History Deaths on May 24

Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer and architect (b. 1821)

#Old_Tom_Morris

Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1916)

#Harold_Wilson

Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (b. 1923)

#Edward_Mulhare

Jacqueline Harpman, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (b. 1929)

#Jacqueline_Harpman

Herbert Müller, Swiss race car driver (b. 1940)

#Herbert_Müller_(racing_driver)

Hugues de Payens, first Grand Master of the Knights Templar (b. c. 1070)

#Hugues_de_Payens

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and composer (b. 1797)

#Annette_von_Droste-Hülshoff

Elmer E. Ellsworth, American colonel (b. 1837)

#Elmer_E._Ellsworth

Rachel Kempson, English actress (b. 1910)

#Rachel_Kempson

Anneliese Rothenberger, German soprano and actress (b. 1926)

#Anneliese_Rothenberger

Juan Francisco Lombardo, Argentinian footballer (b. 1925)

#Juan_Francisco_Lombardo

Robert Hues, English mathematician and geographer (b. 1553)

#Robert_Hues

John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (b. 1888)

#John_Foster_Dulles

Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1927)

#Knowlton_Nash

George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1718)

#George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney

Gotthard Graubner, German painter (b. 1930)

#Gotthard_Graubner

John Bain (TotalBiscuit), English gaming commentator and critic (b. 1984)

#TotalBiscuit

Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1972)

#Paul_Gray_(American_musician)

Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)

#Georg_Ernst_Stahl

Amado Nervo, Mexican poet, journalist, and educator (b. 1870)

#Amado_Nervo

Nikolai von Meck, Russian engineer (b. 1863)

#Nikolai_von_Meck

William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist (b. 1805)

#William_Lloyd_Garrison

Pyotr Todorovsky, Ukrainian-Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1925)

#Pyotr_Todorovsky

Thomas N. Heffron, American actor, director, screenwriter (b. 1872)

#Thomas_N._Heffron

David I of Scotland (b. 1083)

#David_I_of_Scotland

Denise Pelletier, Canadian actress (b. 1923)

#Denise_Pelletier

Theobald III, Count of Champagne (b. 1179)

#Theobald_III,_Count_of_Champagne

Duke Ellington, American pianist and composer (b. 1899)

#Duke_Ellington

Gudrun Burwitz, daughter of Margarete Himmler and Heinrich Himmler (b. 1929)

#Gudrun_Burwitz

Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist and poet (b. 1913)

#Arthur_Haulot

Henry Ries, German-American photographer (b. 1917)

#Henry_Ries

Haynes Johnson, American journalist and author (b. 1931)

#Haynes_Johnson

Jimmy McGriff, American organist and bandleader (b. 1936)

#Jimmy_McGriff

Klaas Carel Faber, Dutch-German SS officer (b. 1922)

#Klaas_Carel_Faber

John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (b. 1723)

#John_Campbell,_5th_Duke_of_Argyll

John Vasconcellos, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1932)

#John_Vasconcellos

Taejo of Joseon (b. 1335)

#Taejo_of_Joseon

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter and illustrator (b. 1794)

#Julius_Schnorr_von_Carolsfeld

Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1919)

#Majrooh_Sultanpuri

Huguette Clark, American heiress, painter, and philanthropist (b. 1906)

#Huguette_Clark

Lancelot Holland, English admiral (b. 1887)

#Lancelot_Holland

Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury

#Lanfranc

Dick Martin, American actor, comedian, and director (b. 1922)

#Dick_Martin_(comedian)

Samuel Palmer, English painter and illustrator (b. 1805)

#Samuel_Palmer

Tanith Lee, English author (b. 1947)

#Tanith_Lee

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (b. 1473)

#Nicolaus_Copernicus

Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet and cleric (b. 1561)

#Luis_de_Góngora

Jay Bennett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1963)

#Jay_Bennett

Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman, Moroccan sultan (b. 1297)

#Abu_al-Hasan_Ali_ibn_Othman

Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (b. 1765)

#Sylvestre_François_Lacroix

John Condon, Irish-English soldier (b. 1896)

#John_Condon_(British_Army_soldier)

Petr Muk, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1965)

#Petr_Muk

Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English field marshal and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (b. 1883)

#Archibald_Wavell,_1st_Earl_Wavell

Claude Piéplu, French actor (b. 1923)

#Claude_Piéplu

Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal and pilot (b. 1892)

#Robert_Ritter_von_Greim

Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (b. 1824)

#Louis-Zéphirin_Moreau

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1563)

#Robert_Cecil,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury

Kenneth Jacobs, Australian lawyer and judge (b. 1917)

Dean Carroll, English rugby player (b. 1962)

Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, Iranian businessman (b. 1969)

Stormé DeLarverie, known as the "Rosa Parks of the lesbian community" (b. 1920)

David Allen, English cricketer (b. 1935)

Ron Davies, Welsh footballer (b. 1942)

Helmut Braunlich, German-American violinist and composer (b. 1929)

Lee Rich, American production manager and producer (b. 1918)

Kathi Kamen Goldmark, American journalist and author (b. 1948)

Hakim Ali Zardari, Indian-Pakistani businessman and politician (b. 1930)

Raymond V. Haysbert, American businessman and activist (b. 1920)

Ray Alan, English ventriloquist, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

Micha? ?yczkowski, Polish technician and educator (b. 1930)

Henry Bumstead, American art director and production designer (b. 1915)

Guy Tardif, Canadian academic and politician (b. 1935)

Carl Amery, German activist and author (b. 1922)

Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator (b. 1900)

Milton Shulman, Canadian author and critic (b. 1913)

Wallace Markfield, American author (b. 1926)

Kurt Schork, American journalist and scholar (b. 1947)

Joseph Mitchell, American journalist and author (b. 1908)

Enrique Álvarez Félix, Mexican actor (b. 1934)

Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese race car driver (b. 1956)

Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)

Arthur Villeneuve, Canadian painter (b. 1910)

Freddie Frith, English motorcycle road racer (b. 1909)

Vince McMahon Sr., American wrestling promoter and businessman, founded WWE (b. 1914)

Ernest Bullock, English organist, composer, and educator (b. 1890)

Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (b. 1908)

#Sonny_Boy_Williamson_II

Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)

Frank Rowe, Australian public servant (b. 1895)

Martha Annie Whiteley, English chemist and mathematician (b. 1866)

Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect, designed Lenin's Mausoleum and Moscow Kazanskaya railway station (b. 1873)

Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1885)

Ambroise de Loré, French commander (b. 1396)

Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)

Ségéne, bishop of Armagh (b. c. 610)