May 1st
235 Notable deaths
Antonio Janigro
Italian cellist and conductor. (1918–1989).
Born January 21st, 1918 in Milan.
Died May 1st, 1989 at 71 years old in Milan.
José Canalejas
Spanish actor and film director (1925–2015).
Born February 14th, 1925 in Madrid.
Died May 1st, 2015 at 90 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Hansen 'Ole Peter' Balling
Norwegian painter (1823-1906).
Born April 13th, 1823 in Christiania, Oslo. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1906 at 83 years old in Christiania. [ref]
Kōji Yada
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1933–2014).
Born April 15th, 1933 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2014 at 81 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Wilhelm Normann
German chemist (1870–1939).
Born January 16th, 1870 in Petershagen.
Died May 1st, 1939 at 69 years old in Chemnitz.
Dominique Lecourt
French philosopher (1944–2022).
Born February 5th, 1944 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 1st, 2022 at 78 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Paulo Amaral
Brazilian association football player (1923-2008).
Born October 18th, 1923 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Bautista Saavedra
President of bolivia (1870-1939).
Born August 30th, 1870 in La Paz.
Died May 1st, 1939 at 68 years old in Santiago.
Riccardo Pampuri
Italian medical doctor, hospitaller brother and saint (1897–1930).
Born August 2nd, 1897 in Province of Pavia.
Died May 1st, 1930 at 32 years old in Milan (bronchopneumonia).
Romolo Gessi
Italian explorer.
Born April 30th, 1831 in Ravenna.
Died May 1st, 1881 at 50 years old in Suez.
Carl Roman Abt
Swiss inventor (1850–1933).
Born July 16th, 1850 in Bünzen.
Died May 1st, 1933 at 82 years old in Lucerne.
Fumio Gotō
Japanese politician (1884-1980).
Born March 7th, 1884 in Ōita-shi.
Died May 1st, 1980 at 96 years old in Setagaya.
Alice Mabel Bacon
American writer/women's educator/foreign advisor to the japanese government in meiji period japan (1858-1918).
Born February 26th, 1858 in New Haven.
Died May 1st, 1918 at 60 years old in New Haven.
T. M. Aluko
Nigerian writer (1918-2010).
Born June 14th, 1918 in Ilesa.
Died May 1st, 2010 at 91 years old in Lagos. [ref]
Louis Welden Hawkins
French painter (1849-1910).
Born July 1st, 1849 in Esslingen am Neckar.
Died May 1st, 1910 at 60 years old in Paris.
Djalma Dias
Brazilian footballer (1939-1990).
Born August 21st, 1939 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 1st, 1990 at 50 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
George Hodgson
Canadian swimmer, olympic gold medallist (1893-1983).
Born October 12th, 1893 in Montreal.
Died May 1st, 1983 at 89 years old in Montreal.
Julian Ochorowicz
Polish writer and academic (1850-1917).
Born February 23rd, 1850 in Radzymin.
Died May 1st, 1917 at 67 years old in Warsaw.
Brian Shawe-Taylor
Racecar driver.
Born January 28th, 1915 in Dublin.
Died May 1st, 1999 at 84 years old in Gloucestershire.
Andrejs Prohorenkovs
Latvian footballer (1977–2025).
Born February 5th, 1977 in Ogre.
Died May 1st, 2025 at 48 years old in Riga. [ref]
Gayane Khachaturian
Georgian-armenian painter and graphic artist (1942-2009).
Born May 9th, 1942 in Tbilisi.
Died May 1st, 2009 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Cesare Merzagora
Italian politician (1898-1991).
Born November 9th, 1898 in Milan.
Died May 1st, 1991 at 92 years old in Rome.
Jacques Schneider
French financier, balloonist and aircraft enthusiast, who created the schneider trophy (1879–1928).
Born July 25th, 1879 in Paris.
Died May 1st, 1928 at 48 years old in Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
William Bertram
Actor, film director (1880–1933).
Born January 19th, 1880 in Walkerton.
Died May 1st, 1933 at 53 years old in Los Angeles.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel