24 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
9 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)
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)
19th Century
6 deaths
John Joseph Merlin
engineerinventor
Horologist, inventor
Alexandre Vinet
historianjournalist
Swiss theologian and literary historian (1797-1847)
Béla Grünwald
historianopinion journalist
Historian, politician (1839-1891)
Rosalie Loveling
poetpolitician
Author of poetry, novels and essays from Flanders, Belgium
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
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)
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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