May 1st
163 Notable deaths
Sylvia Townsend Warner
English writer, poet, activist (1893-1978).
Born December 6th, 1893 in London Borough of Harrow. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1978 at 84 years old in Chaldon Herring.
Gene Sheldon
American actor (1908-1982).
Born February 1st, 1908 in Columbus. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1982 at 74 years old in Tarzana (myocardial infarction). [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. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1984 at 73 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Grant Mitchell
American actor (1874-1957).
Born June 17th, 1874 in Columbus.
Died May 1st, 1957 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Helen Wagner
American actress.
Born September 3rd, 1918 in Lubbock.
Died May 1st, 2010 at 91 years old in New York City (cancer).
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). [ref]
Régine Zylberberg
Franco-belgian actor and nightclub entrepreneur.
Born December 26th, 1929 in Etterbeek. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2022 at 92 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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).
Philipp von Boeselager
German wehrmacht officer, failed assassin of adolf hitler.
Born September 6th, 1917 in Burg Heimerzheim. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2008 at 90 years old in Burg Kreuzberg. [ref]
Solomon W. Golomb
American mathematician.
Born May 30th, 1932 in Baltimore.
Died May 1st, 2016 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
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The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka