Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1912

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1912. 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

• May 2 Homer Davenport

  American political cartoonist (b, 1867).

• May 2 Antonio D'Azevedo Maia
• May 2 Joseph Nathan
• May 3 Marie-Léonie Paradis
• May 4 Nettie Stevens

  American geneticist credited with discovering sex chromosomes (b. 1861).

• May 4 Vinzenz Maria Gredler
• May 5 Émile Decombes
• May 5 Rafael Pombo
• May 5 Federico Rossano
• May 14 August Strindberg

  Swedish writer of great stories, strindberg is also a novelist, historian and playwright.

• May 14 Frederick VIII of Denmark (b. 1843)
• May 14 Federico VIII di Danimarca
• May 18 Marie von Schleinitz
• May 18 Eduard Strasburger
• May 19 Bolesław Prus

  Polish journalist and author (d.1912).

• May 19 Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo
• May 20 Arcangelo Tadini
• May 21 Vincent Lorant-Heilbronn
• May 21 Eduardo de Martino
• May 21 Jakov Aleksandrovič Novikov
• May 21 Johann Santner
• May 25 Austin Lane Crothers

  American educator and politician, 46th governor of maryland (b. 1860).

• May 25 Egisto Ferroni
• May 26 Eduardo López de Romaña
• May 26 Amalia in Baviera
• May 30 Wilbur Wright

  American aviation pioneer who together with his brother oroville invented and built the first successful aircraft.