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Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1910

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1910. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

  • Henry Harrisse
    May 1 Henry Harrisse
  • Louis Welden Hawkins
    May 1 Louis Welden Hawkins
  • Bernardo Tolomei
    May 1 Bernardo Tolomei
  • John Quincy Adams Ward
    May 1 John Quincy Adams Ward
  • Giuseppe Pavoncelli
    May 2 Giuseppe Pavoncelli
  • Temistocle Zona
    May 2 Temistocle Zona
  • Artie Shaw
    May 3 Artie Shaw

    American jazz musician and clarinetist.

  • Howard Taylor Ricketts
    May 3 Howard Taylor Ricketts

    American pathologist (b. 1871).

  • Franz Nikolaus Finck
    May 4 Franz Nikolaus Finck
  • Francesco Ballerini
    May 5 Francesco Ballerini
  • Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. 1841)
    May 6 Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. 1841)
  • Thomas F. Byrnes
    May 7 Thomas F. Byrnes
  • Emil Kautzsch
    May 7 Emil Kautzsch
  • Joseph Taylor
    May 7 Joseph Taylor
  • Stanislao Cannizzaro
    May 10 Stanislao Cannizzaro

    Italian chemist and academic (b. 1826).

  • Henri-Edmond Cross
    May 16 Henri-Edmond Cross

    French neo-impressionist painter (b. 1856).

  • Pauline Viardot
    May 18 Pauline Viardot

    Renowned 19th-century French mezzo-soprano and composer.

  • Eliza Orzeszkowa
    May 18 Eliza Orzeszkowa

    Polish author and publisher (b. 1841).

  • Giovanni Stucky
    May 21 Giovanni Stucky
  • Jules Renard
    May 22 Jules Renard

    French playwright and diarist, also a french writer.

  • Cecilia Maria Molyneux
    May 26 Cecilia Maria Molyneux
  • Robert Koch
    May 27 Robert Koch

    German physician and microbiologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1843).

  • Mily Balakirev
    May 29 Mily Balakirev

    Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837).

  • Diogene Valotti
    May 29 Diogene Valotti
  • Elizabeth Blackwell
    May 31 Elizabeth Blackwell

    The first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States and a pioneer in promoting the education of women in medicine.