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May 1st
161 Notable deaths
Lothrop Stoddard
American historian, political scientist, journalist and race theorist.
Born June 29th, 1883 in Brookline.
Died May 1st, 1950 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer).
Walther Wenck
Wehrmacht general.
Born September 18th, 1900 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 81 years old in Bad Rothenfelde (traffic collision).
Glenda Farrell
Actress (1904-1971).
Born June 30th, 1904 in Enid. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1971 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Ejnar Mikkelsen
Danish explorer and writer.
Born December 23rd, 1880 in Brønderslev.
Died May 1st, 1971 at 90 years old in Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen.
Henryk Ross
Polish-born israeli photographer and holocaust survivor (1910-1991).
Died May 1st, 1991 at 81 years old in Israel.
Harold Nicolson
British diplomat, author, diarist and politician (1886-1968).
Born November 21st, 1886 in Tehran.
Died May 1st, 1968 at 81 years old in Sissinghurst Castle Garden.
Ebenezer Howard
British writer, founder of the garden city movement.
Born January 29th, 1850 in City of London. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1928 at 78 years old in Welwyn Garden City. [ref]
Yi Un
Former crown prince of korea.
Born October 20th, 1897 in Deoksugung.
Died May 1st, 1970 at 72 years old in Changdeokgung.
Sergio Franchi
Italian-american tenor and actor (1926-1990).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Codogno. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1990 at 64 years old in Stonington (brain cancer, cancer).
Ivica Osim
Bosnian association football player and coach.
Born May 6th, 1941 in Sarajevo.
Died May 1st, 2022 at 80 years old in Graz (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin