People who died on May 2 96
Athanasius of Alexandria
d. 373 (b. 298)
Athanasius of Alexandria, Egyptian bishop and saint (b. 298)
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Marutha of Tikrit
d. 649 (b. 565)
Marutha of Tikrit, Persian theologian of the Syriac Orthodox Church (b. 565)
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Liu Zong
d. 821
Liu Zong, general of the Tang Dynasty
Boris I of Bulgaria
d. 907
Boris I of Bulgaria
Leo I, King of Armenia
d. 1219 (b. 1150)
Leo I, King of Armenia (b. 1150)
William de Braose (died 1230)
d. 1230 (b. 1197)
William de Braose, English son of Reginald de Braose (b. 1197)
Meir of Rothenburg
d. 1293
Meir of Rothenburg, German rabbi (b. c.1215)
Blanche of Artois
d. 1300 (b. 1248)
Blanche of Artois (b. 1248)
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
d. 1450 (b. 1396)
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English admiral (b. 1396)
Leonardo da Vinci
d. 1519 (b. 1452)
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1452)
Rodolfo Pio da Carpi
d. 1564 (b. 1500)
Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian cardinal (b. 1500)
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Lodovico Grossi da Viadana
d. 1627 (b. 1560)
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Italian composer and educator (b. 1560)
George Wither
d. 1667 (b. 1588)
George Wither, English poet (d. 1667)
Stjepan Gradić
d. 1683 (b. 1613)
Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and mathematician (b. 1613)
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester
d. 1711 (b. 1641)
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (b. 1641)
Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo
d. 1799 (b. 1740)
Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (b. 1740)
Herman Willem Daendels
d. 1802 (b. 1762)
Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast (b. 1762)
Henry Jerome de Salis
d. 1810 (b. 1740)
Henry Jerome de Salis, English priest (b. 1740)
Mary Moser
d. 1819 (b. 1744)
Mary Moser, English painter and academic (b. 1744)
Alfred de Musset
d. 1857 (b. 1810)
Alfred de Musset, French dramatist, poet, and novelist (b. 1810)
Giacomo Meyerbeer
d. 1864 (b. 1791)
Giacomo Meyerbeer, German pianist and composer (d. 1864)
Eberhard Anheuser
d. 1880 (b. 1805)
Eberhard Anheuser, German-American businessman, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (b. 1805)
Tom Wills
d. 1880 (b. 1835)
Tom Wills, Australian cricketer and pioneer of Australian rules football (d. 1880)
Terézia Zakoucs
d. 1885 (b. 1817)
Terézia Zakoucs, Hungarian-Slovene author (b. 1817)
Clara Immerwahr
d. 1915 (b. 1870)
Clara Immerwahr, Jewish-German chemist and academic (d. 1915)
Jüri Vilms
d. 1918 (b. 1889)
Jüri Vilms, Estonian lawyer and politician (b. 1889)
Antun Branko Šimić
d. 1925 (b. 1898)
Antun Branko Šimić, Croatian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian poet (b. 1898)
Ernest Starling
d. 1927 (b. 1866)
Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (b. 1866)
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Charalambos Tseroulis
d. 1929 (b. 1879)
Charalambos Tseroulis, Greek general and politician, Greek Minister for Military Affairs (d. 1929)
Penelope Delta
d. 1941 (b. 1874)
Penelope Delta, Greek author (b. 1874)
Martin Bormann
d. 1945 (b. 1900)
Martin Bormann, German politician (d. 1945)
Joe Corbett
d. 1945 (b. 1875)
Joe Corbett, American baseball player and journalist (b. 1875)
Dorothea Binz
d. 1947 (b. 1920)
Dorothea Binz, German SS officer (b. 1920)
Wallace Bryant (archer)
d. 1953 (b. 1863)
Wallace Bryant, American archer (b. 1863)
Joseph McCarthy
d. 1957 (b. 1908)
Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1908)
Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell
d. 1963 (b. 1884)
Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell, English cricketer, peer, politician, poet, author and newspaper editor (b. 1884)
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
d. 1964 (b. 1879)
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician (d. 1964)
Franz von Papen
d. 1969 (b. 1879)
Franz von Papen, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1879)
J. Edgar Hoover
d. 1972 (b. 1895)
J. Edgar Hoover, American 1st director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (b. 1895)
James O. Richardson
d. 1974 (b. 1878)
James O. Richardson, American admiral (d. 1974)
Giulio Natta
d. 1979 (b. 1903)
Giulio Natta, Italian chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
Clarrie Grimmett
d. 1980 (b. 1891)
Clarrie Grimmett, New Zealand-Australian cricketer (b. 1891)
George Pal
d. 1980 (b. 1908)
George Pal, Hungarian-American animator and producer (b. 1908)
Norm Van Brocklin
d. 1983 (b. 1926)
Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
Jack Barry (game show host)
d. 1984 (b. 1918)
Jack Barry, American game show host and producer, co-founded Barry & Enright Productions (b. 1918)
Bob Clampett
d. 1984 (b. 1913)
Bob Clampett, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1984)
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Attilio Bettega
d. 1985 (b. 1951)
Attilio Bettega, Italian race car driver (b. 1951)
Larry Clinton
d. 1985 (b. 1909)
Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1985)
Sergio Cresto
