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May 1st
183 Notable deaths
Nora Cecil
American actress (1878-1951).
Born September 26th, 1878 in London.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Calvin Davis
Athletics competitor, 400 meters, 400 hurdles.
Born April 2nd, 1972 in Eutaw.
Died May 1st, 2023 at 51 years old [ref]
Dinko Dermendzhiev
Bulgarian footballer (1941-2019).
Born June 2nd, 1941 in Plovdiv.
Died May 1st, 2019 at 77 years old in Plovdiv (stroke). [ref]
Pieter Aspe
Writer.
Born April 3rd, 1953 in Bruges.
Died May 1st, 2021 at 68 years old in AZ Sint-Jan. [ref]
Alessandra Panaro
Italian actress (1939–2019).
Born December 14th, 1939 in Rome.
Died May 1st, 2019 at 79 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Ilan Gilon
Israeli politician.
Born May 12th, 1956 in Galați. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2022 at 65 years old in Ramat Gan. [ref]
Rufina Gasheva
Soviet aviator and hero of the soviet union (1921–2012).
Born October 14th, 1921 in Verkhnechusovskiye Gorodki.
Died May 1st, 2012 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Herman Frasch
United states mining engineer and inventor (1851–1914).
Born December 25th, 1851 in Oberrot.
Died May 1st, 1914 at 62 years old in Paris.
Heinosuke Gosho
Japanese film director (1902–1981).
Born February 1st, 1902 in Chiyoda. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1981 at 79 years old in Mishima.
Wim van Est
Dutch racing cyclist (1923-2003).
Born March 25th, 1923 in Moerdijk.
Died May 1st, 2003 at 80 years old in Roosendaal.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius