17 notable people died on May 4, including Alfred Fried, Carl von Ossietzky, Edward C. Kendall.
21st Century
1 death
Christian de Duve
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1974)
20th Century
7 deaths
Alfred Fried
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1911)
Carl von Ossietzky
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1935)
Edward C. Kendall
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1950)
Josip Broz Tito
Esperantistlocksmith
Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman (1892−1980)
Károly Hieronymi
civil engineerpolitician
Hungarian politician (1836-1911)
William Gibson
building contractorengineer
Canadian politician (1849–1914)
Paulo Setúbal
journalistlawyer
Brazilian writer (1893–1937)
19th Century
4 deaths
John Joseph Merlin
engineerinventor
Horologist, inventor
Alexandre Vinet
historianjournalist
Swiss theologian and literary historian (1797-1847)
Rosalie Loveling
poetpolitician
Author of poetry, novels and essays from Flanders, Belgium
Jovan Hadžić
writer
Serbian writer
18th Century
4 deaths
Charles Étienne Louis Camus
mathematicianuniversity teacher
French mathematician
Leonardo Ximenes
astronomerengineer
Italian mathematician
János Sajnovics
anthropologistastronomer
Hungarian linguist, anthropologist, astronomer and mathematician
Eustace Budgell
journalistpolitician
Irish politician (1686-1737)
16th Century
1 death
Celio Calcagnini
astronomerdiplomat
Italian humanist
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