Aimé Bonpland (1773-1858)
May 4 French explorer and botanist who traveled with Alexander von Humboldt, dies at 84 (date disputed)
- May 21 José de la Riva-Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru (1823), dies at 75
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning