36 notable people died on May 1, including Adelchis of Benevento, Epiphanius of Salamis, Marinus II.
21st Century
2 deathsSA
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ministerpolitician
Nigerian politician (1931–2004)
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Kirill Yakovlevich Kondratyev
ecologistgeophysicist
Russian physicist
20th Century
12 deaths
José Locsín
ministerpolitician
Filipino politician
Muhammadu Ribadu
ministerpolitician
Nigerian politician
Hans Geelmuyden
astronomeruniversity teacher
Norwegian astronomer (1844-1920)
Charles Abercrombie Smith
politicianscientist
Scientist, politician and civil servant, Cape Colony (1834-1919)
Bautista Saavedra
diplomatjournalist
President of Bolivia (1870-1939)
Johan Oscar Smith
Christian ministermilitary personnel
Norwegian minister (1871–1943)
José Enrique Rodó
philosopherpoet
Uruguayan writer (1871–1917)
Nan Chauncy
children's writerwriter
English-Australian children's writer (1900-1970)
Vladimir Poptomov
juristmilitary officer
Bulgarian politician and diplomat (1890–1952)
Gheorghe Petrașcu
painter
Romanian painter (1872-1949)
G. N. Balasubramaniam
composer
Indian singer (1910–1965)
Henryk Ross
photographer
Polish-born Israeli photographer and Holocaust survivor (1910–1991)
19th Century
7 deaths
Charles Manly
engineerlawyer
American politician (1795-1871)
Antoine Louis Dugès
naturalistobstetrician
French zoologist (1797-1838)
Gabriel Lamé
mathematicianmining engineer
French mathematician (1795-1870)
Gottlieb Konrad Pfeffel
librettistpedagogue
German writer (1736-1809)
Karl Fredrik Dahlgren
poetpriest
Swedish poet (1791–1844)
Ōshio Heihachirō
Confucian scholarwriter
Japanese samurai, Neo-Confucianism scholar and rebel leader in the late-Edo period
Aaron Allan Edson
painter
Canadian painter (1846-1888)
18th Century
3 deaths
Alexandre Guy Pingré
astronomercomposer
French canon regular, astronomer and naval geographer
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Johann Heinrich Müntz
architectdraftsperson
German Swiss painter (1727-1798)
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Pierre-Antoine Véron
astronomerexplorer
French astronomer
17th Century
2 deaths
Pietro Cerone
cantorCatholic priest
Late Renaissance Italian music theorist and singer
Jan Jansz. de Heem
botanical illustratorpainter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1650-1695)
15th Century
1 death
Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi
historianmuhaddith
15th-century Egyptian scholar
14th Century
1 death
Paul I Šubić of Bribir
military leaderpolitician
Croatian nobleman and soldier (1245-1312)
13th Century
2 deaths
William II of Villehardouin
composerpoet
Prince of Achaea from 1246 to 1278
KY
Kyaswa
monarch
King of Burma
11th Century
1 deathFS
Fujiwara no Seishi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
10th Century
1 death
Marinus II
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
9th Century
1 death
Adelchis of Benevento
monarch
Prince of Benevento
8th Century
1 deathIA
Idris Ibn Abdallah
imammonarch
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
5th Century
1 death
Epiphanius of Salamis
Christian ministerwriter
4th century Christian bishop and saint
3rd Century
1 death
Cao Zhen
soldier
State of Cao Wei general (died 231)
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