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May 1st
183 Notable deaths
Manolo el del bombo
Spanish football fan.
Born January 15th, 1949 in San Carlos del Valle.
Died May 1st, 2025 at 76 years old in Moncofa. [ref]
Rauno Lehtinen
Finnish musician, composer and conductor.
Born April 7th, 1932 in Tampere.
Died May 1st, 2006 at 74 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Imre Gyöngyössy
Hungarian filmmaker (1930–1994).
Born February 25th, 1930 in Pécs.
Died May 1st, 1994 at 64 years old in Budapest.
Otto Roehm
Olympic wrestler (1882-1958).
Born August 2nd, 1882 in Hamilton.
Died May 1st, 1958 at 75 years old in Buffalo.
Marius Grout
French writer (1903-1946).
Born November 8th, 1903 in Fauville-en-Caux.
Died May 1st, 1946 at 42 years old in Le Havre.
África Lorente Castillo
Spanish politician (1954-2020).
Born October 17th, 1954 in Tangier. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2020 at 65 years old in Hospital de Bellvitge (COVID-19). [ref]
Antonina Ryzhova
Soviet volleyball player who won silver at the 1964 summer olympics.
Born July 5th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died May 1st, 2020 at 85 years old [ref]
Agustín García-Gasco Vicente
Catholic cardinal (1931-2011).
Born February 12th, 1931 in Spain.
Died May 1st, 2011 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jacinto Villalba
Paraguayan footballer.
Born September 19th, 1914 in Asunción. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2002 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Alfred Nichols
British long-distance runner (1890-1952).
Born November 28th, 1890 in London.
Died May 1st, 1952 at 61 years old in Hammersmith.
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