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May 1st
166 Notable deaths
Georg Stollenwerk
German footballer (1930-2014).
Born December 19th, 1930 in Düren.
Died May 1st, 2014 at 83 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Anatoly Alexine
Russian writer and poet.
Born August 3rd, 1924 in Moscow.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 92 years old in Luxembourg.
Yuri Lobanov
Canoe racer (1952-2017).
Born September 29th, 1952 in Dushanbe.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Mike Nazaruk
American racing driver (1921-1955).
Born October 2nd, 1921 in Newark.
Died May 1st, 1955 at 33 years old in Langhorne Speedway.
Andrejs Prohorenkovs
Latvian footballer (1977–2025).
Born February 5th, 1977 in Ogre.
Died May 1st, 2025 at 48 years old [ref]
Mammed Said Ordubadi
Azerbaijani writer (1872-1950).
Born March 24th, 1872 in Ordubad.
Died May 1st, 1950 at 78 years old in Baku.
Walter Assmann
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born July 22nd, 1896 in Mühlhausen.
Died May 1st, 1964 at 67 years old in Offenbach am Main.
Phil Jutzi
German film director and cinematographer.
Born July 22nd, 1896 in Altleiningen. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1946 at 49 years old in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. [ref]
June Elvidge
American actress (1893-1965).
Born June 30th, 1893 in Saint Paul.
Died May 1st, 1965 at 71 years old in New Jersey.
Lojze Kovačič
Slovenian writer.
Born November 9th, 1928 in Basel.
Died May 1st, 2004 at 75 years old in Ljubljana.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius