Died On May 5th

Discover the most famous people who died on May 5. The list includes people like Napoleon Bonaparte, Bobby Sands, Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, Bret Harte, Carlos Saavedra Lamas. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, actors and revolutionaries and from other domains of life. This list includes people from Germany, United Kingdom, United States & France and many more countries.

Bobby SandsBobby Sands
09 March 1954, Irish
 
Napoleon BonaparteNapoleon Bonaparte
15 August 1769, French
Emperor of the French

Peter Gustav Lejeune DirichletPeter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
13 February 1805, German
Mathematician

Bret Harte Bret Harte
25 August 1836, American
Author & Poet

Carlos Saavedra LamasCarlos Saavedra Lamas
01 November 1878, Argentinian
First Latin American Nobel Peace Prize Recipient

David ReimerDavid Reimer
22 August 1965, Canadian
 
Leopold I, Holy Roman EmperorLeopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
09 June 1640, Austrian, Hungarian
Composer

Dana WynterDana Wynter
08 June 1931, British, American
Television actor, Film actor, Actor

Walter SisuluWalter Sisulu
18 May 1912, South African
Politician

Ludwig ErhardLudwig Erhard
04 February 1897, German
Economist, Politician, University teacher
Al IndelicatoAl Indelicato
25 February 1931, American
 

NaushadNaushad
25 December 1919, Indian
Screenwriter, Composer, Film score composer
Walter GotellWalter Gotell
15 March 1924, German
Actor

Maurice MaeterlinckMaurice Maeterlinck
29 August 1862, Belgian
Writer, Poet, Philosopher, Essayist, Playwright,

Mikhail BotvinnikMikhail Botvinnik
17 August 1911, Russian, Russian
Electrical engineer, Chess Champion
Gino BartaliGino Bartali
18 July 1914, Italian
Cyclist

August Wilhelm von HofmannAugust Wilhelm von Hofmann
08 April 1818, German
Chemist, University teacher
Arthur LaurentsArthur Laurents
14 July 1917, American
Screenwriter, Librettist, Playwright, Writer

Miklós NyiszliMiklós Nyiszli
17 June 1901, Hungarian, Romanian
Physician, Writer

Josiah HensonJosiah Henson
15 June 1789, American
Author
Hugo BanzerHugo Banzer
10 May 1926, Bolivian
Officer, Politician

Claude ChoulesClaude Choules
03 March 1901, British
Soldier
Robert Stanford TuckRobert Stanford Tuck
01 July 1916, British
Fighter pilot

William Friese-GreeneWilliam Friese-Greene
07 September 1855, British
Photographer, Inventor

Ai QingAi Qing
27 March 1910
Poet, Writer, Painter, Journalist

Eva GonzalèsEva Gonzalès
19 April 1849, French
Painter, Model
Alfred Hermann FriedAlfred Hermann Fried
11 November 1864, Austrian
Austrian journalist
Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune DirichletJohann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
13 February 1805, German
Mathematician

Peter G. L. DirichletPeter G. L. Dirichlet
13 February 1805, German