People who died on May 5 82
Gerontius (bishop of Milan)
d. 465
Gerontius, Archbishop of Milan
Casimir II the Just
d. 1194 (b. 1138)
Casimir II the Just, Polish son of Bolesław III Wrymouth (b. 1138)
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent
d. 1243
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent, English justiciar (b. c. 1160)
Constantine Palaiologos (son of Michael VIII)
d. 1306 (b. 1261)
Constantine Palaiologos, Byzantine general (b. 1261)
Charles II of Naples
d. 1309 (b. 1254)
Charles II of Naples (b. 1254)
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Prince Tsunenaga
d. 1338 (b. 1324)
Prince Tsunenaga, son of the Japanese Emperor (b. 1324)
Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola
d. 1432
Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola, Italian adventurer
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
d. 1525 (b. 1463)
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (b. 1463)
Charlotte of Bourbon
d. 1582 (b. 1547)
Charlotte of Bourbon, Princess consort of Orange, married to William I of Orange (b. 1547)
Henry Sidney
d. 1586 (b. 1529)
Henry Sidney, Irish politician, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529)
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
d. 1671 (b. 1602)
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, English general and politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom (b. 1602)
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Samuel Cooper
d. 1672 (b. 1609)
Samuel Cooper, English painter and linguist (b. 1609)
Angelo Italia
d. 1700 (b. 1628)
Angelo Italia, Sicilian Jesuit and architect (d. 1700)
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
d. 1705 (b. 1640)
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1705)
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers
d. 1760 (b. 1720)
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English politician (d. 1760)
Jean Astruc
d. 1766 (b. 1684)
Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684)
Pierre Jean George Cabanis
d. 1808 (b. 1757)
Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher (d. 1808)
Napoleon
d. 1821 (b. 1769)
Napoleon, French general and emperor (d. 1821)
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
d. 1827 (b. 1750)
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (b. 1750)
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Sophia Campbell
d. 1833 (b. 1777)
Sophia Campbell, English-Australian painter (b. 1777)
Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet
d. 1855 (b. 1786)
Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English politician (b. 1786)
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
d. 1859 (b. 1805)
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, German mathematician and academic (b. 1805)
Jean-Charles Prince
d. 1860 (b. 1804)
Jean-Charles Prince, Canadian bishop (b. 1804)
John O'Shanassy
d. 1883 (b. 1818)
John O'Shanassy, Irish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1818)
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
d. 1892 (b. 1818)
August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (b. 1818)
Silas Adams
d. 1896 (b. 1839)
Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839)
Bret Harte
d. 1902 (b. 1836)
Bret Harte, American short story writer and poet (d. 1902)
Şeker Ahmed Pasha
d. 1907 (b. 1841)
Şeker Ahmed Pasha, Turkish soldier and painter (b. 1841)
John MacBride
d. 1916 (b. 1865)
John MacBride, Irish soldier and rebel (b. 1865)
Maurice Raoul-Duval
d. 1916 (b. 1866)
Maurice Raoul-Duval, French polo player (b. 1866)
Alfred Hermann Fried
d. 1921 (b. 1864)
Alfred Hermann Fried, Austrian journalist and publicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
A. Sabapathy
d. 1924 (b. 1853)
A. Sabapathy, Sri Lankan journalist and politician (b. 1853)
Glen Kidston
d. 1931 (b. 1899)
Glen Kidston, English pilot and race car driver (b. 1899)
Qemal Stafa
d. 1942 (b. 1920)
Qemal Stafa, Albanian politician (b. 1920)
Ty LaForest
d. 1947 (b. 1917)
Ty LaForest, Canadian-American baseball player (b. 1917)
Leopold Löwenheim
d. 1957 (b. 1878)
Leopold Löwenheim, German mathematician and logician (d. 1957)
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
d. 1959 (b. 1878)
Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1878)
Ernest Tyldesley
d. 1962 (b. 1889)
Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (b. 1889)
Nikos Gounaris
d. 1965 (b. 1915)
Nikos Gounaris, Greek tenor and composer (b. 1915)
John Waters (director born 1893)
d. 1965 (b. 1893)
John Waters, American director and screenwriter (b. 1893)
Violet Jessop
d. 1971 (b. 1887)
Violet Jessop, Argentinean-English nurse (b. 1887)
Zekai Özger
d. 1973 (b. 1948)
