Died On May 2nd

Discover the most famous people who died on May 2. The list includes people like Leonardo da Vinci, Osama Bin Laden, Joseph McCarthy, J. Edgar Hoover, Martin Bormann. Famous personalities featured on this list, include novelists, political leaders, actors and sociologists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from Germany, United Kingdom, United States & Italy and many more countries.

Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci
15 April 1452, Italian
Polymath
J. Edgar HooverJ. Edgar Hoover
01 January 1895, American
First Director of FBI

Joseph McCarthyJoseph McCarthy
14 November 1908, American
 

Afeni ShakurAfeni Shakur
10 January 1947, American
Activist

Oliver ReedOliver Reed
13 February 1938, British
Actor

Martin BormannMartin Bormann
17 June 1900, German
Private Secretary of Adolf Hitler
William Moulton MarstonWilliam Moulton Marston
09 May 1893, American
Psychologist

Paulo FreirePaulo Freire
19 September 1921, Brazilian
Educator and Philosopher

Osama Bin LadenOsama Bin Laden
10 March 1957, Saudi Arabian
Terrorist

Alfred de MussetAlfred de Musset
11 December 1810, French
Dramatist, Poet, Novelist
Giulio NattaGiulio Natta
25 February 1903, Italian
Chemist

Emile HabibiEmile Habibi
29 August 1922, Israeli
Writer
Nancy AstorNancy Astor
19 May 1879, British
First Woman MP in the House of Commons

Sir John Carew EcclesSir John Eccles
27 January 1903, Australian
Neurophysiologist

Jeff HannemanJeff Hanneman
31 January 1964, American
Guitarist, Musician, Songwriter
Lynn RedgraveLynn Redgrave
08 March 1943, British
Actress

Franz von PapenFranz von Papen
29 October 1879, German
Chancellor , Prime Minister
Athanasius of AlexandriaAthanasius of Alexandria
0296 AD, Egyptian
Patriarch of Alexandria

Justin FashanuJustin Fashanu
19 February 1961, British
Association football player

Henri ToivonenHenri Toivonen
25 August 1956, Finnish
Rally driver, Motorcycle racer, Racecar driver
Wilhelm BurgdorfWilhelm Burgdorf
15 February 1895, German
military personnel

Ruth RendellRuth Rendell
17 February 1930, British
Writer, Politician, Novelist, Screenwriter
Abu Ahmed al-KuwaitiAbu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti
1978 AD, Kuwaiti, Pakistani
terrorist, courier

Alfred WeberAlfred Weber
30 July 1868, German
Economist, Educationist, Sociologist, University

Maya PlisetskayaMaya Plisetskaya
20 November 1925, Spanish, Russian
Ballet dancer, Dancer, Choreographer, Actor, Prima

Ludwig StumpfeggerLudwig Stumpfegger
11 July 1910, German
Military physician, Physician, Surgeon, Torturer
Augusto BoalAugusto Boal
16 March 1931, Brazilian
Theatre director, Writer, Politician, Playwright
Giacomo MeyerbeerGiacomo Meyerbeer
05 September 1791, German
composer, conductor, autobiographer,music director

Clara ImmerwahrClara Immerwahr
21 June 1870
Chemist, Feminist

Boris I of BulgariaBoris I of Bulgaria
0825 AD, Bulgarian
Ruler

Viktor LutzeViktor Lutze
28 December 1890, German
Politician
Evelyn De MorganEvelyn De Morgan
30 August 1855, British
Painter

David WechslerDavid Wechsler
12 January 1896, American
Psychologist, University teacher

Gustav LandauerGustav Landauer
07 April 1870, German
Politician, Translator, Writer, Journalist

Robert MichelsRobert Michels
09 January 1876, German
Sociologist, University teacher

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W. T. TutteW. T. Tutte
14 May 1917, British
Mathematician, University teacher
Marilyn FrenchMarilyn French
21 November 1929, American
Novelist, Writer, Feminist, Social critic

Tibor KalmanTibor Kalman
06 July 1949, Hungarian
Graphic designer
Johann PalisaJohann Palisa
06 December 1848, Austrian, Czech
Austrian astronomer

John EcclesJohn Eccles
27 January 1903, Australian, American
philosopher, neuroscientist, physician, university