May 1st
235 Notable deaths
Takashi Nagai
Japanese physician, writer, diarist, roman catholic convert and servant of god (1908–1951).
Born February 3rd, 1908 in Matsue.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 43 years old in Nagasaki, Nagasaki University Hospital (acute myeloid leukemia).
Charles Holden
English architect (1875-1960).
Born May 12th, 1875 in Bolton.
Died May 1st, 1960 at 84 years old in Welwyn (disease).
Asger Jorn
Danish artist (1914-1973).
Born March 3rd, 1914 in Vejrum Parish.
Died May 1st, 1973 at 59 years old in Aarhus.
Franz Schädle
Schutzstaffel officer (1906-1945).
Born November 19th, 1906 in Westerheim.
Died May 1st, 1945 at 38 years old in Berlin (shot to the head).
Grant Mitchell
American actor (1874-1957).
Born June 17th, 1874 in Columbus.
Died May 1st, 1957 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Mike Lowry
American politician (1939-2017).
Born March 8th, 1939 in St. John.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 78 years old in Olympia (stroke). [ref]
Gordon Jenkins
American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s.
Born May 12th, 1910 in Webster Groves.
Died May 1st, 1984 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Jack Adams
Canadian professional hockey player (1894-1968).
Born June 14th, 1894 in Fort William.
Died May 1st, 1968 at 73 years old in Detroit.
Mohamed Meziane
Spanish - moroccan general.
Born February 1st, 1897 in Beni Ansar.
Died May 1st, 1975 at 78 years old in Madrid.
Alexandros Panagoulis
Greek politician and poet (1939-1976).
Born July 2nd, 1939 in Glyfada.
Died May 1st, 1976 at 36 years old in Athens (traffic collision).
Geoff Duke
British motorcycle racer (1923-2015).
Born March 29th, 1923 in St Helens.
Died May 1st, 2015 at 92 years old in Isle of Man (disease).
Helen Wagner
American actress (1918–2010).
Born September 3rd, 1918 in Lubbock.
Died May 1st, 2010 at 91 years old in New York City (cancer).
Richard Thorpe
American actor and film director (1896-1991).
Born February 24th, 1896 in Hutchinson.
Died May 1st, 1991 at 95 years old in Palm Springs.
Régine Zylberberg
Belgian singer.
Born December 26th, 1929 in Etterbeek.
Died May 1st, 2022 at 92 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Philipp von Boeselager
German wehrmacht officer, failed assassin of adolf hitler (1917–2008).
Born September 6th, 1917 in Heimerzheim Castle.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 90 years old in Burg Kreuzberg. [ref]
Assi Dayan
Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer (1945-2014).
Born November 23rd, 1945 in Nahalal.
Died May 1st, 2014 at 68 years old in Tel Aviv.
Jay Presson Allen
American screenwriter, producer, playwright (1922-2006).
Born March 3rd, 1922 in San Angelo.
Died May 1st, 2006 at 84 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Solomon W. Golomb
American mathematician (1932–2016).
Born May 30th, 1932 in Baltimore.
Died May 1st, 2016 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Barry Jones
British actor (1893–1981).
Born March 6th, 1893 in Guernsey.
Died May 1st, 1981 at 88 years old in Guernsey.
Herbert Brownell
American lawyer and politician (1904–1996).
Born February 20th, 1904 in Nemaha County.
Died May 1st, 1996 at 92 years old in New York City (cancer).
Hannah Whitall Smith
American writer (1832–1911).
Born February 7th, 1832 in Philadelphia.
Died May 1st, 1911 at 79 years old in London.
Margaret Sheridan
American actress (1926–1982).
Born October 29th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 55 years old in Orange (lung cancer).
Betsy Jones-Moreland
American actress (1930–2006).
Born April 1st, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died May 1st, 2006 at 76 years old in El Monte (cancer).
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez