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Famous Deaths on May 5

21 notable people died on May 5, including Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Rhys ap Gruffydd.

Total Deaths
21
Avg Age at Death
68
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

2 deaths
Hani Shukrallah
Hani Shukrallah
journalistwriter
Egyptian journalist
Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga
Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga
comparative literature academicjournalist
Romanian journalist and philologist

20th Century

7 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1936)
Louis-Amable Jetté
Louis-Amable Jetté
editorjournalist
Canadian politician (1836-1920)
Tomé de Barros Queirós
Tomé de Barros Queirós
capitalistpolitician
Portuguese politician (1872-1925)
Alberto Savinio
Alberto Savinio
composerjournalist
Italian painter, writer, and composer (1891–1952)
Qemal Stafa
Qemal Stafa
politicianresistance fighter
Hero of Albania (1920-1942)
Ján Móry
Ján Móry
composerhotel owner
Slovak composer and pedagogue (1892–1978)
Aurel Persu
Aurel Persu
engineer
Romanian scientist (1890-1977)

19th Century

6 deaths
Joseph Bienaimé Caventou
Joseph Bienaimé Caventou
biochemistchemist
French chemist (1795–1877)
Aleksander Zawadzki
Aleksander Zawadzki
botanistnaturalist
Naturalist (1798-1868)
Ben Hall
Ben Hall
bushrangerbutcher
Australian bushranger
Josiah Henson
Josiah Henson
abolitionistautobiographer
Author, abolitionist, and minister; born into slavery, in Port Tobacco, Charles Co., Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1830
Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella
Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella
military officermilitary personnel
Belgian politician (1790-1873)
Louis Brassin
Louis Brassin
composermusic educator
Belgian musician (1836-1884)

18th Century

3 deaths
Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705), King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia (1640–1705)
Olof Arenius
Olof Arenius
conservatorcourt painter
Swedish artist (1700-1766)
Giovan Battista Caniana
Giovan Battista Caniana
architectcabinetmaker
Italian sculptor and architect (1671-1754)

17th Century

2 deaths
Magnus Celsius
Magnus Celsius
archaeologistastronomer
Swedish astronomer (1621-1679)
Nishiyama Sōin
Nishiyama Sōin
poetwriter
Japanese writer (1605-1682)

12th Century

1 death
Ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth

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