May 1st
235 Notable deaths
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.
Deborah Jeane Palfrey
American madam (1956–2008).
Born March 18th, 1956 in North Charleroi.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 52 years old in Tarpon Springs (hanging to death). [ref]
Ejnar Mikkelsen
Danish explorer and writer.
Born December 23rd, 1880 in Brønderslev.
Died May 1st, 1971 at 90 years old in Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen.
Glenda Farrell
American actress (1904–1971).
Died May 1st, 1971 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Walther Wenck
Wehrmacht general (1900–1982).
Born September 18th, 1900 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 81 years old in Bad Rothenfelde (traffic collision).
María Elena Velasco
Mexican actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and dancer (1940–2015).
Born December 17th, 1940 in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza.
Died May 1st, 2015 at 74 years old in Mexico City (stomach cancer).
Harold Nicolson
British diplomat, author, diarist and politician (1886-1968).
Born November 21st, 1886 in Tehran.
Died May 1st, 1968 at 81 years old in Sissinghurst Castle Garden.
Yi Un
Former crown prince of korea (1897–1970).
Born October 20th, 1897 in Deoksugung.
Died May 1st, 1970 at 72 years old in Changdeokgung.
Polina Zhemchuzhina
Soviet politician (1897-1970).
Born March 12th, 1897 in Polohy.
Died May 1st, 1970 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ebenezer Howard
British writer, founder of the garden city movement (1850–1928).
Born January 29th, 1850 in City of London. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1928 at 78 years old in Welwyn Garden City.
Mihály Munkácsy
Hungarian painter (1844-1900).
Born February 20th, 1844 in Mukachevo.
Died May 1st, 1900 at 56 years old in Endenich (syphilis).
Bruce Hampton
American musician (1947–2017).
Born April 30th, 1947 in Knoxville.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 70 years old in Atlanta (myocardial infarction).
Henryk Ross
Polish-born israeli photographer and holocaust survivor (1910–1991).
Died May 1st, 1991 at 81 years old in Israel.
William Knox D'Arcy
Oil entrepreneur magnate, one of the founders of british oil (1849–1917).
Born October 11th, 1849 in Newton Abbot.
Died May 1st, 1917 at 67 years old in Middlesex.
Madeleine LeBeau
French actress (1923-2016).
Born June 10th, 1923 in Antony.
Died May 1st, 2016 at 92 years old in Estepona (falling from height). [ref]
Ivica Osim
Bosnian association football player and manager (1941–2022).
Born May 6th, 1941 in Sarajevo.
Died May 1st, 2022 at 80 years old in Graz (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sergio Franchi
Italian-american tenor and actor (1926-1990).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Codogno.
Died May 1st, 1990 at 64 years old in Stonington (cancer, brain cancer).
William Foulke
English footballer (1874-1916).
Born April 12th, 1874 in Dawley.
Died May 1st, 1916 at 42 years old in Sheffield (liver cirrhosis).
Morteza Motahhari
Iranian politician (1919-1979).
Born January 31st, 1919 in Fariman. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1979 at 60 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound). [ref]
Sylvia Townsend Warner
English writer, poet, activist (1893-1978).
Born December 6th, 1893 in London Borough of Harrow.
Died May 1st, 1978 at 84 years old in Chaldon Herring.
Nelson Ned
Brazilian singer-songwriter (1947–2014).
Died May 1st, 2014 at 67 years old in Cotia (pneumonia). [ref]
Gene Sheldon
American actor (1908-1982).
Born February 1st, 1908 in Columbus.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 74 years old in Tarzana (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Bérégovoy
90th prime minister of france (1925-1993).
Born December 23rd, 1925 in Déville-lès-Rouen.
Died May 1st, 1993 at 67 years old in Nevers (gunshot wound).
Oscar Swahn
Sport shooter (1847–1927).
Born October 20th, 1847 in Tanum Municipality.
Died May 1st, 1927 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Gustav-Adolf von Zangen
German general (1892–1964).
Born November 7th, 1892 in Darmstadt.
Died May 1st, 1964 at 71 years old in Hanau.
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young