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Famous People Who Died in May 1907

  • May 11 John Albert Delany, Australian composer, dies at 54
  • May 12 Joris-Karl Huysmans, French writer (Against the Grain), dies at 59

Benjamin Baker (1840-1907)

May 19 English civil engineer who designed the bridge over the Firth of Forth, Scotland and the London underground, dies at 67

  • May 26 Ida McKinley, US First Lady (1897-1901) and wife of the 25th US President William McKinley, dies at 59