People who died on May 4 95
Venerius (bishop of Milan)
d. 408
Venerius, bishop of Milan and saint
Arbeo of Freising
d. 784
Arbeo, bishop of Freising
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Herman II, Duke of Swabia
d. 1003
Herman II, Duke of Swabia
Gotthard of Hildesheim
d. 1038
Saint Gotthard of Hildesheim
Coluccio Salutati
d. 1406 (b. 1331)
Coluccio Salutati, Chancellor of Florence (b. 1331)
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson
d. 1436 (b. 1390)
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish rebel leader (b. 1390)
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
d. 1471 (b. 1453)
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (b. 1453)
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset
d. 1471 (b. 1438)
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset (b. 1438)
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George Neville, Duke of Bedford
d. 1483 (b. 1457)
George Neville, Duke of Bedford (b. 1457)
Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqara
d. 1506 (b. 1438)
Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqara, Timurid ruler of Herat (b. 1438)
Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
d. 1519 (b. 1492)
Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (d. 1519)
John Houghton (martyr)
d. 1535
Saint John Houghton, Carthusian monk
Lelio Sozzini
d. 1562 (b. 1525)
Lelio Sozzini, Italian Protestant theologian (b. 1525)
Luca Ghini
d. 1566 (b. 1490)
Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)
Pierre Viret
d. 1571 (b. 1511)
Pierre Viret, Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1511)
Claudio Merulo
d. 1604 (b. 1533)
Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (b. 1533)
Ulisse Aldrovandi
d. 1605 (b. 1522)
Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian ornithologist and botanist (d. 1605)
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Adriaan van Roomen
d. 1615 (b. 1561)
Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish priest and mathematician (d. 1615)
Arthur Lake (bishop)
d. 1626 (b. 1569)
Arthur Lake, English bishop and scholar (b. 1569)
Isaac Barrow
d. 1677 (b. 1630)
Isaac Barrow, English mathematician and theologian (b. 1630)
John Nevison
d. 1684 (b. 1639)
John Nevison, English criminal (b. 1639)
Louis Antoine de Noailles
d. 1729 (b. 1651)
Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)
James Thornhill
d. 1734 (b. 1675)
James Thornhill, English painter and politician (b. 1675)
Eustace Budgell
d. 1737 (b. 1686)
Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician (d. 1737)
Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick
d. 1774 (b. 1714)
Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick (d. 1774)
Jacques Saly
d. 1776 (b. 1717)
Jacques Saly, French sculptor and painter (d. 1776)
Matthew Tilghman
d. 1790 (b. 1718)
Matthew Tilghman, American politician (b. 1718)
Tipu Sultan
d. 1799 (b. 1750)
Tipu Sultan of Mysore (b. 1750)
Nikolay Kamensky
d. 1811 (b. 1776)
Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (b. 1776)
Samuel Dexter
d. 1816 (b. 1761)
Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1761)
Joseph Joubert
d. 1824 (b. 1754)
Joseph Joubert, French author (b. 1754)
Denis Davydov
d. 1839 (b. 1784)
Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (d. 1839)
Aimé Bonpland
d. 1858 (b. 1773)
Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (d. 1858)
Joseph Diaz Gergonne
d. 1859 (b. 1771)
Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1859)
Edward Clark (governor)
d. 1880 (b. 1815)
Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas (b. 1815)
John Jones Ross
d. 1901 (b. 1831)
John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (d. 1901)
Gotse Delchev
d. 1903 (b. 1872)
Gotse Delchev, Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary IMRO (b. 1872)
Edward Daly (Irish revolutionary)
d. 1916 (b. 1891)
Ned Daly, Irish rebel commander (Easter Rising) (b. 1891)
John Murray (Victorian politician)
d. 1916 (b. 1851)
John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria (d. 1916)
Joseph Plunkett
d. 1916 (b. 1887)
Joseph Plunkett, Irish rebel and writer (b. 1887)
Willie Pearse
d. 1916 (b. 1891)
Willie Pearse, Irish rebel (b. 1891)
Milan Rastislav Štefánik
d. 1919 (b. 1880)
Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak astronomer, general, and politician (d. 1919)
Viktor Kingissepp
d. 1922 (b. 1888)
Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian politician (b. 1888)
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Ralph McKittrick
d. 1923 (b. 1877)
Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1923)
E. Nesbit
d. 1924 (b. 1858)
E. Nesbit, English author and poet (d. 1924)
Kanō Jigorō
d. 1938 (b. 1860)
Kanō Jigorō, Japanese founder of judo (b. 1860)
Carl von Ossietzky
d. 1938 (b. 1889)
Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1938)
Fedor von Bock
d. 1945 (b. 1880)
Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (b. 1880)
Alexandre Pharamond
d. 1953 (b. 1876)
Alexandre Pharamond, French rugby player (b. 1876)
George Enescu
d. 1955 (b. 1881)
George Enescu, Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1955)
