People who died on May 3 103
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Princess Tōchi
d. 678
Tōchi, Japanese princess
Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil
d. 738
Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil, Mayan ruler (ajaw)
Matilda of Boulogne
d. 1152 (b. 1105)
Matilda of Boulogne (b. 1105)
Béla IV of Hungary
d. 1270 (b. 1206)
Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)
John I, Duke of Brabant
d. 1294 (b. 1252)
John I, Duke of Brabant (b. 1252)
Alexios II of Trebizond
d. 1330 (b. 1282)
Alexios II Megas Komnenos, Emperor of Trebizond (b. 1282)
Pope Alexander V
d. 1410
Pope Alexander V
Mehmed the Conqueror
d. 1481 (b. 1432)
Mehmed the Conqueror, Ottoman sultan (b. 1432)
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John Devereux, 8th Baron Ferrers of Chartley
d. 1501 (b. 1463)
John Devereux, 8th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, English Baron (b. 1463)
Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent
d. 1524 (b. 1481)
Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent, English peer (b. 1481)
Juana de la Cruz Vázquez Gutiérrez
d. 1534 (b. 1481)
Juana de la Cruz Vazquez Gutierrez, Spanish Roman Catholic nun and venerable (b. 1481)
Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
d. 1589 (b. 1528)
Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1589)
Henry Garnet
d. 1606 (b. 1555)
Henry Garnet, English priest and author (b. 1555)
Elizabeth Bacon (died 1621)
d. 1621 (b. 1541)
Elizabeth Bacon, English Tudor gentlewoman (b. 1541)
James Sharp (bishop)
d. 1679 (b. 1613)
James Sharp, Scottish archbishop (b. 1613)
Claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon
d. 1693 (b. 1607)
Claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French courtier (b. 1607)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
d. 1704 (b. 1644)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Bohemian-Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1704)
John Leverett the Younger
d. 1724 (b. 1662)
John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (d. 1724)
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John Willison
d. 1750 (b. 1680)
John Willison, Scottish minister and author (b. 1680)
Samuel Ogle
d. 1752 (b. 1692)
Samuel Ogle, English-American captain and politician, 5th Governor of Restored Proprietary Government (b. 1692)
Pope Benedict XIV
d. 1758 (b. 1675)
Pope Benedict XIV (b. 1675)
George Psalmanazar
d. 1763 (b. 1679)
George Psalmanazar, French-English author (b. 1679)
Francesco Algarotti
d. 1764 (b. 1712)
Francesco Algarotti, Italian philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1712)
John Winthrop (educator)
d. 1779 (b. 1714)
John Winthrop, American mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1714)
Martin Gerbert
d. 1793 (b. 1720)
Martin Gerbert, German historian and theologian (b. 1720)
Ferdinando Paer
d. 1839 (b. 1771)
Ferdinando Paer, Italian composer and conductor (d. 1839)
Adolphe Adam
d. 1856 (b. 1803)
Adolphe Adam, French composer and critic (d. 1856)
Howard Taylor Ricketts
d. 1910 (b. 1871)
Howard Taylor Ricketts, American pathologist (b. 1871)
Tom Clarke (Irish republican)
d. 1916 (b. 1858)
Tom Clarke, Irish rebel (b. 1858)
Thomas MacDonagh
d. 1916 (b. 1878)
Thomas MacDonagh, Irish poet and rebel (b. 1878)
Patrick Pearse
d. 1916 (b. 1879)
Patrick Pearse, Irish teacher and rebel leader (b. 1879)
Charlie Soong
d. 1918 (b. 1863)
Charlie Soong, Chinese businessman and missionary (b. 1863)
Théodore Pilette
d. 1921 (b. 1884)
Théodore Pilette, Belgian race car driver (d. 1921)
Clément Ader
d. 1925 (b. 1841)
Clément Ader, French engineer, designed the Ader Avion III (b. 1841)
Charles Fort
d. 1932 (b. 1874)
Charles Fort, American author (d. 1932)
Jessie Willcox Smith
d. 1935 (b. 1863)
Jessie Willcox Smith, American illustrator (d. 1935)
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Madeleine Desroseaux
