wallace Markfield, American writer (b. 1926)
• 2003 – Rachel Kempson, English actress (b. 1910)
• 2004 – Henry Ries, American photographer (b. 1917)
• 2004 – Milton Shulman, Canadian author and critic (b. 1913)
• 2004 – Edward Wagenknecht, American literary critic (b. 1900)
• 2005 – Carl Amery, German writer (b. 1922)
• 2005 – Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (b. 1913)
• 2005 – Vivian Liberto, first wife of Johnny Cash (b. 1934)
• 2006 – Henry Bumstead, American art director (b. 1915)
• 2006 – Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician (b. 1930)
• 2006 – Jesus Ledesma Aguilar, Mexican convicted killer (b. 1963)
• 2007 – Bill Johnston, Australian cricketer (b. 1922)
• 2008 – Dick Martin, American comedian (b. 1922)
• 2008 – Rob Knox, British actor (b. 1989)
• 2009 – Jay Bennett, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (Wilco) (b. 1963)
• 2010 – Ray Alan, English ventriloquist & television entertainer (b. 1930)
• 2010 – Virendra Bhatia, Indian politician (b. 1947)
• 2010 – Tapen Chatterjee, Bengali actor from India (b. 1937)
• 2010 – Raymond V. Haysbert, African-American business executive and civil rights leader (b. 1920)
• 2010 – Anneliese Rothenberger, German operatic lyric soprano (b. 1926)
• 2010 – Morrie Martin, Former Major League Baseball (b. 1922)
• 2010 – Petr Muk, Czech composer, musician, performer, and singer (b. 1965)
• 2010 – Paul Gray, American bassist (Slipknot) (b. 1972)