27 notable people died on May 7, including Boris I of Bulgaria, Peter of Capua the Elder, Alexander I of Kakheti.
21st Century
6 deaths
Cleopa Msuya
ministerpolitician
Prime Minister of Tanzania (1980–1983, 1994-1995)
Durga Bhagwat
poetwriter
Indian writer (1910-2002)
Baidyanath Misra
administratoreconomist
Indian economist, educationist, author and administrator
XA
Xanimana Alibayli
poetwriter
Azerbaijani poet and writer
JM
Jesús Rosas Marcano
composerjournalist
Venezuelan writer (1930–2001)
AJ
Antonio Joseph
paintersculptor
Haitian artist (1921-2016)
20th Century
10 deaths
Carl Friedrich Geiser
mathematicianscientist
Swiss mathematician (1843-1934)
Raúl Pateras Pescara
aircraft pilotengineer
Argentine engineer (1890-1966)
James Nathaniel Halbert
acarologistentomologist
Irish entomologist (1871 - 1948)
Ervin Baktay
art historianorientalist
Hungarian Indologist (1890–1963)
Gyula Háy
film screenwriterplaywright
Hungarian playwright (1900–1975)
Benjamin Abrahão Botto
painterphotographer
Brazilian photographer (1890-1938)
Zenón Noriega Agüero
military officerpolitician
President of Peru (1900-1957)
Aharon Yariv
military officerpolitician
Israeli politician
BM
Basil W. Maturin
Catholic priestwriter
Irish writer and priest (1847–1915)
Philip Surrey
painter
Canadian painter (1910–1990)
19th Century
6 deaths
Frédéric Dubois de Montpéreux
archaeologisthistorian
Swiss university teacher (1798-1850)
David Fisher
journalistpolitician
American politician (1794-1886)
Laurens Perseus Hickok
pastorphilosopher
American philosopher (1798–1888)
Anna Doyle Wheeler
philosophersalonnière
Writer and women's rights advocate
Lorenzo Quaglio
architectengraver
German painter, architect and stage designer (1730–1804)
Joseph Marmette
essayisthistorian
Canadian writer (1844-1895)
16th Century
3 deathsAK
Alexander I of Kakheti
monarchroyalty
King of Kakheti in eastern Georgia 1476–1511
CG
Constantine II of Georgia
monarchroyalty
King of Georgia
CB
Cornelis Bos
cartographercopper engraver
Book publisher, engraver, printseller
13th Century
1 death
Peter of Capua the Elder
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
13th century Italian theologian, scholastic philosopher, cardinal and papal legate
10th Century
1 death
Boris I of Bulgaria
monarchmonk
Bulgarian ruler
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