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May 1st
235 Notable deaths
Chung Hae-won
South korean footballer (1959-2020).
Born July 1st, 1959 in South Korea.
Died May 1st, 2020 at 60 years old in Goyang (liver cancer). [ref]
Mike Nazaruk
American racing driver (1921-1955).
Born October 2nd, 1921 in Newark.
Died May 1st, 1955 at 33 years old in Langhorne Speedway.
Elena Altieri
Italian actress (1910-1997).
Born July 7th, 1910 in Stresa.
Died May 1st, 1997 at 86 years old in Stresa.
Leland Ossian Howard
American entomologist (1857-1950).
Born June 11th, 1857 in Rockford.
Died May 1st, 1950 at 92 years old in Bronxville.
Vilém Blodek
Czech composer, flautist, and pianist (1834-1874).
Born October 3rd, 1834 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1874 at 39 years old in Prague. [ref]
Israfil Mammadov
First azerbaijani hero of the soviet union (1919–1946).
Born March 16th, 1919 in Qapanlı, Shamkir.
Died May 1st, 1946 at 27 years old in Yalta.
Carlo Ninchi
Italian film actor.
Born May 31st, 1897 in Bologna.
Died May 1st, 1974 at 76 years old in Rome.
Judith Esser-Mittag
German gynaecologist (1921–2020).
Born November 12th, 1921.
Died May 1st, 2020 at 98 years old
Mammad Said Ordubadi
Azerbaijani writer (1872-1950).
Born March 24th, 1872 in Ordubad.
Died May 1st, 1950 at 78 years old in Baku.
June Elvidge
American actress (1893-1965).
Born June 30th, 1893 in Saint Paul.
Died May 1st, 1965 at 71 years old in New Jersey.
Anatoly Aleksin
Russian writer and poet (1924-2017).
Born August 3rd, 1924 in Moscow.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 92 years old in Luxembourg.
Phil Jutzi
German film director and cinematographer (1896–1946).
Born July 22nd, 1896 in Altleiningen.
Died May 1st, 1946 at 49 years old in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Mary McAllister
American actress (1909-1991).
Born May 27th, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died May 1st, 1991 at 81 years old in Del Mar.
Jüri Lossmann
Estonian athletics competitor and association football player (1891–1984).
Born February 4th, 1891 in Kabala manor.
Died May 1st, 1984 at 93 years old in Stockholm.
Walter Assmann
German general and knight's cross recipient (1896–1964).
Born July 22nd, 1896 in Mühlhausen/Thuringia.
Died May 1st, 1964 at 67 years old in Offenbach am Main.
Lojze Kovačič
Slovenian writer (1928–2004).
Born November 9th, 1928 in Basel.
Died May 1st, 2004 at 75 years old in Ljubljana.
Yuri Lobanov
Soviet-born tajikistani sprint canoeist.
Born September 29th, 1952 in Dushanbe.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Antonín Chittussi
Czech natural painter and painter (1847-1891).
Born December 1st, 1847 in Ronov nad Doubravou. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1891 at 43 years old in Prague, Vinohrady (tuberculosis). [ref]
Ejler Bille
Danish artist (1910-2004).
Born March 6th, 1910 in Odder.
Died May 1st, 2004 at 94 years old in Copenhagen.
Ernst Reicher
Actor, film producer (1885-1936).
Born September 19th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died May 1st, 1936 at 50 years old in Prague (hanging to death).
Mikhail Zimyanin
Soviet politician and diplomat (1914-1995).
Born November 21st, 1914 in Vitebsk.
Died May 1st, 1995 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Albin Haller
French chemist (1849–1925).
Born March 7th, 1849 in Fellering.
Died May 1st, 1925 at 76 years old in Paris.
Pierre Pleimelding
French football player (1952-2013).
Born September 19th, 1952 in Laxou.
Died May 1st, 2013 at 60 years old in Colmar. [ref]
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