Famous Deaths Happened In May - 01

0408  On this day in history death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

1118  Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080) on May - 01.   

1171  On this day in history dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies   

1240  On this day in history death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals   

1277  On this day in history stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

1308  On this day in history death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered   

1447  On May - 01 louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies   

1456  On May - 01 hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies   

1471  On May - 01 thomas a Kempis, spiritual writer (Navolging of Christ), dies at 91   

1539  Death of Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (b. 1503) on May - 01.   

1555  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1572  On May - 01 pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies   

1679  On May - 01 esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43   

1700  On this day in history john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Rival Ladies), dies   

1703  Death of Kiva Yoshinaka, Japanese monarch, murdered on this day in history.   

1731  On this day in history death of johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (b. 1677)   

1738  Death of Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English statesman (b. c. 1669) on this day in history.   

1772  Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Bessières, French marshal (killed in combat) (b. 1768)   

1831  On May - 01 antonius van Alphen, apostle vicar of De Bosch, dies at 82   

1863  Edward Dorr Tracy, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

1870  On May - 01 death of francisco Solano Lopez, fieldmarshal/president of Paraguay   

1872  On this day in history amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies   

1873  On this day in history david Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60   

1874  On May - 01 vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39   

1886  On May - 01 death of conrad Busken Huet, writer (Country of Rubens)   

1892  On May - 01 willem A Scholten, manufacturer (potatoes), dies at 89   

1896  On this day in history death of nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65   

1898  Alphonse Wauters, Belgian historian, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1899  On May - 01 death of ludwig Büchner, German philosopher and physician (b. 1824)   

1902  On this day in history john Glover, English chemist (production sulfuric acid), dies at 85   

1903  On May - 01 arthur Haygarth, cricketer (compiler of "Scores & Biographies"), dies   

1904  On May - 01 antonínDvorak, Czech composer (Slavic Dancing), dies at 62   

1913  On this day in history death of john Barclay Armstrong, Texas Ranger and U.S. Marshal (b. 1850)   

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1218  On May - 01 birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)   

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on this day in history.   

1238  On May - 01 birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)   

1285  On May - 01 birth of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)   

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on May - 01.   

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.   

1567  On May - 01 birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on May - 01.