May 1st

183 Notable deaths

Alexandros Panagoulis

Greek politician and poet (1939-1976).

Born July 2nd, 1939 in Glyfada.

Died May 1st, 1976 at 36 years old in Athens (traffic collision). [ref]

Geoff Duke

British motorcycle racer (1923-2015).

Born March 29th, 1923 in St Helens.

Died May 1st, 2015 at 92 years old in Isle of Man (disease).

Helen Wagner

American actress.

Born September 3rd, 1918 in Lubbock.

Died May 1st, 2010 at 91 years old in New York City (cancer).

Richard Thorpe

American actor and film director (1896-1991).

Born February 24th, 1896 in Hutchinson.

Died May 1st, 1991 at 95 years old in Palm Springs.

Régine Zylberberg

French actor and nightclub entrepreneur.

Born December 26th, 1929 in Etterbeek.

Died May 1st, 2022 at 92 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Philipp von Boeselager

German wehrmacht officer, failed assassin of adolf hitler.

Born September 6th, 1917 in Burg Heimerzheim. [ref]

Died May 1st, 2008 at 90 years old in Burg Kreuzberg. [ref]

Assi Dayan

Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer (1945-2014).

Born November 23rd, 1945 in Nahalal.

Died May 1st, 2014 at 68 years old in Tel Aviv.

Jay Presson Allen

American screenwriter, producer, playwright (1922-2006).

Born March 3rd, 1922 in San Angelo.

Died May 1st, 2006 at 84 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]

Solomon W. Golomb

American mathematician.

Born May 30th, 1932 in Baltimore.

Died May 1st, 2016 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]

Barry Jones

British actor (1893–1981).

Born March 6th, 1893 in Guernsey.

Died May 1st, 1981 at 88 years old in Guernsey.

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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler