Died On May 2nd
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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.
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Leonardo da Vinci(Italian Polymath & Artist Known for His Paintings: ‘Mona Lisa’, ‘The Last Supper’ and ‘Virgin of the Rocks’)
Birthdate: April 15, 1452
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Anchiano, Italy
Died: 1519
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Junior Seau
(American Football Player)
Birthdate: January 19, 1969
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA
Died: 2012
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: February 13, 1938
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wimbledon, London, England
Died: 1999
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Afeni Shakur(American Political Activist and Member of the ‘Black Panther Party’)
Birthdate: January 22, 1947
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lumberton, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2016
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Lynn Redgrave(Best Known for Her Films: ‘Tom Jones’ and ‘Georgy Girl’)
Birthdate: March 8, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Marylebone, London, England
Died: 2010
Birthdate: May 9, 1893
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saugus, Massachusetts
Died: 1947
Birthdate: July 13, 1935
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 2009
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: September 19, 1921
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Recife, Brazil
Died: 1997
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Nancy Astor(Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton (1919-45))
Birthdate: May 19, 1879
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Danville, Virginia, United States
Died: 1964
Birthdate: November 30, 1918
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 2014
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: October 3, 1911
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hertfordshire, England
Died: 1995
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Jeff Hanneman
(Musician, best known as a founding member and rhythm/lead guitarist of the American thrash metal band Slayer)
Birthdate: January 31, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Died: 2013
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Bobby Unser
(American Former Automobile Racer)
Birthdate: February 20, 1934
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Norm Van Brocklin
(American football player)
Birthdate: March 15, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Parade, South Dakota, United States
Died: 1983
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: November 23, 1951
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: 1990
Birthdate: September 21, 1942
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2012
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Robert Clampett
(Animator)
Birthdate: May 8, 1913
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Diego, California, U.S.
Died: 1984
Birthdate: July 29, 1817
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Feodosia, Russia
Died: 1900
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Maya Plisetskaya
(Former ballet dancer, choreographer)
Birthdate: November 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 2015
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Alfred de Musset(French Writer Best Known for His Autobiographical Novel ‘The Confession of a Child of the Century’)
Birthdate: December 11, 1810
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1857
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Henri Toivonen
(Finnish Rally Driver Who Became the Youngest Driver Ever to Become the World Rally Champion)
Birthdate: August 25, 1956
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Jyväskylä, Finland
Died: 1986
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Louis Rukeyser
(Journalist)
Birthdate: January 30, 1933
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2006
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Clara Immerwahr
(German Chemist)
Birthdate: June 21, 1870
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wojczyce, Poland
Died: 1915
Birthdate: October 16, 1912
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Villa Rica, Georgia, United States
Died: 1998
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Augusto Boal
(Theatre director, Writer, Politician, Playwright)
Birthdate: March 16, 1931
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro
Died: 2009
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George Pal
(Hungarian-American Animator, Film Director and Producer)
Birthdate: February 1, 1908
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cegléd, Hungary
Died: 1980
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Sir John Eccles(Australian Neurophysiologist Who Won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for His Work on the Synapse)
Birthdate: January 27, 1903
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Died: 1997
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Robert Henry Cain
(British Army Major who was awarded the prestigious Victoria Cross in 1944)
Birthdate: January 2, 1909
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Shanghai, China
Died: 1974
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Prince Waldemar of Prussia
(Prince)
Birthdate: March 20, 1889
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kiel, Germany
Died: 1945
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Richard Theodore Greener
(Educator)
Birthdate: January 30, 1844
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1922
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Mohammed Dib
(One of Algeria's Most Popular and Prolific Writers)
Birthdate: July 21, 1920
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tlemcen, Algeria
Died: 2003
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Evelyn De Morgan
(Painter)
Birthdate: August 30, 1855
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London
Died: 1919
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Alfred Weber
(Economist, Educationist, Sociologist, University teacher)
Birthdate: July 30, 1868
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Erfurt
Died: 1958
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Boris I of Bulgaria
(King)
Birthdate: 0825 AD
Birthplace: Pliska, Bulgaria
Died: 0907
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Tibor Kalman
(Graphic designer)
Birthdate: July 6, 1949
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Budapest
Died: 1999
Birthdate: May 20, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Genoa, Italy
Died: 1989
Birthdate: 0296 AD
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: 0373
Birthdate: March 21, 1910
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Antioch, California, United States
Died: 1993
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Gustav Landauer
(Politician, Translator, Writer, Journalist)
Birthdate: April 7, 1870
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Karlsruhe
Died: 1919
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Pridi Phanomyong
(Politician)
Birthdate: May 11, 1900
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ayutthaya, Thailand
Died: 1983
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Robert Hunter
(Environmentalist)
Birthdate: October 13, 1941
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Canada
Died: 2005
Birthdate: January 27, 1741
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wales
Died: 1821
Birthdate: March 16, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Templin, Germany
Died: 1947
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Rafael Hernández Colón
(Politician)
Birthdate: October 24, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: 2019
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Herman Willem Daendels
(Politician)
Birthdate: October 21, 1762
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hattem, Netherlands
Died: 1818
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Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov
(Statesman)
Birthdate: August 26, 1787
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1869
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Leo I, King of Armenia
(King)
Birthdate: 1150 AD
Birthplace: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Died: 1279
Birthdate: March 8, 1919
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stoughton, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 2000
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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J. Edgar Hoover(1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1924 - 1972))
Birthdate: January 1, 1895
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: 1972
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Joseph McCarthy(U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin from 1947 to 1957)
Birthdate: November 14, 1908
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Grand Chute, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1957
