19 notable people died on April 2, including Paul Heyse, Theodore W. Richards, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor.
21st Century
5 deaths
Guttorm Hansen
editing staffpolitician
Norwegian politician (1920-2009)
Matoug Adam
civil servantpoet
Libyan politician
Levi Celerio
composer
Philippine musician (1910–2002)
RA
Rosa M. Abella
librarianwriter
Cuban librarian
GC
Geoffrey Cox
diplomatjournalist
New Zealand journalist and media executive
20th Century
8 deaths
Paul Heyse
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1910)
Theodore W. Richards
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1914)
Joseph Sinel
anthropologistarchaeologist
British naturalist and archaeologist
Juan Navarro Reverter
diplomatforestry engineer
Minister of State
Amy Cripps Vernon
children's writerwriter
English author
Petru Poni
chemist
Romanian chemist (1841-1925)
Pencho Georgiev
graphic artistillustrator
Bulgarian painter and illustrator (1900-1940)
Sarban
composersinger
Afghan singer
19th Century
2 deaths
Samuel Finley Breese Morse
inventorpainter
American inventor and painter (1791–1872)
Felix Latasa Ortin
bibliographerCatholic priest
Writer
18th Century
2 deaths
Francisco Javier Clavijero
historianphilosopher
Mesoamericanist, 1731-1787
Domingos Jorge Velho
explorer
Paulista explorer
17th Century
1 death
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
composermonarch
Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1608-1657)
16th Century
1 death
Claudio Tolomei
authorCatholic bishop
Italian philologist
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