May 1st
235 Notable deaths
Paul Gustav Fischer
Danish artist (1860-1934).
Born July 22nd, 1860 in Copenhagen.
Died May 1st, 1934 at 73 years old in Gentofte.
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
French film director (1917–2017).
Born November 29th, 1917 in Libourne.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 99 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Itzhak Katzenelson
Jewish teacher, poet and dramatist, murdered in holocaust (1886-1944).
Born July 1st, 1886 in Kareličy.
Died May 1st, 1944 at 57 years old in Auschwitz (cyanide poisoning).
Tun Tin
Prime minister of burma for a few months in 1988.
Born October 2nd, 1920 in Myitkyina.
Died May 1st, 2020 at 99 years old in Yangon. [ref]
Nina Petrova
Wwii sniper, one of only four women to be full cavalier of order of glory (1893-1945).
Born July 27th, 1893 in Lomonosov.
Died May 1st, 1945 at 51 years old in Daleszewo.
Robert Walter Weir
American artist (1803-1889).
Born June 18th, 1803 in New Rochelle.
Died May 1st, 1889 at 85 years old in New York City.
Josep Maria Jujol
Spanish architect (1879–1949).
Born September 16th, 1879 in Tarragona.
Died May 1st, 1949 at 69 years old in Barcelona.
Ludwig Büchner
German philosopher and scientist (1824-1899).
Born March 29th, 1824 in Darmstadt.
Died May 1st, 1899 at 75 years old in Darmstadt.
Thomas Cooper Gotch
English pre-raphaelite painter and book illustrator (1854-1931).
Born December 10th, 1854 in Kettering.
Died May 1st, 1931 at 76 years old in Cornwall.
Anthony Mamo
Maltese chief judge and first president of the republic (1909-2008).
Born January 9th, 1909 in Birkirkara.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 99 years old in Mosta. [ref]
Henri Ellenberger
Swiss-canadian psychiatrist (1905-1993).
Born November 6th, 1905 in Southern Rhodesia.
Died May 1st, 1993 at 87 years old in Quebec.
Nirmala Deshpande
Indian politician (1929–2008).
Born October 19th, 1929 in Nagpur.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 78 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Jay Laurence Lush
American geneticist (1896-1982).
Born January 3rd, 1896 in Shambaugh.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 86 years old in Ames. [ref]
Bill Johnston
American tennis player (1894–1946).
Born November 2nd, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died May 1st, 1946 at 51 years old in San Francisco (tuberculosis).
Niccolò Tommaseo
Italian linguist (1802-1874).
Born October 9th, 1802 in Šibenik.
Died May 1st, 1874 at 71 years old in Florence.
Henri Pélissier
French racing cyclist (1889–1935).
Born January 22nd, 1889 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 1st, 1935 at 46 years old in Dampierre-en-Yvelines.
Snitz Edwards
Hungarian-american actor (1868-1937).
Born January 1st, 1868. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1937 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Edward Bairstow
English composer and organist.
Born August 22nd, 1874 in Huddersfield.
Died May 1st, 1946 at 71 years old in York.
Frits Warmolt Went
Dutch botanist (1903-1990).
Born May 18th, 1903 in Utrecht.
Died May 1st, 1990 at 86 years old in White Pine County.
Oscar Torp
23rd prime minister of norway (1893–1958).
Born June 8th, 1893 in Skjeberg.
Died May 1st, 1958 at 64 years old in Oslo (cerebral hemorrhage).
David M. Kennedy
American diplomat (1905-1996).
Born July 21st, 1905 in Randolph.
Died May 1st, 1996 at 90 years old in Salt Lake City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Ferdinand Gregorovius
German historian (1821–1891).
Born January 19th, 1821 in Nidzica.
Died May 1st, 1891 at 70 years old in Munich.
Luigi Arditi
Italian composer, conductor (1822–1903).
Born July 22nd, 1822 in Crescentino.
Died May 1st, 1903 at 80 years old in Hove.
André Gill
French caricaturist (1840-1885).
Born October 17th, 1840 in Paris.
Died May 1st, 1885 at 44 years old in Charenton-le-Pont.
Silvia Legrand
Argentine actress (1927-2020).
Born February 23rd, 1927 in Villa Cañas.
Died May 1st, 2020 at 93 years old in Martínez (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes