Deaths in History on May 1

Pius V (1504-1572)

Italian Pope (1566-72) who excommunicated Elizabeth I of England and arranged the formation of the Holy League (Battle of Lepanto), dies at 68

1700 John Dryden, English poet and playwright, first Poet Laureate (1668-1688), dies at 68
1733 Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix), dies at 75
1738 Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English statesman (b. c. 1669)
1772 Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52
1813 Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French marshal (killed in combat) (b. 1768)
1831 Antonius van Alphen, apostle vicar of De Bosch, dies at 82
1863 Edward D. Tracy, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies in battle at 29
1872 Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies

David Livingstone (1813-1873)

Scottish explorer who was famously found by Henry Morton Stanley in Africa, dies allegedly of malaria and internal bleeding caused by dysentery at 60

1881 John S. Preston, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 72
1886 Conrad Busken Huet, Dutch writer (Country of Rubens), dies at 59
1892 Willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer, dies at 89
1896 Nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65
1898 Alphonse Wauters, Belgian historian and archivist (Brussels), dies at 81
1899 Ludwig Büchner, German philosopher and physician, dies at 75
1902 John Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid), dies at 85
1913 John Barclay Armstrong, Texas Ranger and U.S. Marshal (b. 1850)
1917 Jose E Rodo, Uruguayan writer (Motivos de proteo), dies
1918 Grove Karl Gilbert, American geologist (investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah), dies at 74
1924 August Cuppens, Flemish author (Limburgs Driemanschap), dies at 62
1926 Nicolaus Adriani, Dutch translator (Middle-Celebes Language), dies at 60
1928 Ebenezer Howard, English founder of the garden city movement and author (To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform), dies at 78
1932 Paul Doumer, President France (1931-32), assassin by Russia's Paul Gargalov
1941 John R Locksmith de Brown, vicar/CHU-politician, dies at 71
1943 Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian Christian leader who founded the evangelical Brunstad Christian Church, dies at 71

German Nazi Minister of Propaganda, commits suicide aged 47 with his wife (43) and arranges the death of their 6 children, Heidrun (4), Hedwig (6), Holdine (8), Helmut (9), Hildegard (11), and Helga (12)

1947 Sanner, leader of Norger blood bath, executed
1948 Christos Ladas, Greek minister of Justice, murdered
1959 Oscar Torp, Norwegian premier, dies
1963 Lope K. Santos, Filipino writer and Father of the Philippine National Language and Grammar, dies at 83
1968 Harold Nicolson, English diplomat and author (Good Behaviour), dies at 71
1970 Yi Un, last Crown Prince of Korea, dies at 72
1972 Fernand Ansseau, Belgian operator (Orfeo), dies at 82
1976 Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet who fought the military junta in Greece (b. 1939)
1976 T.R.M. Howard, civil rights leader, entrepreneur, surgeon (b. 1908)
1981 Clarence A Bacote, historian/political scientist, dies at 75
1988 Carroll Righter, American columnist and astrologer to the stars, dies prostate cancer at 88
1989 David Webster, South African white anti-apartheids activist, murdered
1989 Sally Kirkland, American fashion editor (Vogue magazine) and manager (Lord & Taylor), dies at 76
1991 Richard Thorpe, American director (Jailhouse Rock, Night Must Fall), dies at 95
1993 Hans [Henri EA] Tuynman, provo (Full-time Provo), dies at 50
1993 Ranasinghe Premadasa, President of Sri Lanka (1989-93), assassinated by the Tamil Tigers at 68
1996 Asher Wallfish, journalist, dies at 67
1997 Bebe, AKA Flipper, dolphin, dies at 40
1998 Eldridge Cleaver, American activist, Black Panther leader turned Republican, dies at 62
2006 Rob Lacey, Christian Author. (b. 1962)
2008 Anthony Mamo, Malta's first President (b. 1909)
2008 Deborah Jeane Palfrey, American escort owner, commits suicide at 52
2009 Danny Gans, Canadian-born Las Vegas entertainer (b. 1956)
2015 Dan Farley, American racing journalist (President National Turf Writer's Association), dies at 72
2017 Mike Lowry, American politician (Rep-D-WA, 1979-89, Governor of Washington 1993-97), dies at 78
2017 Stan Weston, American toy licensing agent, had concept for G.I. Joe, dies at 84
2018 Ashok Mitra, Indian economist and politician, dies at 90
2018 Bob Woffinden, British journalist and author, dies of mesothelioma at 89
2018 Carl W. Duckworth, American politician (Utah House of Representatives, 1955–1958), dies of bone cancer at 53
2018 Chuck Missler, American evangelist and author, dies at 83
2018 Elmar Altvater, German political scientist, dies at 79
2018 Ninalee Craig, American-born Canadian teacher and photograph subject, dies at 90 of complications from lung cancer
2018 Peter Temple-Morris, Baron Temple-Morris, British politician and life peer (MP for Leominster, 1974–2001), dies at 80
2018 Phil Gowan, American historian (RMS Titanic), dies of cancer at 65
2018 Raymond D. Dzendzel, American politician (Michigan House of Representatives, 1955–1958; Senate, 1959–1970), dies at 96
2018 Reg Gadney, British author, dies at 77
2018 Robert B. Kennedy, American politician (Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1975–1979), dies at 78