Zekai Özger, Turkish poet and academic (b. 1948)
Ludwig Erhard
d. 1977 (b. 1897)
Ludwig Erhard, German economist and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1897)
Bobby Sands
d. 1981 (b. 1954)
Bobby Sands, PIRA volunteer and hunger striker (b. 1954)
Horst Schumann
d. 1983 (b. 1906)
Horst Schumann, German physician (b. 1901)
John Williams (actor)
d. 1983 (b. 1903)
John Williams, English-American actor (b. 1903)
Donald Bailey (civil engineer)
d. 1985 (b. 1901)
Donald Bailey, English engineer, designed Bailey bridge (d. 1985)
Michael Shaara
d. 1988 (b. 1928)
Michael Shaara, American author and academic (b. 1928)
Irving Howe
d. 1993 (b. 1920)
Irving Howe, American literary and social critic (b. 1920)
Mário Quintana
d. 1994 (b. 1906)
Mário Quintana, Brazilian poet and translator (b. 1906)
Mikhail Botvinnik
d. 1995 (b. 1911)
Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player and engineer (d. 1995)
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Vasilis Diamantopoulos
d. 1999 (b. 1920)
Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
Gino Bartali
d. 2000 (b. 1914)
Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (d. 2000)
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Bill Musselman
d. 2000 (b. 1940)
Bill Musselman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2000)
Morris Graves
d. 2001 (b. 1910)
Morris Graves, American painter and academic (d. 2001)
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Clifton Hillegass
d. 2001 (b. 1918)
Clifton Hillegass, American publisher, created CliffsNotes (b. 1918)
Hugo Banzer
d. 2002 (b. 1926)
Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, 62nd President of Bolivia (d. 2002)
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Paul Wilbur Klipsch
d. 2002 (b. 1904)
Paul Wilbur Klipsch, American engineer, founded Klipsch Audio Technologies (b. 1904)
George Sidney
d. 2002 (b. 1916)
George Sidney, American director and producer (d. 2002)
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Sam Bockarie
d. 2003 (b. 1964)
Sam Bockarie, Sierra Leonean commander (b. 1964)
Walter Sisulu
d. 2003 (b. 1912)
Walter Sisulu, South African politician (d. 2003)
Naushad Ali
d. 2006 (b. 1919)
Naushad Ali, Indian composer and producer (b. 1919)
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Atıf Yılmaz
d. 2006 (b. 1925)
Atıf Yılmaz, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
Theodore Harold Maiman
d. 2007 (b. 1927)
Theodore Harold Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer, created the laser (b. 1927)
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Irv Robbins
d. 2008 (b. 1917)
Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (b. 1917)
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Jerry Wallace
d. 2008 (b. 1928)
Jerry Wallace, American singer and guitarist (b. 1928)
Giulietta Simionato
d. 2010 (b. 1910)
Giulietta Simionato, Italian soprano (b. 1910)
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
d. 2010 (b. 1951)
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Nigerian businessman and politician, 13th President of Nigeria (d. 2010)
Claude Choules
d. 2011 (b. 1901)
Claude Choules, English-Australian soldier (b. 1901)
Yosef Merimovich
d. 2011 (b. 1924)
Yosef Merimovich, Israeli footballer and manager (b. 1924)
Dana Wynter
d. 2011 (b. 1931)
Dana Wynter, British actress (d. 2011)
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Surendranath (cricketer)
d. 2012 (b. 1937)
Surendranath, Indian cricketer (b. 1937)
Carl Johan Bernadotte
d. 2012 (b. 1916)
Carl Johan Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (b. 1916)
Aatos Erkko
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Aatos Erkko, Finnish journalist and publisher (b. 1932)
George Knobel
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
George Knobel, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1922)
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Roy Padayachie
d. 2012 (b. 1950)
Roy Padayachie, South African lawyer and politician, South African Minister of Communications (b. 1950)
Sarah Kirsch (poet)
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Sarah Kirsch, German poet and author (b. 1935)
Robert Ressler
d. 2013 (b. 1937)
Robert Ressler, American FBI agent and author (b. 1937)
Michael Otedola
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Michael Otedola, Nigerian journalist and politician, 9th Governor of Lagos State (b. 1926)
Jobst Brandt
d. 2015 (b. 1935)
Jobst Brandt, American cyclist, engineer, and author (b. 1935)
Hans Jansen
d. 2015 (b. 1942)
Hans Jansen, Dutch linguist, academic, and politician (b. 1942)
Binyamin Elon
d. 2017 (b. 1954)
Binyamin Elon, Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician (b. 1954)