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May 1st
183 Notable deaths
Nora Swinburne
British actress (1902-2000).
Born July 24th, 1902 in Bath. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2000 at 97 years old in London. [ref]
Herbert Brownell
American lawyer and politician (1904–1996).
Born February 20th, 1904 in Nemaha County.
Died May 1st, 1996 at 92 years old in New York City (cancer).
Margaret Sheridan
American actress (1926–1982).
Born October 29th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 55 years old in Orange (lung cancer).
Happy Hairston
Basketball player (1942-2001).
Born May 31st, 1942 in Winston-Salem.
Died May 1st, 2001 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Everett Shinn
American artist (1876-1953).
Born November 6th, 1876 in Woodstown.
Died May 1st, 1953 at 76 years old in New York City.
Girija Vyas
Indian politician.
Born July 8th, 1946 in Nathdwara.
Died May 1st, 2025 at 78 years old in Ahmedabad. [ref]
Werner Ostendorff
German general (1903-1945).
Born August 15th, 1903 in Königsberg.
Died May 1st, 1945 at 41 years old in Bad Aussee (gangrene).
Charles Sutherland Elton
British zoologist and ecologist (1900-1991).
Born March 29th, 1900 in Liverpool.
Died May 1st, 1991 at 91 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Bo Widerberg
Swedish film director, screenwriter and film editor.
Born June 8th, 1930 in Malmö. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1997 at 66 years old in Båstad (stomach cancer). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 183
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