13 notable people died on May 1, including Adelchis of Benevento, Epiphanius of Salamis, Marinus II.
20th Century
3 deathsJosé Locsín
ministerpolitician
Filipino politician
Muhammadu Ribadu
ministerpolitician
Nigerian politician
Charles Abercrombie Smith
politicianscientist
Scientist, politician and civil servant, Cape Colony (1834-1919)
19th Century
3 deathsAntoine Louis Dugès
naturalistobstetrician
French zoologist (1797-1838)
Gabriel Lamé
mathematicianmining engineer
French mathematician (1795-1870)
Charles Manly
engineerlawyer
American politician (1795-1871)
18th Century
1 deathAlexandre Guy Pingré
astronomercomposer
French canon regular, astronomer and naval geographer
15th Century
1 deathShams al-Din al-Sakhawi
historianmuhaddith
15th-century Egyptian scholar
13th Century
1 deathWilliam II of Villehardouin
composerpoet
Prince of Achaea from 1246 to 1278
10th Century
1 deathMarinus II
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
9th Century
1 deathAdelchis of Benevento
monarch
Prince of Benevento
8th Century
1 deathIdris Ibn Abdallah
imammonarch
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
5th Century
1 deathEpiphanius of Salamis
Christian ministerwriter
4th century Christian bishop and saint
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