Famous Deaths Happened In May - 02

0373  Death of Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298) on May - 02.   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on this day in history.   

0756  On May - 02 death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

0907  On May - 02 death of boris I of Bulgaria   

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on this day in history.   

1250  Death of Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered on May - 02.   

1300  On this day in history death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

1450  Death of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396) on May - 02.   

1459  Pierozzi Antoninus, Italian archbishop of Florence/saint, dies on May - 02.   

1488  Jacob van Horne, Burgundy statesman, dies on this day in history.   

1519  On May - 02 leonardo Da Vinci, artist/scientist, dies at 67   

1564  On this day in history death of cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (b. 1500)   

1567  Marin Drzic, Croatian playwright (Dundo Maroje), dies on May - 02.   

1627  On this day in history death of lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Italian composer (b. 1560)   

1667  Death of George Wither, English writer (b. 1588) on this day in history.   

1669  On May - 02 pieter Jansz Post, master builder (Waag, Gouda), dies at 61   

1683  Death of Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (b. 1613) on May - 02.   

1685  Death of Adriaen van Ostade, Dutch painter, buried on May - 02.   

1711  Death of Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, English statesman (b. 1641) on this day in history.   

1727  On this day in history paul Aler, French jesuit/poet (Gradus ad Parnassum), dies at 70   

1736  Albert Seba, Amsterdam pharmacist, dies at 71 on May - 02.   

1799  On this day in history henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58   

1802  Death of Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch statesman (b. 1762) on this day in history.   

1810  On May - 02 death of rev. Dr. Henry Jerome de Salis, divine (b.1740)   

1818  On this day in history herman W Daendels, governor-gen of Guinea (1815-18), dies at 55   

1819  On May - 02 death of mary Moser, English painter (b. 1744)   

1845  On this day in history august Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), dies at 48   

1849  On this day in history david H Chasse, baron/gen (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at 84   

1857  LC Alfred the Musset, French poet (Lesson caprices Marianne), dies on May - 02.   

1864  Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1892  On May - 02 wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 69   

1897  On this day in history william Cleaver Francis Robinson, composer, dies at 63   

1919  On this day in history gustav Landauer, German socialist, dies   

1927  On May - 02 death of ernest Starling, British physiologist (b. 1866)   

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1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on May - 02.   

1451  René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on this day in history.   

1551  On this day in history birth of william Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)   

1601  Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on this day in history.   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on this day in history.   

1695  On this day in history birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

1702  On May - 02 birth of friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782)