May 1st
163 Notable deaths
Richard Thorpe
American actor and film director (1896-1991).
Born February 24th, 1896 in Hutchinson. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1991 at 95 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
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.
Takashi Nagai
Japanese physician, writer, diarist, roman catholic convert and servant of god.
Born February 3rd, 1908 in Matsue.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 43 years old in Nagasaki University Hospital (leukemia).
Assi Dayan
Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer (1945-2014).
Born November 23rd, 1945 in Nahalal. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2014 at 68 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Nora Swinburne
British actress (1902-2000).
Born July 24th, 1902 in Bath. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2000 at 97 years old in London. [ref]
Helen Murray Free
American chemist and educator.
Born February 20th, 1923 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2021 at 98 years old in Elkhart. [ref]
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).
Charles Sutherland Elton
British zoologist and ecologist (1900-1991).
Born March 29th, 1900 in Liverpool.
Died May 1st, 1991 at 91 years old in Oxford. [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).
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