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May 1st
161 Notable deaths
Grace Lee Whitney
American actress and entertainer (1930-2015).
Born April 1st, 1930 in Ann Arbor.
Died May 1st, 2015 at 85 years old in Coarsegold (disease).
Spike Jones
American musician and band leader (1911-1965).
Born December 14th, 1911 in Long Beach. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1965 at 53 years old in Beverly Hills (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Shoba
Indian actress (1962-1980).
Born September 23rd, 1962.
Died May 1st, 1980 at 17 years old in Chennai (hanging).
Aram Khachaturian
Armenian soviet composer and conductor (1903–1978).
Born June 6th, 1903 in Kojori, Tbilisi. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1978 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Princess Margaret of Connaught
British princess (1882-1920); crown princess of sweden as the first wife of the future king gustaf vi adolf.
Born January 15th, 1882 in Bagshot Park. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1920 at 38 years old in Stockholm (sepsis). [ref]
Deborah Jeane Palfrey
American madam.
Born March 18th, 1956 in North Charleroi.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 52 years old in Tarpon Springs (hanging). [ref]
Luana Patten
Actress (1938-1996).
Born July 6th, 1938 in Long Beach.
Died May 1st, 1996 at 57 years old in Long Beach (respiratory failure).
Richard Tandy
British keyboardist.
Born March 26th, 1948 in Birmingham.
Died May 1st, 2024 at 76 years old [ref]
Ranasinghe Premadasa
President of sri lanka from 1989 to 1993.
Born June 23rd, 1924 in Colombo.
Died May 1st, 1993 at 68 years old in Colombo.
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