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

May 3 Artie Shaw
American jazz musician and clarinetist. his 1938 recording of "begin the beguine", which made him a star, was his most significant contribution.
May 3 Howard Taylor Ricketts
American pathologist (b. 1871)
May 6 Edward VII King of England (1901-10)
At the age of 68, he dies.
May 6 King Edward
Vii of the united kingdom (born in 1841)
May 10 Stanislao Cannizzaro
Italian chemist and academic (b. 1826)
May 10 Stanislao Cannizzaro Italian chemist
At 85 years old, the victim dies.
May 10 William Huggins discoverer of stellar nature of Andromeda
Dies.
May 16 Henri-Edmond Cross
French neo-impressionist painter (b. 1856)
May 16 Henri E Cross [Delacroix] French painter
At the age of 53, he dies.
May 18 Pauline Viardot
Renowned 19th-century French mezzo-soprano and composer.
May 18 Eliza Orzeszkowa
Polish author and publisher (b. 1841)
May 18 Flor van Duyse composer
At the age of 66, he dies.
May 20 Jean-Baptiste Theodore Weckerlin composer
At the age of 88, he dies.
May 22 Jules Renard
French playwright and diarist, also a french writer. he published 17 volumes of journals. his need for catharsis stemmed from the pain he experienced as a child because he was not loved enough. renard was married and had two children.
May 22 Jules Renard French writer (Le plaisir the rompre)
At age 46, he dies.
May 27 Robert Koch
MED - German physician and microbiologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1843)
May 29 Mily Balakirev
Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
May 29 Mili Alexeyevich Balakirev Russian composer (Islamej)
At the age of 73, he dies.
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.