| 53191 | May.08 | Death | 1988 – Robert A. Heinlein, American author and screenwriter (b. 1907) |
| 53192 | May.08 | Death | 1990 – Luigi Nono, Italian composer and educator (b. 1924) |
| 53193 | May.08 | Death | 1991 – Jean Langlais, French pianist and composer (b. 1907) |
| 53194 | May.08 | Death | 1991 – Rudolf Serkin, Czech-Austrian pianist and educator (b. 1903) |
| 53195 | May.08 | Death | 1992 – Joyce Ricketts, American baseball player (b. 1933) |
| 53196 | May.08 | Death | 1993 – Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (b. 1923) |
| 53197 | May.08 | Death | 1994 – George Peppard, American actor and producer (b. 1928) |
| 53198 | May.08 | Death | 1995 – Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (b. 1953) |
| 53199 | May.08 | Death | 1996 – Beryl Burton, English cyclist (b. 1937) |
| 53200 | May.08 | Death | 1996 – Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1926) |
| 53201 | May.08 | Death | 1996 – Larry Levis, American poet, author, and critic (b. 1946) |
| 53202 | May.08 | Death | 1996 – Garth Williams, American illustrator (b. 1912) |
| 53203 | May.08 | Death | 1998 – Johannes Kotkas, Estonian wrestler (b. 1915) |
| 53204 | May.08 | Death | 1998 – Charles Rebozo, American banker and businessman (b. 1912) |
| 53205 | May.08 | Death | 1999 – Dirk Bogarde, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921) |
| 53206 | May.08 | Death | 1999 – Ed Gilbert, American actor (b. 1931) |
| 53207 | May.08 | Death | 1999 – Dana Plato, American actress (b. 1964) |
| 53208 | May.08 | Death | 2000 – Pita Amor, Mexican poet and author (b. 1918) |
| 53209 | May.08 | Death | 2000 – Alexander Chislenko, Russian-American engineer and theorist (b. 1959) |
| 53210 | May.08 | Death | 2000 – Dédé Fortin, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Les Colocs) (b. 1962) |
| 53211 | May.08 | Death | 2000 – Henry Nicols, American activist (b. 1973) |
| 53212 | May.08 | Death | 2003 – Elvira Pagã, Brazilian vedette and actress, singer, writer and painter (b. 1920) |
| 53213 | May.08 | Death | 2005 – Jean Carrière, French author (b. 1928) |
| 53214 | May.08 | Death | 2005 – Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1981) |
| 53215 | May.08 | Death | 2006 – Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and author (b. 1938) |
| 53216 | May.08 | Death | 2007 – Philip R. Craig, American author and poet (b. 1933) |
| 53217 | May.08 | Death | 2007 – Carson Whitsett, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (The Imperial Show Band) (b. 1945) |
| 53218 | May.08 | Death | 2008 – Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1918) |
| 53219 | May.08 | Death | 2008 – François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (b. 1982) |
| 53220 | May.08 | Death | 2009 – Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1917) |