d. 1986 (b. 1956)
Sergio Cresto, American race car driver (b. 1956)
Henri Toivonen
d. 1986 (b. 1956)
Henri Toivonen, Finnish race car driver (d. 1986)
Veniamin Kaverin
d. 1989 (b. 1902)
Veniamin Kaverin, Russian author (b. 1902)
Giuseppe Siri
d. 1989 (b. 1906)
Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (d. 1989)
David Rappaport
d. 1990 (b. 1951)
David Rappaport, English-American actor (b. 1951)
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Ronald McKie
d. 1991 (b. 1909)
Ronald McKie, Australian journalist and author (b. 1909)
Wilbur Mills
d. 1992 (b. 1909)
Wilbur Mills, American banker and politician (d. 1992)
André Moynet
d. 1993 (b. 1921)
André Moynet, French soldier, race car driver, and politician (d. 1993)
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Dorothy Marie Donnelly
d. 1994 (b. 1903)
Dorothy Marie Donnelly, American poet and author (d. 1994)
John Bunting (diplomat)
d. 1995 (b. 1918)
John Bunting, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (b. 1918)
Michael Hordern
d. 1995 (b. 1911)
Michael Hordern, English actor (d. 1995)
John Eccles (neurophysiologist)
d. 1997 (b. 1903)
John Eccles, Australian neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
Paulo Freire
d. 1997 (b. 1921)
Paulo Freire, Brazilian philosopher, theorist, and academic (d. 1997)
Hide (musician)
d. 1998 (b. 1964)
hide, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1964)
Justin Fashanu
d. 1998 (b. 1961)
Justin Fashanu, English footballer (b. 1961)
Gene Raymond
d. 1998 (b. 1908)
Gene Raymond, American actor and pilot (d. 1998)
Douglas Harkness
d. 1999 (b. 1903)
Douglas Harkness, Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1903)
Oliver Reed
d. 1999 (b. 1938)
Oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938)
W. T. Tutte
d. 2002 (b. 1917)
W. T. Tutte, English-Canadian mathematician and academic (b. 1917)
Wee Kim Wee
d. 2005 (b. 1915)
Wee Kim Wee, Singaporean journalist and politician, 4th President of Singapore (b. 1915)
Louis Rukeyser
d. 2006 (b. 1933)
Louis Rukeyser, American journalist and author (b. 1933)
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Brad McGann
d. 2007 (b. 1964)
Brad McGann, New Zealand director and screenwriter (b. 1964)
Beverlee McKinsey
d. 2008 (b. 1935)
Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (d. 2008)
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Izold Pustõlnik
d. 2008 (b. 1938)
Izold Pustõlnik, Ukrainian-Estonian astronomer and academic (b. 1938)
Marilyn French
d. 2009 (b. 1929)
Marilyn French, American author and academic (b. 1929)
Kiyoshiro Imawano
d. 2009 (b. 1951)
Kiyoshiro Imawano, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1951)
Jack Kemp
d. 2009 (b. 1935)
Jack Kemp, American football player and politician, 9th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (d. 2009)
Lynn Redgrave
d. 2010 (b. 1943)
Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (b. 1943)
Osama bin Laden
d. 2011 (b. 1957)
Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founder of Al-Qaeda (b. 1957)
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Fernando Lopes (filmmaker)
d. 2012 (b. 1935)
Fernando Lopes, Portuguese director and screenwriter (b. 1935)
Tufan Miñnullin
d. 2012 (b. 1936)
Tufan Miñnullin, Russian playwright and politician (b. 1936)
Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih
d. 2012 (b. 1955)
Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, Indonesian physician and politician, Indonesian Minister of Health (b. 1955)
Akira Tonomura
d. 2012 (b. 1942)
Akira Tonomura, Japanese physicist, author, and academic (b. 1942)
Ernie Field
d. 2013 (b. 1943)
Ernie Field, English boxer (b. 1943)
Jeff Hanneman
d. 2013 (b. 1964)
Jeff Hanneman, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1964)
Joseph P. McFadden
d. 2013 (b. 1947)
Joseph P. McFadden, American bishop (b. 1947)
Dvora Omer
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Dvora Omer, Israeli author and educator (b. 1932)
Ivan Turina
d. 2013 (b. 1980)
Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (d. 2013)
Charles Banks Wilson
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
Charles Banks Wilson, American painter and illustrator (b. 1918)
Tomás Balduino
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (b. 1922)
Žarko Petan
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Žarko Petan, Slovenian director, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
d. 2014 (b. 1918)
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (b. 1918)
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Stuart Archer
d. 2015 (b. 1915)
Stuart Archer, English colonel and architect (b. 1915)
Michael Blake (author)
d. 2015 (b. 1945)
Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (d. 2015)
Guy Carawan
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Guy Carawan, American singer and musicologist (d. 2015)
Maya Plisetskaya
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Maya Plisetskaya, Russian-Lithuanian ballerina, choreographer, actress, and director (b. 1925)
Ruth Rendell
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Ruth Rendell, English author (b. 1930)
Afeni Shakur
d. 2016 (b. 1947)
Afeni Shakur, American music businesswoman, activist, and Black Panther (b. 1947)