d. 1939 (b. 1873)
Madeleine Desroseaux, French author and poet (b. 1873)
Thorvald Stauning
d. 1942 (b. 1873)
Thorvald Stauning, Danish politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1873)
Harry Miller (auto racing)
d. 1943 (b. 1875)
Harry Miller, American engineer (b. 1875)
Ernst Tandefelt
d. 1948 (b. 1876)
Ernst Tandefelt, Finnish assassin of Heikki Ritavuori (b. 1876)
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Fanny Walden
d. 1949 (b. 1888)
Fanny Walden, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1888)
Frank Foster (cricketer)
d. 1958 (b. 1889)
Frank Foster, English cricketer (b. 1889)
Zakir Husain (politician)
d. 1969 (b. 1897)
Zakir Husain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd President of India (b. 1897)
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Cemil Gürgen Erlertürk
d. 1970 (b. 1918)
Cemil Gürgen Erlertürk, Turkish footballer, coach, and pilot (b. 1918)
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Kenneth Bailey (lawyer)
d. 1972 (b. 1898)
Kenneth Bailey, Australian lawyer and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to Canada (b. 1898)
Emil Breitkreutz
d. 1972 (b. 1883)
Emil Breitkreutz, American runner and coach (b. 1883)
Bruce Cabot
d. 1972 (b. 1904)
Bruce Cabot, American actor (b. 1904)
Bill Downs
d. 1978 (b. 1914)
Bill Downs, American journalist (d. 1978)
Nargis
d. 1981 (b. 1929)
Nargis, Indian actress (d. 1981)
Robert Alda
d. 1986 (b. 1914)
Robert Alda, American actor (b. 1914)
Lev Pontryagin
d. 1988 (b. 1908)
Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1988)
Christine Jorgensen
d. 1989 (b. 1926)
Christine Jorgensen, American trans woman (b. 1926)
Jerzy Kosiński
d. 1991 (b. 1933)
Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist and screenwriter (d. 1991)
George Murphy
d. 1992 (b. 1902)
George Murphy, American actor and politician (d. 1992)
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Dimitri Fampas
d. 1996 (b. 1921)
Dimitri Fampas, Greek guitarist, composer, and educator (b. 1921)
Alex Kellner
d. 1996 (b. 1924)
Alex Kellner, American baseball player (d. 1996)
Jack Weston
d. 1996 (b. 1924)
Jack Weston, American actor (d. 1996)
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Sébastien Enjolras
d. 1997 (b. 1976)
Sébastien Enjolras, French race car driver (b. 1976)
Narciso Yepes
d. 1997 (b. 1927)
Narciso Yepes, Spanish guitarist and composer (b. 1927)
Joe Adcock
d. 1999 (b. 1927)
Joe Adcock, American baseball player and manager (b. 1927)
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Steve Chiasson
d. 1999 (b. 1967)
Steve Chiasson, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1967)
Godfrey Evans
d. 1999 (b. 1920)
Godfrey Evans, English cricketer (d. 1999)
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Júlia Báthory
d. 2000 (b. 1901)
Júlia Báthory, Hungarian glass designer (b. 1901)
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John Joseph O'Connor
d. 2000 (b. 1920)
John Joseph O'Connor, American cardinal (b. 1920)
Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn
d. 2002 (b. 1910)
Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, English politician, First Secretary of State (b. 1910)
Yevgeny Svetlanov
d. 2002 (b. 1928)
Yevgeny Svetlanov, Russian conductor and composer (d. 2002)
Suzy Parker
d. 2003 (b. 1932)
Suzy Parker, American model and actress (b. 1932)
Ken Downing
d. 2004 (b. 1917)
Ken Downing, English race car driver (b. 1917)
Darrell Johnson
d. 2004 (b. 1928)
Darrell Johnson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2004)
Karel Appel
d. 2006 (b. 1921)
Karel Appel, Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet (b. 1921)
Pramod Mahajan
d. 2006 (b. 1949)
Pramod Mahajan, Indian politician (b. 1949)
Earl Woods
d. 2006 (b. 1932)
Earl Woods, American colonel, baseball player, and author (b. 1932)
Warja Honegger-Lavater
d. 2007 (b. 1913)
Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss illustrator (d. 2007)
Wally Schirra
d. 2007 (b. 1923)
Wally Schirra, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1923)
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Knock Yokoyama
d. 2007 (b. 1932)
Knock Yokoyama, Japanese politician (b. 1932)
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
d. 2008 (b. 1926)
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Spanish engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1926)
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Renée Morisset
d. 2009 (b. 1928)
Renée Morisset, Canadian pianist (d. 2009)
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Ram Balkrushna Shewalkar
d. 2009 (b. 1931)
Ram Balkrushna Shewalkar, Indian author and critic (b. 1931)
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Roy Carrier
d. 2010 (b. 1947)
Roy Carrier, American accordion player (b. 1947)
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Peter O'Donnell
d. 2010 (b. 1920)
Peter O'Donnell, English soldier and author (b. 1920)
Guenter Wendt
d. 2010 (b. 1923)
Guenter Wendt, German-American engineer (b. 1923)
Jackie Cooper
d. 2011 (b. 1922)
Jackie Cooper, American actor (d. 2011)
Sergo Kotrikadze
d. 2011 (b. 1936)
Sergo Kotrikadze, Georgian footballer and manager (b. 1936)
Thanasis Veggos
d. 2011 (b. 1927)
Thanasis Veggos, Greek actor and director (b. 1927)
Jorge Illueca
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Jorge Illueca, Panamanian politician, 30th President of Panama (b. 1918)
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Felix Werder
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Felix Werder, German-Australian composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1922)
Joe Astroth
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Joe Astroth, American baseball player (b. 1922)
Herbert Blau
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Herbert Blau, American engineer and academic (b. 1926)
Cedric Brooks
d. 2013 (b. 1943)
Cedric Brooks, Jamaican-American saxophonist and flute player (b. 1943)
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Keith Carter (swimmer)
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Keith Carter, American swimmer and soldier (b. 1924)
Brad Drewett
d. 2013 (b. 1958)
Brad Drewett, Australian tennis player and sportscaster (d. 2013)
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David Morris Kern
d. 2013 (b. 1909)
David Morris Kern, American pharmacist, co-invented Orajel (b. 1909)
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Curtis Rouse
d. 2013 (b. 1960)
Curtis Rouse, American football player (d. 2013)
Branko Vukelić
d. 2013 (b. 1958)
Branko Vukelić, Croatian politician, 11th Minister of Defence for Croatia (b. 1958)
Gary Becker
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Gary Becker, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1930)
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Francisco Icaza
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Francisco Icaza, Mexican painter (b. 1930)
Jim Oberstar
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Jim Oberstar, American educator and politician (d. 2014)
Revaz Chkheidze
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Revaz Chkheidze, Georgian director and screenwriter (b. 1926)
Danny Jones (rugby league)
d. 2015 (b. 1986)
Danny Jones, Welsh rugby player (b. 1986)
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Warren Smith (golfer)
d. 2015 (b. 1915)
Warren Smith, American golfer and coach (b. 1915)
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Ian Deans
d. 2016 (b. 1937)
Ian Deans, Canadian politician (d. 2016)
Jadranka Stojaković
d. 2016 (b. 1950)
Jadranka Stojaković, Yugoslav singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
Daliah Lavi
d. 2017 (b. 1942)
Daliah Lavi, Israeli actress, singer and model (b. 1942)