22 notable people died on May 2, including Giulio Natta, Taira no Tsunemori, Joost Balbian.
21st Century
2 deaths
Elio Guzzanti
academicnon-fiction writer
Italian doctor and politician
José María Castiñeira de Dios
poetwriter
Argentine poet (1920–2015)
20th Century
13 deaths
Giulio Natta
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1963)
Adolf Láng
architectengineer
Hungarian architect (1848–1913)
Johann Palisa
astronomermilitary officer
Austrian astronomist (1848–1925)
Penelope Delta
children's writerpoet
Greek children's writer (1874–1941)
Frederik Bætzmann
editing staffjournalist
Journalist (1841–1913)
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Marie-Louise Marmette
conferencierwriter
French Canadian journalist, writer and speaker (1870–1928)
Paul L. Stein
actorfilm director
Austrian film director (1892–1951)
Carlos Enríquez Gómez
illustratorpainter
Cuban artist (1900-1957)
Juana Lecaros
painterpoet
Chilean artist (1920–1993)
Shantaram Athavale
film directorwriter
Indian lyricist, film director and author
Pridi Banomyong
lawyerscreenwriter
Thai prime minister (1900-1983)
William Denny
autobiographerclerk
Australian politician
Manuel Amador Guerrero
politician
President of Panama (1833-1909)
19th Century
3 deaths
Bernhard Studer
geologistmineralogist
Swiss geologist (1794-1887)
Philipp Heinrich Dunker
artistcopper engraver
Swiss painter
Mary Moser
botanical illustratorpainter
British artist (1744-1819)
18th Century
1 death
Christian August Hausen
astrologerastronomer
German mathematician and physicist
17th Century
1 death
Joost Balbian
alchemistphysician
Dutch physician, banker and alchemist
12th Century
1 death
Taira no Tsunemori
samuraiwaka poet
Samurai
8th Century
1 deathFO
Fujiwara no Otomuro
empress consort
Japanese noblewoman and Empress consort
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