28 notable people died on May 4, including Alfred Fried, Carl von Ossietzky, Edward C. Kendall.
21st Century
2 deaths
Christian de Duve
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1974)
Danniel Danniel
film directorfilm editor
Dutch film director
20th Century
12 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)
William Gibson
building contractorengineer
Canadian politician (1849–1914)
Károly Hieronymi
civil engineerpolitician
Hungarian politician (1836-1911)
Éva Circé-Côté
journalistlibrarian
Canadian journalist (1871–1949)
Paulo Setúbal
journalistlawyer
Brazilian writer (1893–1937)
Hermenegildo Capelo
explorermilitary officer
Explorer and Portuguese Naval admiral (1841-1917)
William Trethewey
sculptor
New Zealand sculptor (1892-1956)
HR
Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri
authorhistorian
Indian historian (1892–1957)
JS
Jefferson Stow
gold minerjournalist
Newspaper editor, magistrate and politician in South Australia (1830-1908)
19th Century
7 deaths
John Joseph Merlin
engineerinventor
Horologist, inventor
Alexandre Vinet
historianjournalist
Swiss theologian and literary historian (1797-1847)
Beriah Green
historiantheologian
American abolitionist (1795–1874)
Rosalie Loveling
poetpolitician
Author of poetry, novels and essays from Flanders, Belgium
Béla Grünwald
historianopinion journalist
Historian, politician (1839-1891)
Jovan Hadžić
writer
Serbian writer
WB
William Newsham Blair
botanical collectorbotanist
British born New Zealand engineer, surveyor and researcher into New Zealand timbers (1841-1891)
18th Century
5 deaths
János Sajnovics
anthropologistastronomer
Hungarian linguist, anthropologist, astronomer and mathematician
Leonardo Ximenes
astronomerengineer
Italian mathematician
Charles Étienne Louis Camus
mathematicianuniversity teacher
French mathematician
Eustace Budgell
journalistpolitician
Irish politician (1686-1737)
Johann Kaspar Füssli
entomologistlibrarian
Swiss entomologist (1743-1786)
17th Century
1 deathMI
Minyekyawdin
monarch
King of Toungoo dynasty of Burma (Myanmar)
16th Century
1 death
Celio Calcagnini
astronomerdiplomat
Italian humanist
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