28 notable people died on May 2, including Giulio Natta, Taira no Tsunemori, Joost Balbian.
21st Century
4 deathsElio Guzzanti
academicnon-fiction writer
Italian doctor and politician
José María Castiñeira de Dios
poetwriter
Argentine poet (1920–2015)
Karel Pečko
painter
Slovenian artist
MD
Mohammed Dib
novelistplaywright
Algerian writer (1920–2003)
20th Century
15 deathsGiulio Natta
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1963)
Adolf Láng
architectengineer
Hungarian architect (1848–1913)
Johann Palisa
astronomermilitary officer
Austrian astronomist (1848–1925)
Paul L. Stein
actorfilm director
Austrian film director (1892–1951)
Penelope Delta
children's writerpoet
Greek children's writer (1874–1941)
Frederik Bætzmann
editing staffjournalist
Journalist (1841–1913)
Marie-Louise Marmette
conferencierwriter
French Canadian journalist, writer and speaker (1870–1928)
Juana Lecaros
painterpoet
Chilean artist (1920–1993)
Carlos Enríquez Gómez
illustratorpainter
Cuban artist (1900-1957)
Pridi Banomyong
lawyerscreenwriter
Thai prime minister (1900-1983)
Shantaram Athavale
film directorwriter
Indian lyricist, film director and author
William Denny
autobiographerclerk
Australian politician
KK
Kina Konova
activistjournalist
Bulgarian schoolteacher
AV
Athanasios Veloudios
actoraircraft pilot
Greek actor and soldier (1895-1992)
Manuel Amador Guerrero
politician
President of Panama (1833-1909)
19th Century
5 deathsBernhard Studer
geologistmineralogist
Swiss geologist (1794-1887)
James Gates Percival
geologistpoet
American geologist, poet, and surgeon (1795-1856)
Samuel A. Cartwright
military physicianphysician
American physician (1793–1863)
Mary Moser
botanical illustratorpainter
British artist (1744-1819)
Philipp Heinrich Dunker
artistcopper engraver
Swiss painter
18th Century
1 deathChristian August Hausen
astrologerastronomer
German mathematician and physicist
17th Century
1 deathJoost Balbian
alchemistphysician
Dutch physician, banker and alchemist
12th Century
1 deathTaira no Tsunemori
samuraiwaka poet
Samurai
8th Century
1 deathFO
Fujiwara no Otomuro
empress consort
Japanese noblewoman and Empress consort
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