12 notable people died on May 5, including Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Rhys ap Gruffydd.
20th Century
4 deaths
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1936)
Louis-Amable Jetté
editorjournalist
Canadian politician (1836-1920)
Tomé de Barros Queirós
capitalistpolitician
Portuguese politician (1872-1925)
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Qemal Stafa
politicianresistance fighter
Hero of Albania (1920-1942)
19th Century
4 deaths
Joseph Bienaimé Caventou
biochemistchemist
French chemist (1795–1877)
Aleksander Zawadzki
botanistnaturalist
Naturalist (1798-1868)
Ben Hall
bushrangerbutcher
Australian bushranger
Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella
military officermilitary personnel
Belgian politician (1790-1873)
18th Century
2 deaths
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
composermonarch
Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705), King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia (1640–1705)
Giovan Battista Caniana
architectcabinetmaker
Italian sculptor and architect (1671-1754)
17th Century
1 death
Magnus Celsius
archaeologistastronomer
Swedish astronomer (1621-1679)
12th Century
1 death
Rhys ap Gruffydd
monarch
Ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth
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