May 5 Deaths

1

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

Emperor

2

Kevin Samuels (1965-2022)

YouTube Star

3

Peter van Pels (1926-1945)

4

Millie Small (1946-2020)

World Music Singer

5

Violet Jessop (1887-1971)

6

Bertha Benz (1849-1944)

Family Member

7

Isabel Briggs Myers (1897-1980)

Non-Fiction Author

8

Mike Hagerty (1954-2022)

TV Actor

9

Thomas W. Miller (1886-1973)

Politician

10

Kenneth Welsh (1942-2022)

TV Actor

11

Matt Irwin (1980-2016)

Photographer

12

John Flynn (1880-1951)

Entrepreneur

13

Sine (1928-2016)

Cartoonist

14

Cal Tjader (1925-1982)

Drummer

15

Didi Kempot (1966-2020)

Pop Singer

16

Gary Davis (1896-1972)

Gospel Singer

17

Claude Choules (1901-2011)

War Hero

18

Tycho Spelis Chiusano (2002-2018)

Family Member

19

James A. Bland (1854-1911)

Songwriter

20

June Maccloy (1909-2005)

Movie Actress

21

George Rose (1920-1988)

Stage Actor

22

Theodore Maiman (1927-2007)

Inventor

23

Ansel Briggs (1806-1881)

Politician

24

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951-2010)

World Leader

25

Kenneth MacDonald (1901-1972)

Movie Actor

26

Harry Greenwood (1881-1948)

War Hero

27

Mikhail Botvinnik (1911-1995)

Chess Player

28

Irv Robbins (1917-2008)

Entrepreneur

29

Albert Dekker (1905-1968)

Movie Actor

30

Mario Quintana (1906-1994)

Poet

31

Leo Diegel (1899-1951)

Golfer

32

Eddie Cicotte (1884-1969)

Baseball Player

33

Hugo Banzer (1926-2002)

World Leader

34

Rene Lalique (1860-1945)

35

Arminda Schutte (1909-1995)

Pianist

36

Lucho Barrios (1935-2010)

World Music Singer

37

Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998)

Philosopher

38

Olin Dutra (1901-1983)

Golfer

39

Louise Troy (1933-1994)

Stage Actress

40

William Baumol (1922-2017)

Teacher

41

Bill Musselman (1940-2000)

Basketball Coach

42

Alfons Kontarsky (1932-2010)

Pianist

43

Ai Qing (1910-1996)

Poet

44

Murray Kempton (1917-1997)

Journalist

45

Tommy McCook (1927-1998)

Saxophonist

46

Dick Metz (1908-1993)

Golfer

47

Ernst Pauer (1826-1905)

Pianist

48

Henri Laurens (1885-1954)

Sculptor