14 notable people died on May 2, including Giulio Natta, Taira no Tsunemori, Bernhard Studer.
21st Century
1 death
José María Castiñeira de Dios
poetwriter
Argentine poet (1920–2015)
20th Century
9 deaths
Giulio Natta
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1963)
Johann Palisa
astronomermilitary officer
Austrian astronomist (1848–1925)
Adolf Láng
architectengineer
Hungarian architect (1848–1913)
Penelope Delta
children's writerpoet
Greek children's writer (1874–1941)
Paul L. Stein
actorfilm director
Austrian film director (1892–1951)
Carlos Enríquez Gómez
illustratorpainter
Cuban artist (1900-1957)
Shantaram Athavale
film directorwriter
Indian lyricist, film director and author
Pridi Banomyong
lawyerscreenwriter
Thai prime minister (1900-1983)
Manuel Amador Guerrero
politician
President of Panama (1833-1909)
19th Century
1 death
Bernhard Studer
geologistmineralogist
Swiss geologist (1794-1887)
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
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