20 notable people died on May 3, including Athanasius of Alexandria, Go-Shirakawa, Attar of Nishapur.
21st Century
1 death
Raina Fehl
art historianclassical philologist
Austrian-American art historian (1920-2009)
20th Century
9 deaths
Walter Biggar Blaikie
astronomercivil engineer
British astronomer, engineer, historian and printer (1847–1928)
Gideon Wahlberg
actorcomposer
Swedish actor (1890-1948)
Hermína Týrlová
actoranimator
Czech director and animator (1900–1993)
Michael Schilkin
ceramicistdesigner
Russian-Finnish potter (1900–1962)
Lázaro Garza Ayala
lawyermilitary officer
Mexican politician (1830-1913)
W. A. Silva
writer
Sri Lankan writer
LV
Leslie Desmond Edward Foster Vesey-Fitzgerald
botanical collectorentomologist
Irish biologist (1910-1974)
MF
Marcel Florkin
biochemistchemist
Biochemist (1900-1979)
MJ
Max Jiménez
journalistpainter
Costa Rican writer and painter (1900–1947)
18th Century
3 deaths
Johann Anderson
juristlawyer
German politician and lawyer (1674-1743)
John Winthrop
aristocratastronomer
Mathematician, physicist and astronomer and acting president of Harvard University in 1769 and 1773
Arvid Karlsteen
paintersculptor
Swedish painter (1647-1718)
17th Century
2 deaths
Juan del Valle y Caviedes
playwrightpoet
Poet
JÓ
Jón Ólafsson
writer
Icelandic author (1593-1679)
16th Century
2 deaths
Nikolaus Herman
composerhymnwriter
German composer and cantor
Lelio Orsi
architectpainter
Italian painter (1508-1587)
13th Century
1 death
Attar of Nishapur
biographermystic
Persian Sufi poet (c. 1145 – c. 1221)
12th Century
1 death
Go-Shirakawa
emperor
77th emperor of Japan (1155–58)
4th Century
1 death
Athanasius of Alexandria
Catholic priestdeacon
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
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