Karl Robert Pusta
d. 1964 (b. 1883)
Karl Robert Pusta, Estonian politician, 4th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)
Osbert Sitwell
d. 1969 (b. 1892)
Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian author and poet (b. 1892)
Edward Calvin Kendall
d. 1972 (b. 1886)
Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
Jane Bowles
d. 1973 (b. 1917)
Jane Bowles, American author and playwright (b. 1917)
Moe Howard
d. 1975 (b. 1897)
Moe Howard, American comedian (d. 1975)
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Frank Strahan
d. 1976 (b. 1886)
Frank Strahan, Australian public servant (b. 1886)
Josip Broz Tito
d. 1980 (b. 1892)
Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (d. 1980)
C. Loganathan
d. 1981 (b. 1913)
C. Loganathan, Sri Lankan banker (b. 1913)
Nino Sanzogno
d. 1983 (b. 1911)
Nino Sanzogno, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1911)
Diana Dors
d. 1984 (b. 1931)
Diana Dors, English actress (b. 1931)
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Fikri Sönmez
d. 1985 (b. 1938)
Fikri Sönmez, Turkish tailor and politician (b. 1938)
Clarence Wiseman
d. 1985 (b. 1907)
Clarence Wiseman, Canadian 10th General of the Salvation Army (d. 1985)
Paul Butterfield
d. 1987 (b. 1942)
Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (b. 1942)
Cathryn Damon
d. 1987 (b. 1930)
Cathryn Damon, American actress and dancer (d. 1987)
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Lillian Estelle Fisher
d. 1988 (b. 1891)
Lillian Estelle Fisher, American historian of Spanish America (b. 1891)
Emily Remler
d. 1990 (b. 1957)
Emily Remler, American guitarist (b. 1957)
Mohammed Abdel Wahab
d. 1991 (b. 1902)
Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Egyptian singer-songwriter and mandolin player (b. 1902)
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Gregor Mackenzie
d. 1992 (b. 1927)
Gregor Mackenzie, Scottish politician (b. 1927)
France Štiglic
d. 1993 (b. 1919)
France Štiglic, Slovenian film director and screenwriter (b. 1919)
Connie Wisniewski
d. 1995 (b. 1922)
Connie Wisniewski, American baseball player (b. 1922)
Hendrik Casimir
d. 2000 (b. 1909)
Hendrik Casimir, Dutch physicist and academic (b. 1909)
Bonnie Lee Bakley
d. 2001 (b. 1956)
Bonnie Lee Bakley, American model, wife of Robert Blake, (b. 1956)
David Hackworth
d. 2005 (b. 1930)
David Hackworth, American colonel and journalist (b. 1930)
Dom DeLuise
d. 2009 (b. 1933)
Dom DeLuise, American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 2009)
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Sammy McCrory
d. 2011 (b. 1924)
Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (d. 2011)
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Mort Lindsey
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Mort Lindsey, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1923)
Bob Stewart (television producer)
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Bob Stewart, American television producer, founded Stewart Tele Enterprises (b. 1920)
Adam Yauch
d. 2012 (b. 1964)
Adam Yauch, American rapper and director (d. 2012)
Rashidi Yekini
d. 2012 (b. 1963)
Rashidi Yekini, Nigerian footballer (b. 1963)
Otis R. Bowen
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
Otis R. Bowen, American physician and politician, 44th Governor of Indiana (b. 1918)
Christian de Duve
d. 2013 (b. 1917)
Christian de Duve, English-Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
Javier Diez Canseco
d. 2013 (b. 1948)
Javier Diez Canseco, Peruvian sociologist and politician (b. 1948)
Mario Machado
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Mario Machado, Chinese-American journalist and actor (b. 1935)
Morgan Morgan-Giles
d. 2013 (b. 1914)
Morgan Morgan-Giles, English admiral and politician (b. 1914)
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César Portillo de la Luz
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
César Portillo de la Luz, Cuban guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
Dick Ayers
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (b. 1924)
Elena Baltacha
d. 2014 (b. 1983)
Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (d. 2014)
Edgar Cortright
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (d. 2014)
Helga Königsdorf
d. 2014 (b. 1938)
Helga Königsdorf, German physicist and author (b. 1938)
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Ross Lonsberry
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
Ross Lonsberry, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1947)
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Jean-Paul Ngoupandé
d. 2014 (b. 1948)
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1948)
William Bast
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
William Bast, American screenwriter and author (b. 1931)
Ellen Albertini Dow
d. 2015 (b. 1913)
Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress (b. 1913)
Marv Hubbard
d. 2015 (b. 1946)
Marv Hubbard, American football player (d. 2015)
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
d. 2016 (b. 1946)
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Burundian politician (b. 1946)