May 1st
166 Notable deaths
Klymentiy Sheptytsky
Ukrainian catholic monk and political prisoner.
Born November 17th, 1869 in Prylbychi.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 81 years old in Vladimir, Vladimir Central Prison.
Karel Schoeman
South african writer.
Born October 26th, 1939 in Trompsburg.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 77 years old in Bloemfontein. [ref]
Edward Bairstow
English composer and organist.
Born August 22nd, 1874 in Huddersfield. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1946 at 71 years old in York. [ref]
Taisto Mäki
Finnish.
Born December 2nd, 1910 in Rekola.
Died May 1st, 1979 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
Snitz Edwards
Hungarian actor (1868-1937).
Born January 1st, 1868.
Died May 1st, 1937 at 69 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Silvia Legrand
Argentine actress (1927-2020).
Born February 23rd, 1927 in Villa Cañas.
Died May 1st, 2020 at 93 years old in Martínez (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Wanda Wiłkomirska
Polish classical violinist and academic teacher (1929--2018).
Born January 11th, 1929 in Warsaw.
Died May 1st, 2018 at 89 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Oscar Torp
23rd prime minister of norway.
Born June 8th, 1893 in Skjeberg.
Died May 1st, 1958 at 64 years old in Oslo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Arthur Johnston
American composer (1898-1954).
Born January 10th, 1898 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1954 at 56 years old in Corona del Mar. [ref]
Elmar Altvater
German marxist academic (1938-2018).
Born August 24th, 1938 in Kamen.
Died May 1st, 2018 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 166
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé