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May 1st
235 Notable deaths
Happy Hairston
Basketball player (1942-2001).
Born May 31st, 1942 in Winston-Salem.
Died May 1st, 2001 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Everett Shinn
American artist (1876-1953).
Born November 6th, 1876 in Woodstown.
Died May 1st, 1953 at 76 years old in New York City.
Girija Vyas
Indian politician.
Born July 8th, 1946 in Nathdwara.
Died May 1st, 2025 at 78 years old in Ahmedabad. [ref]
Werner Ostendorff
German general (1903-1945).
Born August 15th, 1903 in Königsberg.
Died May 1st, 1945 at 41 years old in Bad Aussee (gangrene).
Charles Sutherland Elton
British zoologist and ecologist (1900–1991).
Born March 29th, 1900 in Manchester, Liverpool.
Died May 1st, 1991 at 91 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Bo Widerberg
Swedish film director, screenwriter and film editor (1930–1997).
Died May 1st, 1997 at 66 years old in Båstad (stomach cancer).
Edward Ochab
Polish general (1906-1989).
Born August 16th, 1906 in Kraków. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1989 at 82 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ralph Hartley
American electronics researcher and information theorist (1888–1970).
Born November 30th, 1888 in Sprucemont.
Died May 1st, 1970 at 81 years old in Summit. [ref]
Terry Medwin
Welsh footballer (1932–2024).
Born September 25th, 1932 in Swansea.
Died May 1st, 2024 at 91 years old in Swansea. [ref]
Helen Murray Free
American chemist and educator (1923–2021).
Born February 20th, 1923 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 1st, 2021 at 98 years old in Elkhart. [ref]
John Quincy Adams Ward
American sculptor (1830-1910).
Born June 29th, 1830 in Urbana.
Died May 1st, 1910 at 79 years old in New York City.
Joseph Ruttenberg
American journalist and cinematographer (1889-1983).
Born July 4th, 1889 in Zhytomyr.
Died May 1st, 1983 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Marion Mack
American actress and screenwriter (1902-1989).
Born April 8th, 1902 in Mammoth.
Died May 1st, 1989 at 87 years old in Costa Mesa.
Kijirō Nambu
Military officer and firearms designer (1869-1949) of japan.
Born September 22nd, 1869 in Saga Prefecture.
Died May 1st, 1949 at 79 years old in Tokyo.
Alwin-Broder Albrecht
Nazi officer (1903-1945).
Born September 18th, 1903 in Sankt Peter-Ording.
Died May 1st, 1945 at 41 years old in Berlin.
Grove Karl Gilbert
American geologist (1843–1918).
Born May 6th, 1843 in Rochester.
Died May 1st, 1918 at 74 years old in Jackson.
Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa
Mongolian politician (1894-1962).
Born February 15th, 1894 in Ulaanbaatar.
Died May 1st, 1962 at 68 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Pierre Nord Alexis
President of haiti (1820-1910).
Born August 2nd, 1820 in Cap-Haïtien.
Died May 1st, 1910 at 89 years old in New Orleans.
Joseph Csaky
Hungarian-french artist, sculptor (1888–1971).
Born March 18th, 1888 in Szeged. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1971 at 83 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
William Primrose
Scottish violist (1904-1982).
Born August 23rd, 1904 in Glasgow.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 77 years old in Provo (cancer).
José Enrique Rodó
Uruguayan writer (1871–1917).
Born July 15th, 1871 in Montevideo.
Died May 1st, 1917 at 45 years old in Palermo.
Moshe Landau
Israeli judge (1912–2011).
Born April 29th, 1912 in Gdańsk.
Died May 1st, 2011 at 99 years old in Jerusalem (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Delara Darabi
Iranian artist (1986-2009).
Born September 29th, 1986 in Rasht.
Died May 1st, 2009 at 22 years old in Rasht (hanging). [ref]
Nana Caymmi
Brazilian singer (1941–2025).
Born April 29th, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2025 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro (heart arrhythmia).
Klymentiy Sheptytsky
Ukrainian catholic monk and political prisoner (1869–1951).
Born November 17th, 1869 in Prylbychi.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 81 years old in Vladimir Central Prison.
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